Alfred Ball

He was in school in Washington, DC to age 20 (1840), then was a teacher and studied medicine there. He went to Zanesville, OH with members of his family in 1842 but returned to Washington for medical school and graduated in 1847. He practiced in Irville, OH to 1850 then returned to Zanesville.

In 1860 he was a 39 year old physician in Zanesville. He enrolled for three months' service as Surgeon, 5th Ohio Infantry on 20 April 1861 and continued with them in 3-years' service on 11 June 1861.

He was Medical Director of the 2nd Division, Twelfth Army Corps on the Maryland Campaign of September 1862. In his after-action report General Greene noted:

I commend to your consideration Dr. A. Ball, acting medical director for the division, and the surgeons and assistants under his orders, for the great care and zeal with which they provided for the wounded on the day of battle.

He was still with the Division at Gettysburg in July 1863. He mustered out of the 5th Ohio on 20 June 1864.

By 1870 and to at least 1880 he again practiced medicine in Zanesville.

His service dates from the Ohio Adjutant General1 with his role in Maryland from Duncan.2 Personal details from family genealogists, the US Census of 1860-1880, and his obituary in the Zanesville Times Recorder of 7 December 1886, thanks to Jennifer Lane-Kimes. His gravesite is on Findagrave.

08/01/1820; Fairfax, VA

12/06/1886; burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, OH