New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-06

time he lost his position in the Army, but was
restored after hard fight.
DR. Hammond was born at Annapolis. Nd. Az
gust Is 1928 When he was about four years old
his father moved TO Pennsylvania, and the boy
received his academic education at Harrisburg,
and at the age Of sixteen began 10 study medicine
His father then sent him 10 this city TO attend leet-
ures at the Medical Department OF the University
of the CITY Of New-York, and he graduated
with the degree OF M D. in 1s4S After this he went
10 Philadelphia for OF clinics in the Penn
sylvania Hospital He stayed there for about
year and then 1919. after passing his examination
before q medical board entered the Army an
assistant surgeon with the rank Of first lieutenant
few DAYS later he married his first wife, Miss
Helen NIsbitt of Philadelphia, by whom ne had
five children His daughter Clara married an tai
ian nobleman the Marquis Manfred LAMA di
Mercato Bianco. The young assistant surgeon re-
ceived his first orders before his honeymoon was
ended, and packed of across the plains 10
New-Mexico with his regiment. Returning, he
went 70 Europe for his health, and on coming back
was stationed at West Point then at Fort Meade,
Florida and al Fort Riley. Kansas. While here
he did duty as medical director OF the Sioux expe-
dtion and as surgeon the troops engaged in lay
ing out road through the Rocky Mountains from
Fort Riley 10 Bridger's Pass. From Kansas ne
was ordered TO Fort Mackinac, Michigan, and "hle
there the professorship Of anatomy and physiology
in the University of Maryland, at Baltimore, was
offered 10 him, and October 81, 1851 ne resigheu
from the Army 10 accept the place
Soon after his removal 10 Baltimore and WINE
engaged his professional duties the C1Vl " a
broke out. The 6th Massachusetts, FoIuh' tsI,
while on their march TO Washington were nl99oea
in the and several OF The wounded sour
came under his care at me Batlnore In IN me
Dr.. Hammonds family connexions HeI . n ne
south but his incInations were all with the Cnloh,
snd as TINS sa1oGe he resigned his chair
entered the Army, and became surgeon Ie 80 nd
dificulty. He instituted many reforms. Dtt Pc
came involved in controversy ana was ~ ee ~
G sggIst m 81 lss. anu oi'i'-'S''- -'-
Dr. Hammond registered a vow then, and pro,
claimed il TO all his friends, that before tWel
s a-s erTisI reversed would be himself reinstated
in his former position as Surgeon eIenerai ana
fifteen years he renststed.
In 1868 he was appointed lecturer on diseases o.
rbe mind and nervous system in the College OF
FFngorsHn in those branches in the Bellevue Hos
pifsi Medical College was offered to him, new
chair being created ms R 0SSIop posTioR in he
University of the City Of NEWPORT In 1es2 ne
az NsW-York post Graduate Medical School, in
which ne held the Professorship OF diseases OF the
In 1875 he decided that the time had come for his
yindicatio from me sTIISh h Hi vas tbersfore
prepared and, with the approval OF the SeGTetATg
Congress. Il authorized the President 10 review
me asfics demanded it to reinstae Dr. Ham
mond. similar report was MADE N the House
that BODY The bill passed the House unanimously
and ne senate az ~, ZIP resiiebt and became the
- - rHsreFore was referred the Secretary OF
War who after an examination Of the records. re-
ported that the finding and sentence Of the court
M rial ought 10 be annulled and that Dr. Ham
T1ond should be restored 70 his position.
an August q. 1873. the President approved those
recon lamentations and DR.. Hammond was, after If
tSsn ears OF suspension, restored his former
position on the rolls OF the Army as surgeon general
IA brigade general the retired list, with his
original date OF April . 1852 This news reached
Dr. Hammond in New-fork on the hfty-first ami
-erssry 81 his birthday. His Affairs not then
IN Convenient shape 10 fulfil his VOW OF returning
so triumph to Washington, but he about
ranging matters to that END In February 1sss.
he ubIIcIy announced his intention OF abandoning
his practice in New-York and building private
hosuffsi for patients in Washington. whittier
he would return exactly on the twenty-hfth an
niversary OF the day he left it under cloud OF
suspicion.
% nervous conpaints and had written many books
and pamphlets on that and other medical subjects
as well - many articles for the scientific and liter
airy magazines and some novels There is hardly
medical society in New-York Of his school OF
xrhirh he was not a prominent member, and
corresDording member OF several British and Con-
tinentai medical association
In 1856 aDr. Hammond We married 10 MISS
Esther Dyer Chaplin of PROVIDENCE
His SON Dr. Graeme ID Hammond Is well
known alenist this city, ana has frequently test-
led as an expert in important trials.