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The Army Medical Department, 1818-1865 / by Mary C. Gillett.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Gillett, Mary C., author.
- Series:
- Army historical series
- CMH pub ; 30-8.
- CMH pub ; 30-8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army. Medical Department--History--19th century.
- United States.
- United States. Army Medical Department (1968- ).
- Medicine, Military--United States--History--19th century.
- Medicine, Military.
- 19th Century.
- Military Medicine--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- 19th Century.
- Military Medicine--history.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Fulltext.
- Govt Pub, Federal.
- Historical Work.
- Internet Resource.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 371 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 1987.
- Summary:
- Discusses the medical activities in the U.S. Army from the inception of the modern Army Medical Department through the Civil War, with emphasis both on medical service in the far West and on clinical, scientific, and organizational advances.
- Contents:
- The state of the art
- Laying the foundation, 1818-1835
- Indian removal in the Southeast: the second Seminole war
- Lawson's first years as surgeon general, 1836-1845
- The war with Mexico: the Taylor and Kearny campaigns
- The war with Mexico: Scott's campaign
- Lawson's last years, 1846-1861
- The Civil War, 1861: many problems, few solutions
- The Civil War in 1862: Learning on the job
- The Civil War in 1863: Hammond's last year
- The Civil War in 1864: the beginning of the end
- The end
- Achievements and failures during the Civil War.
- Notes:
- Print version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-361) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Center of Military History website, viewed May 31, 2017).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Gillett, Mary C. Army Medical Department, 1818-1865.
- OCLC:
- 607812880
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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