sick-wagon

a covered wagon used to convey or transport those who are sick in a wagon train

The sick-wagon appeared only a silver dot in the crimsoning distance. Except for her son, the black woman was along in the wagon.

a vehicle used to convey or transport those who are sick or injured

This corps is divided into companies, one for each division of .the army corps ; and, duly supplied with sick-waggons, store-carts, and litters, is placed entirely at the disposal of the medical officers.

A few more improvements are very essential, such as a new flooring for the Male Wards and Dispensary; another ambulance in place of the sick wagon, as a call for ambulance is often received while it is responding to a previous one, the only resort then being to forward the sick wagon, a vehicle not as suitable as an ambulance, two ambulances thus being more preferable ; also, the repairing of the one on hand, it being in a very poor condition.

a (modern) ambulance

A hundred and twenty-eight ambulances were provided for the Fourth corps, and yet the fear of the disgrace of having been carted in the sick wagon, and the general good assurance of the men that they are going on no fools errand, kept the men square up to the regiment.

They operated a carrying service from “sick wagon” to “hospital” for those patients with infected feet who could not stand and for those who were too weak to walk.