Hello, I've been researching an ancestor of mine, William Martin of New Jersey, who was said to be a doctor by profession. There were unfortunatly a large number of William Martins in the 1812 service index, but I think I have it narrowed down pretty well -- I found one William Martin, serving in the NJ Militia, whose rank was listed as "surgeon." So here's a question -- what exactly would that rank have translated to? It's not at all in the normal progression of military ranks. I imagine it was some sort of special situation. Can anybody shed any light or context on what exactly this would've meant in terms of pecking order? Also, anybody with information on surgeons during the war in general, I'd be curious to hear it. Best, Kathy Wolfe