Union Army surgeons

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military medical personnel
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:contributedTo development of modern military medicine
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
medical reports
letters home
personal diaries
gptkbp:faced epidemics
high casualty rates
infection control challenges
overcrowded hospitals
shortage of supplies
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:United_States_Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Army surgeons
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:William_A._Hammond
gptkb:Mary_Edwards_Walker
gptkb:Jonathan_Letterman
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army
gptkbp:rank gptkb:police_officer
gptkbp:role surgery
medical care
amputation
disease management
wound treatment
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:sometimesAssistedBy gptkb:Christian_Commission_volunteers
gptkb:Sanitary_Commission_volunteers
nurses
hospital attendants
medical stewards
gptkbp:sometimesPromotedTo gptkb:Chief_Medical_Officer
gptkb:Assistant_Surgeon_General
gptkb:Brigade_Surgeon
gptkb:Corps_Surgeon
gptkb:Division_Surgeon
gptkb:Hospital_Superintendent
gptkb:Medical_Director
gptkb:Medical_Inspector
gptkb:Medical_Officer_in_Charge
gptkb:Medical_Purveyor
gptkb:Regimental_Surgeon
gptkb:Surgeon_General
Assistant Surgeon
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:chloroform
surgical instruments
Ether
ambulance wagons
field hospitals
gptkbp:wornBy gptkb:Union_Army_uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Army_hospital
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5