E.W. Walton, 1863-1865 and undated

This series consists of letters and camp documents used by Assistant Surgeon E.W. Walton, who was stationed at the medical department of Point Lookout’s prison camp from at least 1863 to 1865. During this time, he also wrote a column in the Baltimore American under the pen name “Physic.” Many of his articles discuss camp life, conditions for Union and Confederate soldiers in the hospital and prison, and military activity that occurred in the area. The series also contains a large ledger of Walton’s that has many of his Baltimore American articles pasted inside. Materials are arranged in chronological order.