The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-08
ANDREW WALLACE rHoMsoN.

NNpELw WALLACE: Tupv.pv ,lici or FrilaY
'la,r in Tn. iiirv.tn:.I wear Of hi, ar.
! or his career - "A citizen. OF his innucnc F.
smp,u the rrutrc.> and scnti,non, oi ,l,is Count
Ave I.,yr +, o,L.,, T., s,,..,l II i, ,r lam M ,l
lpLy ,ici,u w, NOW ,I,.ir. +, writ.
! lie was GRADUATED At the S16,h ,SS,Iinn. Col =.
,lc.c In the class of ISIS and i,,,ur,intcly ntt.
wards BEGAN the study Of medicine. lie re-
5ccivcI his drarr. of pncrur of Medicine from,
.thc Jefferson College n, Phila,lrluhin i'm 1851
land began the practice Of hi. profession in thi,
Ihis native town. In Il few wear. is rcuu,o,iyu
iwas 50 firmly established that he ocou;rcI n
{ar.c practice, AMI his professional services
awcrc sought after i'm distant sections of the
,c,uutry
At the BEGINNING of the war lac left his home
iwI,h one Of the first c,np,uir, from thi. town
sand was arruintc, SURGEON of the 9TH Ecrimcut T.
:. e. Vols. then commanded hy Colonel. after
1varl. General Jenkins, Ills rr,i,r,nt w,.
i,mong the r,rlic.t scnt To Viruini,. Her, the
!s,uul iul,l,rut prurc.s,ouoi sk i'll and rnic,u,v
aor the youu. Surgeon. at an carly day attracted
J the attention of hi, suncr,r officer. Tbc slinh,
yic,rh rate in his rc,,.ucu,. as comuarcl with
to,hc,s. was noticed hy tn. General Command.
Gin. the brigade. General d. l.. Jones'. and lc ,
s,o AN or,lcr from that oIiiccrrn' ,,.ul;.. nm.
5plimcnt to pr. Thomson. to t,gc ciY,,t That Ecyi.
] imcntal Surgeons should conform their practice
3S nearly as possible to that of the Surge IN of the
E,j,h Regiment To the great :, rrow of the Rel.
,,mcn the survivors of whom still like To speak of
s9hiS ncvcr-r,ilng Kindness AMI devotion. hc was
;''lrm>t tvrrcl to the charg, Of the celebrated Win.
i,lcr Hospital at Richmond Of which he SOON he.
fcarc the amimatmr spirit Here. as in every
SSs,a,ion in which lac was plnccl he W II the con.
,iiIcncc OF all with whom lac came in contact
Sand his reputation continued steadily to crow,
:lWhi>t at this hospital the BATTLES aruusi Rich.
,u,und were fought. When the battle wa, i",uc.l
anl the roar Of trc distant cannon was heard. hc
Etclt AN irresistible desire to I,c with his oll com
;,r:,lrS hiS ncighh,r> anl Friends anl he sought
AMI obtained leave to 90 to the front lie
srcachcd his oil regiment q, it was in the act ot
;mryiug forward into butte AMI rs tlr u"n uh
served his arlrnaclI he WIS ERECTED with chrr,
Ealong the whole line. lie ;slynucrl - 1 J. -.!+4,i.
s,uto I'll" battle AMI rcmainc; with them III a.
:'that series "r hrnly struggles AMI then re
turned /" his post at Eichmpnl. la the iri,
'anl in the camp he was beloved au; admired
'anl there arc instances Of his >citStcriii.ma
i'lcvntinn To his critr:lr. in the field worthy TIA,
!. .knightly spirit I'll SIR Philip S,lncy.
! lie WAS selected hy tn. Surgeon General t,
: invrsii cute the treatment Of the federal ri> n.r
at Libby Prison, about which complaints wcr
!; hcin. made 10y the Nprth AMI WIS put in char,
Of the rri>on. lie performed this day "a
fcvrrv other. faithfully anl we'll. wcclin. on
: gincnmpctcnt officials with rr,uluir hand an,
! ceased not until the prison WAS pu, under prone
:: discipline. In, his >piri, clia.rl within TIA,
n gl,n:my prison walls. aul at his request he wa
Tayain assigned To- duty in the ticld with the rri
t<wa |. "r I;rn Evans. In lS,i:; tho aurhurtir
Z, :,,lr,crmimrl to establish II Hospital u, Columbia
.sani Dr. Thompson Sccctcd r,r tfir duty
+, lie organized the Hospital. which was kno""n Il
the Second North Carolina Hospital AMI con
Z tnucl its efficient hcll until the emil of the wal
{, ,llr then returned t" his home AMI t" the prnr
:: tie" "t his profession. AMI ;hcmrrt''rw'ri unit
. 'hc lay "t his death he was the leading rhy~i
Y clan i'll thi> portion of the State. II" wt~ con
: suite far AMI near AMI hi> atN'rr followed wit
! ,mn'IurNti'mln- c"n!idrncr. In discovering ia
seat "i the disease he was without superior
! Ills diagn">i, was always correct.
81 Iii. >taniArl "t excellence WAS high. II
: would have c"n>dcrc" himself unworthy III
y name Of physician If he hal t'ilrl 10 'Iuali
! himself hy study and thought. i'r AL the dr
[maniS of his rrutr>~j"n \nI -" with CON
81: >c;cmti"ms and raim>raking Labor. hc cyror"