Born in France Dec 26, 1846. Graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1857. During different periods between 1874 and 1891 surgeon Girard served over seven years as post surgeon at Fort Lowell. Girard painted watercolors of Arizona and his paintings are displayed at the Huntington Library in California. Girard arrived at Fort Lowell for the first time on May 22, 1874 and left May 1, 1876. He came again to Fort Lowell on Jul 19, 1882 and left in June 1884. In Sep 1887 he rejoined Fort Lowell as post surgeon. “According to the last Fort Lowell Post Return, Apr 1, 1891, he was one of the last two officers to leave the post when it closed. He died on Aug 25, 1918 at San Antonio.”
Schuler, Harold H. “We served at Fort Lowell.” Arizona Historical Society, 2000.
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673]. “Gerard – (Girard: Fort Yuma. Sent 6/15/[18]72; May 17, 1873 - Arizona Citizen: Dr. Girard came in from San Carlos today.”
J Am Med Assoc, May 1884; II: 531: Official List of Changes in the Stations and Duties of Officers Serving in the Medical Department United States Army, from April 26, 1884, to May 2, 1884. Girard, J. B., Captain and Assistant-Surgeon. From Department of Arizona to Department of the East. (Par 2, S. O. 101, A. G. O., May 1, 1884)
J Am Med Assoc, Jul 1887; IX: 128: Official List of Changes in the Stations and Duties of Officers Serving in the Medical Department United States Army, from JULY 9. 1887, to JULY 15, 1887. ... Capt. J. B. Girard, Asst. Surgeon, ordered to Ft. Lowell, Ariz.
J Am Med Assoc, Sep 1887; IX: 384: Official List of Changes in the Stations and Duties of Officers Serving in the Medical Department United States Army, from SEPTEMBER 3, 1887, TO SEPTEMBER 9, 1887. ... First Lieut. W. B. Banister, Asst. Surgeon, granted leave of absence for one month, with permission to apply for extension of one month, to take effect upon arrival at Ft. Lowell of Asst. Surgeon J. B. Girard.
J Am Med Assoc, Apr 1888; X: 540: OFFICIAL LIST OF CHANGES IN THE STATIONS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS SERVING IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT U. S. ARMY, FROM APRIL 14, 1888, TO APRIL 20. 1888. ... PROMOTION. Capt. Joseph B. Girard, Asst. Surgeon, to be Surgeon, with the rank of Major, March 22, 1888.
J Am Med Assoc, Apr 1891; XVI: 540: Official List of Changes in the Stations and Duties of Officers Serving: in the Medical Department, U. S. Army, from March 28, 1891, to April 3, 1891. ... Major Joseph B. Girard, Surgeon, is relieved from duty at Ft. Lowell, Ariz., to take effect upon the withdrawal of the troops from that post, and will report in person to the commanding officerr Alcatraz Island, Cal., for duty at that station, reporting by letter to the commanding General, Dept. of Cal. By direction of the Acting Secretary of War.
J Am Med Assoc, Oct 1901; XXXVII: 1012: Movements of the Army Medical Officers under orders from the Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, D. C, Sept. 5 to 25, 1901, inclusive : ... Rudolph G. Ebert, major and surgeon, U. S. Army, to report in person to the commanding officer, Vancouver Barracks. Wash., as post surgeon, relieving Lieut.-Col. J. B. Girard, deputy surgeon-general, U. S. Army.
J Am Med Assoc, Jun 1905; XLIV: 1795: Army Changes. Memorandum of changes of stations and duties of medical officers, U. S. Army, for the week ending May 27, 1905 : ... Girard, Jos. B., asst.-surgeon general, relieved from duty in Philippines division, to proceed by first available transport to San Francisco, and on arrival there to report to the military secretary of the Army for orders.
