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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 3: (search)
Foster the ladies of Cambridge call for three Yearsvolunteers letter of John M. Forbes letters received by the Adjutant-General extracts letters from Dr. Luther V. Bell and Richard H. Dana, Jr. Ex-Governor Boutwell arrives at Washington letters to the Governor State of affairs at Washington letter from Mr. Foster ciphe beg of you, that it may not reach the press, which, in its avidity for paragraphs, might be ready to put me unnecessarily before the public? Truly yours, Luther V. Bell. Dr. Bell's offer was accepted. He was appointed surgeon of the Eleventh Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, was commissioned June 13, 1861, and immediatDr. Bell's offer was accepted. He was appointed surgeon of the Eleventh Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, was commissioned June 13, 1861, and immediately entered upon his duties. His family was one of the oldest and most distinguished in New Hampshire; his father, John Bell, having been Governor of the State and a member of the United-States Senate. Dr. Bell for many years had charge of the McLean Asylum for the Insane, in Somerville, and was at the head of his profession in t
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 5: (search)
hundred volumes, Many of the letters received from officers contain matters of great interest, especially those received immediately after the battle of Bull Run, in July, and of Ball's Bluff, in October. Among these is a letter written by Dr. Luther V. Bell, surgeon of the Eleventh Regiment, to Surgeon-General Dale, which gives a graphic description of the advance of the army to Bull Run; his services to the wounded assisted by Dr. Josiah Carter and Dr. Foye. Dr. Bell improvised a hospital in Dr. Bell improvised a hospital in a small stone church near the battle-field, in which seventy-five wounded men were brought, before the rout of the Union army brought the church within the rebel lines, and forced a retreat. The Massachusetts regiments engaged in this battle were the First, Colonel Cowdin, the Eleventh, Colonel Clark, three years volunteers; and the Fifth, Colonel Lawrence, three months regiment. The reports of these officers, and the testimony of others, show that the regiments behaved with great bravery, and