Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-21

Cuyler General Hospital. Germantow1. Pa.
until March 3. 1864. Soon after he was ap-
pointed a medical cadet, and was success
sively on duty at the general field hospital,
Chattanooga. and at the Mcclellan General
Hospital. Nicetown. Pa, until January {.
1866, when he was discharged by eXprat lion
of service, but WAS shortly after reap
pointed medical cadet, and again assigned
successfully to the Germantown hospital
and the Mcclellan hospital, and next to the
Mower General Hospital, Philadelphia.
In April. 1861. he was appointed an assist
ant surgeon. with the rank Of first lieuten-
ant and after a short service at Fort Trum-
bull, Conn. he accompanied recruits to Cali
fornia and Arizona. While at Mud Springs,
Cal. October ;, 1851. he was wounded by
the accidental discharge Of a revolver and
was sent to Drum barracks for treatment
and remained un-il February, 1sGS., when
he was made post surgeon at Camp Nc
PherSon, Ariz.
In the Indian Country.
He was in the field on scout duty in
fall of 1865, and the summer Of 1869, and
was afterward post surgeon az Fort Whip
pie. Ariz:. chief medical officer for the dis
trict Of upper Arizona. and then post sur
geon at Fort Halleck. In July. 1870. he ac-
companied Troop II of the Sth Cavalry, on
the march TO Fort Union. n. NJ. and was
with the troops in the field in that state
and Colorado untn October, 1870. After
service IN NtDfdSAa anu NNo!i'ii7 &c '"
chief surgeon Of the Sioux expedition In
March, 1s-4.
In June. 1879, he returned east and served
successfully at Fort McHenry, Md; Fort
Hamilton, n. Y; Fort ontario, y Il
Charleston, 5. G, and Atlanta, Ga. Dur
ing this period he was with the troops IN
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania during the
serious labor strikes in the summer OF
1877.
President Cleveland's Physician.
In June. 1881 Colond O'Reilly began his
service In this city in the office of the at
tending surgeon. and in October, 1884, was
made attending surgeon. While in that
office he was assigned to duty at the White
House and was the physician to President
and Mrs Cleveland. In November, 1899,
he was given leave of absence. In May,
1890 he was assigned to duty at Fort
Logan CAL and was with the troops in
the field in South Dakota against the hos
tile Sioux Indians in the winter or lSN.
Three years later-February, 1SB-he again
returned to Washington for duty as at
tending surgeon and again served as Presi-
dent Cleveland's family physician through
out Mr.. Cleyeland's second administration.
In April. 1897 he was sent to Fort
Wayne, Mich, and remained there one year,
when he was transferred to Mobile. Ala,
where he served with the 18th Infantry.
In the Spanish War.
Colonel OReilly was at that station at
the outbreak of the Spanish war, and was
appointed a lieutenant colonel and chief
surgeon of volunteers. He was successive
ly chief surgeon of the LIST Independent Di-
vision and then chief surgeon of the 4th
Army Corps at Tampa. Fla, with General
Schwan. He was a member of the COM
mission appointed to select winter camps
for the troops modified for the war. AT
the close of the war he was granted sick
leave of absence and assigned to special
duty in Washington, remaining here until
October Z. 1898, when he proceeded 20 Ha-
vana Cuba, a member of special board
of officers. From October 20 20 December
2S 1898, he was chief surgeon on the stan
of General Wade. president of the commits
sion on the Spanish evacuation of Cuba.
Later he served there as chief surgeon OF
the Division of Cuba until November IL,
1899 when he was transferred to Fort Mon
roe and placed in command of the Josiah
Simpson General Hospital. In December,
1901 he was assigned to duty at San Fran
cisco as chief surgeon of the Department
of California and has remained there up to
the date of his present assignment.
Colonel O'Reilly stands high In his profess
sion and is well qualified for the important
duties to which he has been assigned.