Wirz, Henry, 1823-1865 [Endorsement of a request for medical leave for M.E. Sperry]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00862 Author/Creator: Wirz, Henry, 1823-1865 Place Written: Andersonville, Georgia Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 17 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Wirz, Sperry, J.W. Hails, and "Jno. S. Bransford." Sperry, a clerk in the Adjutant's Office, writes to Captain Chapman, the Adjutant of the Post, to request a leave of seven days. An autograph note below his request by a surgeon, J.W. Hails, attests that Sperry is unfit for duty and needs to cease work for a period of seven days. Captain Wirz, the commandant of Andersonville Prison, approved the request on the verso, signing "H. Wirz." Also on the verso is an autograph note by Bransford pertaining to a transfer, dated 24 May 1864. Has a stamp (and mirror image from folding) from the Quartermaster's Department on the front.
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