Letter from Louis Wagner to C. W. Foster Requesting Permission to Hire Nurses at Camp William Penn
3/24/1864
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Lieutenant Colonel Louis Wagner, 88th Division of Pennsylvania Volunteers, Commander Camp William Penn, sent this letter to Major C. W. Foster, Assistant-Adjutant General of Volunteers for the Bureau for Colored Troops, requesting permission to hire a permanent corps of nurses for the hospital.
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115Head Quarters Camp William Penn
Chelten Hil Pa.
March 24th 1864
Major C.W. Foster A.A.G.
Chief of Bureau for Colored Troops
Washington D.C.
Sir,
Upon recommendation of the Medical Inspector of this Department I have the honor to ask for authority to derail or hire a permanent Corps of nurses, about twelve men and two women, for the Hospital at this Post [illegible, words erased/smudged]
A simple reference to the fact that under existence circumstances we are forced to change our Corps of Nurses about once in six weeks, will show the necessity of an order as asked for.
Very Respectfully
Your Obdt Servant
Louis Wagner
Lt. Col. 88th P.V.
Cmdg. Post
This primary source comes from the Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War).
National Archives Identifier: 81214820
Full Citation: Letter from Louis Wagner to C. W. Foster Requesting Permission to Hire Nurses at Camp William Penn; 3/24/1864; Letters Sent, January 1864 to June 1865; Letters Sent, 7/23/1863 - 6/10/1865; Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110; National Archives at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/wagner-foster-hire-nurses, April 23, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
