Sweet, Orlando P. 1838-1872.

Born in Richmond, Vt., in 1838, Dr. Orland P. Sweet appears to have served as a surgeon at Carver Hospital, Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. Carver was one of numerous hospitals established in the capital to deal with the flood tide of war casualties from the front. Sweet died in Lowell, Vt., on June 8, 1872.

From the guide to the Carver General Hospital (Washington, D.C.) records, Carver General Hospital (Washington, D.C.), 1864-1865, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)

Orlando P. Sweet was born in Richford, Vt., in 1838. During the Civil War he was a surgeon with the 52nd Massachusetts Regiment, Co. E. He died of heart disease January 8, 1872.

From the description of Orlando P. Sweet papers, 1856-1893. (Vermont Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36731281