THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary-of-War—His Duties—The Department of the Navy—The
Custody of the Flags—Patriotic Trophies—The War of the
Rebellion—Captured Flags—An Ugly Flag and a Strange Motto—The
Stars and Stripes—The Black Flag—No Quarter—The Washington
Aqueduct—Topographical Engineers—The Ordnance Bureau—The War
Department Building—During the War—Lincoln’s Solitary
Walk—Secretary Stanton—The Exigencies of War—The Medical
History of the War—Dr. Hammond—Dr. J. H. Baxter—The Inspection
of over Half a Million Persons—Who is Unfit for Military
Service—Curious Calculations Respecting Height, Health, and
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