"A brief plea for an ambulance system for the army of the United States : as drawn from the extra sufferings of the late Lieut. Bowditch and a wounded comrade,"

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Title

"A brief plea for an ambulance system for the army of the United States : as drawn from the extra sufferings of the late Lieut. Bowditch and a wounded comrade,"

Subject

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
United States. Army -- Ambulances.

Abstract

This plea was originally delivered by Dr. Henry I. Bowditch as a baccalaureate address to Harvard Medical School graduates on March 11, 1863. It was revised and printed following the death of his son, Nathaniel, in Virginia, with the addition of an impassioned plea for an ambulance service to assist the wounded in the field. That appendix was then reprinted separately.

Creator

Bowditch, Henry Ingersoll

Publisher

Boston : Ticknor and Fields

Date Created

1863

Rights

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Relation

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Is Part Of

Harvard Medical Library Rare Books Collection (1.Mh.1863.B).

References

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Format

text

Extent

Cover of pamphlet

Language

English

Type

text

Identifier

DigID0001604

Provenance

Gift of J. Collins Warren, M.D., to the Library of Harvard Medical School, 1916.

Files

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Citation

Bowditch, Henry Ingersoll, “"A brief plea for an ambulance system for the army of the United States : as drawn from the extra sufferings of the late Lieut. Bowditch and a wounded comrade,",” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6078.