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Military Orders for Walter Reed, January 21, 1892

 

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DEP'T of DAKOTA.
REC'D JAN 26
1892

    EFFICIENCY REPORT IN CASE OF

    Name: Walter Reed
Rank, regiment, or corps: Capt. Asst. Surg.

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    Reported by Col. Edwin C. Mason
Comdg. Fort Snelling, Minn.
Date: Jan. 21st, 1892

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    SUMMARY OF REPORT.

    1. Present duty: at post
2. Married or single: Married
3. Professional zeal, etc.: Very good
4. Attention to duty: Very good
5. Conduct and habits: Excellent
6. Condition, etc., of men: not in command
7. Care, etc., as to welfare of men: - - -
8. Capacity for command: Very good
9. Scientific attainments: Nothing special
10. Prominent talents, etc.: None
11. Peculiar fitness, etc.: No
12. Special duties and how performed: No
13. Special study, etc.: No
14. Remarks: None

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    NOTE:--This endorsement to be filled out by the officer making the report.

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    ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
JAN 30 1892
RETURNS DIVISION

 

    (Commanding Officer's Report under G. O. 41, A. G. O., 1890. A Separate Blank to be Used for Each Officer.)

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    Post Fort Snelling, Minn.
Jan. 21st, 1892

    Efficiency report of Captain Walter Reed, Reg't of Asst. Surgeon
(Rank, etc.)
State of health Good Eyesight Good If fit for active service Yes

    1. Present duty on duty at post
2. Married or single Married
3. Professional zeal and ability, stating everything affecting favorably or otherwise the practical efficiency of
the officer Very good
4. Attention to duty Very good
5. General conduct and habits Excellent
6. The condition and discipline of men under his immediate control Not in command of troops
7. His care and attention to their welfare - - - - -
8. Capacity for command Very good
9. Scientific attainments Nothing special
10. Prominent talents, characteristics, and acquirements None
11. Any peculiar fitness or marked ability for college, recruiting, or other detail No
12. Whether any important special duty has devolved upon him, and how he has performed the same No
13. Whether he has shown any desire to go beyond the ordinary routine of his duty, and if so, in what direction
of work, study, or investigation, and to what extent No
14. Remarks

    Respectfully submitted.
Edwin C. Mason
Colonel, 3d Infantry

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    NOTE.--In answer to questions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, degrees of proficiency will be expressed by the terms "Excellent," "Very good,"
"Tolerable," "Indifferent," or "Bad," adding under "Remarks" any necessary explanation. Whenever an officer is marked less than
"Good" under 4, 5, 7, or 8, the reporting officer will add the cause of the unfavorable mark, and show the same to the officer that he
may submit his written explanation in accordance with paragraph 3, General Orders, No. 41. He will also report under the head of
"Remarks" that he has so shown it to the officer.