Hello all,
Below is some info about Dr. Middleton. I have seen his military record and it has his initials, not A.K. although I have seen his too and both in the same line up of cards. Also, from what I have been told, the 2nd Texas Infantry is not the same unit as the 2nd Texas State Troops. But below is a letter from Terry Hambreth, a specialist on Civil War medical personel. And after that, an article about Dr. Middleton's class in med school. Y'all should find it interesting:
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"Dear David, Here is what I have on the Confederate physician A. L. Middleton:
MIDDLETON, Alexius Llewellyn b. 1833 ? Prince George's Co, Maryland d. 01/08/1906 Maryland (? Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co) 1860 - M.D. - University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD (from Maryland before med sch) - Acting Asst Surgeon (contract physician) 2nd Texas Inf; - Asst Surgeon, 2nd TX Inf; - Served in the Trans-Mississippi Department
After war - lived in Upper Marlboro, Maryland (I could find no evidence that he practiced medicine after the war - do you know if he did?). There was also an Alfred Knox Middleton who served as an Assistant Surgeon with the 2nd TX Inf State Troops. Do you know anything about this man and whether he was related to Alexius Llewellyn Middleton?
My files are mostly on physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity, but I did confirm that your Yankee g. g. grandfather, Dr. John Fleming Rodgers, served with the 11th KY Cav until January, 1863. After that I have no further war records on him. After the war, he lived for a time in Trimble Co, KY. In 1874, he was practicing medicine in Farmdale, KY, and in 1890 he was practicing in Cicero, Woodford Co, KY. He received his M.D. degree from the Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati, OH, in 1855. Attached is an engraving of this institution from around 1890. Best regards, F.Terry Hambrecht, M.D.
Senior Technical Advisor to the
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
14015 Manorvale Road
Rockville, MD 20853
301-460-3009
thambrecht@comcast.net
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Here is the article about his Class and how he and some went for the South, some for the North, etc..:
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The following article was found by Mr Thomas Fisher, 9318 Woodland Rd., Pomfret, Maryland; however, the source was not identified but it may have been from a Univ of Maryland publication:
ALEXIUS L. MIDDLETON 1833-1906:
Receiving his medical doctor's diploma from the University of Maryland in 1860, he followed the banner of liberty during the tragic Civil War as acting assistant surgeon in the 2nd Texas Infantry. Statistics on alumni of the 1860 classes of the four schools composing the University of Maryland who were participating in the war indicated that thirty percent fought for the Confederacy and almost ten percent for the Union. From the medical class of 52 graduates, 17 saw Confederate service and 5 Federal service; the dentistry class of 35 diplomas had 11 in the army of the Confederate service and 3 in the United States Army. From the undergraduate class of 4 graduates 2 entered the Southern forces and one the Union forces.
It was not easy to make the decision to fight against one's friends and classmates after having experienced two gay, harmonious years together. The Agricultural College was only in its second year when the long sectional conflict erupted; of the 78 students and 6 professors only 17 students and 3 professors remained until commencement in July of 1861, while 20 joined the Confederate troops and 9 the Union troops. Dr. Middleton was soon made assistant surgeon and in February of 1864 the 2nd Texas was mustered out at Galveston. He continued to serve in the Trans-Mississippi Department until the tattered battle flag was furled forever. Returning to his home he established a practice at Upper Marlboro.
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Well, what do y'all think about the above letter and article?
Later,
DMEII
Alabama