Havilah Mowry Sprague,' born at Scotland, Windham County, Conn., July 4, 1835, received his first tuition in medicine in the office of Dr. Hutchins. West Killingly, Conn., and in 1858 became a student under Professor A. C. Post, New York City. He attended the New York University Medical College, and received at the close of the session of 1859-60 the first prize for the best report of clinical cases -- a postmortem set of instruments, which were finally used at his own autopsy.

He graduated March 4, 18()4, receiving also a " Certificate of Honor"' for having pursued a more extended course of study than is required by law. In the competitive examination for the position of " Junior Walker " in the New York Hospital, he passed an examination of superior excellence and was appointed. While here he passed the United States Army Medical Examining Board, standing No. 2 in general merit out of one hundred and twenty-five candidates examined (it is said that No. 1 was the son of the president

- Biography by Dr. John Parsons, King's Bridge.

HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

of the Examining Board). He was commissioned assistant surgeon United States army May 28, 1861, and ordered to New Mexico, but upon his arrival in Missouri was attached to the array of General Lyon, was present when he was killed at Springfield, and subsequently received the thanks of the commanding general for bravery and skill in attendance upon the wounded.

Dr. Sprague was transferred to Assistant Surgeon General Wood's office, in St. Louis, where he remained until early in 1863, when he was placed in command of the Eliot General Hospital, in St. Louis. That was shortly discontinued, and he took charge of the hospital steamer " City of Memphis," transporting the sick and wounded of Grant's army around Vicksburg to hospitals up the river.