Facts: - caption: ninian photographed at st. louis , missouri , circa 1864 . pinkney , fleet surgeon , mississippi squadron , - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american civil war - death date: 15 december 1877 - allegiance: united states of america union - rank: medical director - awards: doctor st. john 's college of laws degree from his alma mater , - birth date: 17 june 1811 - serviceyears: 1834 & mdash ; 1873 - name: '' ' ninian pinkney '' ' - branch: united states navy union navy - image: ninian pinkney.jpg - death place: easton , maryland - birth place: hammond-harwood house , annapolis , maryland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ninian pinkney .
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'' for other persons named pinkney , see '' pinkney ninian pinkney , born in the hammond-harwood house in annapolis , maryland , on 7 june 1811 , graduated from st. john 's college , annapolis , maryland , in 1829 , and from jefferson medical college , philadelphia , pennsylvania , in 1833 .he spent his entire naval career in the navy helping to develop the field of surgery and medicine .he was especially prominent -- and praised -- during the american civil war .