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Ambulance Wagons During the Civil War
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During the Civil War, Union generals Meade and Hancock initially banned hospital wagons to clear roads for troops, which prevented the rescue of wounded Union men trapped behind Confederate lines. However, the ban was eventually lifted, and supplies and tents started arriving in the area to assist the wounded soldiers.

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