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Model forms to improve U.S. Army hospital administration during the American Revolution
Abstract
Eight drafts of forms designed by Tilton for use by military hospital staffs.
Dates
- Creation: 1779
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Creator
- Tilton, James, 1745-1822 (Person)
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Language of Materials
Collection materials primarily in English
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Biographical Note
James Tilton, 1745-1822, was a military surgeon for American forces during the Revolutionary War and served as Surgeon General of the Army during the War of 1812. He was a surgeon for the Delaware regiment from 1776 until the Continental Congress appointed him hospital surgeon in 1777. During the campaigns of 1777-80 he was in charge of hospitals at Morristown and Trenton, N. J., and at New Windsor, N. Y. He was concerned with the health and sanitary conditions of military hospitals and proposed hospitalization in small well-ventilated log huts capable of holding but six or eight patients each.
Tilton wrote Observations on animal electricity. In explanation of the metallic operation of Doctor Perkins ... (1797), and Economical observations on military hospitals; and the prevention and cure of diseases incident to an army. In three parts: Addressed I. To ministers of state and legislatures. II. To commanding officers. III. To the medical staff ... (1813).
Collection Summary
Eight drafts of forms designed by Tilton for use by military hospital staffs to regularly document admission, release, treatment, and mortality of American soldiers.
Abstract
Eight drafts of forms designed by Tilton for use by military hospital staffs.
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
General
- Processed by
- HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
- Processing Completed
- 2002
- Encoded by
- Jim Labosier
Creator
- Tilton, James, 1745-1822 (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Model forms to improve U.S. Army hospital administration during the American Revolution, 1779
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
- Date
- 2002
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Edition statement
- 1.0
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