Title

Medical Board of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States Army ledger, 1862-1865

Creator

Files

Date Original

1862 June 02-1865 January 01; 1889 August 10

Description

This ledger contains minutes, information related to surgeons examined, letters to the surgeon general, and other records of the Medical Board of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States Army based from Little Rock, Arkansas. This ledger includes information on surgeons from Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas, and letters from Richmond, Virginia, and Shreveport, Louisiana. The ledger includes a muster roll of the Ex-Confederate Association of Arkansas, Boone County Branch Society.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Medical Board of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States Army (CSA) was established in 1862. The Surgeon General of the Confederate States of America created a system of examination boards to improve the quality of the surgeons supporting the troops during the Civil War.

Physical Description

Ledger, 12" x 17"

Keywords

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Confederate States of America. Army Surgeons

Contributor

Cunningham, E.D.; Hooper, Philo Oliver (President of Army Medical Board Little Rock); Lawrence, W.M.; Scott, J.T.

Geographical Area

Camden, Ouachita County (Ark.); Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.); Marshall, Harrison County, (Texas); Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish (La.); Richmond (Va.); Shreveport (La.); Washington, Hempstead County (Ark.)

Language

English

Identifier

MS.000596, Ledger 1

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Medical Board of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States Army records, MS.000596

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Medical Board of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States Army records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Military History | United States History

Additional Content

Medical Board of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States Army records Finding Aid

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