Shupe, Johna machine readable transcriptionSusan C. LawrenceKenneth M. PriceKenneth J. Winkle2011med.d2e30687Civil War WashingtonUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnCenter for Digital Research in the Humanities319 Love LibraryUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln, NE 68588-4100cdrh@unlnotes.unl.edu2011
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Kenneth WinkleMatthew BosleyGarec MonterElizabeth LorangThe Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.)Washington, DCGovernment Printing OfficePart 2Volume 21876959Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellionwounds and injuries of the upper extremitieswounds and operations in the forearmshot wounds of the forearmshot fractures of the forearmexcisions in the continuity of the bones of the forearm for shot injuryintermediary excisions in the bones of the forearmfatal intermediary excisions in the forearmgunshot wound of forearmcompound comminuted fracture of radiusparts infiltrated with unhealthy pus at time of operationdied from hectic feverfractured portions of radius removed during operationgeneral anesthesia, chloroformblessedcorrected typo in figure headadditional proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword termschecked OCR; added minimal mark-up for personal names, place names, and dates
CASE 1917.—Private John Shupe, Co. D, 155th Pennsylvania, age 18 years, was wounded at the South Side Railroad, October 27, 1864, and sent from a Fifth Corps field hospital to Washington. Surgeon N. R. Moseley, U. S. V., reported:
"Admitted to Emory HospitalOctober 30, 1864. Gunshot wound of left forearm, with compound comminuted fracture of
radius. November 2d, excision of about three inches of radius from lower third upward, through an incision about five inches
in length; ball also extracted; anæsthetic chloroform. At time of operation the tissues were very
much inflamed and lacerated, the radius comminuted, and the parts infiltrated With unhealthy pus; the
constitutional state of the patient was good. After the operation the parts were left open and dry lint
applied; stimulants were given internally, and nourishing diet ordered." The patient died November 6, 1864, from hectic fever. The specimen, represented in the accompanying wood-cut (FIG. 702). was contributed to the Museum by the operator, Dr. Moseley. It is described by Acting Assistant Surgeon J. E. Janvrin, who had charge of the case, as consisting of "the fractured portions of the radius removed during the operation. The larger piece is some two inches in length, and on making the incision was found detached from the shaft of the bone. The small spiculæ were removed from the ends of the fractured bone."