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~3£~~ 00429	U’B# ARMY °Rr 'S TR00PS SANITATI0N
BE HIGHLY MAINTAINED DUE TO YELLOW FEVER AT HAVANA AND POOR QUARANTINE AT NEW ORLEANS
May 29, 1867
Maj. Gen. P. H. Rh?ridan, HQ 5th Military District, Nev Orleans to
Brevet M8j. Gen. J. A. Mower, commanding District of Louisiana
May 29, 1867
Yellov fever is prevailing in the harbor of Havens, Island of
Cuba*
Put the troops of your command in the best sanitary condition as the epidemic may reach here at any time owing to neglect of the proper authorities to establish quarantine regulations.