From Little Big Horn to the PotomacThis is the unusual life story of Army surgeon Robert W. Shufeldt. After his service as a teenaged Navy officer during the Civil War, Robert became an Army surgeon, much to the chagrin of his admiral father. His first permanent assignment was as post surgeon at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Roberts June 1877 visit to the grisly scene of Custers defeat lasted for weeks. Robert recovered the remains of a 7th Cavalry soldier. It was obvious this man had