A surgical pilgrim's progress : reminiscences of Lewis Stephen Pilcher.

  • Pilcher, Lewis Stephen, 1845-1934.
Date:
1925
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Credit: A surgical pilgrim's progress : reminiscences of Lewis Stephen Pilcher. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS CHAPTER PACE I. Ancestral Notes. 1 II. Stephen Pilcher, Pioneer, 1772-1853. 22 III. Elijah Holmes Pilcher, Evangelist-—Administrator, 1810-1887..... 32 IV. The Family in the Parsonage, 1842-1866.. 51 V. School and College Days, 1852-1863.. . 80 VI. A Volunteer for the Defense of the Union, 1864-1865. 105 VII. A Post-Bellum Interregnum, 1865-1867. 125 VIII. The Naval Neophyte in the West Indies, 1867-1869.. . . 132 IX. Life in the Navy: Yellow Fever and the Saratoga, 1869-1872. 162 X. Gaining a Foothold, 1872-1873 . 177 XI. A Teacher of Anatomy, 1872-1882. 205 XII. A Hospital Surgeon, 1881-1907. 214 XIII. Flood Tide, 1910-1917. 239 XIV. Exultant Years, 1913-1917. 268 XV. A Surgical Journalist, 1879-1925. 295 XVI. Early Contributions to Surgical Literature, 1871-1878 320 XVII. The Old Masters in Medicine, Ex Libris Antiquariis . 336 XVIII. Patriotism and the Grand Army of the Republic, 1907-1924. 354 XIX. In Journeyings Oft. 380 XX. The Lakeside Country Home, The Eagle’s Nest, 1879-1924.. 416 XXL When Winter Comes, De Profundis, 1924 . 427 in