ligiiii; 7. — Rhu Cikoss HEAuyUARitRS Ai Camp Jhdma.s, Giiurgia, in iuc.)u, shuwiiig iIk 

 ambulance now in the United States National Museum. (Photo courtesy American Red Cross.) 



in carrying on the work ol the Station. 



Located near the railroad depot, the Red Cross 

 Station was used as a stopping point for soldiers too 

 sick to be transported long distances. As soon as 

 they recovered sufficiently, sometimes after several 

 days, they were sent on their way. As Clara Barton 

 described the station: "to the soldier himself, weak- 

 ened by illness and the fatigue of the journey, the 

 place seemed a veritable haven of rest." *' With 

 the removal of troops, the relief station at Long 

 Island City ceased to exist and the ambulances were 

 transferred therefrom, one being sent to Miss 

 Chauncey's Home for Convalescents at Pelham, 

 while the other was sent to the Atlantic Highlands 

 Convalescent Home. 



Georgia 



Sometime about the middle of June 1898, Red 

 Cross work was started at Camp Thomas, Chicka- 

 magua Park, Georgia, by Dr. Charles R. Gill, who 



* The Red Cross in Peace and War, p. 505 (see bibliography). 



was later joined by Mr. Elias Charles Smith. About 

 $15,785 in cash, besides supplies, was furnished this 

 camp. 



On August 10, 1898, Mr. Smith telegraphed to 

 New York, stating his immediate need for one army 

 wagon with mules and harnesses. Since the Auxiliary 

 had an ambulance in stock and did not have a light 

 delivery wagon, the ambulance was sent in its stead. 

 Mules were not sent with the ambulance, since it was 

 determined that the Georgia station could hire a pair 

 at less expense. The ambulance arrived at the depot 

 in nearby Chattanooga on August 25. After having 

 had the ambulance for 12 days, Mr. Smith proudly 

 reported that they then had "the best looking ambu- 

 lance and team in the Park and that the ambulance 

 had been of great service to him and had also carried 

 several sick soldiers." ^ 



Prior to the closing of the facilities at this camp, an 

 inventory of the Red Cross property was taken 

 and Stephen Barton suggested that the ambu- 



5 Clara Barton Papers (Library of Congress accession 10357, 

 box 50, folder 3). 



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