2020-09 Putnal
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War-date Confederate medical staff non-commissioned officer's letter, 3pp. 4to., written by Hospital Steward David F. Kagey (1834-1923), 25th Virginia Infantry, Richmond, Va., March 26, 1864, reading, in part: "…I returned here…from camp near Orange Court House…got to Dr. C. C. Henkel's [Casper C. Henkel, 37th Va.] quarters that evening…went to see Dr. Miller [Abram Shultz Miller (1830-1896) surgeon 25th Va., POW Beverly, WV., 4/30/63; hair caught on fire while sleeping too close to fire, opening of the Gettysburg campaign, 6/07/63] that day & got the papers arranged except getting Col's [twenty-one year old, John C. Higginbotham, KIA Spotsylvania, Va., shot through the heart, 5/10/64] approval-he being absent on picket 20 miles off. I came on…with Dr. Miller's application approved by Dr. B. Taylor, brigade surgeon…the surgeon general…required the Col's approval…I intend going back to the brigade & get the Col's and Genl's signature…to have it before His Honor S. P. Moore…if I don't get the appointment directly from him I will try to join some cavalry company although Dr's. Henkel & miller told me…if I get the appointment through the Sect. War by the Surg. Gen. it will give me many advantages…how would you advise on the subject…Dr. Miller has no assistant in his regiment at present. There is no possible chance to join Maj. O. Farrel, nor get with him, nor get anywhere else that I have selected…very hastily But your friend, D. F. Kagey." Minor stains, else VG.
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