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Jonathan Letterman

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Major Jonathan Letterman (December 11, 1824 – March 15, 1872) was an American surgeon credited as being the originator of the modern methods for medical organization in armies or battlefield medical management. In the United States, Letterman is known today as the "Father of Battlefield Medicine". His system of organization enabled thousands of wounded men to be recovered and treated during the American Civil War. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Medical recollections of the Army of the Potomac By Jonathan Letterman, M.D., late surgeon United States army, and medical director of the Army of the Potomac. by Letterman, Jonathan, 1824-1872

    Published 1866
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