Medical Department Bag

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Title	Medical Department Bag
Description	Congress passed an act in April of 1918 that reorganized the staff departments of the U.S. Army and allowed for a medical department headed by a Surgeon General. Though a U.S. Army Medical Department existed in some capacity since 1775, this act of congress marked the beginning of the modern U.S. Army Medical Department. Note that the bag reads “Bedding Case.”
Contributing Institution	Carondelet Historical Society
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