Background
Born in Pendleton, South Carolina, he moved with his parents to Rabun County, Georgia in 1820.
Born in Pendleton, South Carolina, he moved with his parents to Rabun County, Georgia in 1820.
He attended the common schools and graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1835.
He graduated from Medical College of South Carolina in 1835. He studied medicine in Paris, France.
He began practice of medicine in Cassville, Ga. in 1838;
served as surgeon 8th Ga. Inf., Confederate Army, during Civil War, later brigade and div.