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Jonathan Letterman

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United States Army officer and surgeon (1824-1872)

United StatesLived 1824 to 1872 · aged 47
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Major Jonathan Letterman 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".

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Letterman (seated at left) and staff, Warrenton, Virginia, 1862.Letterman (seated at left) and staff, Warrenton, Virginia, 1862.

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Major Jonathan Letterman 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.

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Lived 1824 to 1872 · aged 47
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