The 1919 book identifies Lieutenant Colonel Estes Nichols as the hospital’s commanding officer at the time of publication. His portrait forms a counterpart to that of Forster, who led the initial organization.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Public domain in the United States: published 1919. Complete scan page reproduced; sideways plates rotated for reading. Publication date is not an exact exposure date.
Source: History and Roster of the United States Army General Hospital No. 16 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1919), scan page 37. Internet Archive / Library of Congress.
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Silent Grounds Collective, William Wirt Winchester Hospital, SGC-ED085, ED085-P37, “Estes Nichols, the next commanding officer.” Source: History and Roster of the United States Army General Hospital No. 16 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1919), scan page 37. Internet Archive / Library of Congress.. https://www.loc.gov/item/unk82041098/. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-24.