Image Title:
Anderson Ruffin Abbott (1837-1913)

Note:
"In February 1863, during the American Civil War, he applied for a commission as an assistant surgeon in the Union army. His offer was evidently not accepted. In April Abbott, who was conscious of the risks faced by blacks in the military, reapplied, this time to be a “medical cadet” in a coloured regiment. He was finally taken on as a civilian surgeon under contract." [Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14] Read More

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Wikipedia

Subject:
Medicine - Surgeon - Doctor- Civil War - America - Canada - Doctor - Surgeon - President Abraham Lincoln

Date:
ca. 1863

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-MEDPHY-2

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