Title: Van Horn, Simeon M.

Source text: The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, Volume 1 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1888), 390.

Keywords:the continued feverspost-mortem records of continued feverscases reported as typhoid fever, the clinical history insufficient or absentcondition of Peyer's patches not stated, the ileum or the small intestine ulceratedmucous membrane of small intestine presented many ulcerated patchesmesentery congested, mesenteric glands enlargedspleen twice usual sizeliver enlarged and friable

Civil War Washington ID: med.d1e9810

TEI/XML: med.d1e9810.xml


CASE 216.—Private Simeon M. Van Horn, Co. F, 141st Pa.; admitted Oct. 14, 1862; died 24th. Post-mortem examination: The mucous membrane of the small intestine was much softened and presented many ulcerated patches. The mesentery was highly congested; the mesenteric glands enlarged; the spleen twice the usual size, much engorged and easily broken down; the liver enlarged and friable.—Third Division Hospital, Alexandria, Va.