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Sternberg, George Miller 1838- Surgeon; born in Hartwick Seminary, Otsego co., N. Y., June 8, 1838; graduated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in 1860; appointed an assistant surgeon in the National army in May, 1861; served through the Civil War, after which he was on duty at different posts till Dec. 1, 1875, when he was promoted surgeon with the rank of major; was a member of the yellow-fever commission to Havana in 1879, and a United States representative to the international sanitary conference in Rome, in 1885. During the American-Spanish War in 1898 he had charge of the medical service. His publications include Malaria and malarial diseases; Text-book of Bacteriology; and George Miller Sternberg. the numerous government reports. In May, 1893, he was promoted surgeon-general, United States army, with the rank of brigadier-general.