Manuscript entitled "Department of the Gulf - Transports"

This item is a manuscript that was written for, but not used in, "History of the Special Relief Service of the United States Sanitary Commission, 1861-1865," by Frederick N. Knapp, Special Relief Agent. It was not included in the final version.

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Copied Febzught Heights. of the Gulf Transporte In the Gulf the field relief work of the Commission was marked by peculiar efficiency under charge of dfs. Geor a. Blake. Chief Every expedition of the many expectation starting from New frleans registration established at the barraches. during the October the (/) medical depentment decided to try experimental giving the the Convoleccente. the benefitiging a sea voyage to New for treturn, most of these cosvalescentewere left at the came by their Commanding officers, who neglested to leave their descriptive rolls. The requestionst of Colothering tomake the men Comfortable could not be obtained from the Quarter master, there being no descriptive at hand. and Col. Beckwith U.S.A. Commanding offener of New Brleans requested your agent to furnish the men what was indesperable fouthern