Wagner: How we (eventually) quelled an American plague Lon Wagner Sep 1, 2021 Sep 1, 2021 Updated Oct 6, 2022 0 Gosport (Norfolk) Naval Hospital patient register for August 1855 and admittance of yelllow fever patients, note the high mortality. Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lon Wagner By sunrise that Friday morning, it seemed like every man, woman, and child in Portsmouth, Virginia, was on the move.kAmw@CD6D =@2565 H:E9 328D[ A@CE6CD =256? 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