Frederick Augustus Castle Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS C 189

Abstract

Correspondence and research notes compiled by Dr. Castle in his efforts to create a complete record of persons who served in the U.S. Army Medical Department's Medical Cadet Corps during the Civil War.

Dates

1862-1902

Extent

0.35 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 volume)

Creator

Castle, Frederick Augustus, 1842-1902 (Person)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

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Biographical Note

Frederick A. Castle interrupted his studies at the Bellevue Medical College in New York to join the newly-formed Medical Cadet Corps of the U.S. Army Medical Department in 1861. He also served for two years in the Navy before the Civil War ended. He received his M.D. from Bellevue Medical College in 1866. He occupied, for a time, the chair of therapeutics at Bellevue and also worked as a visiting physician at Presbyterian hospital. Castle was an active editor of medical journals throughout his career.

Collection Summary

Consists of a list of medical cadets in service during the War of the Rebellion, notes, photos, and some personal papers. In 1861, an Act of Congress established a corps of medical cadets as part of the U. S. Army. Although noncommissioned officers, medical cadets had duties similar to those of the "contract surgeons"; the corps disbanded with the end of the war.