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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07963 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Barnes recommending a surgeon |
| Date | 30 January 1865 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Barnes, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Recommending a surgeon, Dr. Fohna, who "with his peculiar practice, would do much good among our wounded soldiers." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History President Union Forces Health and Medical Injury or Wound |
| People | Barnes, Joseph K. (1817-1883) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington D.C. [Executive Mansion] |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |