BIOGRAPHY: Cornelius N. Campbell, M.D. ; Dutchess co., New York

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1683
History of Duchess County (sic - Dutchess County), New York
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of someof its Prominent Men and
Pioneers.
By James H. Smith, assisted by Hume H. Cale and William E. Roscoe
published by D. Mason & Co., 1882, Syracuse, New York
page 457

Cornelius N. Campbell, M.D.

     Cornelius N. Campbell was born on the 7th of July, 1825, in the town of
Amenia, near Dover Plains, Dutchess County, N.Y. He attended various schools
in Amenia, and at Dover Plains, and took a preparatory course for college at
the Amenia Seminary, then a flourishing successful institution.

     In 1846 he commenced the study of medicine and graduated from the
medical department of the New York University in 1849. He commenced the
practice of his profession in Pawling, Dutchess Co., and after a short time
removed to Stanford, in the same county, where he continued its practice, only
interrupted by representing his district one term in the State Legislature,
and his town two years in the board of Supervisors of the county.

     After the breaking out of the civil war, he received the appointment of
Surgeon of the 150th Regiment N.Y. State Vols., on the 25th of August, 1862,
and served with his regiment during the remainder of the war; acting as
Surgeon of the Brigade, and Surgeon-in-Chief of the 1st Div., 20th Army Corps
until after the taking of Atlanta, Ga.

     He was present and took part in the battle of Gettysburg with the Army
of the Potomac, and with the Army of the Cumberland under Generals Thomas and
Sherman at the battles of Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Cassville, Culps
Farm, siege of Atlanta, and went with Sherman on his "march to the sea," and
did service at the battles of Averysboro, Bentonville and Raleigh, and was
mustered out of the army with his regiment, on the 8th of June 1865, after
which he returned to his home in Stanford.

     The following spring he removed to Poughkeepsie where he has since
lived, and where he continues to practice his profession.