The daily union., 1854-02-12
The Late Surgeon Thomas G. Mower, United
states Army.

Al the suggestion OF friend, repablish from the
New York Daily Times OF The ilth ultimo the following
jasi tribute the memory Of Doctor Thomas G. Mower
70, many years The senior surgeon in the army, lie chief
medical purveyor, and the presiding officer oil ls board.
OF medical examiners His loss to the service mol IT,
reparable will be for long time greatly felt As Of
6cer gentleman, and Christian, he won for himself
the respcc, and esteem Of the whole army and the sf
feciionae regard oil every nsmbe OF the medical stah
He has indeed gone the reward OF the pue in hear
bu, The memory of bis many virtues and accomplishments
will long remain an example worthy of emulation By
all:
"Ded at New York. the 7h Of December. 1854 after
pa nful illness Of many months which be bore with the
fotude Of Christian and the patience Of phiosophs,
Thona. q. Mower. M. D., Of tue United
States army. The sutjsct Of this notice born Wo
ce.er, Massachusetts. February 49, 1890, graduated al
Harvard Universy IN Isle, and, having made choice Of
the medical profession entered tue oi the late Dsco
Taoma. Babbiti ol Brookned Massachuscts student
and having finished hs of sndies, passed
animation, aud licensed practise his profess
The degree Of NJ d rubst qoeny conferred upon hi
by College of Physicians and Surgeons OF New York
Aboai the be received license rrsctisc war wa.
declared by the United against Great BritaA aud
thr yoaux medical STUDENT being Of
and strongly mbued with selings Of patriotism and the
OF county, applied iors commission In the nedics
department Of The army On the I'd Decsmber si1 tie
sorgeons OF the ninth regiment Of infantry Of
which the lat. Doctor Joseph Lowell. Afterwards sBf
geon general Of the amy, the surgeon, and i'm
mediately after repaired 70 s hosdquzuers then al
Burlington. Vermont, and remsined with ii, serving
with distinguished zeal Snd ability until close Of
the wsr in ISIS having been profnoed the rank OF
surgeon in lsl4 He pre,rn, with his regiment which
formed pan OF that gallant band Of heroes known
scou. bridade whose chivslfic deeds and gallant dsr
ins w be remembered with pride and gratitude bY every
trae American long single shred Of the stripes
.ad IL lett os the breeze, and paneipa ted
capture Of Fort George ant the bado OF Chrisle
Flelds IA lsl2 and 10 The brilliant and ssngunary
affair. Of Lsndys Lane and Chippews 10 1914. being al
w,ys post and though belonging that class OF
known non-combsianis. shrinking from the
place danger which always considered by him the
post Of honor A, tie cioss Of the war IN 1915. he
the few retained in service the peace
nlent and in isis found serving with the
sixth regiment Of infantry Plsitsburg, New York,
then under the command Of the ste General Henry
in 1878 70 establish post at Council Biuf then
an extreme outpost the western frontier; and il
was thon that be probably experienced the ssvcrest
trials 10 which he subject duung the whole
Of bis military career the command, the hsi winter
after arrival there, bccsne seriously affected by hc
.cuvy which carried of many men, and len many more
in enieebsd Of heslth from which they
covered. To daily pcrishing, end Others hope
esy ruined IN their stuisons for The want Of Few Of
ths simplest remedies. snd hose remedies be bad
the trying situation known % the profession il
the army. OF the officers oomPosns this command
about thirty numbert Is believed here but rse
living Having served Al ssvsfs military posts
the frontier, tom ISIS until ls22. be
wa. ordered to New York, where he remained dniy
medicsi pnrve.or Of the amy until the time Of his
death. making oocssionsl topf of inspection, and per
forming other mporaBt detached duiie. durng this pc
rod In the discharge Of tie responsible and important
duties Of medical purveyof could have bern
ssiai f-,tfoi, efcieui and i win be found easy
mxucr supply bis place. He spared pains 10 pro-
cpring the best medical and hospital seppes Of every
kind avoiding all fsvogitisr and allowing bimsel
be oveursched imposed upon by those wh9 make
their sudy deirsad the government But twas pre-
siding officer Of boards o. medical officers Of the ',
convened from time tnae for the examination Of
didses for admission into the army. and those already
IN sSny eligible promotion, dnty upon which
he si~ays psced. when n pfsctic-bie the Il
h~ most erceisd. and thpf bis services
ial nnr beurfcssi his depsruen, ard service The
Young md sfitcFoas candidate Tor examination swpyt
,onnd ~ bn friend ~ho Tssdy witb words Of en-.
a8d the sndesf help MIN lhforgh
hs trying ordeal while tbs forward and ignorant pfsendsr