CDV THREE-QUARTER STANDING VIEW OF SURGEON JOHN H. RAUCH

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Excellent image of Dr. Rauch posed leaning against a column. He wears a dark double breasted frock coat with major’s shoulder straps and a dark felt collar and matching dark trousers. His lips are lightly tinted.

Contrast and clarity are excellent. Paper and mount are clean with just the lightest surface dirt along the edges of the mount.

Reverse has photographer’s imprint for R. W. ADDIS…WASHINGTON D.C. Top has a period pencil inscription of “MARCH 1862.” Below that in modern pencil is “DR. RAUCH.” Identity is confirmed by online images of Rauch as an older man.

Dr. Rauch life is ably summed up in the obituary published on his findagrave.com page. It reads in part:

“Dr. John H. Rauch was born in Lebanon; September 5, 1828. He was educated in the schools of his native place, and in the year 1849 graduated in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. March 1, 1850 he went to Burlington, Iowa, and practiced medicine there for eight years, giving evidence during this time of superior skill and knowledge as a medical man; he was then called to Rush medical college, Chicago, Illinois, as professor of Therapeutics and Matera Medici in that institution, and also lectured at the college of Pharmacy, in Chicago. He was a spectator at the first battle of Bull Run and was there detailed to take care of the wounded. He was the last one to leave the battlefield and had a bullet shot through his coat by a rebel soldier. After that he was appointed Brigade Surgeon on Gen. Anger's staff. Later he became Medical Director of the Department of the Gulf, under Gen. Franklin, and was present with Gen. Banks at the surrender of Port Hudson. At the close of the war he returned to Chicago and took up the work which engaged the whole attention of his life from that time on. He made sanitation a special study and succeeded in organizing the first Board of Health of that city. He was also the first sanitary superintendent Chicago had and held the position a number of years. He enlarged the scope of his work and as a result a State Board of Health for Illinois was established. He was president and secretary of this organization for about 15 years. He was also one of the trustees of the "American Medical Journal,'' and a frequent contributor to its pages, often writing editorial articles. Dr. Rauch gave his life in the interest of health matters. All pecuniary and personal interests were disregarded. He was wedded to this one thing, and the good he did will only be fully revealed in the years to come. Assuredly he made a name for himself in his profession that will live long years after his body has crumbled to dust. His opinions were sought by eminent medical men in this and foreign countries and his articles were often quoted by the leading medical journals at home and abroad. On the 28th of last November the deceased came to this city broken down in health and overworked. He suffered greatly from nervous prostration, but after he was here some time he began to mend and his friends began to hope that he would be fully restored, but an all wise providence decreed otherwise. Deceased was a member of the Loyal Legion of Honor, the Grand Army of the Republic and F. and A. Masons. Deceased at the time of his death was president of the American public health association,

Greatly honored in life, unusually earnest and devoted to the cause of humanity, it can of a truth be said of him: "After life's fitful fever he rests well." and "his works do follow him." [Lebanon Daily News, March 24, 1894, Page 1]

A very nice image of a distinguished doctor.  [AD]

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