Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-07-26
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From the biography of Mrs. Slaughter in III
Iankton Herald Of the 18th. We cXtrac: III" 10

From the biography of Mrs. Slaughter in the
Tanklon Herald of the 18th. We cXrrac: tL:: fol-
lowing:
The Young surgeon was in intellectual culture
the peer Of mis- accomplished bride. 'l"at;.nd"d
i'll hoyhood ''St. Joseph COLLEGE at i:hri>toSn.
and grsuatcd at the Episcopal Military lnsti-
tue At sheby7iic. KY. -lInn entered upon
the study Of medicine and graduated With h"nor
a; the Kentucky school OF Medicinal IN L0it2-
.iiie. Ky. IN 1852 he appointed medical ca
def in the famous medical c:.ttct corps. instituted
BY Hct of congress i'll 1861. Til" corps wH. com
posed OF seventy Inenl;,crs wh0 r"YuiT.'d 10
be young men Of liberal education. good mora!
character and physical sount!Ge4s- 'Ife c"dgt-
had the same RAM. pay and ":n":hn;'Dts A. me
cadets at " est Point. 1t was dcri.led 70 pTepHr"
young men for the position of surgeon in the reg
ular army. and rare opportunities for h"sp!iai
practice afforded them IN Tie winter Of 1863
Cadet Slaughter was cominis: :io"c! assistant
Surgeon Of the 5,th Kentucky N"uIt"h !Hf.rtrv-
and on April 10th. 1865. his eth bir;hda: he w"-
made full surgeon of the regiment ":ith me r%nk
and standing the Al Eund"m. degree OF n. d:
WAS conferred upon him by the University of
Kentucky. He served to the close Of the war as
brigade surgeon. having made record for PRO
frsslonal and surgical skill uilsI~i for o: his
years. '..'
Physicians aud SIrgcons of i-ulliSEiitc. hy:. ana
was now an acknowledged authority IN all mat
tiers involving medical ana especial surgical
science. His writings on medical subjects Ai'a
his contributions 70 medical literature are 81
great value. As & writer he IL iairivian "'lh: o.
h;s gifted wife. During the war Il" rr@'iiHr
.orreapondcni of the Louisville Democrat and
iotcr or the Louisville journal. In lS. 'C Fe-cH.
tered the service acting assistant sHrgcoh and
was stationed at TeEnesscr.
,,uriny their bridal tour tiirou-i, the principal
cifics OF the south. Mrs. Slaughter wrote SUN,
merinrs in the South" e series of pleasant ana
strongly lined pen pictures of that sunny ihnh.
ond wns CORRESPONDENT of the Louisville i'cinn
crot At the expiration Of his leave D: SianGh-
tcr ,,ra stationed at Louisville and @wnEne lar
rerks Tennessee. until the spring Of 1871 whfE
he vas sent TO ;he department o! Dakoi:. anu sta
toned q: Fort Rice. While II; For' HlcH lie wa"
Frequently detailed TO accompany scouting cAIc
d;tions was sen: 10 Fort Stevenson "ift z pafIT
of :u,ornd bridarR' to mark n" line Of ihe :n;f-
itarr road was a!tcrward appointed n'emhrr ~
the board Of Z. 5. officers I" select the ste ai RI
4 Lincoln and was aftcrTard temporarily +lA-
toned there. at Camp Green as II was t'ic' '';ti!i
cd. :o,
His wife meanwhile remained 3; For; ficc and |
soIaced her loneliness in her husband absence
nv writing the lannon's "Alnnzonian Corps. 4 re-
mnrkably hold and clear dc.inca'ion OF 1hc hard.
shns and abuses to which the private soldiers OF
the q, s. army are frequently subject.
In the spring Of 1872 Dr.. Slaughter "a- 'ic'al!cd
to accompany the eth infantry on its r1".r Jour
ncy to Fort Bu!ord. ard on his return Mt III. own
reGres; was ordered to accompany IN iHihnirF
c0i,pnry TO q new por; at the CROSSING; as Lhc
present site OF Bismarck was then called. WIN /,
keen foresight he had already di.c"ycr:d that an
i'm T,ort.nt civ would one dny hc b'Ilt at that |
nont and he decided 10 cast his iot with II: Ills
request was accordingly. placG. on ;iic ni depart
mcrIt HEADQUARTERS. stating thai "hcn !: ''"ch''tS
NECESSARY 10 order him 20 ne" pos h'S cn'ihce
tiou with the arm! mus: be disSGiEca. iAl- W.
done in 1873. -.' 4