William Duncan

William Duncan (January 4, 1840 – December 27, 1900) was a prominent 19th-century American physician from Savannah, Georgia. During the American Civil War, he was the Confederate States Army's assistant surgeon with the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment, and went on to become dean of Savannah Medical College and an alderman of the city. Life and career Duncan was born in Savannah, Georgia, to William Duncan (1799–1879), a native of Scotland, and Elizabeth McClellan. His mother died, aged 30, when Duncan was exactly one month old. He studied at Chatham Academy, Springfield Academy and Oglethorpe University. He then graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from Savannah Medical College in March 1861 and, four years later, from Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. After further studies at King's College Hospital in London and in hospitals in Paris, he settled back in his hometown of Savannah in 1866. During the American Civil War, he was assistant surgeon in the Confederate States Army, and served in field hospitals in both Savannah and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.