Charles Henry Crane B.A. M.A. M.D. (July 19, 1825 – October 10, 1883) was an American physician and the 13th Surgeon General of the United States Army (1882–1883). He was the son of Colonel Ichabod B. Crane Crane received his B.A. from Yale College in 1844. He then went to the Harvard Medical School where he received his M.D. in 1847. Crane joined the army from Massachusetts on February 14, 1848. In April 1865, Crane was one of the doctors attending President Lincoln at his death. Crane served as Surgeon General of the Army until his death on October 10, 1883. He was succeeded by Robert Murray.