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Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902 [Endorsement on petition for a dentist to join the Confederate Army]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01052 Author/Creator: Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 7 September 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 32 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Endorsement on Marx E. Cohen's request to the Surgeon General of the Confederate States to provide " 'Dental Surgery' " to the Confederate Army in the field. WIth several signatures approving the request and several signed annotations on the verso charting its process through approval. Hampton forwards the matter.

Hampton, Wade, III, 1818-1902
Cohen, Marx E., 1810-1882

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