This laser-cut basswood model kit from Model Expo is perfectly scaled and historically accurate, and features cleanly cast Britania metal components, spoked wooden wheels with metal rims and axeles, canvas top, and realistic Red Cross decals. includes clearly written, illustrated instructions. Paint and glue required and sold separately.
The carnage of the Civil War made transporting the wounded from the battlefields a matter of life and death. The ambulance wagon designed by Brigadier General D. H. Rucker and built at the Government Repair shops at Washington proved to be the most valuable innovation. Used during the latter half of the war, it was able to carry patients in seated or prone positions.