Alfred Ball

He was a medical student in Georgetown, DC to about 1842, when he moved to Zanesville, OH. He finished his training there and graduated from the National Medical College at Washington, OH in 1847. He practiced briefly in Irville, OH, then, from 1850, in Zanesville.

In 1860 he was a 39 year old physician at Zanesville, OH. He enrolled as Surgeon of the 5th Ohio Infantry for 3 months' service on 18 April 1861. He mustered out with them in June then enrolled in the new 3-year regiment as Surgeon on 19 June 1861.

He was with the regiment in Maryland and assigned to a US Army hospital in Frederick, MD after Antietam.

He mustered out at the expiration of his term on 20 June 1864.

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

His service from the Official Roster.1 His role at Frederick from the MSHWR.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 memorial is on Findagrave.

He married Sarah M Barr (1825-1909) in December 1848 in Ohio, and they had a daughter, Jennie (1853-1902).

His older brothers were also prominent in Zanesville: Edward R Ball (1811-1872) was US Congressman for 2 terms 1853-57, and William Henry Ball (1818-1907) was Colonel of the 122nd Ohio Infantry and a judge after the war.

08/01/1820; Falls Church, VA

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