Arizona republican., 1894-01-11
HONORED BY CLEVELAND.
Gen. Sternberg, the New Surgeon
 General of the Army.
He Occupies High Position Among His Brother Officers and Is Well Known to the Medical Profession of Europe
 and America.


 berg to succeed Gen. Charles Suther- land as surgeon general of the United States army. The post is the highest one in the medical department of the army, and carries with it the rank of brigadier general. Gen. Sternberg is a native of New York, having been born June 8, 1888. He was appointed assistant surgeon, with the rank of first lieutenant, from New York, May 2s, 1861, and assigned to duty with Gen. Sykes command, Army of the Poto- mac.
 | Dr. Sternberg served with Gen. Sykes until August, 1862, distinguishing him. self on the field of Bull Run, and gain | ing the commendation of his command CT at the battle of Gaines Mill. the en- gagement at Turkey Bridge and the conflict at Malvern Hill. After doing hospital duty for a short time at Ports mouth Grove, R. l., he was, says Har- per's Weekly, with Gen. Banks expe- dition, and assistant to the medical di- rector in the department of the gulf, until January, 1864. He was then sta
 
 charge of the United States general hospital at Cleveland. From July, 1865, to April, 1866, he was with the Thirteenth United States infantry at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. He received the rank of captain in May, 1866, and until Oc- tober, 1867, was post surgeon at Fort Harker, Kan, when he rendered val Fl fhn oh al demic.: Dr. Sternberg was then sta : toned at Fort Riley, Kan, and during the Indian campaign was in the field from April, 1869, to 1870. Ayear later, when at Fort Columbus, New York harbor, he did good work during the yellow fever epidemic. After twelve months service at Fort Warren, Bos- ton harbor, he was ordered to the de- partment of the gulf in July, 1872, and was acting medical director at New Or leans for short time. He then was assigned to duty as post surgeon at Fort Barrancas, Fla, and served through two epidemics of yellow fever. where he proved to be most efficient and valuable in fighting the scourge. On December 1, 1875, Dr. Sternberg was promoted to be major and surgeon, and, after a short absence from duty on sick-leave, was made attend ing surgeon at the headquarters of the department of the Colum- bia, May to September, 1876. From that time until May, 1879, he was post surgeon at Fort Walla Wafla, Wash, and saw further duty in the field dur ing the Neg Perces campaign in 1877, when he was mentioned for his ''heroic conduct" "-. Dr. Sternberg had previously earned such reputation as an authority on yellow fever that he was made mem Der and secretary of the Havana vel low fever commission of the national board of health in 1879, and continued on the national board until 1884, He then went to the department of Cal ifornia, and was post surgeon at Fort Mason, Cal, until May, 1884. After wards on duty at Baltimore, Md, and in charge of medical purveying depart ment, San Francisco, to February, 1892, | deputy surgeon general, January, 1S91 Since the early part of 1892 until the present time Dr. Sternberg was attend ing surgeon at New York city. Last year, during the cholera season, he was appointed consulting bacteriologist to the health officer of the port of New York, in compliance with special re- quest Previous to that time he was on special duty as delegate from the United States to the international san itary conference of Rome, and detailed also to make investigations in Brazil, Mexico and Cuba relating to the etiol- ogy and prevention of yellow fever: Gen. Sternberg is member and fellow of many medical and scientific socie- ties in various parts of the world, and has published a number of works and valuable treatises upon medical and scientific subjects. He occupies a high position among his brother officers, and is well known to . the medical profession.