The discovery of human remains in a pit outside a former military post hospital at Point San Jose, San Francisco, elicited questions such as why anatomized remains would be deposited in this fashion, where the remains came from, who they represented, and who was responsible. This chapter seeks to answer some of those questions, beginning with an examination of the medical staff at Point San Jose. Circumstantial evidence is presented that points to a particular surgeon, Edwin Bentley, whose analogous activities elsewhere suggest he was the individual responsible for the remains. Bentley was an early educator in the field of anatomy and innovator in surgical practice in the Civil War and post–Civil War period. Evidence also indicates the San Francisco City and County Hospital as the most likely source for the cadavers represented in the pit.