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the Harvard Medical School in that of 1855. In the same 

 year he established himself in Salem, where the earlier 

 years of his married life were spent, and where he secured, 

 at once, the reputation of a skilful, honest and judicious 

 practitioner ; he also identified himself with several of the 

 institutions that had been organized in Salem for the pro- 

 motion of the arts, sciences, literature and general culture, 

 doing good work and largely extending the sphere of their 

 operations for usefulness and progress. 



In 1861, he received from Governor Andrew an appoint- 

 ment over the State Hospital at Raiusford Island ; leaving 

 Salem with many regrets from his friends there, he took 

 up his residence at the island, where he did excellent work, 

 until in 1862, when the demand for skilled medical ser- 

 vice in the war took him into the field ; he enlisted in the 

 49th (Mass.) Regiment, and served through the Louisiana 

 campaign of the next year. The record of his services in 

 the war is as follows : Surgeon, 49th Mass. V. M., Nov. 

 21, 1862. In camp at Long Island, N. Y. ; sailed for 

 New Orleans, La., Jan., 1863; moved to Baton Rouge, 

 La., Feb. 17, as part of Gen. Augur's Div. 9, A. C. ; 

 marched to Port Hudson, La., May 20, and engaged in 

 its siege May 22 -July 5 ; by boat to Donaldsonville, La., 

 July 6; mustered out, Sept. 1, 1863. 



In 1864, after a few months' residence in Cambridge, 

 he established himself in the pleasant town of Winchester, 

 where the remainder of his life was spent, characterized 

 by a devotion to conscientiousness, fidelity, professional 

 ability, industry and public spirit. He had an extensive 

 practice and was considered one of the most prominent 

 citizens of the town ; served on the school committee, was 

 on the town hall building committee, a director of the sav- 

 ings bank, and for many years a medical examiner for Mid- 

 dlesex county. As to his professional position, there was 



