At the time the letter was written, Bemiss was serving as medical director of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, and Cross was an army surgeon. In the letter Bemiss, acting on the orders of General Hood, commands Cross to dismantle the hospital...
In this letter Frank discusses business deals, upcoming trips, and the difficulties of publishing the book. He also mentions a large collection of his papers in storage, which were later damaged by water and had to be discarded.
2009-09-15
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