Wallace, Lewis (1827-1905) to Major Simpson or Dr. Hassan
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02463.22 Author/Creator: Wallace, Lewis (1827-1905) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 October 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 20.3 x 25.6 cm. Order a Copy
Major General Wallace encloses "a list [not present] of wounded officers first arrived from the front. They are now at the depot in a sleeping car. Some of them will probably come here tonight. The rest ought by all means to be removed to the Hospital tonight..." Includes two endorsements by Surgeon J. Simpson on verso. In the first, written October 21, 1864, Simpson notes that Wallace's list of wounded officers was referred to Surgeon C. F. Campbell "for a full report in the case of the arrival of officers from Winchester Va." His second note, written October 23, 1864, indicates this letter was forwarded to Department Headquarters.
Wallace was in charge of forces in Maryland in 1864, and commanded the 8th Corps, Middle Department 22 March 1864- 1 February 1865. J. Simpson was a United States Army Surgeon, and Medical Director at West's Building Hospital in Baltimore during the Civil War. The Battle of Cedar Creek (part of Sheridan's Valley Campaign) took place 19 October 1864.
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