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Letter from Joseph B. Brown to the Surgeon General 3 pages Box 17, Folder 79

Brown reports to the Surgeon General that the Board has examined Reed and considers him qualified for a promotion, with the proviso that he continues his studies in Physics. A second letter written on March 24, 1882 by C. H. Crane informs Reed of the outcome of the examination. The letters are accompanied by an endorsement.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection
  3. Series III. Walter Reed
  4. Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from O. O. Howard to the Adjutant General 6 pages Box 17, Folder 79

Howard requests that Reed be assigned to the hospital under his command, due to his steward's disability and the limitations of the Medical Director. The Adjutant General's office denies the request. Included are an endorsement of the request and a document specifying its removal.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection
  3. Series III. Walter Reed
  4. Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to C. H. Crane 4 pages Box 17, Folder 79

Reed requests that his orders be ready for him by November 14, 1882. A note from the Surgeon General encourages speedy processing of the request. The resulting orders re-assign Reed from the Department of the East to the Department of the Platte.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection
  3. Series III. Walter Reed
  4. Military records relating to Walter Reed

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