The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-10-04
DR.. Hunter Mcclure.
A NOTED FIGURE IN THE CIVIL WAR
PASSES AWAY.
Medical Director of the Army OF the
ShenandOah-He it Was Who In
augurated the Plan of Releasing
rledical Officers-Organizer of Re-
serve Corps Hospital In Confederate
Service and the Ambulance Corps,
(Atlanta Journal.)

Hunter Holmes Mcclure, who died
at his home near Richmond, Va.
Wednesday, was born at Winchester,
Va, October 1ltiI, i>35. He was the
son of Dr.. Hugh Holmes Mcclure, and
wife, Annie Eliza Moss, the family
being directly descended from Thomas
Nor Mcclure. lord or prince of Fer
managh, Ireland l400 to 1i30).
His professional studies were begun
in the Winchester Medical college,
from which institution he received
his degree in 1855. In 1856 he matri-
culated in both the University of
Pennsylvania and jefferson Medical
college of Philadelphia, but was taken
i'll and compelled to return home be-
fore the end of the session. In 1857
he was elected professor of anatomy
in the Winchester Medical college
where, after one years service, feel
ing the need of greater clinical ad-
vantages, he resigned his position
and relinquished a growing practice
to return to Philadelphia. The fol-
lowing year he not only attended the
regular course of lectures in the JET
ferson Medical college, but also estab-
lished a quiz class, which was largely
patronized by medical Students In
1889. in consequence Of Jhon Browns
raid into Virginia, DR., Mcclure was
the leader among the students to re-
turn to Richmond.
Governor Henry A. Wise welcomed
them in stirring speech. The Medi-
cal college of Virginia matriculated
them without charge, and the city
council made an appropriation to re-
imburse them for the expenses of the
trip. DR.. McGuire completed the ses-
sion in Richmond, and in March, 1860,
received the degree of doctor of medi-
cine. He then went to New Orleans,
where he established another quiz
class, but after the secession of South
Carolina and other States he FASTENED
home to offer his services to Virginia.
He volunteered in company +. goth
Virginia regiment, and April II, 1861,
marched from Winchester to Harper s
Ferry. He afterwards became medi-
cal director of the army of the Shen-
andoah under Gen. II. j. (Stonewall)
Jackson, Gen. Joseph f. Johnston,
and again under Gen. Jackson OF the
First Virginia bIis ado.
While in this capacity DR.. McGuire
inaugurated the plan of releasing cap
tured medical officers. After the fight
at Winchester with Banks. eight Fed
eral officers were set free upon the
simple condition that they would en-
deavor to procure the release OF the
same number of Confederate surgeons,
and few weeks after this all the
medical officers who had been con-
fined by both the Confederate and
Federal armies as prisoners Of war
were released and returned to their
respective commands. Although this
was interrupted by some disagree
ment between the commissioners for
tie exchange of prisoners, Dr. Nc
Guire continued to release surgeons
whenever it was in his power.
DR.. McGuire was also the first to
organize the reserve corps hospital in
the Confederate service, and was the
originator of the ambulance corps, 4
system now universally adopted in all
armies
Upon the death of General Jack son,
May, 1868, Dr. McGuire served as chief
surgeon Of the Second corps of the
Army of Northern Virginia under
Lieutenant General Il. $. Ewcll, and
subsequently As medical director OF
the Army OF the Valley under General
J. a. Early. He was captured after
the battle near Waynesboro. Va, but
released undera parole of - days, and
after its expiration joined the Second
corps under General j. B. Gordon and
remained a> its medical director until
the surrender al Appomattox.
The war being over. Dir. NcGuire in
November, 1860. removed to Rich
mond. having been elected to fill the
/ chair Of surgery in The Medical Col
loge Of Virginia, made vacant by tn.
/ dcatA of DR.. Charles Bell Gibson. Thi>
/ position he held until 1878, when thu
| demands of an extensive practice com
| PEELED him to resi- ign it: the colleg.
comforting upon him in 1880 the It'll,