John H Copus Civil War Pension

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The document is from the War Department's Surgeon General's Office, specifically the Record and Pension Division, dated August 17, 1885, and addressed to the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army. It details the medical records of Private John H. Copus of Company G, 21st Ohio Volunteers, who was wounded in the leg during the Battle of Stone River, Tennessee, on December 31, 1862. Subsequently, Copus was admitted to the hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 27, 1863, suffering from pneumonia. He was later returned to duty on April 2, 1863. It mentions difficulty in tracing some records and includes handwritten notes and signatures indicating the order's authorization by the Surgeon General.

The document is from the War Department's Surgeon General's Office, specifically the Record and Pension Division, dated August 17, 1885, and addressed to the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army. It details the medical records of Private John H. Copus of Company G, 21st Ohio Volunteers, who was wounded in the leg during the Battle of Stone River, Tennessee, on December 31, 1862. Subsequently, Copus was admitted to the hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 27, 1863, suffering from pneumonia. He was later returned to duty on April 2, 1863. It mentions difficulty in tracing some records and includes handwritten notes and signatures indicating the order's authorization by the Surgeon General.

Name/Title

John H Copus Civil War Pension

Entry/Object ID

988.100.003

Scope and Content

Certificate from Surgeon Generals Office, Washington, DC about John H Copus Civil war pension, dated August 17, 1885.

Collection

Civil War

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Certificate

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects