2005-03
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STERNBERG, George Miller (1838-1915) Received a medical degree from the Maryland College of Physicians in 1860. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon, United States Army, on May 28, 1861; Captain, May 28, 1866; Major (Surgeon), December 1, 1873; Lieutenant Colonel (Surgeon), January 12, 1891, Brigadier General, Surgeon General, May 30, 1893; and retired from the Army on June 8, 1902. He was widely credited with the development of ambulance services for wounded soldiers in the Civil War and many of his battlefield treatment methods remain in place today. Autograph Letter Signed, "Geo. M. Sternberg" 1p. octavo, February 8, 1897, on War Department, Surgeon General's Office, stationary, addressed to D.W. Morgan, thanking him for a ticket to the National Armory. VG.
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