Dr Robert Osborne Abbott.

Dr Robert Osborne Abbott.
Born: 1824, Pennsylvania.
Death: Jun. 16, 1867.

Civil War Union Army Surgeon. In 1849 he was commissioned as an Assistant Surgeon in the United States Regular Army, and was assigned to the Artillery Battery commanded by future Civil War Confederate General John Bankhead Magruder. He served for a time in garrison duty in California, then in Florida and Texas before being assigned to the East. In 1861 he was assigned as the Army's Chief Medical Purveyor in New York City, a duty he performed before being assigned to field service. In 1862 he was promoted to Major and Surgeon, US Army, and was assigned to the Army of the Potomac's V Corp, serving as its Chief Medical Director. Later in the year he was again moved to a different command, this time in Washington, DC. There he placed in charge of all the United States Army Hospitals in and around the capital, which also included all medical transports. He worked tirelessly and incessantly, and his devotion to his duty ultimately wrecked his health. On March 13, 1865 he was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel, US Regular Army for "faithful and meritorious service during the war". He died in New York City in June 1867 from the effects of his service.
Burial: Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Military service.

Assistant Surgeon November 23, 1849.
Major Surgeon, April 16, 1862.
Brevet Captain, July 21, 1861, for gallant and meritorious services at the Battle of Bull Run Va.
Brevet Major, May 4, 1862, for gallant and meritorious services at the siege of Yorktown Va.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services at the siege of Petersburg Va.
Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war.
Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war.