Phineas Jonathan Horwitz was a notable American physician who headed the Medical Department of the United States Navy in the nineteenth century. - AsNotedIn
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| 1848/12/09 | The frigate USS CONSTITUTION departs for duty with the Mediterranean Squadron. The crew includes Assistant Surgeon Phineas Horwitz. | Work | USS CONSTITUTION | Boston | |||
| 1849/09/06 | John Gwinn, captain of the CONSTITUTION, is burial at Palermo, Sicily: his remains were followed to the tomb by officers and men of, as well as by the officers of all the foreign ships in port and by the civil and military authorities of this city - PJH | Dignitary | |||||
| 1865/07/01 | Dr Horwitz is appointed Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the US Navy, with the relative rank of Commodore, and will serve in this position until 1 July 1869. Achievements include the new Naval Hospitals at Philadelphia and Mare Island, CA. | Work | Mare Island Historic District | Vallejo,CA | |||
| 1868/05/00 | To ill to attend the Senate, Senator Grimes, is placed under the care of Dr Phineas Horwitz. Senator Grimes will recover sufficiently to be taken to the Senate to vote at President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial. | Work | |||||
| 1869/00/00 | Dr Phineas Horwitz is appointed Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and Procuring Medical Supplies for the Navy. | Work | |||||
| 1877/00/00 | Dr Phineas J Horwitz is appointed as head of the Philadelphia Naval Asylum. Dr Horwitz will remain in this position until 1883. | Work | US Naval Home | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1904/10/01 | The ashes of Dr Phineas Jonathan Horwitz are buried at plot Woodlands Cemetery (F 22-23, NW pts) in Philadelphia, PA. | In Memoriam | The Woodlands | Philadelphia, PA |
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