The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-07

the only nnputation at the hip Join,
. that / ever saw, and looked at the
operation over the shoulder OF the
first female physician that ever trod
the soil OF Virginia-Dr Mary
walker. DIR. Edward Warren. Of North
Carolina, Was the operator. and after
wards became famous as a soldier
surgeon on four continents. returning
to America decorated by the. khediye
OF Egypt as Warren Bey." He wrote
a charming book detailing his varied
Experiences on those four continents
At the close of the university mill
tary school / stood my examination
before the army medical boad IL
Richmond and was commissions ell
captain and assistant surgeon In the
provisional army OF Virginia" and as
signed to the Banner Hospital on
, the corner of Nineteenth and Franklin
streets, then In charge Of my old pre-
ccptor and uncle, Or. William Alex
ander Thorn
He promoted my interest i'm every
possible way. in the performance OF
many operations, and among them
the only amputaiion at the shoulder
Joint that ! ever saw or performed.
learned a great deal in that hospital
DIR. James G.. Reed, of Savannah. Ca.
taught me that spirits OF turrentine--
internally administered and locally APP
piied--was n specific for hospital gan
creme. and l demonstrated this fact on
n soldier medical student in that hos
pitaL learned. too, that fame some
times comes to men of humble birth
and calling. negro man was a floor
scourer in my ward, and preached In
the hospital yard to the soldiers and
others. He died the most distin-
guished man with "a black skin known
To The scientific world as the Rev.
.yahn Jasper. author on the sermon
! De sur do move"
In May. 1852, tire Seven Days
Battles were fmpe.G ing around Rich
mnnd The Confederate army was
not fully equipped with hospitals. Thu
surgeon general issued a handsome or
der to me through DR.. Frank Sorrell
inspector of hospitals. detaching me
from the Banner Hospital and order
ing the Immediate equipment OF
Crews factory at Twenty-first and
Cary streets for hospital l drafted
prisoners from Libby Prison. secured
negoes and proceeded with the work
IL had accumulated about thirty ticks
Allied with straw. hospital steward
ctc., when the battle OF Seven Pines
was fought on the 3fst day OF MAY
1862. a number Of wounded were
sent to my hospital, and / worked
alone eH them. all that night. In the
fall OF 1862. l was detached from
General Hospital No. a. and or
dered to ''Chimborazo Hospitai''--the
largest hospital In the Confederate
service at any time---with a capacity
OF about 1000 beds. and was made ur
OF five divisions OF wooden paviilions
in charge of five head surgeons, with
DR.. James r. McCaw, Of Richmond
as executive ofYicer I learned much
at that hospital. and taught one
thing-that turpentine. Internally aid
ministsred and legally applied. !, was., q
panacea FOR hospital gangrene.
demonstrated II on fearful case II,
volving the gluteaf region, and at the
request of the Oldest surgeon on the
hospital staff.
While on duty there In the month
u February, the climax Of my ambi-
ton was attained. / was married 20
the golden-hair sweetheart OF m,
boyhcod. wholly the grace OF Cod
In still queen Of nay family circle and
the Joy cf.iny heart.
In June I was relieved from duty
at that hospital and ordered ITO the
front" rode from Richmond to
Front Regal on horseback and me,
the Army % Northern Virginia return
tng % Virginia after tho battle q