Surgeon For The 27th NJVI

Chief Surgeon

Union Volunteers Brigade

Major Jason Dilts

 

 

                              27th NJ Regimental Medical Staff

                                            1862 - 1863

 

                       Surgeon                     John B. Richmond

                Assistant Surgeon           J. Henry Stinger

                Assistant Surgeon           Charles H. Suydam

                Hospital Steward             Morris Cross

                Hospital Steward             D. Judson Cook

 

 

 

     Shortly after the conclusion of the battles from the early Civil War,

the Medical Department of the United States Army realized they were ill prepared to deal with the devastation that would be the outcome when two armies meet on the field of battle.  The lack of experienced surgeons, adiquate hospitals, and reliable transportation would hinder the attempts of the medical staff to see all the wounded received proper care and treatment.

 

     The effects of these battles demanded the medical department would grow and improve.  Wounded soldiers would be given healing chances by improved surgical skills of surgeons.  Disease would be battled with modern sanitation practices and newfangled medications.  Surgeons would begin practicing medicine based on science and research.

 

     The 27th N.J. Field Hospital brings to life the work of the United States Army Medical Department.  With diverse means we strive to educate and keep the legacy of these men and women alive so that their work will never be forgotten.

 

 

                                     Hospital Recruitment

 

*  Surgeon:  The Regimental Surgeon is the chief medical officer

    of the Regimental Medical Staff.  Along with providing the 

    services of a surgeon to his regiment, he is also charged with

    completing required reports and forms as required by medical

    regulations.

 

*  Assistant Surgeon:  The Regimental Assistant Surgeon will act

    in the absence of the Regimental Surgeon.

 

*  Medical Cadet:  Are students of the medical profession who 

    enlist in the army for one year.

 

*  Hospital Steward:  Will be between the ages of 21 - 45.  They will

    be able to speak and write legible english and will have a

    practical knowledge of pharmacy and minor surgery.  He will also

    be proficient with cooking, tooth extraction, cupping and use of

    leeches.

 

*  Hospital Corps:  This included nurses, cooks and any other

    attendant.  They act under the direction of the hospial steward

    and see to functions needed to organize and maintain an

    operational hospital.  Civilian staff are also considered here.

 

*  Ambulance Corps:  These are the men who are charged with the

    transportation of the sick and wounded.  They operate under their

    own regulations as outlined in General Order 147.

 

*  Veterans Reserve Corps:  These are men who are medically 

    unfit for infantry duty but are still able to perform duties 

    associated with a regimental hospital (Hospital Guards, cooks,

    clerks, orderlies, etc.)

 

*  Contract Surgeons and Physicians:  Surgeons and Physicians

    who work in a military hospital but are not commissioned or

    enlisted military personnel.  They are working under a contract

    and are paid a salary for their work.

 

          This Outline Is A General List With Just An Overview

                               Of Each Officer's Duties

 

 

 

 

Through the combined efforts of all that wish to reenact one of the above positions, this field hospital strives to provide the best representation of a Civil War Hospital.  In order to achieve this representation, we participate in Living Histories, Battle Reenactments, Parades, School Programs, and Commemorations.  Staff members spend a great deal of time to educate themselves so that we can educate others on the work and life of the Civil War Medical Staff and its legacy.

 

If you have an interest in reenacting in the medical field please contact the Regimental Surgeon ot the 27th NJVI for more information.

 

  Major Jason Dilts

  27th NJ Regimental Surgeon

Major Union Volunteers

Brigade Surgeon

  908- 329- 0199

    piperdilts@gmail.com