Random recollections of an Army surgeon

Collection

Identifier: MS C 444

Abstract

Contains descriptions of work and living conditions at a number of the forts where Newgarden was stationed.

Dates

Creation: c.1910

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Newgarden, George J., 1864-1942 (Person)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

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Biographical Note

Born in Philadelphia, George J. Newgarden earned his M.D. at Jefferson Medical College in 1889. He joined the Army Medical Corps as an assistant surgeon in 1892. Newgarden received a citation for gallantry in action while attending wounded at the Battle of Santiago, Cuba in 1898. He served at various forts in the American West and Northwest as well as in the Philippines. Major Newgarden retired for disability in 1907. He returned to active duty as a Lieutenant Colonel during World War I and retired in 1919.

Collection Summary

Contains descriptions of work and living conditions at a number of the forts where Newgarden was stationed. One of the more fully described periods is his time at Ft. Sheridan, Ill, 1892-1894. Newgarden gives considerable description of his tour of duty at Fort Yates, ND, 1896-1898, in the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, observing and interacting with Sioux culture. His medical work with the Third Cavalry in Cuba during the Spanish-American War is extensively covered, as well as his bout with malaria. In the Philippines he describes a cholera outbreak near Manila and tending to guerilla casualties. Running throughout the narrative are accounts of attending to wounded soldiers and civilians.