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Maj. Jonathan Letterman is one of the great figures in the history of Army Medicine. In 1862, Maj. Gen. George McClellan appointed Letterman as his Medical Director. The Army of the Potomac at that time had more than 100,000 men with nearly 30 percent not able to fight because of illness or injury. Letterman's rapidly developed an understanding of the problems and instituted a number of changes to improve care of wounded and health of Union troops. Letterman was far ahead of his time in understanding and promoting health and medical readiness. Many of the fundamental tenants of Army Medicine today can be traced to Letterman. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)
| Date Taken: | 12.17.2018 |
| Published: | 12-26-18 11:20 AM |
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| VIRIN: | 181217-A-OW089-001 |
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