General orders. No. 59 General orders. No. 59

Collection: Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920 Author(s): United States. Adjutant-General's Office, author. Publication: [Washington?] : [publisher not identified], [1861] Language(s): English Format: Text Subject(s): Military Personnel Salaries and Fringe Benefits Nurses American Civil War United States United States. Army Abstract: Rescinds much of paragraph 3 of Special orders no.185 regarding female nurses in hospitals, and sets pay at 40 cents per day plus ration. Changes the minimum standard height of recruits from 5' 4 1/2" to 5'3", requires collection of the addresses of officers, and sets the pay schedule for volunteers. Copyright: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information) Extent: 1 sheet NLM Unique ID: 101652229 (See catalog record) OCLC no.: 904081200 Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101652229