John E. Darby, M.D. Click on image to enlarge Go to lecture card display June 12, 1862 L.C. Brown, Post Surgeon, Post Hospital, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that if Tod favored him with the appointment of Surgeon to the 85th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he wished his assistant, Dr. John E. Darby, appointed as Assistant Surgeon of the 85th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he and Darby were at present working harmoniously together and they saw no reason why, if assigned to a regiment, they could not still prosper together, and that he hoped his commission, if the war lasted, would not terminate with the three months' men. 1 p. [Series 147-37: 183] At the close of the last year, Dr. John E. Darby resigned as Professor of Therapeutics. It is worthy of special note that Dr. Darby served the college as Demonstrator of Anatomy in the years 1861-62. He then entered the military service for four years during the Civil War. He has been continuously a teacher of Therapeutics since the college year 1866-67. He has served the college faithfully and well. Held Up and Robbed.—Dr. John E. Darby, Cleveland, was held up by two highwaymen while making a night call, July 4. and robbed of $30 and a gold watch. The robbers returned Dr. Darby's surgical case, but retained his medicine case.