Tag: Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies of New York
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Dr. Thomas Thompson: Regimental Surgeon
When the Revolutionary War broke out the Americans had to build an army from the ground up. One of the positions they realized that the new regiments would need was the regimental surgeon. These doctors would take care of the illnesses that often ravaged armies and treat wounds until the soldiers could be carried to…
Clermont State Historic Site 