Lot of 3, including anonymous, vignetted carte of James Croxall Palmer (1811-1883), accompanied by ALS on Navy Department/ Bureau of Medicine and Surgery letterhead, Washington, March 6, 1872, in which Palmer writes to his wife regarding an address he made to the Naval Committee. A printed card with instructions on proper dosage of Cholera-Drops, issued by J.C.P. (James C. Palmer is also included. After joining the US Navy in 1834, Palmer served as assistant surgeon, first aboard the USS Brandywine and then the USS Vincennes during its circumnavigation of the globe. He also accompanied the Wilkes Exploring Expedition to the Antarctic from 1838-1842. Palmer later served as surgeon aboard the USS Niagara at the time that the vessel helped lay the first Atlantic Cable. During the Civil War, Palmer was Fleet Surgeon of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron and was at the Battle of Mobile Bay with D.G. Farragut. During Mobile Bay, Palmer assisted in saving CSA Admiral Franklin Buchanan's leg after it was wounded. Following the war, he became Surgeon General in 1872, serving until his retirement in 1873. Provenance: The Paul DeHaan Collection of Items Related to Admiral D.G. Farragut and the USS Hartford
Lot of 3, including anonymous, vignetted carte of James Croxall Palmer (1811-1883), accompanied by ALS on Navy Department/ Bureau of Medicine and Surgery letterhead, Washington, March 6, 1872, in which Palmer writes to his wife regarding an address he made to the Naval Committee. A printed card with instructions on proper dosage of Cholera-Drops, issued by J.C.P. (James C. Palmer is also included. After joining the US Navy in 1834, Palmer served as assistant surgeon, first aboard the USS Brandywine and then the USS Vincennes during its circumnavigation of the globe. He also accompanied the Wilkes Exploring Expedition to the Antarctic from 1838-1842. Palmer later served as surgeon aboard the USS Niagara at the time that the vessel helped lay the first Atlantic Cable. During the Civil War, Palmer was Fleet Surgeon of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron and was at the Battle of Mobile Bay with D.G. Farragut. During Mobile Bay, Palmer assisted in saving CSA Admiral Franklin Buchanan's leg after it was wounded. Following the war, he became Surgeon General in 1872, serving until his retirement in 1873. Provenance: The Paul DeHaan Collection of Items Related to Admiral D.G. Farragut and the USS Hartford
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