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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.21.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy |
| Title | Samuel Phillips Lee to Henry F. McSherry regarding his work as a ships captain and the possibility of Henry working at a Naval hospital |
| Date | 20 September 1862 |
| Author | Lee, Samuel Phillips (1812-1897) |
| Recipient | McSherry, Henry F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written on letterhead of the USS "Minnesota" by Acting Rear Admiral Lee as commander of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Lee was previously the commander of the USS "Vandalia," which Henry McSherry served on in 1860-1861. Says he has nearly worn Henry's letter of 3 September "to wadding whilst carrying it in my side pocket." Says he has 50 ships under his command and the "desk work is immense." Says one of the USS "Minnesota's" assistant surgeons, Dr. Dodge, is helping at the Navy hospital that recently opened. Says he would "like it vastly" if Henry was given Dodge's position if it opens up. Henry was in Baltimore. Has water damage and has slight damage to the paper, leading to slight text loss. |
| Subjects | Surgeon Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Union General Blockade Hospital |
| Place written | Aboard USS Minnesota at Norfolk, Virginia |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |