Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-01
SURGEON GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington. June Ia, 1864.

SURGEON GENERALS OFFICE
... Washington. June Ia, 1864
Dr.. VIM. s. KING, Surgeon General,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
SIR am directed by the Acting Surgeon General TO
call your attention the fact that the Provisional Penn
ylvana Second Heavy Artillery has been sent to the field
without commissioned medical officers, and that urgent
complaints made upon the want of medical atendasce
viii be by the enclosed letter Your attention is
respectfully called 10 this subject at your earliest conve
nence The two assistant. surgeons referred To in COL
Wheims letters serving temporarily under contract
sm sir, very respectfully, your obedent servant.
BY order of the Acting Surgeon Generals:
CHARLES G. LEE.
Assistant Surgeon u. s. Army.
Before, however the surgeons assigned had joined
the regiment the following letter received from the
Surgeon General Of the United States
SURGEON GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington august 70, 1864.
SIR: On the I4th instant letter written to you
calling your attention to the fac, that the Second Prov
sona Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery had been sent to the
field without commissioned medical officers.
Since the above letter mailed this office has been
informed by the War Department that lit (the Second
PENNSYLVANIA Rraimen is provisional regiment organ
lied BIZ this War Department. Department, and the Co
Uernor of Pennsylvania commission officers for IT,
and commissions by the Governor be recognised"
am cir; very respectfully, your % dent servant.
Ii. CRANE, Surgeon u. 3. Army.
Dr. JAMES KINo, Surgeon .Ge neral of Pennsylvania
immediately upon the receipt Of this letter. again
addressed the President Of The United States follows:
PENNSYLVANIA Executive CHAMBER,
Harrisburg, Jnne "a, 1864.
To the President
Sa: Since my communication of the 10th June instant
the Of Pennsy has received letter
from tie Acting Surgeon General of the United States
copy Of which s herewith iurbshed in which you notice
thai il assumed that the Governor Of Pennsylvania
not commission ocers what is called the Second Penn
syvsnia Heavy Artillery Regiment ADD that the surgeons
forward by direction cannot be recognised by the
War Deplr ment j cannot believe that this sssump ton
Of power meet your appreciation but feel my duty
to ask the question.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
A. G. CURTIN
p s. That you may have full view of the position of
this affair enclose copes OF the prior CORE pondeuce
bptween he Surgeon General u Army aud the Surgeon
General OF Pennsylvania.
No reply having been received to this again addressed
the President (by teegraph) as follows;
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER PENNSYLVANIA,
Harrisburg, July l6, 1864
To the President, Washington.
SIR Oh he 10th of June last and Oath had the honor
TO address you letters reference to the Second Regiment
Heavy Artillery p w. which l regard as of Importance
to the public service TO which answers have as yet
been received
beg leave to call your attention to my letters and to
ask answer My letters from the reg meDt since It
sent TO The front Of such character that 1t 10 my
duty 10 press upnn you the relief Of the citizens Of this
State In the regiment from the wrongs under which they
suffer. A. G. CURTIN.
On the 18th Of July 1864, received despatch from
the President dated the day before inviting me TO come
to Washington to confer with him the subject, to
which at replied by telegraph that could not leave
Harrisburg at that time and that had fully expressed
my views my letters Of 10Th and oath of june last did
not know Of any thing that could suggest In refer
ence to the matter and that had directed the Military
Agent OF the State Col Francis Jordan TO call upon him.
and asked him to receive him.
In accordance with this arrangement Col Jordan had
Interview with the President and reports me that
the President expressed willingness to Col Glib
sou and presume that has been done; but to the
question of offering the regiment yet unadvised
aud indeed from the lapse OF time induced TO infer
the assumption Of power by the War Department 10 the
order appointing officers has not been abandoned
A. g. CURTIN.