Woodward, Joseph Janvier, 1833-1884
Dates
- Existence: 1833 - 1884
Biography
Woodward served in the U.S. Civil War as Army Assistant Surgeon and produced several publications on war-related diseases. He was also a microscopist known worldwide and an instrumental pioneer in photo-microscopy.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Joseph Janvier Woodward letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 865265.2
Mss 865265.2
Date(s):
1865-04-15
Scope and Contents
Letter from Joseph Janvier Woodward in Washington to Surgeon General J.K. Barnes with a report of the autopsy performed on the body of Abraham Lincoln.