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unusual facts about General W. C. Gorgas


General W. C. Gorgas

William C. Gorgas (1854-1920), a United States Army officer and physician known for fighting tropical disease


Amelia Gayle Gorgas

A native of Greensboro, Alabama, Amelia was the daughter of Alabama governor John Gayle, the wife of Pennsylvania-born Confederate general Josiah Gorgas and the mother of Surgeon General William C. Gorgas.

Fayetteville rifle

The weapon was produced in .58 caliber from early in 1862 until the capture and destruction of the arsenal by Union forces under General W. T. Sherman on March 11, 1865.

Fred H. Albee

With the cooperation of the War Department and the United States Surgeon General, William C. Gorgas, Dr. Albee was given free rein to open "United States Hospital Number 3", at Colonia, New Jersey, as the first purely orthopedic hospital.

Gen. W. C. Gorgas

William C. Gorgas (1854–1920), a United States Army officer and physician known for fighting tropical disease

General Gorgas

William C. Gorgas (1854-1920), United States Army officer and physician known for fighting tropical disease

General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge

These, and the shape of the supporting arches when approached from certain directions, have caused the bridge to gain the nickname "The Dolly Parton Bridge", for reasons which should be obvious to the observer.

San Francisco Committee of Vigilance

One prominent critic of the San Francisco vigilantes was General W. T. Sherman, who resigned from his position as Major-general of the Second Division of Militia in San Francisco.

William C. Gorgas

William Crawford Gorgas KCMG (October 3, 1854 – July 3, 1920) was a United States Army physician and 22nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army (1914–1918).


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