Silas Beach Hays was a major general who served as Surgeon General of the United States Army.
Silas B. Hays, Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, 1955
Surgeon General of the United States Army
The Surgeon General of the United States Army is the senior-most officer of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD). By policy, the Surgeon General (TSG) serves as Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) as well as head of the AMEDD. The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) and are located in Falls Church, Virginia.
Surgeon General of the United States Army
Library and Museum of the OTSG, Washington, D.C.; Hand-colored photo, 1887.