This man revolutionized the structure of emergency medical care while overseeing the treatment of wounded soldiers during the American Civil War
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- Jonathan Letterman
- Thomas Lawson
- William A. Hammond
This man revolutionized the structure of emergency medical care while overseeing the treatment of wounded soldiers during the American Civil War
Jonathan Letterman. Letterman was the medical director of the Army of the Potomac and established mobile field hospitals, ambulance corps, and forward first aid stations. His work would prove to be invaluable as the Union was able to recover and treat 14,000 wounded soldiers within 24 hours at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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