Wirz, Henry, 1823-1865 [Endorsement of a request for medical leave for M.E. Sperry]

GLC00862

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GLC#
GLC00862
Type
Documents
Date
17 May 1864
Author/Creator
Wirz, Henry, 1823-1865
Title
[Endorsement of a request for medical leave for M.E. Sperry]
Place Written
Andersonville, Georgia
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Signed by Wirz, Sperry, J.W. Hails, and "Jno. S. Bransford." Sperry, a clerk in the Adjutant's Office, writes to Captain Chapman, the Adjutant of the Post, to request a leave of seven days. An autograph note below his request by a surgeon, J.W. Hails, attests that Sperry is unfit for duty and needs to cease work for a period of seven days. Captain Wirz, the commandant of Andersonville Prison, approved the request on the verso, signing "H. Wirz." Also on the verso is an autograph note by Bransford pertaining to a transfer, dated 24 May 1864. Has a stamp (and mirror image from folding) from the Quartermaster's Department on the front.

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