United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Darrach family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 167
Abstract:
Correspondence, diaries, record books, school essays, lectures, and other papers of James Darrach, 1806-1889, who established an academy in Fishkill, NY, and from 1855 to 1864 served as superintendent of the New York Hospital. Correspondents include Darrach's wife, Helena White Darrach, and his sons Bartow and William. Additional correspondence is from Mary Darrach Craig, James Darrach, Thomas Raftery, and members of the Craig family. Bartow Darrach is represented by 125 letters to members...
Dates:
1810-1908
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Darrach family papers
John Vance Lauderdale papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1317
Abstract:
The papers include correspondence, journal entries, photographs, sketches, and printed ephemera that document the life and military career of John Vance Lauderdale. Originally bound in thirteen indexed scrapbooks. Subjects discussed include family life, military life, treatment of Indians and blacks, and the practice of medicine. Two boxes of lantern slides accompany papers.
Dates:
1838-1931
Charles Griswold Gurley Merrill papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1326
Abstract:
The papers consist of diaries, letters, and miscellanea documenting Charles Griswold Gurley Merrill's voyages as a seaman on the ship Merrimac and experiences as a Union army surgeon, including command of black troops, during the Civil War. Also included is an essay describing the papers, written by one of Merrill's descendants.
Dates:
1854-1872