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The Confederate Ambulance Corps, a military unit of the Confederate States of America that was a direct copy of the Union's innovative ambulance corps created by Dr. Jonathan Letterman. While the Union's corps was established in 1862 and formalized through federal acts, the CSA's version was organized later, often in a similar structure but with significant manpower shortages. Members were typically identified with badges, and the corps was crucial for transporting wounded soldiers from the battlefield.
A captain served as the commandant of the corps, with a first lieutenant for each division, a second lieutenant for each brigade, and a sergeant for each regiment. aunits often consisted of two men and a driver per ambulance and one driver for each medicine wagon, though numbers varied due to shortages.
The corps was responsible for the evacuation of the wounded from the battlefield. They suffered from manpower shortages that affected the corps' staffing levels.
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