State Historical Society of Iowa

Ambulance Wagons on the Bull Run Battlefield, 1861

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A man poses in an ambulance wagons pulled by horses during the Civil War.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Ambulance wagons on the battle field of Bull Run," E. & H.T. Anthony, 1861

Description

During the American Civil War (1861-1865), ambulance wagons pulled by horses were used to transported sick or wounded soldiers off the battlefield. The photograph shown from 1964 is of a man posed in an ambulance wagon on the battlefield of Bull Run in Virginia. 

Source-Dependent Questions

  • How are ambulances the same or different from today?
  • What made transportation possible at this time?

Citation Information

"Ambulance wagons on the battle field of Bull Run," E. & H.T. Anthony, 1861. Courtesy of Library of Congress