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Hammond (WILLIAM ALEX- ANDER)

WILLIAM ALEX- ANDER, an American surgeon; born in Annapolis, Md., Aug, 28, 1828; was graduated at the University of the City of New York in 1848; joined the United States army in 1849 as assistant surgeon; became surgeon-general in April, 1862; was found guilty of misdemeanor by court-martial and discharged from the army in 1864; practiced in New York till 1878, when the proceedings of the court-martial were reviewed and he was restored to his former rank in the army and retired. His publications include "Military Hygiene"; "Sleep and Its Derangements"; "Nervous Derangements"; "Diseases of the Nervous System"; etc.; also several novels, including "Robert Severne"; "A Son of Perdition"; etc. He died in Washington, D. C., Jan. 5, 1900.