Letter

E. J. Marsh to Lieut. Col. T. A. McPARLIn, February 16, 1865

HEADQUARTERS SECOND CAVALRY DIVISION,

February 16, 1865. Bvt. Lieut. Col. T. A. McPARLIn, U.S. Army, Medical Director, Army of the Potomac:

Doctor: I have the honor respectfully to render the following report of the operations of the Medical and Hospital Department and Ambulence Service of this division from July 19 to December 31, 1864.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

; E. J. MARSH,
Assistant Surgeon, U. 8. Army, Surgeon in Chief of Division.
On July 19, 1864, I reported for duty as acting surgeon in chief of
the Second Division, Cavalry Corps, in pursuance of Special Orders
No. 169, headquarters Cavalry Corps, July 15, 1864, Surgeon Phillips,
First New Jersey Cavalry, the surgeon in chief of division, being absent
on sick leave.
The division consisted of the following troops: First Brigade—First
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: E. J. Marsh reports to Lt. Col. McParlin on medical operations and ambulance services of the Second Cavalry Division from July to December 1864 during the Civil War.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 40, Part 1 View original source ↗