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Short, John H.
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Date of Birth (not before):
1844-08-22
Date of Birth (not after):
1845-08-21
Additional information:
Short's birth date range is calculated based on his age at time of enlistment. Short was 17 years old when he enlisted on 21 August 1862.
Sources:
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865)
, part 3 vol 2, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1883).
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"John H. Short (Union)," in
The American Civil War Research Database
[database online], Alexander Street Press, 2012. 5 March 2012.
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Bontecou, Reed Brockway
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Relationship Additional Information:
Bontecou operated on Short, performing Syme's amputation. He also contributed the specimen of Short to the Army Medical Museum.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
May 12, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
May 25, 1864-Nov 04, 1864
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Harewood General Hospital
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Relationship Additional Information:
Short was admitted to Harewood Hospital "several days" after he was injured at Spottsylvania. After his amputation, he was transferred to a hospital in Philadelphia and later to Pittsburgh before being discharged from service.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
May 12, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
May 25, 1864-Nov 04, 1864
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140th Pennsylvania Infantry
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Relationship Additional Information:
Short enlisted into F Company of the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry as Private. He was discharged due to wounds.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
Aug 21, 1862
Relationship Ending Date:
Nov 04, 1864
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Battle of Spotsylvania
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Relationship Additional Information:
Short was wounded in the left foot at Spottsylvania.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Ending Date:
May 12, 1864