"Charles B. Johnson, age 21, Hospital Steward, 130th Illinois Infantry Volunteers."

Dublin Core

Title

"Charles B. Johnson, age 21, Hospital Steward, 130th Illinois Infantry Volunteers."

Subject

Johnson, Charles Beneulyn, 1843-

Description

Charles B. Johnson, who served with the 130th and 77th Illinois regiments and became a physician after the war.
Late in life, he published a memoir of his experiences with particular attention to medical care and diseases of soldiers during the Civil War. Johnson himself was troubled with chronic diarrhea over a six-year period and here describes some of the similar afflictions suffered by his comrades.

Abstract

A portrait of Charles B. Johnson, taken from his memoir, "Muskets and Medicine, or, Army Life in the Sixties."

Creator

Unknown

Publisher

Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Co., ; London : S. Phillips

Date Created

1864, circa

Rights

The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu

Access Rights

Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information

Is Part Of

Rare Books Collection (33.Ah.62), page 128-129.

References

View the online catalog record.

Format

image

Extent

1 photograph

Type

still image

Identifier

DigID0001538

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

2" x 3"

Files

0001539_ref.jpg

Citation

Unknown, “"Charles B. Johnson, age 21, Hospital Steward, 130th Illinois Infantry Volunteers.",” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6063.