Home›Articles›From attending surgeon to Surgeon General: Joseph K. Barnes and the Army medical bureauArticleFrom attending surgeon to Surgeon General: Joseph K. Barnes and the Army medical bureauArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnJoseph Barnes (American physician), Healers Well-attested SourcesJoseph Barnes (American physician) (source article)Civil WarQuote, Civil WarHe assumed the office of acting Surgeon General the following day thus beginning one of the longest and most eventful administrations in the history of the office.View the SourceMedicine Atlas Original Articlestier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.