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| | Samuel Adams |
 | | ADAMS, Samuel, military surgeon, born in Maine; died in Galveston, Texas, 9 September 1867. |
 | | He entered the national army 16 April 1862, and, after a year spent in the active duties of the permanent hospitals, joined the army of the Potomac and served constantly with it until it was disbanded. |
 | | At the close of the war Surgeon Adams received an invitation from a wealthy and well-known gentleman to accompany his family on a European tour as his physician; but the war department refused an application for leave of absence, on the ground that his services could not be spared. |
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