Record #:

9245

Author(s):

Swift, Vance E.

Abstract:

On February 9, 1848, Dr. Fabius Julius Haywood successfully used chloroform in an operation. He was the first doctor in the country to do so. In 1865, the Union Army seized his home and officers were quartered there. He successfully got his home back the following year.\r\n

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 47 Issue 6, Nov 1979, p21, il

Subject(s):

Physicians