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U.S. Army Surgeon General's New Orleans yellow fever collection
Abstract
Collection contains correspondence, reports, and charts pertaining to yellow fever and other diseases in New Orleans and contiguous areas of the 5th Military District, compiled by the U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.
Dates
- Creation: 1867-1868
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Creator
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Language of Materials
Collection materials primarily in English
Restrictions
Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.
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Historical Note
In July 1867 an outbreak of yellow fever occurred in the city of New Orleans. By August, it had spread to the New Orleans contingent of U.S. troops occupying Louisiana. While the New Orleans Board of Health tended to civilians, the Chief Surgeon at New Orleans was authorized to employ nurses to tend to stricken U.S. soldiers. When the epidemic abated in early November, 3,107 civilians and 213 U.S. soldiers had died. [Information from: Carrigan, Jo Ann. Saffron scourge: a history of yellow fever in Louisiana, 1796-1905. (Louisiana State University, 1961).]
Collection Summary
Collection contains correspondence, reports, and charts pertaining to yellow fever and other diseases in New Orleans and contiguous areas of the 5th Military District, compiled by the U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office. Some correspondence documents New Orleans Board of Health and Street Commissioner's Department sanitation and fumigation activities against cholera in June and July 1867. Narrative and statistical reports review the status of yellow fever in several areas of the 5th Military District beyond New Orleans, notably Galveston, Austin, Brownsville, Victoria, and Ringgold Barracks, Texas. Correspondents include J.W. Barnes and J.J. Woodward.
Abstract
Collection contains correspondence, reports, and charts pertaining to yellow fever and other diseases in New Orleans and contiguous areas of the 5th Military District, compiled by the U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Provenance
Unknown provenance.
General
- Processed by
- HMD Staff
- Processing Completed
- 2002
- Encoded by
- Jim Labosier
Creator
- Title
- Finding Aid to the U.S. Army Surgeon General's New Orleans yellow fever collection 1867-1868
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- HMD Staff
- Date
- 2002
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latn
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Edition statement
- 1.0
Collecting Area Details
Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections Collecting Area
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Bldg 38/1E-21, MSC 3819
Bethesda MD 20894 US
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