Arkansas Confederate surgeon - When the Civil War broke out, Philo Hooper entered Confederate service as a major, serving as medical director of the Department of Indian Territory on the staff of General Albert Pike. He was stationed at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), until early 1862, when he was ordered to Memphis, Tennessee. He returned to Arkansas a few months later to oversee the gathering and transfer of medical supplies to Washington (Hempstead County). Later in 1862, he was called to Little Rock by General Thomas C. Hindman and assigned to the Confederate Medical Board to examine applicants for appointments in the medical service of the Trans-Mississippi Department. He continued in this capacity until the end of the war, serving in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Indian Territory. He came under fire at Greenwood and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:14:16 +0000
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