The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-14
BIOGRAPHICAL
Dr. Horace wardnsr, Cairo, ui,uoss

Horace Wardner was born in Perry.
Wyoming county, New York, on the 25th
OF August, 1929 His parents were Philip
and Maria (Frisby) Wardner, natives Of
the same place. The name "Wardner"
is from the German "Veidner.r Philip
Vcidner, the original ancestor Of the fam.
ly in this country. came to America with
his wife, Kate nee ldel, about the wear
1850. He was a stone cutter, and was
employed ia building the old state house
in Boston. His male descendants mum.
Der about five hundred. The father Of
our subject was of philosophical turn of
mind. He loved to contemplate nature, and
regarded humanity with kindly feelings
and charity for all its shortcomings
could never indure the idea of INJECTING
pain, and would bear thousand wrongs
rather infiict single one. To ct the
mastery OF ones self was consldeed by
him greater victory than 10 overcome
an external toe. The early teachings he
gave his children In the logic OF lfe had
much influence in the formation Of the
character and the after life Of our subject.
The mother Ia many respects vas the
REPRESENTATION and active, quick to re-
pei aggression, strong in her convictions
Of duty, and Jealous in its performance.
One OF her cherished objects was the ed.
ucation of her children but she did not
live to see her aims accomplishment
died when our subject. the eldest Of five
children, was in his tenth year. He
combines to a considerable extent the Pc
culiar characteristics OF both parents. In
his boyhood he eyinced a taste for litera-
ture, which was encouraged by his par
ents and by his uncle. the Rev. Nathan
Wardner, formerly missionary in China,
now resident OF Glasgow, Scotland.
His boyhood was spent upon his fathers
farm, where the foundation of
strong physical organization was built
up. lie was seldom without a book at
hand, and all his leisure moments were
given to study. The desire tor knowl-
edge increased with his years, finally re-
sulting in determination to gain as lib
eral an education as possible, and 10 en-
ter one of the learned professions. His
father being Of H,nitAd means. with n
large family to support, was unaUe 70
afford him the desired facilities, and at
sixteen years OF age he launched out in
support Of himself. A few months OF em-
ployment secured him the means to COM
mence his academical career. which was
pursued at Cayuga Academy and at Al
fred University during the following
seven years, except at such inter-
walls spent ia teaching as became neces-
sary to defray expenses.
In 1852 he commenced the study of
medicine in the office OF W. T.. Alley, NJ.
d., at Almond. New York, being very
diligent student, and during the years
1853 and 1854 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
where he was also engaged in teaching.
In the autumn of the last named year he
located in Chicago, being pupil in the
Office OF Professors A. b. Palmer and De
! Laskie Miller. He entered Rush Medical
college at the opening of the lecture
course Of lS5i-5, and graduated at that
institution in the spring of 1856. After
| spending one year in the Mercy hospital,
| where, under excellent instruc-
tons, he made thorough |
examination OF disease and its |
treatment at the bedside. lie commenced |
the practice of his profession at Liberty
vile, Illinois, where he rapidly made
friends and readily commanded fair
practice. After several months, how
ever, he disposed OF his business there to
another physician, and returned 10 Chi
cago, there locating, as he supposed.
permanently. In LIS. IN connection
with Professor Edmund \ ldrcw., NJ. b.,
he opened private anatomical room
where classes. consisting OF students, ar
tist' ana professional men, were received
and Instructed ia human anatomy.
l. the spring of ISIS the Chicago Med
zeal college was organized, and Or. Ward
ner was elected TO the position of dem
onsirator OF anatomy. which he filed
With great success and acceptance until
the breaking ont of the late civil war.
when he entered the military service as
surgeon Of the Twelfth Illinois volun-
teers. In April 1862. he was promoted
to the rank II s,atf-surgeon, and assigned
to duty as medical director Of the Army
of the tennessee, under the command Of
General u. s. Grant. He remained with
the army in the field until after the bat
tie Of Cornth, in October, 1862, having
participated in the engagements OF Bel
mont, Fort Henry, Fort Dom
Alison, Pittsburg Landing, Siege
Of Cornth, luka and Corlnth,
doing services for which he
received the highest commentator OF
his superior officers, He was then
placed In charge Oft he United States gen.
eral hospital at Mound City, Illinois, and
continued in that extensive establish
nent until the close of the war, and the
discontinuance of the institution in 1865. |
He was afterwards placed In charge of |
the medical department of the post |
at Cairo, which position he occupied |
till its close, in september, 1866. tie
was five years and four months in the
army, and was promoted to the rank OF
heutenant-colonel for meritorious SER
| vices.
Being pleased w.;h the mild climate Of
| Southern Illinois and finding Cairo con