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. His company was assigned to the command of General Gideon Pillow and Yandell protested this posting by applying to be a surgeon. He passed his tests. He fought in the Battle of Belmont. He was then commissioned as a surgeon by General Leonidas Polk. He fought in the Battles of Island Number Ten and Shiloh. He was complimented for his gallantry in the Battle of Shiloh and was promoted by General William Hardee to staff surgeon and medical director of the corps. He served in this role under Hardee from April 1862 until he was paroled at the end of the war on April 15, 1865, in North Carolina. He served as the chair at the Medical School from 1882 to 1884.

In 1877, Yandell became the co-editor of the Louisville Medical News publication with Cowling. He then became chief editor and kept that role for the remainder of his life. They had four children, including Lunsford Yandell III and Enid Yandell, a sculptor. His son, Lunsford, would become the president of Mohawk Mining Company.

Yandell was given the nickname "Lunny" by his family. Yandell died on March 12, 1884, in Louisville after suffering from a kidney infection. He is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.