to Andrew Jackson Smith

Pope, John, 1822-1892 to Andrew Jackson Smith

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GLC#
GLC02649.31-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
22 April 1866
Author/Creator
Pope, John, 1822-1892
Title
to Andrew Jackson Smith
Place Written
St. Louis, Missouri
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 19.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Pope recommends to Major General Smith that McParlin be brevetted to the ranks of Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel for his service on 29-30 August 1862 (Second Battle of Manassas) and Brigadier General for his service as Medical Director of the Army of Virginia since 1 September 1862. Recounts McParlin's service as a surgeon during combat and his expert handling of patients. In part: "He [McParlin] was present at the front in every engagement and it is not too much to say that from first to last he not only performed his duties with ability - and fidelity, but that his whole conduct was remarkable for energy, devotion to the public interests and to the care of the sick and wounded…" Possibly a draft or a version sent to McParlin for his records; marked "Copy" on the upper left corner of page one.

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