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Forgotten Hero of the Revolution Dr James Craik Honored
A long neglected grave is marked with a granite monument to Dr James Craik, chief medical officer to George Washington during the Revolution. The article traces Craik’s career from surgeon to physician general, his close ties to Washington, and his final years in Alexandria where he died in 1814 at sixty four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Uberts
George Washington
James Craik
Howl
Presbyterian Meeting House Cestoration Commmittee
Alexandria
Doe Craik
Peter Craik
Pucket Ay
Aix
Joshua Fry
Manupihela
Si Fe
Gide
Monongahela
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
Doctor Craik
Little Army
Fort Pitt
Virginia Provincial Service
Craik
Port Tobacco
Charles County
Daniel Jenifer
Martianne Ewell
Betle Air
Prince William County
Craike
Washingtons
Fort Tebaccn
Mount Vernon
Baoston
America
Great Britain
West Indies
Graik
Count Rochambeau
Hiem
Newport
KR. 1
Seean
Sudh
Genera Shippen
John Cochran
Til
Yorktown
Lig Tome
France
Congress
United States
Longe
Ie Waé
Mws
Wa Emo Bour
Perce
Grand Island
Nebr
Pierte
McMuhen
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y