CASE.—Private Henry Herrick, Co.
H, 5th Michigan Volunteers, aged 20 years, was
wounded at Petersburg, Virginia, June 16th, 1864,
by a conoidal ball, which entered anteriorly
between the second and third ribs, injured the
apex of the right lung, and passed out behind the
scapula. He was taken to the hospital of the
Second Corps, where the wound was hermetically
sealed. On the 24th, he was transferred to Mount Pleasant Hospital, Washington. On January 4th,
1865, he was sent to Harper Hospital, Detroit,
Michigan, whence he was discharged from service on
February 5th, 1865. A communication from the
Commissioner of Pensions, dated April 8th, 1868,
states that Herrick is a pensioner, his disability
being rated one-half and permanent. The case is
reported by Surgeon O. Everts, 20th Indiana
Volunteers.