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Posted inPublic Health & Medicine US Civil War

October 30, 1861 – Health of the Army of the Potomac

It is with much regret that we have to announce the continual ill health of our troops in this department of our army. There is now prevailing in camp, mumps and fever from both of which, many valuable lives are lost. It is useless to consider the cause of disease among our troops, or to enquire why so large a proportion of the sick die.

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