Goulding, William R.

Goulding joined the Knickerbocker Exploring Company which traveled from New York to California in 1849. He was engaged in the manufacture of surgical instruments in New York and he was appointed by the Surgeon General to McClennon Hospital near Philadelphia. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1864 and was appointed to U.S. Medical Museum in Washington in 1865.

From the description of Overland journey of the Knickerbocker Exploring Company of the City of New York : from Fort Smith to California / by William R. Goulding, 1849-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702125794