John H Copus Civil War Pension

The image is a historical document from the Department of the Interior, Pension Office, dated April 1885. The letter is addressed to the Surgeon General U.S.A. and requests a report of hospital treatment for a claim regarding a soldier identified as No. 152262, who served in Company G, 2nd Regiment of the 44th N.Y. Volunteers. The document outlines the individual's disability due to chronic diarrhea and deafness resulting from middle ear disease contracted at specific locations and mentions treatment received in various hospitals, including one in Nashville, Tennessee, in November 1861, and a General Hospital in Annapolis. The discharge date is noted as January 21, 1865, and the document is signed by G.W. Dudley, the Commissioner, and is marked as "INVALID." The document features sections for detailed information, though some are left blank, indicating the need for further reporting from the recipient, emphasizing the importance of proper medical record-keeping for pension claims during that