. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. -tion at schools in Culpeper and Warrenton. Hisfamily identified itself with the Confederate causeduring the Civil War, which brought financial ruinupon its members in company with so large a propor-tion of our old southern families. Undaunted bydifficulties, however, he sought and achieved an edu-cation, both general and professional, receiving thedoctorate in medicine from the University of Virginiain 1873. He then undertook to extend his practicalacquaintance with his profession by attendance uponclinics and hospitals in
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. -tion at schools in Culpeper and Warrenton. Hisfamily identified itself with the Confederate causeduring the Civil War, which brought financial ruinupon its members in company with so large a propor-tion of our old southern families. Undaunted bydifficulties, however, he sought and achieved an edu-cation, both general and professional, receiving thedoctorate in medicine from the University of Virginiain 1873. He then undertook to extend his practicalacquaintance with his profession by attendance uponclinics and hospitals in Philadelphia during the re-mainder of the 3^ear, presenting himself before theNaval Examining Board early in 1874 as a candidatefor appointment in the Medical Corps of the Navy. He was commissioned Assistant Surgeon in theNavy on the 28th of January, 1874, and set out uponthat long period of service which has just beencrowned with the highest honors attainable in hiscorps. He was first assigned to duty on the receiv-ing ship Sabine, but soon transferred to the Con-. SURGEON GENERAL PRESLEY MARION STATES NAVY. THE NEWPUBLIC 26l gress, then on the European station, and later at theCentennial Exposition at Philadelphia, where sherepresented the Navy. He was detached in 1876 andordered to the Philadelphia Naval Hospital, where heremained until he passed his examination for promo-tion to the grade of Passed Assistant Surgeon in then took station at the Norfolk (Ya.) NavyYard as Attending Surgeon, where he served untilassigned to a three years tour of special duty on theTallapoosa in 1879. He was on the flagship Lancas-ter from 1884 to 1887 on the European and SouthAtlantic stations, and on the Dolphin from 1893 to1896. During the Spanish War he applied for activesea duty, but his services were deemed so essentialin Washington that he could be spared only tomake a brief voyage to Cuba on the ambulance shipSolace. The twelve years of service not enumeratedabove w
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