Physician; born in Berks County, Pa., Nov. 26, 1842; educated in the public schools of Reading, Pa., and graduated from the Boys' High School in the class of 1859, as valedictorian, this being the fourth graduating class of the institution; taught school for three years, meanwhile commencing the study of medicine; became a Medical Cadet in the United States Army in Philadelphia in 1862; was graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 1863; enlisted in the army and was assigned to a Marine Brigade on the Mississippi River as an Assistant Surgeon in 1863, remaining in the brigade two years, or until the conclusion of the war; practiced medicine in Pennsylvania in Clearfield and Centre Counties six years, and then in the fall of 1871 located in the city of Reading, where he has since practiced his profession. Member of the Reading Board of Health, 1874 to 1879; is at present Medical Inspector for Berks County of the State Board of Health in the case of contagious diseases. Was a member of the United States Board of Pension Examiners; is a member of the Reading Medical Association, the Medical Society of the County of Berks, the State Medical Society, and of the Grand Army of the Republic. Address, Reading, Pa. (p. 126)
Author; born Aug. 9, 1843, near Spring City, Chester County, Pa.; son of Ephraim and Susanna Carter [sic]; a descendant of Jacob Crater, Bishop of the Mennonite Church, Crater's Ford, Montgomery County, Pa., 1832; educated in common schools; was graduated from Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College, Philadelphia. Enlisted in Company H, Fiftieth Pennsylvania Infantry, 1861; promoted as First Lieutenant for meritorious service at battle of Pegram Farm, 1865; was with the regiment in the following engagements, viz.: Port Royal, 1861; Beaufort, 1861; Port Royal Ferry, 1862; Pocataligo, 1862; White Sulphur Springs, Va., 1862; Bull Run, 1862; Centreville, 1862; Chantilly, 1862; South Mountain, 1862; Antietam, 1862; Fredericksburg, 1862; siege of Vicksburg, 1863; Jackson, 1863; Blue Springs, 1863; Hough's Ferry, 1863; Lenoir Station, 1863; Campbell Station, 1863; siege of Knoxville, 1863; Wilderness, 1864; Ny River, 1864; Spottsylvania, 1864; North Anna River, 1864; Bethseda Church, 1864; Cold Harbor, 1864; Petersburg, 1864; Weldon Railroad, 1864; Hatcher's Run, 1864; Garrison Fort McGilvery, 1864-1865; Fort Steadman, 1865; capture of Petersburg, 1865. Member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; Union Veteran Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Patriotic Order Sons of America, and Knights of the Golden Eagle. Is Secretary and Treasurer of the Reading Steam, Heat & Power Co.; also Secretary of the Mt. Penn Paper Box Co., Ltd. Author: "History of the Fiftieth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers," "The Grater-Crater Family," and "History of the St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal Church, of Reading, Pa." Address, 204 South Sixth St., Reading, Pa. (p. 150)
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