Dr. Jonathan Letterman (1824-1872)
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A military surgeon, Letterman is credited with establishing modern methods of battlefield medical management. During the Civil War, he designed a medical supply wagon prototype, established triage procedures, and instituted an efficient system for procuring supplies and evacuating patients from the battlefield, still in use today.
He founded Letterman Hospital at Gettysburg, which treated wounded on both sides. His childhood home was here.
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