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Letter by F. H. Evans, Confederate Surgeon in Charge of La Grange, Ga. Hospitals

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Letter by F. H. Evans, Confederate Surgeon in Charge of La Grange, Ga. Hospitals

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Digital Collection	Civil War Items from UAB Libraries
Title	Letter by F. H. Evans, Confederate Surgeon in Charge of La Grange, Ga. Hospitals
Creator	Evans, Faulkner Heard
Date	1864-06-20
Description	In this handwritten letter, Evans writes to Medical Director of Hospitals for the Confederate Army of Tennessee, Samuel Hollingworth Stout, reporting that “the citizens [of La Grange]… will not surrender their churches for hospital purposes.” Dated La Grange, Ga., June 20, 1864.
Source	La Grange, Georgia
Subject	Confederate States of America. Army United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals Letters
Original Medium	One lined sheet, 25 1/2 by 20 cm. Written in ink.
Repository	Reynolds Historical Library
Repository Collection	Arnold G. Diethelm American Civil War Medicine Collection
Publisher	Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Holding Institution	University of Alabama at Birmingham. Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. Reynolds Historical Library.
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Transcription	Officer Surgeon in charge of Hospitals La Grange Geo June 20th 1864 Sir I have the honor to inform you that the citizens of this village in reply to my appeal – say that they will not surrender their churches for Hospital purposes. The minister of the Baptist church says that if other towns will give up their churches – he will do likewise – but as Atlanta retains her churches – he thinks that La Grange should be allowed the same privileges. The minister of the Methodist church flatly refuses to surrender his church to use. When we pitch our tents we will have extended to the fullest – our capacity will then be fourteen hundred. Very respectfully Your ObtSvt [Obedient Servant], F H Evans Surgeon in charge of Hospitals To Med Director S H Stout Atlanta Geo. [On reverse side] F H Evans Surgeon in chge of Hospitals La Grange Ga June 20th 1864, We fail to get the churches.

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