Morning Reports of Freedmen's Hospitals in Department — Medical Director and Inspector of Freedmen

Source catalog description

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The three volumes of morning reports of freedmen's hospitals, 1 (291), 2 (298), and 3 (299), cover the period February 1864–October 1865. Volume 1 (291) consists of reports (March 1864–May 1865) from a hospital at Milliken's Bend, LA, until May 13, 1864, when it was moved to Island 102 and was known as Freedmen's General Hospital Number 2, Branch 2. Volume 2 (298) seems to be reports of Freedmen's General Hospital, Vicksburg (February 1864–October 1865). Volume 3 (299) includes reports (March 1864–July 1865) from the following hospitals: Branch 1 at Goodrich's Landing, Branch 2 at Parks Camp, and Branch 6 at Davis Bend. They are arranged by time period and then by name of hospital.

Collection

Records of the Mississippi Freedmen's Department ("Pre–Bureau Records"), Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1865

Archival grouping

Records of the Mississippi Freedmen's Department ("Pre–Bureau Records"), Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1865 / Series 2: Offices of Staff Officers / 2.2: Medical Director and Inspector of Freedmen

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