Charles R. Greenleaf papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1890-1892)

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Charles R. Greenleaf papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1890-1892)

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Material relates to the activities of the Medical Corps during the Sioux campaigns. Includes excerpts from the personal correspondence of General Charles R. Greenleaf concerning the history of the establishment of the Medical Corps, and contains letters and official memoranda pertaining to the court martial of Private Albert Betz at Fort Logan, Colo. Correspondents include Dallas Bache, Robert M. O'Rielly, and John Van R. Hoff. Includes letters of transmittal from Col. Henry S. Greenleaf (1936).

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United States. Army. Medical Corps

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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). World...