Daniel Maynard Burgess (December 21, 1828 – 1911) was a surgeon and explorer born in
Otsego County, New York. He traveled extensively worldwide, particularly in
Central
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Central may also refer to:
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and
South America.
Burgess also served as a surgeon in the
Civil War under
General McClellan. He was present at the destruction of the first battleship ''
Maine'' in
Havana, Cuba
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Burgess died within minutes of giving final instructions on the publication of his memoir, in which he reminisces about numerous acquaintances of note including Presidents
Grant,
Arthur and
Cleveland; Generals
Winfield Scott,
Philip Sheridan, and
Robert E. Lee
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;
Daniel Webster,
Mark Hanna,
Roscoe Conkling,
William Tweed
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,
Charles Dana,
F. Hopkinson Smith, and King
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
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The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...
.
References
1828 births
1911 deaths
American explorers
Union Army surgeons
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