Thomas Dudley Wooten (1829–1906) was an American physician, and a Confederate soldier and army surgeon during the American Civil War.
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| Born | March 6, 1829 Barren County, Kentucky, US |
| Died | August 1, 1906 (aged 77) Eureka Springs, Arkansas, US |
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| Branch |  Missouri State Guard Confederate States Army |
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| Other work | Physician |
Early life
editThomas Dudley Wooten was born in Barren County, Kentucky, on March 6, 1829.[1] His parents were Virginians.[1] He graduated from the medical department of the University of Louisville in 1853, and settled in Springfield, Missouri, in 1856.[1]
Civil War
editAt the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private, but later was made surgeon of Foster's regiment of the Missouri State Troops.[1][2][clarification needed] In August, 1861, he was appointed chief surgeon of McBride's 7th Division, and a little later surgeon-general of all the Missouri forces.[1] Afterwards he was made medical director of the First Army Corps of the West, commanded by General Sterling Price.[1]
Later life
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In 1865 he practised in Paris, Texas, and in 1876 moved to Austin, in both places achieving considerable reputation as a surgeon.[1] Upon the inauguration of the University of Texas, in 1881, Wooten was appointed one of the regents; in 1886, on the death of Ashbel Smith, he became president of the board.[1] He was a prominent member of the county and state medical societies.[1]
Wooten died at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, on August 1, 1906, of acute gastro-enterocolitis, after an illness of four days.[1] He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin.[2]
Personal life
editHe married, in 1853, Henrietta, daughter of Turner Goodall, a physician of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, and had four children.[1] Two of his sons, Goodall and Joseph S., became physicians.[1]
See also
editReferences
editSources
edit- Campbell, Randolph B. "Mike"; Derbes, Brett J. (1952; rev. 2019). "Wooten, Thomas Dudley (1829–1906)". Handbook of Texas (online ed.). Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
Attribution:
- Decherd, George Michael (1920). "Wooten, Thomas Dudley". Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). American Medical Biographies. Baltimore, MD: The Norman, Remington Company. p. 1265.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Further reading
edit- Stone, R. F., ed. (1894). Biography of Eminent American Physicians and Surgeons. Indianapolis, IN: Carlon & Hollenbeck.
- "Thomas Dudley Wooten, M.D.". Daniel's Texas Medical Journal. Vol. 3. No. 5. November 1887. pp. 175–179.
External links
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