Letter from E. N. McAuley to L. S. Joynes, 1864 July 21

Authors

E. N. (Edwin N.) McAuley

Files

Personal Name Recipient

Joynes, L. S. (Levin Smith)

Date

1864-07-21

Description

Letter from E. N. McAuley to L. S. Joynes asking how students in the Army are relieved from their duty to attend medical lectures.

Transcription

Chaffins Farm V[irgini]a July 24th 1864 Dr. L. S. Joynes Sir, I wrote to you last year in regard to attending the Medical College last winter. I was unfortunate enough to be captured while in Penn[sylvania] and was not exchanged in time for the Session. Will you be so kind as to inform me how students connected with the army are relieved from their commands. I have known several to graduate at your college since the war commenced. I would like to get the appointment of Hosp[ital] Steward in one of the Hospitals in Richmond where I would have the permission to attend the lectures. I can give good recommendations from army Surgeons from my perceptor in Salisbury N[orth] C[arolina]and from my regimental commander as to good conduct, sobriety [et]c I have permission from my Surgeon, Commanding Officer of Reg[imen]t and Brigade to spend the winter in Richmond, if I can only get the proper authority from higher offices. I tried through the official channels two years ago, but the paper was returned before reaching Gen[eral] Lee. My Surgeon made application for appointment, as Hosp[ital]Steward, by the "Sec[retary] of war" a short time ago, but it has not yet been heard from. I have been a Medical Student nearly four years and am very anxious to finish the course. Very respectfully E[dgar] N. Mcauley Wilcox DivisionHills CorpsA[rmy of] N[orthern VA [Addressed:] Address, 7th McSanes Brigade, [Endorsement:] E.N. McAuley 7th N.C. Reg[imen]t Chaffin's Farm- July 21/[18]64 Asking how students in the army are relieved from their commands

Corporate Name Subject

Medical College of Virginia -- History -- 19th century

Topical Subject

Medical colleges -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History -- Archives

Geographic Subject

Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Archives

Corporate Medical Subject

Medical College of Virginia -- history

Topical Medical Subject

Schools, Medical -- history -- Virginia

City/Location

Richmond (Va.)

Original Item Size

2 p.

Genre

letters (correspondence)

Local Genre

text; archives

Type

Text

Digital Format

application/pdf

Rights Statement URL

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Rights

This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Collection

Sanger Historical Files (1859-1865), Excerpts

Physical Folder

Civil War Hospital Stewards

Source

Original letter: Letter from E. N. McAuley to L. S. Joynes, 1864 July 21; War, Civil Hospital Stewards; Sanger Historical Files, Accession Number # 82/Jan/1, Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.

File Name

san_cwstewards_18640721.pdf