McCreery, George

Born in New York Jul 22, 1854. At the Aug 30, 1881 Battle of Cibicue. In 1882 he became post surgeon at Fort Apache. He was at Fort Lowell casually on Oct 24, 1882 on special duty in charge of recruits from Jefferson Barracks, Missouri for the Sixth Cavalry. He also served at Whipple Barracks, Arizona in 1883. Died Aug 23, 1898. See Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography (1991), p895.
Schuler, Harold H. “We served at Fort Lowell.” Arizona Historical Society, 2000.
Quebbeman, Frances E. Medicine in territorial Arizona. Phoenix : Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966, page 355.
See: Green, John R. Neurosurgery on the Frontier. Montana: The Magazine of Western History, 17 (3), Summer 1967, pages 18-29 re Assistant Surgeon George McCreery, the trephination he performed on Sergeant James M. Patterson, “H” troop, Third Cavalry, on April 9, 1883 and what else is known about Dr. McCreery. [photo]

Boston Med Surg J 1880; (April 1, 1880) 102:336: OFFICIAL LIST OF CHANGES OF STATIONS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT U. S. ARMY, FROM MARCH 20, 1880, TO MARCH 26, 1880. ... McCreery, George, first lieutenant and assistant surgeon (recently appointed), now at Fort Columbus, New York harbor. To report in person to commanding officer, Department of Arizona, for assignment to duty. S. 0. 63, C. S., A. G. 0.
Boston Med Surg J 1880;(May 13, 1880) 102:480: OFFICIAL LIST OF CHANGES OF STATIONS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT U. S. ARMY, FROM MAY 1, 1880, TO MAY 7, 1880. ... McCreery, George, first lieutenant and assistant surgeon. Assigned to duty at Fort Apache, Arizona Territory, as post surgeon, relieving Assistant Surgeon Walter Reed, U. S. A. S. 0. 48, Department of Arizona, April 16, 1880.

Transactions of the Society of Alumni of Bellevue Hospital, 1898-'99 (1899), pages 17-20: Memorial of the Late Dr. George McCreery, Major and Surgeon, United States Army Source: https://archive.org/details/transactions189899belluoft

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. … McCreery, Geo., 1st Lieut, and Assistant-Surgeon. From Department of Arizona to Department of Dakota. (Par 2, S. O. 101, A. G. O., May 1, 1884)
J Am Med Assoc, Sep 1898; XXXI: 618: George McCreery, M.D., Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1877, died on board the transport Catania and was buried at sea. He was appointed an Assistant-Surgeon, U.S. Army, and attained the rank of Major at the beginning of the present war.