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Treatise on hygiene with special reference to the military service marked us army medical department signed hosp dept 13th ny calvary on ffep by william hammond published by jb lippincott philadelphia 1863 from famous americans william alexander hammond hammond william alexander physician born in annapolis maryland 28 august 1828. A treatise on hygiene with special reference to the military service item preview remove circle share or embed this item embed embed for wordpress a treatise on hygiene with special reference to the military service by william alexander hammond publication date 1863 topics. During the civil war soldiers lack of basic hygiene may have been deadlier than bullets or bayonets for each soldier who died on the battlefield two more died of disease filthy living conditions along with lack of knowledge about germs and bacteria caused thousands of soldiers to get sick and die. In 1863 hammond published a treatise on hygiene with special reference to the military service in which he presents his ideas regarding military medicine