Description: Statistical Report on the Sickness and Mortality in the Army of the United States, compiled from the Records of the Surgeon General’s Office; embracing a period of sixteen years, from January, 1839, to January, 1855. Prepared under the direction of Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Lawson, Surgeon General United States Army, by Richard H. Coolidge, M. D., Assistant Surgeon U. S. Army. 703 pages plus the fold-out “Outline Map of the United States Exhibiting The Position Of The Military Posts.” Jefferson Davis was the Secretary of War when this was printed. In addition to the various tables/statistical summaries, much of this is text with interesting information/observations about the various Indian tribes, the climate/surroundings (plants, trees, flowers, animals)/neighboring people of the forts/military posts, the practice of giving quinine in large doses, etc.
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Washington
Special Attributes: Ex-Library
Year Printed: 1856
