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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02680.26 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy |
| Title | George H. Van Deusen to John B. Marchand confirming the illnesses of two men under Marchand's command |
| Date | 16 March 1864 |
| Author | Van Deusen, George H. (b. 1836) |
| Additional authors | Henry, E. W. (fl. 1864) |
| Recipient | Marchand, John B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | From an assistant surgeon of the U. S. Volunteer Navy, confirming illnesses of two men under Marchand's command. "I hereby respectfully call a Medical Survey on Pat McGough…affected with synavitis of hip joint: and James McGuire has Typhoid fever." Letter is approved over the signature of E. W. Henry as Lieutenant Commander. Written on board the U.S.S. Owasco, off Galveston, Texas, during the Union blockade. |
| Subjects | Blockade Civil War Military History Navy Union Forces Union General Health and Medical Disease Typhoid Fever Texas American West |
| People | Van Deusen, George H. (b. 1836) Marchand, John B. (John Bonnett) (1808-1875) Henry, E. W. (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | George H. Van Deusen was an assistant surgeon of U. S. Volunteer Navy. John B. Marchand was an officer in the United States Navy. He captained the steamer "Memphis" during the Paraguay expedition, served as Captain of the U.S.S. Lackawanna during the Civil War, later promoted to Commodore. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |