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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00255.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Grant's endorsement on docket of an autograph letter signed from Henry S. Hewit to John A. Rawlins |
| Date | ca. March 1862 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Additional authors | Hewit, Henry S. (1825-1873) |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | In his letter to Rawlins, Hewit requests the use of a steam boat as a hospital, and requests that no transfers of sick men be made at this time. The letter is dated 20 March 1862. Grant's undated docket reads "Surgeon Hewit, Medical Director, will make such arrangements for the sick as in his judgment [] be necessary." Some text loss. |
| Subjects | Steamboat Civil War Battle Union Forces Union General Military History Health and Medical Transportation |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Hewit, Henry Stewart (1825-1873) Rawlins, John Aaron (1831-1869) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Henry S. Hewit was the medical director on Grant's staff. Breveted Colonel in 1865. John A. Rawlins a entered the army as a Captain and as Grant's aide-de-camp and assistant adjutant general. Rose to the rank of Brigadier General. Served as Secretary of War under Grant for five months before his death. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Ulysses S. Grant to Henry S. Hewit Ulysses S. Grant to John Aaron Rawlins |