ASSISTANT SURGEON A. B. LOWE, a native of Sussex county, New
Jersey, is a regular graduate of the Belview College of Medicine, New
York City. Upon recommendation of Surgeon's Examining Board of New
York, before which he passed examination, he received the appointment
of ASSISTANT SURGEON of this Regt., March 8th, 1864. He
accompanied the First Battalion to the field, and was the Medical
officer in charge of it during the battles of the Wilderness Campaign,
and until after the action before Petersburg, July 30th, 1864. On
detached service, he was in Amputating Hospital of 3d Div., 9th Corps;
Assistant Surgeon in charge of Baptist Church Hospital of Manchester,
Va., after the occupation of Richmond and Manchester by our forces;
and also Medical Officer in the Post Hospital of Brownsville, Texas.
He was again Medical Officer in charge of this Regiment on its
perilous ocean voyage to New York, and until its final discharge. In
all the duties of his department in connection with this command, and
the other positions to which he had been ordered, he manifested
intelligence, ability and skill. As an officer and gentleman he is
deserving of great esteem.
He has been, in the duties of his profession, in the following
engagements, viz.: Wilderness, May 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, 1864;
Spottsylvania, May 7th to 15th, 1864; Tolopotomy Creek, May 19th and
20th, 1864; North Anna, May 22d and 23d, 1864; Cold Harbor, June 1st
to 3d, 1864; Old Church, June 10th, 1864; Siege of Petersburg, June
18th, 1864; Mine before Petersburg, July 30th, 1864; Weldon Railroad,
Aug. 19th and 20th, 1864; Poplar Grove Church, Sept. 29th and 30th,
1864; Hatchie's Run, Oct. 27th and 28th, 1864; heavy skirmish on the
Bermuda Front, Dec., 1864; Farra's Island, near Dutch Gap Canal, Jan.
25th, 1865; and capture of Richmond, April 3d, 1865.