Abraham Lincoln Appoints a Naval Surgeon Who Would Serve in the U.S. Navy During the Civil War
Thomas H. Whitney was with the naval squadron that blockaded Mobile Bay
Document signed, picturing nautical scenes and Neptune, Washington, August 5, 1861, appointing Thomas H. Whitney a naval surgeon. “I have nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate do appoint him an Assistant Surgeon in the Navy, from the 30th July 1861…” Countersigned by the Secretary of Navy...
Document signed, picturing nautical scenes and Neptune, Washington, August 5, 1861, appointing Thomas H. Whitney a naval surgeon. “I have nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate do appoint him an Assistant Surgeon in the Navy, from the 30th July 1861…” Countersigned by the Secretary of Navy Gideon Welles.
During the Civil War, Whitney served on the Frigate USS Colorado starting in 1862, which was part of the Gulf Blockading Squadron. A letter of Whitney to Navy Secretary Gideon Welles exists that thanks Welles for expediting his placement. The Colorado acted as flagship for the task force commander, Commodore William Marvine. The ship attacked Confederate Pensacola Navy Yard while on this duty. The Frigate Colorado next served in the blockading force off Mobile, Alabama, and shared in the capture of the schooner CSS Hunter on May 17. A painting of this ship was in the personal collection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Whitney resigned in late 1863, having served for over two years.
Commissions for naval surgeons are quite scarce, and show the necessity for medical doctors on board ships of war.
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