J Am Med Assoc, Oct 1918; 71: 1157: Col. Joseph Basil Girard, M. C, V. S. Army (retired), San Antonio, Texas; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1867; aged 71 ; a Fellow of the American Medical Association, and a member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States ; who entered the United States service as assistant surgeon in 1867; major and surgeon in 1888, lieutenant-colonel and deputy surgeon-general in 1901, and colonel and assistant surgeon-general in 1902 ; retired in 1910, on attaining the age of 64 years ; was with General Crook in the Apache Campaign in 1873, and for nine years saw almost continuous service in Indian warfare; died at his home, August 25.
Schuler, Harold H. “We served at Fort Lowell.” Arizona Historical Society, 2000.
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673]. “Gerard – (Girard: Fort Yuma. Sent 6/15/[18]72; May 17, 1873 - Arizona Citizen: Dr. Girard came in from San Carlos today.”
J Am Med Assoc, May 1884; II: 531: Official List of Changes in the Stations and Duties of Officers Serving in the Medical Department United States Army, from April 26, 1884, to May 2, 1884. Girard, J. B., Captain and Assistant-Surgeon. From Department of Arizona to Department of the East. (Par 2, S. O. 101, A. G. O., May 1, 1884)
J Am Med Assoc, Jul 1887; IX: 128: Official List of Changes in the Stations and Duties of Officers Serving in the Medical Department United States Army, from JULY 9. 1887, to JULY 15, 1887. ... Capt. J. B. Girard, Asst. Surgeon, ordered to Ft. Lowell, Ariz.
J Am Med Assoc, Sep 1887; IX: 384: Official List of Changes in the Stations and Duties of Officers Serving in the Medical Department United States Army, from SEPTEMBER 3, 1887, TO SEPTEMBER 9, 1887. ... First Lieut. W. B. Banister, Asst. Surgeon, granted leave of absence for one month, with permission to apply for extension of one month, to take effect upon arrival at Ft. Lowell of Asst. Surgeon J. B. Girard.
J Am Med Assoc, Apr 1888; X: 540: OFFICIAL LIST OF CHANGES IN THE STATIONS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS SERVING IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT U. S. ARMY, FROM APRIL 14, 1888, TO APRIL 20. 1888. ... PROMOTION. Capt. Joseph B. Girard, Asst. Surgeon, to be Surgeon, with the rank of Major, March 22, 1888.
J Am Med Assoc, Apr 1891; XVI: 540: Official List of Changes in the Stations and Duties of Officers Serving: in the Medical Department, U. S. Army, from March 28, 1891, to April 3, 1891. ... Major Joseph B. Girard, Surgeon, is relieved from duty at Ft. Lowell, Ariz., to take effect upon the withdrawal of the troops from that post, and will report in person to the commanding officerr Alcatraz Island, Cal., for duty at that station, reporting by letter to the commanding General, Dept. of Cal. By direction of the Acting Secretary of War.
J Am Med Assoc, Oct 1901; XXXVII: 1012: Movements of the Army Medical Officers under orders from the Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, D. C, Sept. 5 to 25, 1901, inclusive : ... Rudolph G. Ebert, major and surgeon, U. S. Army, to report in person to the commanding officer, Vancouver Barracks. Wash., as post surgeon, relieving Lieut.-Col. J. B. Girard, deputy surgeon-general, U. S. Army.
J Am Med Assoc, Jun 1905; XLIV: 1795: Army Changes. Memorandum of changes of stations and duties of medical officers, U. S. Army, for the week ending May 27, 1905 : ... Girard, Jos. B., asst.-surgeon general, relieved from duty in Philippines division, to proceed by first available transport to San Francisco, and on arrival there to report to the military secretary of the Army for orders.
J Am Med Assoc, Oct 1918; 71: 1157: Col. Joseph Basil Girard, M. C, V. S. Army (retired), San Antonio, Texas; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1867; aged 71 ; a Fellow of the American Medical Association, and a member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States ; who entered the United States service as assistant surgeon in 1867; major and surgeon in 1888, lieutenant-colonel and deputy surgeon-general in 1901, and colonel and assistant surgeon-general in 1902 ; retired in 1910, on attaining the age of 64 years ; was with General Crook in the Apache Campaign in 1873, and for nine years saw almost continuous service in Indian warfare; died at his home, August 25.
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