Gettysburgh Pa Aug. 17^th 1863

 

            Sir

                        All the medical Officers belonging to the Army of the Potomac are relieved except Surg' C. N. Chamberlain U.S.N. L. W. Oakley 2^d N.J. Rulison 9^th N.Y.Cav. J. D. Osborn 4^th N.J. & Asst. Surgeon Brenton U.S.A. A Brakey 15^th Mich. Sturdevant 139^th Pa & May 145^th N.Y.

 

            Surg. Rulison will be relieved this week as his hospital will be broken up and his patients taken to Camp Letterman in a day or two.

 

            A. A. Surg's T. H. Walker, E. F. Guth & J. H. Smith are relieved and might be ordered to some other place if needed. A. A. Surg. Thos. Smith requests to be relieved as he feels unwilling to report to a younger man. I think his request should be complied with as his loss will not be irreparable.

 

            Surg Ruby who now has charge of the 1^st Corps Hospital is an efficient officer, the police now is very good and the hospital has already assumed a new aspect. I think the patients can be taken to the camp by the end of the month.

                                                                                               

Respectfully

Your obt svt

  Henry Janes Surg &c.

 

Surg W. S. King                                                                      

Med. Director                                                                       

 

 

[endorsement]

 

Gettysburgh Pa Aug 17^th 1863

Henry Janes Surg U.S.V.

Letter to Surg W. S. King

Med. Director

Reports progress of affair

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