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Size | 8 items |
Abstract | Albert A. Chase served in the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment as acting assistant surgeon from 7 April to 28 June 1865. At the end of the war, Chase was contracted by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Land, commonly known as the Freedmen's Bureau, to serve as a physician in the Raleigh district of North Carolina. The collection contains Albert A. Chase's commission as assistant surgeon in the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, orders to report for duty at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, two documents related to an invoice for medical and hospital property given to Chase, and an order form for the Turkish Medical Company. Other items include the contract of employment with the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Land and orders to report for duty at Raleigh, N.C. |
Creator | Chase, Albert A., 1837-1866 |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Allison Moore, November 2010
Encoded by: Allison Moore, November 2010
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, February 2021
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Albert A. Chase was born in 1837 in Meredith, N.H. He studied medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and graduated in 1865. In April 1865, Chase enlisted in the 19th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment and served as an assistant surgeon until mustering out in June 1865. In 1866, Chase was hired by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Land to serve as a medical officer in Raleigh, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection contains Albert A. Chase's commission as assistant surgeon in the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, orders to report for duty at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, two documents related to an invoice for medical and hospital property given to Chase and an order form for the Turkish Medical Company. Other items include the contract of employment with the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Land and orders to report for duty at Raleigh, N.C.
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