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Dr. '''John Moore''' (1826-1907) was an [[United States Army]] physician who rose to become [[Surgeons General of the United States Army|Surgeon General]] of the Army. |
Dr. '''John Moore''' (1826-1907) was an [[United States Army]] physician who rose to become [[Surgeons General of the United States Army|Surgeon General]] of the Army. |
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Dr. Moore was born in [[Indiana]]. He graduated from Medical College of Ohio in Cincinnati in 1844, and scored first place in the internship examination at the Commerical Hospital and Lunatic Asylum of Ohio, the hospital whose attending |
Dr. Moore was born in [[Indiana]]. He graduated from Medical College of Ohio [the second oldest medical school west of the Allegheny Mountains, founded in 1819, the date that the University of Cincinnati uses as its date of origin] in Cincinnati in 1844, and scored first place in the internship examination at the Commerical Hospital and Lunatic Asylum of Ohio [chartered in 1821], the hospital whose attending physicians were members of the MCO Faculty. He served during 1845-1846, and then filled in when another intern had to leave the following mid-year. He entered the Army as assistant surgeon in [[1853]]. He served in [[Florida]] and on the [[Utah Expedition]] ([[1857]]). When the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] broke out he was attached to the [[Cincinnati Marine Hospital]], which became the Military Hospital of Cincinnati, that was opened in May, 1861. He was promoted surgeon in [[1862]. In Cincinnati, he was assigned to previously unstable hospital situations. Then he was assigned to the [[Army of the Potomac]]. In [[1863]] he became Medical Director of the [[Army of the Tennessee]] and accompanied [[William Tecumseh Sherman|General Sherman]] on his famous "March to the Sea" and through the Carolinas. In [[1865]] he received the brevet of colonel and in [[1883]] he was made Assistant Medical Purveyor with the rank of colonel. In [[1886]], as a [[Brigadier General]], he was appointed Surgeon General, a position he held until 1890. He was retired for age in [[1900]]. |
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Dr. John Moore (1826-1907) was an United States Army physician who rose to become Surgeon General of the Army.
Dr. Moore was born in Indiana. He graduated from Medical College of Ohio [the second oldest medical school west of the Allegheny Mountains, founded in 1819, the date that the University of Cincinnati uses as its date of origin] in Cincinnati in 1844, and scored first place in the internship examination at the Commerical Hospital and Lunatic Asylum of Ohio [chartered in 1821], the hospital whose attending physicians were members of the MCO Faculty. He served during 1845-1846, and then filled in when another intern had to leave the following mid-year. He entered the Army as assistant surgeon in 1853. He served in Florida and on the Utah Expedition (1857). When the Civil War broke out he was attached to the Cincinnati Marine Hospital, which became the Military Hospital of Cincinnati, that was opened in May, 1861. He was promoted surgeon in [[1862]. In Cincinnati, he was assigned to previously unstable hospital situations. Then he was assigned to the Army of the Potomac. In 1863 he became Medical Director of the Army of the Tennessee and accompanied General Sherman on his famous "March to the Sea" and through the Carolinas. In 1865 he received the brevet of colonel and in 1883 he was made Assistant Medical Purveyor with the rank of colonel. In 1886, as a Brigadier General, he was appointed Surgeon General, a position he held until 1890. He was retired for age in 1900.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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