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TILTON, James (1745 – 1822)

TILTON, James (1745 – 1822)

1745 – 1822

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Unknown author Unknown author · from The Surgeon Generals of the Army of the United States of America by James Evelyn Pilcher, published at Carlisle, Pennsylvania by The Association of Military Surgeons in 1905; page 26. · Public domain

1815 CE

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Economical observations on military hospitals; and the prevention and cure of diseases incident to an army. In three parts: addressed I. To ministers of state and legislatures, II. To commanding officers, III. To the medical staff.

When this was published Tilton was serving as the first Surgeon General of the Army. On the title page of his book he characterized himself as "Physician and Surgeon in the Revolutionary Army of the United States." Di…