Letter from John W. A. Sanford at camp near Richmond, Virginia, to Mrs. Anne Eliza Rives Hall.
In the letter Sanford explains that he has asked Mrs. Hall's husband, Thomas D. Hall, to serve as an assistant surgeon in his regiment: "He can render the country just as much service as surgeon, as he can as Captain of Cavalry. Besides this, his office will require much less exposure.&quo...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/5647 |
Summary: | In the letter Sanford explains that he has asked Mrs. Hall's husband, Thomas D. Hall, to serve as an assistant surgeon in his regiment: "He can render the country just as much service as surgeon, as he can as Captain of Cavalry. Besides this, his office will require much less exposure." A transcription is included. |
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