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Henry Pearce Applies To Be A Naval Surgeon For The Union During The Civil War

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Henry Pearce 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. 3 pages. Naval Hospital New York. July 5, 1861. Pearce gives detailed answers to 8 questions including “What are the medical uses of mustard?” And “What are the different causes of convulsions?” Pearce enlisted as an Assistant Surgeon on October 6, 1862 and was commissioned into Field & Staff NY 150th Infantry on November 3, 1862. He served for only a few months before being discharged for disability on April 7, 1864.