Yellow Fever emerged as a health threat in the United States in the late 17th century, until America’s last outbreak in 1905. It caused at least 150,000 deaths in the United States. Major cities were the first to be hit, with Boston in 1693, then Philadelphia in 1793, and then Memphis and the Mississippi River area in 1878. The Report of The Expedition For The Relief of Yellow-Fever Sufferers On The Lower Mississippi by U.S. War Department Lieutenant, Charles S. Hall looks at the effects of yellow fever on cities. Similarly, Deanne Nuwer, author of Plague Among The Magnolias, explains how cities along the Mississippi River reacted politically, economically, and locally to quarantine recommendations. Many medical practices were used, common
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Hall gives valuable details to answer the questions above. In October of 1878, he volunteered to distribute supplies at towns infected with Yellow Fever along the Mississippi River. Hall was born on July 6, 1851, in Evansville, Indiana. His family was among the well-known in the section of the country. He joined the Military Academy on July 1, 1872, and graduated on June 14, 1876. After graduation, he joined the 13th Infantry of The United States Army (The Union) where he would serve at Vicksburg, MS, New Orleans, LA, and Jackson Barracks, LA. Lieutenant Hall was instructed by the Headquarters Department of the South, in Newport Barracks, KY, to report back on what he observed on his expedition. Hall recorded what town had the fever, the supplies that towns requested, and the extent to which towns understood the fever at the time. Since the Headquarters Department of the South requested Hall to record what was happening, he most likely wrote to white men in their 30s and 40s. Since he was reporting details, they were likely men of a higher class in the U.S. War Department. In an entry in the report, he stated, “Reached Henderson, La., at 11:45 a.m. The fever was very bad and there was no
Hall gives valuable details to answer the questions above. In October of 1878, he volunteered to distribute supplies at towns infected with Yellow Fever along the Mississippi River. Hall was born on July 6, 1851, in Evansville, Indiana. His family was among the well-known in the section of the country. He joined the Military Academy on July 1, 1872, and graduated on June 14, 1876. After graduation, he joined the 13th Infantry of The United States Army (The Union) where he would serve at Vicksburg, MS, New Orleans, LA, and Jackson Barracks, LA. Lieutenant Hall was instructed by the Headquarters Department of the South, in Newport Barracks, KY, to report back on what he observed on his expedition. Hall recorded what town had the fever, the supplies that towns requested, and the extent to which towns understood the fever at the time. Since the Headquarters Department of the South requested Hall to record what was happening, he most likely wrote to white men in their 30s and 40s. Since he was reporting details, they were likely men of a higher class in the U.S. War Department. In an entry in the report, he stated, “Reached Henderson, La., at 11:45 a.m. The fever was very bad and there was no