Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Crane, Charles Henry, 1825-1883 to Thomas McParlin

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02649.33 Author/Creator: Crane, Charles Henry, 1825-1883 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 October 1866 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 18.4 cm, Width: 11.1 cm Order a Copy

Indicates that he is sending McParlin a list of medical officers (not included) the Secretary of War has recently breveted for their work combating cholera and requests a list of officers who "particularly distinguished themselves in this line of business." Indicates that the Surgeon General will recommend those men be breveted and McParlin be promoted to Brevet Brigadier General. Asks that the list be limited, that McParlin to obtain General Philip H.Sheridan's "approval & recommendation" in order to "lubricate" it with the Secretary, and that it be sent to the Surgeon General. Written on stationery of the Surgeon General's Office.

Crane, Charles Henry, 1825-1883
McParlin, T. A. (Thomas Andrew), 1825-1897

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources