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Jonathan Letterman - Wikipedia

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Major Jonathan Letterman[1](December 11, 1824 – March 15, 1872) was an American surgeoncredited as being the originator of the modern methods for medical organization in armies or battlefield medical management. Dr. 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.

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Civil War Medicine - Dr. Jonathan Letterman's Plan

Dr. Jonathan Letterman was medical director of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. His Letterman Plan revolutionized battlefield medicine, and he i...

Thanks Maj Marty Hogan for letting us know that December 11 is the anniversary of the birth of American surgeon Major Jonathan Letterman who was credited as being the originator of the modern methods for medical organization in armies or battlefield medical management.
Rest in peace Jonathan Letterman!
Dr. Jonathan Letterman was medical director of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. His Letterman Plan revolutionized battlefield medicine, and he invented the modern system of medical organization.
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