Details for Greensville S. Dowell
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5167007433
Data
| Marker Number | 7433 |
| Atlas Number | 5167007433 |
| Marker Title | Greensville S. Dowell |
| Index Entry | Dowell, Greensville S. |
| Address | |
| City | Galveston |
| County | Galveston |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 323779 |
| UTM Northing | 3241935 |
| Subject Codes | Civil War; medical topics and health professionals; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Evergreen Cemetery, 42nd and Broadway |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (September 1822 - June 9, 1881) Virginia native Dr. Greensville S. Dowell moved to Texas in 1853. During the Civil War he served as a surgeon in the Confederate army in Galveston. He was instrumental in the founding of the Galveston Medical Society, Texas Medical College and Hospital, and the "Galveston Medical Journal," the first publication of its kind in Texas. A noted surgeon, Dowell designed several surgical instruments and was an authority on the treatment of yellow fever. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 |