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| | John Neill |
 | | Neill established the hospital at Dickinson college after the bombardment of Carlisle, also the hospitals at Hagerstown, and was afterward appointed port surgeon at Philadelphia. |
 | | In addition to many articles in medical journals he wrote "Neill on the Veins" (Philadelphia, 1852); and, in connection with Professor Francis G. Smith, "Neill and Smith's Compend of Medicine" (Philadelphia, 1848).--His brother, Edward Ouffield, author, born in Philadelphia, g August, 1823, after studying at the University of Pennsylvania, was graduated at Amherst in 1842. |
 | | He then served in various capacities till 1869, when he was made lieutenant-colonel of the 1st infantry and commanded the general recruiting depot at Governor's island, New York, till 1871, when, having been transferred to the 6th cavalry, he commanded that regiment on the frontier, operating against the Cheyenne Indians in 1874-'5. |
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