Jonathan Letterman Correspondence and Diary 1860-1864

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Jonathan Letterman Correspondence and Diary 1860-1864

http://oculus.nlm.nih.gov/letterman096

Includes letter from Surgeon General William A. Hammond declaring that Letterman was detailed for duty with the Army of the Potomac as medical director.

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History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

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Hammond, William Alexander, 1828-1900

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U. S. physician and novelist. From the description of Papers, 1862-1886, New York City. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35090710 American neurologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, [to the editors of The Critic, Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644562712 United States Surgeon General. From the description of Autograph telegram signed : Washington, to Surgeon ...

Letterman, Jonathan, 1824-1872

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Letterman was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of a well-known surgeon. His studies were directed by a private tutor until he entered Jefferson College, where he became a member of Beta Theta Pi. He graduated from Jefferson in 1845 and Jefferson Medical College in 1849. That same year he was given the position of assistant surgeon in the Army Medical Department. Letterman served in Florida during military campaigns against the Seminole Indians until 1853. He then spent a year in Fort...