from the Medical Records of John B. Bell, Examining Physician in Washington County Potosi, Mo. For Dept. of Interior, 1860-1864.  Transcribed by Elizabeth Launer from copies provided by Esther G. Carroll. For questions or comments, please contact elauner@gmail.com

These medical examinations were performed in 1863.  A = Accepted.  R = Rejected.

 1. Edward Breckenridge, 20, A

 2. Washington Cole, 41, cornea of right eye, R

 3. Joe Duclos, 25, A

 4. Henry Johnson, A

 5. Stephen Thompson, 27, partial anchylosis of elbow, R

 6. Henry Bryan, 18, A

 7. John Obuchon, 45, A

 8. Robt Breckenridge, 18, A

 9. George Stevenson, 18, A

10. Albert Stevenson, 18, A

11. David Clay, 18, A

12. Bob White, 47, mines sickness, overage, R

13. Smith McGrady, 23, A

14. David Clay, 51, overage & injury to right ankle, R

15. F. Lacy, 36, wounds of both feet, R

16. Jerry Webb, 25, A

17. Jessie Westover, 22, A

18. Munroe Dill, 20, A

19. Columbus Sloan, 22, A

20. Granville Dill, 17, A

21. Peter McGready, 27, incipient phthisis, R

22. Sol Wallen, 18, A

23. Tom Green, 45, A

24. Anthony Westover, 24, A

25. Hugh  Byrd, 27, A

26. Frank Boyer, 51, umbilical hernia & overage, R

27. Jack Rambo, 56, overage & infirm, R

28. John McIlvaine, about 50, loss of teeth, rheumatism, R

29. Raymond Perry, 40, gravel & disease of kidneys, R

30. John Coleman, 45, A

31. John Grey, 45, A

32. Akan Duclos, 20, A

33. Wasington Suttle, 52, overage & ???, R

34. James Suttle, 18, A

35. Benj. Greg, 22, A

36. Xavier Coleman, 21, A

37. Edward White, 65, overage, R

38. John Kennett, 18, A

39. Louis Manning, 55, varicose veins, R

40. Joe Scott, 60, overage, R

41. Ned Murphy, 30, hernia, R

42. Peter Manning, 18, imbecility fits, R

43. Zane Blunt, 36, rheumatism & wound of leg, R

44. Henry Moore, 44, cardiac disease, R

45. Joseph Bryan, 18, A

46. Benj. Bryan, 35, A

47. Jonas Matthews, 19, A

48. Wm Lamarque, 22, signs of phthisis, R

49. Charles Daily, 48, overage, fracture of left tibia and disloc. left ankle-delicate cond, R

50. Toby Hunter, 36, A

51. Chas Howard Matthews, 36, chronic pleuritis, R

52. Wallace Matthews, 18, A

53. Andrew Walton, 40, ??? & varicose veins, R

54. Geo McIlvaine, 43, contraction of fingers right hand & injury of spine, R

55. Johnson Matthews, 47, overage, R

56. Henry Matthews, 35, chronic pleuritis, R

57. Alfred Matthews, 35, umbilical hernia & tumor of the ankle join, R

58. Aleck Kennett, 49, hernia & loss of teeth, R

59. Jacob Kennett, 28, A

60. Aleck Engledove, 27, A

61. Zach Anderson Matthews, 25, A

62. Joe Hewitt, 35, tenderness of the spine, R

63. Isaac Crouch, 16, A

64. George Crouch, 14, R

65. Burl Scott, 25, A