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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.07 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | S.B. Dorr to W.H.S. Fintress recommending that Dr. W.H. Wilson of the U.S. Navy on board the "Rattler" be forwarded to the North |
| Date | 3 July 1863 |
| Author | Dorr, S.B. (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Dorr as commander of USS "Hamilton" to Fintress as the commander of the USS "Rattler." Recommends that Dr. W.H. Wilson of the U.S. Navy on board the "Rattler" be forwarded to the North "to be designated for the benefit of his health." Dorr says Wilson is in a critical state. Also recommends that a trusted officer escort Wilson. |
| Subjects | Mississippi Civil War Military History Navy Union General Union Forces Health and Medical |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) |
| Place written | Aboard the USS "Hamilton" off Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| 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: Unit | 15th Army Corps |