Albany Medical College Catalogue, 1850, 185   Annual Announcement of Lectures with a catalogue of graduates List of graduates from: 1839 to 1852 1850 1852 It is likely and possible any number of the graduates of Albany Medical College would have served in the Civil War.  They would have been seasoned physicians by the time of the War.  Posted here are the catalogues for 1850 and 1852, listing the students enrolled at the time (a much, much larger number than shown as graduates for any given year) and the graduates from 1839 to 1852. Also listed is the faculty and examples of the lecture cards issued to the students for payment and admission to their courses during the current year.   Faculty 1950 - 1852 Alden March, M.D., Practice of Surgery James McNaughton, M.D., Practice of Medicine T. Romeyn Beck, M.D., Materia Medica Ebenezer Emmons, M.D., Obstetrics and Natural History Lewis C. Beck, M.D., Chemistry and Pharmacy James H. Armsby, M.D., Anatomy Thomas Hun, M.D., Institue of Medicine Amos Deal, Exq. Medical Jurisprudence  Albany Medical College, 1840 - 41                                     J. H. Armsby, M.D.                     Amos Dean, prof. Albany Medical College 1862-63 Medical Student: John D. Young   John V. P. Quackenbush, M.D.              Howard Townsend, M.D.   Dr. J. V. P. Quackenbush was New York Surgeon-General from '63 to '65, under Gov. Seymour, and carried out its arduous duties almost to the end of the war. (John Quackenbush shown as a graduate in catalogue below) Graduate List 1839  to 1849   Discussion of the College's rules, regulations, data, and fees A list of the students and their hometowns for the year 1850.  Many of these students may have just been upgrading their knowledge, or dropped out after taking a number of courses.  But, most likely the majority were 'refreshing' or expanding their limited knowledge.  The number of students registered for a current year is huge compared to how may actually graduated in previous years.  Since the admission requirements and the curriculum was only two years, it might have been a case of many attended, but few succeeded. 1852, list of former graduates, current students, and rules and regulations

 

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