Lunsford Yandell Jr.

Lunsford Pitts Yandell Jr. (June 6, 1837 – March 12, 1884) was an American physician and professor at Memphis Medical College and the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He served as a surgeon in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early life Lunsford Pitts Yandell Jr. was born on June 6, 1837, at his father's plantation "Craggy Bluff" in Rutherford County, Tennessee. His parents were Susan Juliet (née Wendel) of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and Dr. Lunsford Pitts Yandell. His father was a physician, geologist and chemist. At a young age, Yandell and his family moved to Louisville, Kentucky. His father had accepted a job at Transylvania University. His father was one of the founders of the University of Louisville and taught there. Yandell was a pupil of Professor Noble Butler. Yandell attended the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He pursued his clinical studies with his brother, David Wendel Yandell, at the Louisville City Hospital and Stokes's Dispensary. He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine in 1857. Career