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Communications on official business should be addressed, "To the Surgeon General, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C."
Subject:
In reply refer to No.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Surgeon General's Office,
Washington, May 23, 1900.
To the ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY.
Sir:
I have the honor to recommend that Major Walter Reed, Surgeon,
U.S.Army, and Contract Surgeon James Carroll, U.S.Army, be ordered to
proceed from this city to Camp Columbia, Cuba, reporting their ar-
rival and instructions to the commanding officer of the post, the
commanding general, Department of Havana and Pinar del Rio and the
commanding general Division of Cuba. I also recommend the organization of a medical board, with head-
quarters at Camp Columbia, for the purpose of pursuing scientific
investigations with reference to the infectious diseases prevalent
on the island of Cuba. and especially of yellow fever. [
Stricken from S.O. at the
request of Mr Jones. C. Clerk
Surg. Genl's. Office.] [unclear] The board to be constituted as follows:-
Major Walter Reed, Surgeon, U.S.Army; Contract Surgeon James Carroll,
U.S.Army; Contract Surgeon Aristides Agramonte, U.S.Army; and Con-
tract Surgeon Jesse W. Lazear, U.S.Army. Contract Surgeon Agramonte, is now on duty in the City of Ha-
vana and Contract Surgeon Lazear at Camp Columbia. It is not con-
sidered necessary to relieve them from the duties to which they are
at present assigned. The board should act under general instructions which will be
[unclear] to the
Secty of War
May 24--[unclear]
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