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Civil War Confederate Medical Discharge voucher for William Miles Private in Captain Claiborn Company E Crescent Regiment ( Alfred Mouton's) Brigade. His leg had to be amputated from the result of the Battle of Mansfield,Louisanna in April of 1864. What is intriquing about this document is the detail of the amputation and naming the physican who performed it: Dr. Brubaker; ( Joseph or Jacob Curry Brubaker) with Mouton's Brigade under General Taylor.
4 x 7 inches
The Battle of Mansfield, also known as the Battle of Sabine Crossroads, on April 8, 1864, in Louisiana formed part of the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War, when Union forces were attempting to occupy the Louisiana state capital, Shreveport.xc
The Confederate commander, Major-General Dick Taylor, chose Mansfield as the place where he would make his stand against the advancing Union army under General Nathaniel Banks. Taylor concentrated his forces at Sabine Crossroads, knowing that reinforcements were nearby. Banks prepared for a fight, though his own army was not fully assembled either. Both sides were reinforced by stages throughout the day.
After a brief resistance, the Union army was routed by the Confederates, consisting mainly of units from Louisiana and Texas, reportedly strengthened by hundreds of men breaking parole. The Battle of Mansfield was followed immediately by the Battle of Pleasant Hill.
Dr. Brubaker: 09/17/1850 - Laborer, West Earl Township, Lancaster Co., PA (lived with father, a presumed stepmother, and sibs; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Jacob Brubaker)
1853-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Lancaster,
Lancaster Co., PA; preceptor: Dr. Henry Carpenter; thesis: "Dentition")
02/21/1862 - Enlisted as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry (Burnett's), Crockett, TX
02/24/1862 - Mustered-in as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Burnett, near Crockett, TX
03/13/1862 - "Promoted" to the position of Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
04/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
10/21/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Holmes, AR [3/4 mile east of White Sulphur, Springs, AR]
12/01/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Austin, Lonoke Co., AR
12/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
02/28/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/00/1863 - Passed Confederate Army Board of Medical Examination for the position of Asst. Surgeon
04/05/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/27/1863 - Purchased one long coat from a Confederate Quartermaster for $40.00
05/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
07/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
08/07/1863 - Purchased from a Confederate Quartermaster, 4 yds Confederate grey cloth for $15., flan. thread for $.47 and 1/2 doz. buttons for $.45, presumably for a Confederate officer's uniform
08/20/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Texas
09/20/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, in the field
05/27/1864 - Relieved from duty as Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
06/27/1865 - As Asst. Surgeon, 2nd TX Partisan Rangers (Chisum's Regt. TX Cavalry), paroled by the U. S. Army, Houston, TX
4 x 7 inches
The Battle of Mansfield, also known as the Battle of Sabine Crossroads, on April 8, 1864, in Louisiana formed part of the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War, when Union forces were attempting to occupy the Louisiana state capital, Shreveport.xc
The Confederate commander, Major-General Dick Taylor, chose Mansfield as the place where he would make his stand against the advancing Union army under General Nathaniel Banks. Taylor concentrated his forces at Sabine Crossroads, knowing that reinforcements were nearby. Banks prepared for a fight, though his own army was not fully assembled either. Both sides were reinforced by stages throughout the day.
After a brief resistance, the Union army was routed by the Confederates, consisting mainly of units from Louisiana and Texas, reportedly strengthened by hundreds of men breaking parole. The Battle of Mansfield was followed immediately by the Battle of Pleasant Hill.
Dr. Brubaker: 09/17/1850 - Laborer, West Earl Township, Lancaster Co., PA (lived with father, a presumed stepmother, and sibs; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Jacob Brubaker)
1853-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Lancaster,
Lancaster Co., PA; preceptor: Dr. Henry Carpenter; thesis: "Dentition")
02/21/1862 - Enlisted as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry (Burnett's), Crockett, TX
02/24/1862 - Mustered-in as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Burnett, near Crockett, TX
03/13/1862 - "Promoted" to the position of Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
04/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
10/21/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Holmes, AR [3/4 mile east of White Sulphur, Springs, AR]
12/01/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Austin, Lonoke Co., AR
12/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
02/28/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/00/1863 - Passed Confederate Army Board of Medical Examination for the position of Asst. Surgeon
04/05/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/27/1863 - Purchased one long coat from a Confederate Quartermaster for $40.00
05/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
07/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
08/07/1863 - Purchased from a Confederate Quartermaster, 4 yds Confederate grey cloth for $15., flan. thread for $.47 and 1/2 doz. buttons for $.45, presumably for a Confederate officer's uniform
08/20/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Texas
09/20/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, in the field
05/27/1864 - Relieved from duty as Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
06/27/1865 - As Asst. Surgeon, 2nd TX Partisan Rangers (Chisum's Regt. TX Cavalry), paroled by the U. S. Army, Houston, TX
