Show the Sold soldier lees JF during daring the ciral war MW dr W T G wort morton had many any to demonstrate demos strate on cm the battlefield tho thomai vai 1 00 46 ot lag of anaesthesia ana xa ta I 1 foal eftang bawin paper in icax caje I 1 A g 4 t az t B 1 0 1 azine his u wife W I 1 mrs V E W morton has included a portion of dr john H M brintons Brin tons valedictory address to IL r graduating doating dua ting class of jefferson medical college of philadelphia the extract i relates to the first meeting of genel general al grant with dr morton and the anecdote is given from dr brintons Brin tons per bonal reminiscence in the early summer of 1864 during the fierce contest in the he virginia wilderness 1 I 1 was present officially at the headquarters of lieutenant general I 1 grant on whose staff I 1 had bad previously I 1 served while I 1 was in conversation with him an aide approached and announced that a stranger strang pir a civilian doctor I 1 wished to se see him for the purpose I 1 of obtaining an ambulance for his personal use in visiting the field hospitals i the answer of the general was as prompt and decided the ambulances 1 are intended only for or the sick and I 1 wounded and under no circumstances can be taken for private use this response was carried to the waiting applicant a travel stained man in brownish i clothes whom at some distance I 1 thought I 1 recognized I 1 went to him and found that he be was vas dr W T G 1 morton I 1 asked him to wait a minute I 1 and returned to the general on repeating I 1 the doctors doctor s request I 1 received the same answer but general I 1 ventured to say sav if you vou knew who that man is I 1 think you vou would give him 1 what he asks for I 1 0 no o I 1 will not divert an ambulance today for anyone ancone they are all required elsewhere I 1 general I 1 replied 1 I am sure yo you u will give him the wagon he has done mul so much for mankind so much for the soldier more than any soldier or civilian has done before and you vou will I 1 say so when you vou know knon his name the general took his cigar biear from ills his mouth looked curiously curion cur sly at the applicant and asked aked a ked who ho is hehe hea is doctor morton the diar berer of ether I 1 answered ns vered 1 the pene gener fl 1 paused a moment t then I 1 ht t said ou oil are right doctor boctor h t e P has hi done moro more for ohp soldier or ail 1 for he be is i ta you vou all to anih banish pain let him ha have hae e the ambulance and an thing else ea e he wan s s I 1 I 1 I 1 afterward during d inns do tor or mo tona I 1 stay stav by bv order of 0 h he al rom I 1 mand mandina inz he was w 1 Tend prel the hospital aties of the headri apa iq arters er ambulance tent mess and s |