This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...members of the Medical profession who served as surgeons, assistant surgeons. contract surgeons, or hospital stewards, are eligible to membership in said Association. The following officers shall constitute the ofiicial list of said Association, viz: President. vice president, and secretary, to be elected annuallv. or until their successors are elected. The president shall appoint one from each State who shall be authorized to collect all matters pertaining to the Medical History of the Confederacy. The ones so selected to he empowered to make such other appointments as in their discretion may be deemed necessarv to collect said materials to be forwarded to the Surgeon General YT. C. V. for compilation and nreservation, or such other disposition as may be deemed proper by this Association. This 'Association shall meet annuallv at such time and place as may be designated by the president." i (Signed) v. e. HITT, Secty. O 1 198 Nrnrn Amman Maurine sun REUNION. It may stimulate interest to say that in preceding reports it was established that of the 34 States and Territories only 11 seceeded; that in these eleven States the men of military age, from eighteen to forty-five years, numbered 1,064,193, inclusive of lame, halt, blind, etc. On the Union side the same class numbered 4,559,872, over four to one, without' estimating the constant accessions from the world at large augmenting monthly the Union side, lhndthus approaching, if not exceeding 5 to 1 against the South. I have before me the ensuing interesting data covering the census years of 1790--1860, and submit same. Population of the United States at Decennial Periods. Census White Colored Persons Total Years Persons Free Slaves Total Population 1790 3,172,464 59,466...