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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Personal reminiscences of the
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The natal day of General Robert Edward Lee (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Dr. McGuire in the Army . (search)
Dr. McGuire in the Army.
The tribute of Rev. James P. Smith, D. D.
It would be difficult to find a veteran of the Confederate army who rendered a service as loyal, as efficient, as valuable to the Confederacy as Hunter McGuire.
If his service was rendered at the camp and in the hospital, rather than on the battle line, there was yet no greater devotion and no more zealous and able discharge of the duty assigned him. His service as surgeon and medical director of an army corps was felt on the battle line, in the care of the health of the camp, and in the lives that were saved for service at the hospitals.
When he came to Harper's Ferry, at the very outbreak of the war, he bore the first commission of surgeon given by the State of Virginia.
He was so young and so youthful in appearance that General Jackson thought it incredible that he was sent to be chief surgeon of his command.
The interview of the evening removed from Jackson's mind all doubt, won a confidence that wa