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Creator/Title
Meylert, Asa Parke, d. 1893. Letters, 1863. 8 items.
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Content
Letter written while Dr. Meylert served in the Army's Medical Purveyor's Office in Louisville, Ky. during the Civil War. On 22 Feb. 1863 he writes that he is overworked but is permitted to do as he pleases. On 14 Aug. 1863 he writes that he has been put in charge of the "Purveying Dept. for the two Departments Ohio (Burnsides), and Cumberland (Rosecrans). His headquarters will remain in Louisville, an important point for supplies".