He was a physician from western Henrico county. He joined the 12th Battalion of Virginia Artillery before being appointed to medical duties.
Assigned Assistant Surgeon Seabrooke's Warehouse Hospital Richmond, VA spring 1862. Assigned as Surgeon, 32nd Virginia Regiment following Seven Pines. Present Second Manassas and Sharpsburg. Sixty days leave, then transferred as surgeon to General Hospital, Scottsville, VA. Transferred in fall 1863 to Ft. Fisher, 40 miles below Wilmington, NC. Present during bombardment and capture of the fort in 02/65. He related that after the fall of the fort: "It was taken at night and the morning following a regiment of Yankees stacked arms and was getting breakfast near the magazine in which stood 13 tons of powder. I suppose some one of the number foraging went into the magazine with a match, igniting the 13 tons. I was in a casemate with my sick and wounded about 5 yards from the magazine. It was terrific. I (not thinking of the real cause) thought the end of time had come, but second thought was that we would soon see the right and wrong of this war. There were only about 50 confederates in the fort at the time, all officers. They were drawn up in a line and each questioned regarding the cause of the explosion. At the same time we were informed that if it was proven to be caused or done by us the last one would be shot. We were put on board a screw propeller, the USS California, and taken around to New York harbor....". Was released 03/65 and returned to Richmond where he remained sick with typhoid until after the fall of the city.
(courtesy of George)
Assigned Assistant Surgeon Seabrooke's Warehouse Hospital Richmond, VA spring 1862. Assigned as Surgeon, 32nd Virginia Regiment following Seven Pines. Present Second Manassas and Sharpsburg. Sixty days leave, then transferred as surgeon to General Hospital, Scottsville, VA. Transferred in fall 1863 to Ft. Fisher, 40 miles below Wilmington, NC. Present during bombardment and capture of the fort in 02/65. He related that after the fall of the fort: "It was taken at night and the morning following a regiment of Yankees stacked arms and was getting breakfast near the magazine in which stood 13 tons of powder. I suppose some one of the number foraging went into the magazine with a match, igniting the 13 tons. I was in a casemate with my sick and wounded about 5 yards from the magazine. It was terrific. I (not thinking of the real cause) thought the end of time had come, but second thought was that we would soon see the right and wrong of this war. There were only about 50 confederates in the fort at the time, all officers. They were drawn up in a line and each questioned regarding the cause of the explosion. At the same time we were informed that if it was proven to be caused or done by us the last one would be shot. We were put on board a screw propeller, the USS California, and taken around to New York harbor....". Was released 03/65 and returned to Richmond where he remained sick with typhoid until after the fall of the city.
(courtesy of George)
He was a physician from western Henrico county. He joined the 12th Battalion of Virginia Artillery before being appointed to medical duties.
Assigned Assistant Surgeon Seabrooke's Warehouse Hospital Richmond, VA spring 1862. Assigned as Surgeon, 32nd Virginia Regiment following Seven Pines. Present Second Manassas and Sharpsburg. Sixty days leave, then transferred as surgeon to General Hospital, Scottsville, VA. Transferred in fall 1863 to Ft. Fisher, 40 miles below Wilmington, NC. Present during bombardment and capture of the fort in 02/65. He related that after the fall of the fort: "It was taken at night and the morning following a regiment of Yankees stacked arms and was getting breakfast near the magazine in which stood 13 tons of powder. I suppose some one of the number foraging went into the magazine with a match, igniting the 13 tons. I was in a casemate with my sick and wounded about 5 yards from the magazine. It was terrific. I (not thinking of the real cause) thought the end of time had come, but second thought was that we would soon see the right and wrong of this war. There were only about 50 confederates in the fort at the time, all officers. They were drawn up in a line and each questioned regarding the cause of the explosion. At the same time we were informed that if it was proven to be caused or done by us the last one would be shot. We were put on board a screw propeller, the USS California, and taken around to New York harbor....". Was released 03/65 and returned to Richmond where he remained sick with typhoid until after the fall of the city.
(courtesy of George)
Assigned Assistant Surgeon Seabrooke's Warehouse Hospital Richmond, VA spring 1862. Assigned as Surgeon, 32nd Virginia Regiment following Seven Pines. Present Second Manassas and Sharpsburg. Sixty days leave, then transferred as surgeon to General Hospital, Scottsville, VA. Transferred in fall 1863 to Ft. Fisher, 40 miles below Wilmington, NC. Present during bombardment and capture of the fort in 02/65. He related that after the fall of the fort: "It was taken at night and the morning following a regiment of Yankees stacked arms and was getting breakfast near the magazine in which stood 13 tons of powder. I suppose some one of the number foraging went into the magazine with a match, igniting the 13 tons. I was in a casemate with my sick and wounded about 5 yards from the magazine. It was terrific. I (not thinking of the real cause) thought the end of time had come, but second thought was that we would soon see the right and wrong of this war. There were only about 50 confederates in the fort at the time, all officers. They were drawn up in a line and each questioned regarding the cause of the explosion. At the same time we were informed that if it was proven to be caused or done by us the last one would be shot. We were put on board a screw propeller, the USS California, and taken around to New York harbor....". Was released 03/65 and returned to Richmond where he remained sick with typhoid until after the fall of the city.
(courtesy of George)
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