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David Franklin Ricketts Applies To Be A Naval Surgeon For The Union During The Civil War

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David Franklin Ricketts 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. 6 pages. Naval Hospital. New York. September 17, 1861. Ricketts answers eight questions including “What are the characteristics of Asiatic Cholera?” and “What are the signs of Drowning?” Following his commission, Ricketts served aboard the USS Nahant .