Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to [Abby Ann Newbold Cox, New York, N.Y.?]
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Title
Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to [Abby Ann Newbold Cox, New York, N.Y.?]
Subject
Amputation
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
Description
Former professor of surgery at the New-York Medical College, Abraham L. Cox resigned his New York practice at the opening of the war and became the Surgeon-in-Chief, 1st Division, 20th Corps, of the Army of the Cumberland. "Hastened by the labor and exposure incident to the active campaigns of that army," Cox died of dysentery at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in July, 1864.
Abstract
Abraham Cox wrote this letter to his wife [Abby Ann Newbold Cox], early in his military career, describing an amputation case.
Creator
Cox, Abraham Liddon
Date Created
1862 July 15
Rights
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Is Part Of
Cox, Abraham, 1800-1864. 27 A.L. to Belle ( ) Cox, 1862-1864 & [n.d.], B MS Misc.
Format
text
Extent
excerpt (2 pages) of letter
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
DigID0001647
Provenance
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, 1966.
Files
Collection
Citation
Cox, Abraham Liddon, “Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to [Abby Ann Newbold Cox, New York, N.Y.?],” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6100.