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J. DUNN, physician and surgeon, Bloomington. Dr. J. Dunn, the subject of this sketch, is a native of Fulton Co., Ill.; he was born May 14, 1840, and began the study of medicine in 1861, with his father, Dr. W. A. Dunn, of Greenfield, Ill. He had pursued his studies but a short time, when he enlisted in Company D, 32d I. V. I.; he entered the service as a private, but was promoted from time to time, until he rose to the rank of Captain and Acting-Assistant Inspector General of the Illinois Brigade. At the battle of Bentonville, he was complimented by his Brigade Commander, Gen. Belknap, for gallantry during this action; he was engaged in many of the heavy battles, remaining in the service until the close of the war. After his return from the army, he again began the study of medicine with his father, and in the winter of 1866-67, he attended lectures at the Hahnemann Medical College of Chicago. In the spring of 1867, he began practicing with Dr. J. A. Wakeman, of Centralia; in the winter of 1868-69, he again attended lectures, and graduated at the Homoeopathic Medical College, St. Louis; returning to Centralia, he followed the practice of his profession until the fall of 1873 removing to Peoria, Ill., where he only remained during the winter; in the spring of 1874, he located at Bloomington and began practicing. He is a member of the McLean County Homoeopathic Medical Society. Since his residence here he has devoted himself fully and exclusively to his profession.