John Summerfield Battee (1824-1865)

Birth: January 24, 1824; Baltimore, Maryland

 Death: November 13, 1865 (age 41); Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, Virginia

 Military service: Mexican War, 1847-49 (Surgeon); USN, 1861-63  (Surgeon)

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Alma Mater: Dickinson College, B.A. (Class of 1842); University of Maryland (Class of 1845)

John Summerfield Battee was born on January 24, 1824 in Baltimore, Maryland. Both he and his brother Richard entered the preparatory school in 1838 and a year later, both entered Dickinson as members of the class of 1842. Their father, Richard Battee, Esq., was a trustee of the College. John joined the Union Philosophical Society (as did his brother) and received his bachelor of arts degree in 1842. He returned to Maryland and received his medical degree from the University of Maryland in 1845; the following year, he studied medicine in Paris from 1845-46. Returning to the United States, he became a physician in Baltimore.

After serving as a surgeon in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War he returned to his practice in Baltimore until the outbreak of the civil war.  He again became a surgeon, but this time joined with the United States Navy.  Battee died in Portsmouth, Virginia in a naval hospital on November 13, 1865.

Battee served as a surgeon in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War from 1847 until 1849. After the war, he returned to his practice in Baltimore until the outbreak of the Civil War. He again served as a surgeon, but this time with the Navy. Battee died in a Portsmouth, Virginia naval hospital on November 13, 1865.

More information about other Dickinson war casualties can be found through the online project "In Remembrance" (see link for related entries below).