U. S. S. Minnesota,
Hampton Roads, June 26, 1861.
Sir: The acting assistant surgeon, Heber Smith, of the Monticello, was severely wounded in the affair at Carter’s Creek, on the Rappahannock River, which makes it necessary for this vessel to have another assistant surgeon.
Will the Department please send one as soon as convenient?
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. H. Stringham,
Flag-Officer, Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
Hon. Gideon Welles,
Secretary Navy.
Sources
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series I, Vol. 5. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897.
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