IDENTIFIED DOCUMENT TUBE OF NAVY ACTING ASSISTANT SURGEON MARTIN L. GEROULD. 9.5" DOCUMENT TUBE MADE OF TIN. DULL, DARK GREY PATINA OVERALL, IDENTIFIED IN BLACK LETTERING ON TUBE SIDE AS: "SURG. M. L. GEROULD, USN". FREE FROM DENTS. COMPLETE WITH END CLOSURE CAP. SURGEON GEROULD ENLISTED ON 09/22/1863. UPON HIS COMMISSION INTO THE US NAVY, HE SERVED IN MISSISSIPPI FLOTILLA. HE WAS DISCHARGED 12/07/1865. SOME PAPERWORK ACCOMPANIES ON SURGEON GEROULD AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SQUADRON. A RARE CIVIL WAR NAVAL SURGEON'S ITEM.
