(Civil War, Medicine, Indiana) A Civil War Archive of Medical Interest

1862. A large Civil War archive dated 1862-1865 featuring a Company Morning Reports ledger for Company B, 52nd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers (with reports dated January 1862 to September, 1863), and 22 separate documents, including two discharge papers, orders to conduct an investigation into missing medical supplies, medical inventory lists, travel documents, orders establishing an ambulance corps, manuscript letters, sick and wounded reports, a list of soldier's names, a period newspaper clipping and an envelope. The documents Very Good Plus to Near Fine, the Morning Reports book about Very Good, a 2" hole to leather at spine, loss of leather at spine ends and corners, and hinges broken with 2 loose pages. "The 52nd Indiana Infantry was organized at Rushville and Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on February 1, 1862. The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to March 1862. Garrison Forts Henry and Donelson, Tennessee, to April 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to May 1862. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1862. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of Memphis, Tennessee, to September 1862. Garrison Fort Pillow, Tennessee, to November 1862. District of Columbus, Kentucky, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to January 1863. District of Columbus, Kentucky, 6th Division, XVI Corps, to January 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XVI Corps, to December 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division (detachment), Army of the Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to February 1865. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XVI Corps, Military Division of West Mississippi, to August 1865. The regiment lost a total of 205 men during service; 2 officers and 26 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 175 enlisted men died of disease."(Wikipedia) . A fascinating collection that provides a substantial picture of the medical challenges and issues faced during the Civil War. . SIGNED. Leather. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.