Bass, John H., 1839-1910.

John H. Bass was born in Adams County, Miss., attended medical school in Louisville, Ky., and practiced medicine in Madison Parish, La. At the onset of the Clivil War, Bass volunteered for the Confederate Army as a captain. He served the entire war as assistant surgeon, mainly in Georgia and Tennessee. Bass was wounded in 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga, Ga.

From the description of John H. Bass diary, 1864-1866. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70665735