battle of plymouth civil war navy reenactors

This foray into Revolutionary War era medicine led him to expand his research, and ultimately interpretation, of Civil War era medicine.

In 2009, a friend lured him into the fascinating world of historical medicine and invited him to join His Majesty’s Detached Hospital, a medical living history group which portrays a British General Hospital detachment during the American Revolution. Today, his ideas remain the basis for our military’s system of emergency treatment.Ĭivil War era amputation kit on loan from The Country Doctor Museum.Ĭhris Grimes has had a life-long love of history that truly blossomed in 2000 when he helped create a local Civil War Navy living history group in Plymouth, NC. The United States Congress implemented Letterman’s methods across the entire United States Army after the Civil War ended. The methods he established were tested at the Battle of Antietam and proved successful. During his tenure, Letterman reorganized the Ambulance Corps, created the first ambulance service in the United States Army, and utilized the triage system. Prior to his appointment, medical care in the Army of the Potomac had been poor. Jonathan Letterman began his service as the Medical Director of the Army of the Potomac in July 1862, over a year after the Civil War began. At 4:30pm, he will present a talk entitled Jonathan Letterman: Father of Battlefield Medicine in the 4 th floor gallery. We invite you to join us on Monday, February 11, when Chris Grimes, a local Civil War reenactor visits Laupus Library. From 1-3:30pm, he will offer informal demonstrations of various Civil War era medical instruments on the 2 nd floor.

Battle of plymouth civil war navy reenactors