Hyson J M, Whitehorne J W
Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD, USA.
J Hist Dent. 1995 Jul;43(2):55-8.
The role of dentistry during the American Civil War has drawn scant attention from both dental and military historians. It is not the purpose of this paper to tell the complete story, but merely to draw attention to one individual, Colonel John R. Lewis, who in 1864 at the battle of the Wilderness, by his "gallant and meritorious services," was breveted a Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers.
美国内战期间牙科所起的作用在牙科历史学家和军事历史学家那里都很少受到关注。本文的目的不是讲述完整的故事，而仅仅是提请人们注意一个人，约翰·R·刘易斯上校，他在1864年的荒野战役中，凭借其“英勇和值得称赞的服务”，被擢升为准将，美国志愿军。
