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Benjamin Franklin Pierce Applies To Be A Naval Surgeon For The Union During The Civil War

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Benjamin Franklin Pierce Applies To Be A Naval Surgeon For The Union During The Civil War
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Application submitted to the Examining Board of Naval Surgeons as Assistant Surgeon. 4 pages. Naval Hospital. New York. September 24, 1861. Pierce answers eight questions including “ “Explain the different modes of death.” And “Name the most active diuretics and describe their mode of action.” Following his commission, Pierce served aboard the USS Marmora.