Jedediah Hyde Baxter
| Jedediah Hyde Baxter | |
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| Born |
March 11, 1837 Strafford, Vermont, USA |
| Died | December 4, 1890 (aged 53) Washington, D.C., USA |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1890 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | Surgeon General of the Army |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Jedediah Hyde Baxter (March 11, 1837 – December 4, 1890) was a United States Army Brigadier General who served as Surgeon General of the United States Army.
Jedediah H. Baxter, the son of Portus Baxter and Ellen Janette Harris, was born in Strafford, Vermont on March 11, 1837. He attended Perkins Academy in and St. Johnsbury Academy, and studied at Norwich University for two years. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1859, and received his medical degree from UVM in 1860. Baxter subsequently completed his internship and residency at Bellevue and Blackwell's Island Hospitals in New York City.
On June 26, 1861 Baxter enlisted for the American Civil War, joining the 12th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as regimental surgeon. He served until April, 1862, when he was appointed as a brigade surgeon in the Army of the Potomac. He took part in the Peninsula Campaign, including the Battles of Yorktown, Hanover Court House, and Seven Pines.
Baxter later served as head of Campbell General Hospital in Washington, D.C. He ended the war as Chief Medical Officer of the Provost Marshal's Bureau with the rank of Major. In 1865 he received brevet promotions to Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel of Volunteers, and in 1867 he received a brevet as a Colonel in the regular Army.
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