LETTERMAN, Jonathan (1824 – 1872)
1824 – 1872
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
Image source USG · U.S. Army Medical Museum · Public domain
1866 CE
#9214
Medical recollections of the Army of the Potomac.
Letterman originated modern methods for medical organization in armies and on the battlefield. His system of organization enabled thousands of wounded men to be recovered and treated during the American Civil War. Dig…
1870 CE–1888 CE
#2171
The medical and surgical history of the War of the Rebellion, 1861-65. 6 vols.
UNITED STATES. War Dept. Surgeon General
Written by Woodward, Smart, Otis, and Huntington under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General of the Army. This massive, graphically illustrated set has been called the “first comprehensive American …