Asst. Surgeon M. W. Smith CSR, M331, National Archives
4th Div. Jackson Hospital
Feb. 12th 1864
F. H. Hancock,
Surgeon in Chge,
Sir-
In obedience to orders, I visited the various apartments as Officer [of the] Day & beg leave to report the Hospital in good condition. The mess hall of the 1st Division under the supervision of Mrs. Newton, being conducted in a superior style, and in fact the entire hospital will compare with any Hospital in the Confederacy.
Very Respectfully,
Your Obt Servant,
M. W. Smith
Assistant Surgeon and
Officer of Day