Saturday, August 10, 2013

The Surgical Committee

Mr. Russell, Corresponding Secretary of the Relief association has received a letter from Dr. Maxwell, dated at Savannah, May 2d, in which he says he has kept a complete register of all things done, and has his report up to the time Dr. Gamble entered the U. S. service, April 24th, ready, and will forward it at the earliest moment.  The Dr. says there are 1,000 sick and wounded at Savannah, 5,000 at Pittsburg Landing, and 3,700 at Hamburg; of this number there are not less than 600 Iowans.  The army is advancing two or three miles per day.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, May 8, 1862, p. 1

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