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Doctor Willard Bliss MD〔Bliss's first name was Doctor; in addition, he earned the title Doctor.〕 (August 18, 1825 – February 21, 1889) was an American physician and expert in ballistic trauma, who treated James A. Garfield after his mortal wounding from a gunshot in July 1881 until his death two and a half months later. == Early life and career == Bliss was born in Brutus, New York to Obediah Bliss (1792–1863) and Marilla Pool (1795–1857). Bliss's first and middle names (Doctor and Willard) were inspired by Dr Samuel Willard, a surgeon from New England. During his youth, the Bliss family lived in Savoy, Massachusetts.〔 Bliss had one brother, Zenas (July 4, 1832 – April 23, 1877).〔 Bliss treated Zachary Taylor for malaria at Fort Jesup, Louisiana in 1844. Bliss studied at Cleveland Medical College, submitting his thesis on ''Pseudarthrosis or False-Joint'' in 1849. During the American Civil War, Bliss was a surgeon with the Third Michigan Infantry.〔 Bliss later became superintendent at Washington D.C.'s Armory Square Hospital; he continued to practice in the city after the war had ended.〔 Bliss was mentioned in correspondence by Walt Whitman, who claimed that Bliss answered the House of Representatives' proposal for his pension in 1887 by saying, "I am of opinion that no one person who assisted in the hospitals during the war accomplished so much good to the soldiers and for the Government as Mr. Whitman".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doctor Willard Bliss」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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