03/01/1839 - Born, Cross Keys, Macon Co., AL
Father: Milo Bolling Abercrombie (1806-1860)
Mother: Sarah Lee Hayden (1810-1850)
1858-1860 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1860 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL; preceptor: Dr. Thomas. Branch Ligon; thesis: "Signs of Pregnancy")
08/18/1860 - Practiced medicine, Division 1, Montgomery Co., AL (lived with his parents
and sibs; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as George A. Abercrombie)
04/30/1861 - Enlisted as Pvt., Capt. James H. Clanton's Co. (Montgomery Mounted Rifles), Alabama Volunteers, Montgomery, AL [Note: This company subsequently became Co. K, 1st AL Cavalry.]
12/01/1862 - Passed Confederate Army Board of Medical Examination for the position of Asst. Surgeon
12/31/1861 - Cpl., Co. K, 1st AL Cavalry
02/01/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st AL Cavalry
03/01/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st AL Cavalry
04/10/1862 - From Camp Chilton, Corinth, MS, "I hereby certify that in my opinion to insure the safe transportation of Capt. T. B. Brown to Montgomery, Ala., it is necessary for him to have a nurse and therefore make a requisition for one. Geo. A. Abercrombie, Asst. Surgeon, 1st Ala Cav Reg."(Below this is the following, "Under the above requisition, I hereby detail priv. M. A. Brown to wait on Capt. T. B. Brown to Montgomery, Ala., J. H. Clanton, Col. Comdg., 1st Reg. Ala Cav.") [Note: Lt. Col. Thomas Bolling Brown was wounded in a battle in Kentucky and died Sept. 2, 1862.]
04/20/1862 - From a camp of the 1st AL Cavalry near Corinth, MS, "Lieut. [James] Buell of the 1st Ala Regiment of Cavalry having applied for a certificate on which to ground an application for leave of absence, I do hereby certify that I have carefully examined this officer and find that he has a severe case of 'diarea' which has resisted medical treatment and that he has suffered from the same eleven days and during that time has been unfit for duty. I further declare my belief that he will not be able to resume his duties in a less period than Fourteen days and that a visit to South Ala for the above period would restore him to health. Geo. Abercrombie, Asst. Surgeon, 1st Ala Cav Reg."
05/19/1862 - From Head Quarters, 1st Reg. Ala. Cavalry, Saltillo, MS, "This is to certify that I have carefully examined Capt. Jno. G. Stokes and find him suffering severely with stricture of the urethra, accompanied with Orchitis. I therefore pronounce him totally unfit for duty at the present time, and think he will not be able to discharge his duties in a less period than thirty (30) days. I therefore recommend a leave of absence for that period. Geo. A. Abercrombie, Asst. Surgeon in charge, 1st Ala. Cav. Reg."
04/26/1862 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 12/11/1862
04/26/1862 - Ordered to report to Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard
05/01/1862 - In the camp of the 1st AL Cavalry, in a camp near Booneville, MS, "This is to certify that I have carefully examined Capt. Colvin of the 1st Ala Cav, and find him unfit for duty in consequence of Bronchitis. I further my belief that he will not be capable of resuming his duties in less than twenty days (20). I therefore recommend a leave of absence for him for the above specified time. Geo. A. Abercrombie, Asst. Surgeon in charge." [Docketing on the back of this Certificate of Disability reads," Hd: Qrs: Cav:
A. M., Corinth, Miss, May 2/62, Respectfully forwarded, Wm. N. R. Beall, Brig. Genl. Comdg."]
06/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st AL Cavalry
07/31/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st AL Cavalry
10/23/1863 - "The following named Medical Officers will report to the Colonel of the 7th Alabama Cavalry for duty to date from June 20th, 1863. Surgeon [sic - Asst. Surgeon] Geo. A. Abercrombie; Asst. Surgeon G. B. Judkins." (S. O. 252/2)
04/21/1864 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st AL Cavalry, Blue Mountain, AL
05/31/1864 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st AL Cavalry
12/31/1864 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st AL Cavalry
05/03/1865 - As Asst. Surgeon, 1st AL Cavalry, paroled by the U. S. Army, Charlotte, NC
07/28/1870 - Practiced medicine, Township 15, Montgomery Co., AL (lived with S. B. Cochran, a 27 y.o. male; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as "G. Abercrombie")
1874 - Practiced medicine, Pike Road, Montgomery Co., AL
02/19/1875 - Died at the home of J. H. Leigh, near Snowdoun, Montgomery Co., AL, (buried: Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Macon Co., AL; FindAGrave #245283751) "He was in the city [Montgomery, AL] but a few days ago, apparently in good health and spirits. Returning home he was attacked with pneumonia and expired after a few days illness. . . . . . His remains will be taken this morning on the Western Railroad to Tuskegee for internment in the family burial grounds." (Montgomery Daily Advertiser,
Montgomery, AL, Feb. 20, 1875, p. 3, c. 2.)
Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
11/02/2022. Unpublished database.