George Miller Sternberg in Amherst, NH

Army physician (1838–1915) known as the ‘Father of American Bacteriology,’ who investigated the causes of malaria, pneumonia, and yellow fever. TLS signed “Geo. M. Sternberg,†1 page, 10.5 x 7.75, stamped War Department, Surgeon General’s Office letterhead, March 10, 1896. Response to a question regarding payment of civilian physicians, typed on the reverse of the initial letter of inquiry. In part