Greenleaf, Charles R. (Charles Ravenscroft), 1838-1911

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Greenleaf was born in Pennsylvania and educated at the Medical College of Ohio, graduating in 1860. During the Civil War, he oversaw construction of Philadelphia's Mower Hospital on Chestnut Hill, which was at the time the largest military hospital in the world. He introduced a system of personal identification used by the army and organized the army's Hospital Corps.

From the description of Charles R. Greenleaf papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1890-1892) (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14312659

Greenleaf was born in Pennsylvania and educated at the Medical College of Ohio, graduating in 1860. During the Civil War, he oversaw construction of Philadelphia's Mower Hospital on Chestnut Hill, which was at the time the largest military hospital in the world. He introduced a system of personal identification used by the army and organized the army's Hospital Corps.

Greenleaf wrote Manual for the medical officers of the U.S. Army (1864), Epitome of Tripler's Manual for the examination of recruits (1884, 1893, 1903), Personal identity of the soldier (1892-93).

From the guide to the Charles R. Greenleaf Papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1890-1892), (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)

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referencedIn Hench, Philip S., 1896-1965. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection, 1806-1995, bulk 1863-1974 Historical Collections, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia
creatorOf Charles R. Greenleaf Papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1890-1892) History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Greenleaf, Charles R. (Charles Ravenscroft), 1838-1911. Charles R. Greenleaf papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1890-1892) National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Terry family. Terry family papers, 1795-1939 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Berkeley Club Papers, 1873-1960 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Terry family papers, 1795-1939 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
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Birth 1838

Death 1911

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