Ichabod Crane's Son, Charles Henry Crane Was in the Civil War and Was Attending Doctor at Lincoln's Death

One of Ichabod's Crane's sons, Charles Henry Crane (1826-1883) was in the Civil War.

A graduate of Yale University as a doctor and was an assistant surgeon in the Mexican War and chief medical officer in several military departments during the Civil War and also medical inspectors of prisoners of war.

He was one of the attending surgeons of President Lincoln after his assassination.

Breveted to brigadier general after the war and in July 1882, became Surgeon General of the U.S. Army.

Buried at Arlington National Cemetery.\\--Brock-Perry