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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 8: (search)
, of the military history of each of the Massachusetts volunteer and militia corps organized and serving during the past year. He speaks of it as forming an interesting and honorable record. Of the Surgeon-General's report he says,— I venture to mention, as of special interest, the wise and suggestive report of the Surgeon-General, to whose intelligent and humane administration of his bureau I confess a constant obligation. He also speaks in terms of praise of our agents, Robert R. Corson, of Philadelphia, and William Robinson, of Baltimore, gentlemen who have rendered good service in the care of sick and wounded soldiers in hospitals, and soldiers falling into distress or want. These gentlemen's names had been inadvertently omitted in the Adjutant-General's report. He also refers to the services rendered by Colonels Howe and Tufts, Massachusetts agents at New York and Washington, of whom we have spoken in preceding pages, and whose services will ever be remembered wit
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 11: (search)
interesting statement of the manner in which this fund was expended. Five hundred dollars were given to Colonel Frank E. Howe, to provide dinners to the sick and wounded soldiers in hospitals in and near New York, and at his agency; to Colonel Robert R. Corson, Massachusetts State agent at Philadelphia, for the five hundred sick and wounded Massachusetts soldiers in the hospitals in that city, three hundred dollars; to William Robinson, Massachusetts agent at Baltimore, for the one hundred anster-general, with the rank of captain, Aug. 1. William F. Capelle, of Boston, master of ambulance, with the rank of captain, Nov. 2. Warren L. Brigham, of Westborough, assistant adjutant-general, with the rank of captain, Aug. 11. Robert R. Corson, of Philadelphia, assistant quartermaster-general, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, Dec. 9. Charles L. Bulkley, of Boston, assistant engineer, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, Dec. 12. Frank L. Pope, of Great Barrington, assist