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Tag Archives: medicine during the Civil War
Dr. Jonathan Letterman and Civil War Medicine
Evacuating the wounded from the battlefield could take days at the start of the American Civil War. The Letterman System Dr. Jonathan Letterman (1824-72) was an army surgeon who came from a distinguished medical family. During the 1850s, he was … Continue reading
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