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Dr. Alexander T. Augusta
The first Black physician commissioned in the U.S. Army.
$29.99
Navy Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, 100% soft cotton. Front art plus a small V3TEES.COM print on the left sleeve.
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Who was this?
- Alexander Thomas Augusta was born free in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1825. American medical schools turned him away, so he earned his medical degree in Toronto, Canada.
- In 1863 he was commissioned a Major and surgeon in the Union Army, the first Black physician commissioned in the U.S. Army. In March 1865 he was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel.
- After the war he became the first Black professor of medicine in the U.S., at Howard University, and later the first Black officer buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 2023 the military hospital at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, was renamed in his honor.
About the art: The portrait is a re-imagined, colorized version of a public-domain photograph of Augusta.
Size chart
| Size | S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest width (in) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| Length (in) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Measured flat. Unisex, regular fit. Not sure? Order your usual size.