HAMMOND, William Alexander

Affiliation:  Union

Born: August 28 1828, Annapolis MD

Died: January 5 1900, District of Columbia

Pre-War Profession: Entered US army as an assistant surgeon 1849, frontier service, West Point, resigned 1859, college professor

War Service: May 1861 joined the army as assistant surgeon, April 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. in Regular Army and Surgeon General, dismissed following a court martial arising from disputes with Stanton

Post War: Doctor, writer