United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Stout, Samuel Hollingsworth, 1822-19031863/1865These papers relate to Dr. Samuel H. Stout's service during the Civil War under the Army of Tennessee in Georgia. Included are documents relating to the physical conditions of William Cleveland and A.Q. Adams. Additional items discuss the transfer of wounded soldiers, the capacity of LaGrange Hospital and the hiring of slaves for hospitals. Also included is a letter from W.M. Beckam written from Parole Camps, Demopolis, Alabama discussing war experiences. Item 8 of this collection is a Confederate Imprint (Crandall #1053) pertaining to ice for hospitals in Georgia.Samuel Hollingsworth Stout (1822-1903) was born in Nashville, Tennessee. At the age of 13 he entered the University of Tennessee where he received his A.B. degree in 1839 and his A.M. degree in 1842. He taught and read medicine with his brother Dr. J. W. Stout, and with Dr. R.C. K. Martin. Stout received further medical education at the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Hospital. He returned to Nashville and practiced medicine for one year. He then became a prosperous farmer in Giles County, Tennessee. At the outbreak of the Civil War he entered Confederate service and rose rapidly to responsible positions in the medical department. He became the Surgeon and Medical Director of Hospitals for the Army of Tennessee and was chiefly responsible for mobilization of hospitals. After the war he became a professor of obstetrics at the University of Texas and served on the University's Board of Trustees.America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.image/x-djvuapplication/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Samuel Hollingsworth Stout papers, MS 767, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.Confederate States of America. Army of TennesseeConfederate States of America. Army--SurgeonsConfederate States of America. Army. Medical DepartmentMilitary hospitals--Confederate States of AmericaPhysicians--Confederate States of AmericaSlaves--GeorgiaUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--HospitalsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical careSamuel Hollingsworth Stout papers 1863-1865Text