William Alexander Hammond
American military physician and neurologist
William Alexander Hammond was an American military physician and neurologist. During the American Civil War he was the eleventh Surgeon General of the United States Army and the founder of the Army Medical Museum. Wikipedia
Born: August 28, 1828, Annapolis, MD
Died: January 5, 1900 (age 71 years), Washington, D.C.
Spouse: Esther Chapin (m. 1886) and Helen Nisbet (m. 1849)
Grandchild: Louise Hammond Raymond
Children: Graeme Hammond and Clara Lanza
Service/branch: U.S. Army Medical Corps; Union Army