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Four volumes of printed orders, 1862-1864, regulating the activities and policies of Satterlee General Hospital, the huge U.S. Army hospital in West Philadelphia, Pa.
History and Biography
Founded in 1862 by the U.S. Army Surgeon-General to receive the Union wounded of the Civil War, Satterlee General Hospital was located in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Composed of both wooden ward buildings and tents, Satterlee had over 4,500 beds and treated more than 12,000 patients by the time it closed in 1865. Its director was the physician and noted Arctic explorer, Isaac Israel Hayes (1832-1881).
Organization
Four volumes of printed orders, 1862-1864, regulating the activities and policies of Satterlee General Hospital, the huge U.S. Army hospital in West Philadelphia, Pa. Included are orders relating to personnel, recordkeeping, drugs, diet, safety, sanitation, medical and surgical procedures and much else. All bear the printed signature of Isaac Israel Hayes, the director of the hospital.
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Administrative Information
Purchase from Old Hickory Bookshop, 1951.