Surgeon General's Office papers referring to cholera and yellow fever in the Army, 1867-69 1867-1868

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Surgeon General's Office papers referring to cholera and yellow fever in the Army, 1867-69 1867-1868

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Reports and documentation produced by the U.S. Army Surgeon General's office describing outbreaks of cholera and yellow fever in various Army posts during the year 1867.

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History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

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