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This was taken from a PA Rootsweb Civil War site. I am not related to this family name. Sharon
Greenleaf, Charles H, Mower, Colonel, MOLLUS 03073:
Obituary:
Obituary 28 September 1911:
GEN. CHARLES H. GREENLEAF
U. S. Surgeon Built Hospital Here During Civil War.
San Jose, Cal., September 3 Brigadier General Charles H. Greenleaf, retired,
chief surgeon of the army in the field during the Spanish-American War, died
here today. He was 73 years old.
General Greenleaf was born in Carlisle, PA. in 1838, the son of the Rev. Patrick
Henry Greenleaf. He was educated in Boston and Cincinnati, receiving the degree
of M. D. from the Ohio State Medical College in 1860. He married Georgie Franck
de la Roche.
He was the first surgeon commissioned from Ohio in the Civil War. After serving
in various commands he was appointed to Philadelphia where , in 1862, he built
the Mower General Hospital, Chestnut Hill, of which he served for a time as
executive officer. After the Battle of Antietam, he became medical director of
the army.
General Greenleaf was the chief medical officer during the Pittsburgh riots of
1876, served on Indian campaigns and as executive officer in the Surgeon
General's office, Washington, and organized the Hospital Corps of the United
States Army.
During the Spanish-American War he served in Cuba and Porto Rico, and in 1898-9
was medical inspector of the Army. After further service in the Philippines he
was retired January 1, 1902, and in 1902 was brevetted brigadier general.
General Greenleaf was the author of the present system for personal
identification of soldiers in the United States Army, and wrote many articles of
note on this and kindred topics.
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