Autograph letter signed : Lynchburg, Va., to James T. Fields

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Title:
Autograph letter signed : Lynchburg, Va., to James T. Fields
Description:
A graduate of Harvard Medical School in 1853, Zabdiel Boylston Adams enlisted in 1861, joining the 7th Massachusetts Volunteers as an assistant surgeon. He was later a captain with the 56th Massachusetts Volunteers. Adams was wounded at Orange Plank Road during the Battle of the Wilderness and taken captive, spending four months in Confederate prisons in Virginia. A letter from Zabdiel Boylston Adams to his brother-in-law, publisher James T. Fields (1817-1881). Written while in Crumpton Hospital in Lynchburg, VA, Adams describes his wounds and treatment.
Creator:
Adams, Zabdiel Boylston
Date:
May 29, 1864
Format:
Documents
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Adams, Zabdiel Boylston papers, 1861-1981 (inclusive), 1861-1894 (bulk). H MS c49.1
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Papers of Zabdiel Boylston Adams, 1861-1981 (inclusive), 1861-1894 (bulk). H MS c49.1.
Series:
Adams, Zabdiel Boylston papers, 1861-1981 (inclusive), 1861-1894 (bulk). H MS c49.1
Subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
Extent:
1 letter
Link to Item:
http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6077
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Language:
English
Notes:
Gift of Mitchell L. Adams to the Library of Harvard Medical School, 1981.
Identifier:
DigID0001603