Letters from Mother to Edmund Fish 1862

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Letters from Mother to Edmund Fish 1862

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Two letters written to Edmund Fish at Bellevue Hospital, New York, from his mother in Partridge Island, New York. She writes about a local boy who was taken prisoner in a recent battle.

0.1 Linear feet; (2 letters, 2 pages)

W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

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Bellevue Hospital

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The Chest Department of Bellevue Hospital established one of the first tuberculosis units in New York City in 1903. From the description of Chest collection, 1906-1939, 1909-1923 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155490050 ...

Fish, Edmund

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Fish, Mother

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Edmund Fish's mother lived in Partridge Island, New York. Her name is unknown. Edmund Fish was a Union soldier during the Civil War; in August of 1862 he was in Bellevue Hospital, New York University Medical College in New York City. The faculty members of the NYU Medical College played a leading role in treating soldiers wounded during the Civil War. From the guide to the Letters from Mother to Edmund Fish MSS. 1941., 1862, (W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of ...