Person:David Tucker (15)

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David Hunter Tucker, M.D.
b.18 May 1815 Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
d.17 Mar 1871 Richmond City, Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 23 Sep 1806
  1. Henry St. George Tucker1808 - 1826
  2. Ann Evelina Hunter Tucker1809 - 1875
  3. Moses Hunter Tucker1810 - 1811
  4. Frances Bland Tucker1812 - 1826
  5. Mary Stephen Tucker1813 - 1827
  6. David Hunter Tucker, M.D.1815 - 1871
  7. Sarah Virginia St. George Tucker1817 - 1863
  8. Nathaniel Beverley Tucker1820 - 1890
  9. Stephen Dandridge Tucker1821 - 1840
  10. John Randolph Tucker1823 - 1897
  11. Tudor Tucker
  12. St. George Hunter Tucker1828 - 1863
  13. Alfred Bland Tucker, M.D.1830 - 1862
Spouse and Children
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m. 20 Sep 1842
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Facts and Events
Name David Hunter Tucker, M.D.
Gender Male
Birth? 18 May 1815 Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Marriage 20 Sep 1842 to Elizabeth Nicklin Dallas
Death? 17 Mar 1871 Richmond City, Virginia, United States
Burial[1] Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond City, Virginia, United States
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Notes

  • 1836 - received 1st M.D., University of Virginia
  • 1837 - received 2nd M.D., University of Pennsylvania
  • From 1837 to 1839 - studied in Paris, France [2 years - with an interest in obstetrics]
  • 1839 - practiced medicine, Philadelphia, PA
  • 20 Sep 1842 - married Elizabeth Dallas (d 1902)
  • co-founder, Franklin Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1848 - author of "Elements of the Principles and Practice of Midwifery"
  • 7 Dec 1850 - residence, Richmond, Henrico Co., VA
  • From 1849 to 1869 - Professor, Theory and Practice of Medicine, Medical Dept of Hampden-Sidney College, Richmond, VA [The medical department separated from Hampden-Sidney College in 1853 to become the Medical College of Virginia in 1853]
  • From 1853 to 1856 - Dean, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
  • 20 Jun 1860 - residence, 2nd Ward, Richmond, Henrico Co., VA
  • 19 Jul 1861 - appointed Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
  • 12 Aug 1861 - Surgeon, Springfield Hospital [a.k.a., Springfield Hall Hospital, Masonic Hall Hospital, Temperance Hall Hospital], Richmond, VA
  • 31 Oct 1861 - Surgeon, Springfield Hospital, Richmond, VA
  • 5 Feb 1862 - confirmed as Surgeon from VA by the Confederate States Senate
  • 12 Feb 1862 - Surgeon in private quarters, Richmond, VA [typically Confederate officers were cared for in private homes]
  • 24 May 1862 - "Surgeon Peter Lyons will report for duty to Surgeon C. B. Gibson, in charge of the general hospital in this city, and relieve Surgeon D. H. Tucker, now on duty at that place. Surgeon Tucker on being relieved will attend to the sick officers and men in this city who require his attention." [S.O. 119/14]
  • 1862 - Surgeon-in-charge, Chaffin's Bluff Hospital, VA
  • From 1863 to 1864 - Professor, Theory and Practice of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
  • May 1863 - Attended Gen. T.J. Jackson, among other physicians, at Guinea's Station, VA, after Gen. Jackson was wounded by his own men during the Battle of Chancellorsville on 2 May 1863. Gen. Jackson died on 10 May 1863 of pneumonia which was presumably a complication of his injury.
  • 11 May 1863 - relieved from present duty and ordered to report to Surgeon [Alexander Gallatin] Lane in charge, Winder Hospital [Richmond, VA] for assignment to temporary duty
  • 1 Jun 1863 - submitted a requisition for forage, Richmond, VA
  • 26 Oct 1863 - granted 10 days of leave from Winder Hospital, Richmond, VA
  • 6 Nov 1863 - stationed as Surgeon, Richmond, VA
  • May 1864 - Senior Surgeon, Confederate Army Board of Medical Examination, Gen. Hospital, Camp Winder, Richmond, VA
  • Jul 1864 - served on Confederate Army Board of Medical Examination, Gen. Hospital, Camp Winder, Richmond, VA
  • 3 Aug 1864 - relieved from duty at Winder Hospital and ordered to report to Surgeon Semple-in-charge, Gen. Hospital No. 21 [Richmond, VA], for assignment to duty
  • 13 Aug 1864 - reported for duty as Surgeon, Hospital No. 21 (C.S. Military Prison Hospital), Richmond, VA, by order of a medical director
  • 20 Sep 1864 - reported back for duty [after sick leave]
  • From 23 Sep 1864 to 5 Oct 1864 - absent from duty on sick leave
  • 20 Oct 1864 - relieved from duty by order of a medical director
  • 21 Oct 1864 - ordered to report to Camp Lee Hospital, Richmond, VA, by a medical director
  • 22 Oct 1864 - relieved from duty at Camp Lee and ordered to report to G. W. Semple, Surgeon-in-charge, Hospital No. 21 [Richmond, VA], for assignment
  • 26 Oct 1864 - granted 15 days leave [S.O. 35/2 - Dept of Richmond - Gen. Ewell]
  • Dec 1864 - Surgeon, Hospital No. 21, Richmond, VA
  • 26 Apr 1865 - paroled by the U.S. Army, Richmond, VA
  • Jan 1866 - author "Clinical Lecture on Auscultation of the Heart", published in the Richmond Medical Journal, Richmond, VA, 1:1-7
  • Sep 1866 - Professor, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
  • From 1867 to 1869 - Professor, Practice of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
  • 9 Aug 1870 - residence, Richmond, Henrico Co., VA
  • 17 Mar 1871 - died at his residence after a brief illness, Richmond, VA
  • 23 Sep 1902 - wife Elizabeth died
References
  1. ↑ 93518181 , in Find A Grave
    includes headstone photo, last accessed Dec 2022.
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