Individual Details
John Mutius Gaines Medical Doctor
(1 Sep 1837 - )
John Gaines graduated from the University of Virginia in 1859 and from Jefferson Medical College in 1860. He soon became a military doctor for the Confederate States of America. He was captured twice during the civil war. The first time was at Boonsboro, Maryland after the Battle of South Mountain and Antietam. The second time was at Williamsburg, Maryland after the battle of Gettsburg, Pennsylvania. In both instances he remained with the soldiers at the field hospital. In December of 1863, John Gaines was exchanged for Union prisoners and set free.
In 1906 John Gaines lived in Hagerstown, Maryland.
In 1906 John Gaines lived in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Events
| Birth | 1 Sep 1837 | Locust Hill, Culpepper, VA | |||
| Marriage | Oct 1865 | Helen Jeannette Smith |  | ||
| Marriage | 1870 | Susan M. Rench | |
Families
| Spouse | Susan M. Rench (1835 - ) |
| Child | Mary Slaughter Gaines (1871 - ) |
| Child | Edwin Lewis Gaines (1872 - ) |
| Child | Jane Price Gaines (1873 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Elizabeth Gaines (1874 - ) |
| Spouse | Helen Jeannette Smith (1840 - 1868) |
| Father | Edwin Ruthven Gaines (1811 - 1876) |
| Mother | Mary Slaughter Jurey ( - ) |
| Sibling | Arjalon Francis Gaines (1831 - ) |
| Sibling | Ellen Ann Gaines (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Edwina Gaines (1839 - ) |
| Sibling | Lewis Conner Gaines (1840 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Betty George Gaines (1841 - ) |
| Sibling | James H. Gaines Medcial Doctor (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Lucy Barbour Gaines (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Susan Gaines (1844 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Williams, Thomas. History of Washington County, Maryland: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time, Including a History of Hagerstown (Hagerstown. 1906), page 914.
2. Williams, Thomas. History of Washington County, Maryland: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time, Including a History of Hagerstown (Hagerstown. 1906), page 914.