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Mahlon Bailey, the regimental surgeon, recorded this medical history of the 19th Kansas Cavalry. This history includes information on the hasty physicals given to new recruits, wounds received in battle, and other medical problems encountered on the trail, as well as general information about the day-to-day activities of the soldiers. Located at the end of the report is a chart detailing the medical problems of the regiment, including the number of cases of dysentery, gonorrhea, pneumonia, ulcers, burns, and sprains (among many others). At the end of these charts, Bailey expresses his appreciation to the commanders of the regiment, thanking them for following his medical advice and showing concern for the health of their soldiers.
Creator: Bailey, Mahlon
Date: 1869
This source provides an excellent narrative of the activities of the 19th Kansas. Although the report is lengthy, the medical information it contains is interesting and can work in tandem with other documents about the 19th Kansas and the daily experiences of the military.
KS:7th:3.1:Federal government and Indian lands (2005)
Item Number: 210769
Call Number: Military History Coll. 617, Box 4, Folder 11
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210769
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Physicians
Collections - Manuscript - History - Military
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Military presence on the Plains
Date - 1861-1869 - 1869
Environment - Weather - Storms - Ice storms
Environment - Weather - Storms - Snow and blizzards
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Buffalo/Bison
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson)
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Military - Equipment - Animals - Horses
Military - Equipment - Animals - Mules
Military - Facilities - Camps - Camp Beecher
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Wars - Indian Wars - 19th Kansas Cavalry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cheyenne
People - Notable Kansans - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1835-1913
People - Notable People - Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876
Places - Cities and towns - Emporia
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Lyon
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Forts and military installations - Camp Beecher
Places - Rivers - Arkansas
Places - Rivers - Cimarron
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Non-motorized - Pack animals
Transportation - Non-motorized - Riding animals
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Reports
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