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Box 1

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Two documents from Surgeon General's Library, Washington, to Asst. Surgeon A.H. Hoff, U.S.A. Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, signed by John Shaw Billings, Assistant Surgeon. U. S. Army, in charge of Library, 1875

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: 9803059X7
Collection Summary From the Collection: Contains correspondence, drawings, photographs, and background documents on Hoff's military service during the Civil War. Includes discussion on the need for amputations, the use of calomel, the use of hospital ships (especially the D.A. January and the J.K. Barnes) for the transportation of the sick and wounded, and biographical information on Hoff. Correspondents include Alden March, John Shaw...
Dates: 1875