Samuel Hollingsworth Stout was born in Tennessee and served as the organizer and medical director of the Hospital Department of the Confederate Army in Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana.

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From 1863 to 1865 he was Medical Director of all the hospitals in the Confederate Army in the Dept. of Tennessee.
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FORM NO. 3 --- Officer's Pay Voucher

Surgeon S. H. Stout Med Dir of Hospls

From 1 Apr, 1864 To 31 Mar, 1864 One Month, Pay p's Month $162 Amount $162

Paid $162

M331: Compiled Service Records of Confederate General and Staff Officers, and Nonregimental Enlisted Men