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Playing Catch-Up: Jonathan Letterman And The Triage System, Bryan G. Caswell
Playing Catch-Up: Jonathan Letterman And The Triage System, Bryan G. Caswell
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Gettysburg has more than its fair share of heroes. While the overwhelming majority of these larger-than-life figures was intimately acquainted with the conduct of the Battle of Gettysburg, a few stand apart from tales of martial valor. The most famous, of course, is Abraham Lincoln, yet he is not the only man associated with the aftermath of Gettysburg. In the immediate aftermath of the battle, provisions for the care of the wounded and dying left behind by both armies were organized by Major Jonathan Letterman, Medical Director of the Army of the Potomac. [excerpt]