Between November 1866 and July 1867, Caxias organized a health corps (to give aid to the endless number of injured soldiers and to fight the epidemic of cholera) and a system of supplying of the troops.
Entre novembro de 1866 e xullo de 1867, Caxias organizou un corpo de saúde (para dar asistencia aos innúmeros feridos e combater a epidemia de cólera) e un sistema de abastecemento das tropas.