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Lawson, H. M. (Sc 728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lawson, H. M. (Sc 728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 728. Medical report written by H. M. Lawson, surgeon, on the back pages of Regulations for the Medical Department of the Confederate States Army (Richmond, 1861). He describes the camp conditions and health problems of the 51st Regiment, Georgia Volunteers at Pocotaligo, South Carolina.
Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans including slave items (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 603. Chiefly business papers of the Chism family of Monroe County, Kentucky, with most of the papers being those of J. T. Chism (1810-1884). Includes slave items, 1808, 1856 (2); letters pertaining to the pork industry and trade, 1867-1880 (36); doctor’s letters containing medical instructions for patient and prescriptions, 1863-1864 (4); receipts for goods sold to Union forces, 1863-1864 (8); and miscellaneous items.
Civil War - Medical Affairs - Confederate (Sc 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War - Medical Affairs - Confederate (Sc 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 87. Paper written by J. F. Heustis, Chief Surgeon, Breckinridge's Division, Tullahoma, Tennessee, to Surgeon W. J. Byrne, 9th Kentucky Regiment, detailing how to make out monthly and quarterly reports of the sick and wounded.
Rowlett, David Ezekiel, 1849-1919 (Sc 1450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rowlett, David Ezekiel, 1849-1919 (Sc 1450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1450. Letter written by David Rowlett of New Corner, Indiana, to Mrs. M. L. Emens, recalling the excellent female nurse he had while a patient in a Nashville, Tennessee hospital during the Civil War. Rowlett served in Co. B, 11th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry.
Bush, Thomas (Sc 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bush, Thomas (Sc 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1421. Civil War letter written by Thomas Bush, Louisville, Kentucky, to his brother, commenting on the poor hospital care he is receiving for consumption. He notes his doctor's opinion that the man who enlisted him should be sent to the penitentiary.