Letter

N. H. McLean to Wright, November 7, 1862

Author

N. H. McLean

Recipient

Wright

Date

November 7, 1862

Type

Letter

Cincinnati, Ohio, November 7, 1862.

Brig. Gen. J. T. BOYLE, Lowisville, Ky.:

The War Department disapproves the occupation, for hospital purposes, of the Asylum for the Blind at Louisville, while the Marine Hospital and homes of the secessionists in the rebel service can be used for that purpose. Have this use of this building discontinued, and provide accommodations as indicated.

By order of Major-General Wright :-

N. H. McLEAN,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
{Inclosure No. 2.)
WASHINGTON, November 7, 1862.
General WRIGHT:
The attention of the War Department bas been called to the complaint that the Asylum for the Blind, at Louisville, has been taken for
hospital purposes, while the Marine Hospital and homes of secessionists,
in the rebel service, can be used for that purpose. This must be imme:

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio. Summary: The War Department orders Brig. Gen. Boyle to cease using Louisville's Asylum for the Blind as a hospital, directing instead the use of the Marine Hospital and secessionist homes for that purpose.

Topics

1862 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1 View original source ↗