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HARPER HOSPITAL. 1
In 1863, Colonel Charles' S. Tripler, surgeon U. S. army, and then U. S. medical director, stationed at Detroit, represented to the Government the absolute necessity for the erection of a general hospital at that point for the recep tion and care of sick and wounded Michigan soldiers, and urging immediate action in the matter.
In the effort Colonel Tripler had the influence and recommendation of the Governor and military authorities of the State, and was at the same time ably aided in his undertaking by Dr. D. 0. Farrand, then assistant surgeon, U. S. army, and Colonel George W. Lee, chief quartermaster in Michigan, and stationed at Detroit.
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