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William Alexander Hammond, MD (1828-1900):
William Hammond was appointed Surgeon General in 1862 and placed in charge of the Union Army's medical activities. He established the Army Medical Museum in May 1862 to conduct scientific research on military medicine. He also ordered Army Medical Corps officers to send specimens to the Museum. Hammond appointed Dr. John Brinton as curator and gave him the authority to organize the Museum. Relieved of duty in 1864 after being court-martialed on false charges, Hammond became a distinguished practitioner of neurology. In 1878, his name was cleared by the President. |