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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00684.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John McIntosh Kell, Commander in the Confederate Navy |
| Title | Sydney Smith Lee to John McIntosh Kell granting leave for reasons of ill health |
| Date | 24 March 1865 |
| Author | Lee, Sidney Smith (1802-1869) |
| Recipient | Kell, John McIntosh |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Grants Kell leave until the first of May, "when you will report in writing to this Office the condition of your health." Forwarded by Surgeon James Harrison. Written on stationery of the C.S. Navy's Office of Orders and Detail. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy Health and Medical |
| People | Lee, Sidney Smith (1802-1869) Kell, John McIntosh (1823-1900) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Kell was on this leave for illness when Robert E. Lee surrendered on 9 April 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |