Edward Walsh

Artist, Doctor and officer in the Royal 49th Regiment. Walsh served as Surgeon to the 49th Foot Regiment in Canada from 1803 to 1806. He was stationed in Fort George, where he documented local natural history, including details of aboriginal people. He lived with the Potawatomi and Chippewa and trained them in basic healthcare. He was one of the first medics to vaccinate First Nation tribes against smallpox.