Hospital paperwork - "Around here we do precision guesswork."

[hanktrent]

Hank,
Fort Delaware records show a George B. Fitzgerald, 2nd Lt. 15th Va Cav., CoE. He was hospitalized from 6/16 - 6/18 1864. He died on 11/13/1864 at Fort Pulaski of chronic diarrhea. This might be your man although there are several Fitzgeralds in the card index.
fRED fRANZE

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

That's him, no doubt about it! He must have been hospitalized immediately upon his arrival, since records indicate he was transferred from Ft. McHenry to Ft. Delaware either June 15 or 19. I wonder if he was transferred on the 15th to the hospital, then to the regular prison population on the 19th, thus explaining how both dates could be correct, in a sense.

And his claim to be a 2nd Lieut in the 15th Va. Cav. adds a new alias, since he usually claimed to be either a captain in that company or a lieutenant in the 12th Virginia. He was slightly insane, and so far I've got him identified to six different military positions, none of which he actually held, as far as I can tell. He was really an interesting guy.

Is there any more information on his hospitalization in June 16-18, 1864, like what he was treated for?

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[fred franze]

Hank,
I looked at the hospital records yesterday and some of them are very hard to make out. When I get the chance, I'll go back and see if the records for those dates are legible enough to get some more information for you.
Fred Franze

[hanktrent]

Hank,
I looked at the hospital records yesterday and some of them are very hard to make out. When I get the chance, I'll go back and see if the records for those dates are legible enough to get some more information for you.
Fred Franze

If you can, I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks again,

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[Lightningslinger]

Hank,... medical records for Fort Delaware do still exist and one of these days soon I'm going to take the time to research them. They are kept in a repository and not readily accessible to the general public.

Fred, Are you sure you aren't speaking about re-enactor records. Wait! That can't be so can it? There is no central re-enactor repository. Is there? And what does exist don't appear to be accessible to the general re-enactment community.

I really love the title of this thread --- "Around here we do precision guesswork." Was this an original Noahnotatable? Ought to be copyrighted Noah.

And yes... the title actually reflects the state of the re-enacting community.

Walt