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Mansfield, David F.
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Date of Death (not before):
1875-04-17
Date of Death (not after):
1875-04-17
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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"David F. Mansfield (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 Mansfield's deformed leg with the hope of returning some use to the limb. In the medical case Bontecou records that though "the fractured limb being one and a half inches shorter than the other" it was "firm and of perfect use".
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
Jan 08, 1865-Jan 08, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
June 01, 1865-June 24, 1865
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Harewood General Hospital
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Relationship Additional Information:
Mansfield was admitted to Harewood with a deformity of the right thigh. According to
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion
, Mansfield broke his femur on 29 November 1864 and his leg healed poorly due to having been improperly adjusted.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
Jan 18, 1865
Relationship Ending Date:
June 01, 1865-June 24, 1865
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91st Pennsylvania Infantry
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Relationship Additional Information:
Mansfield enlisted in F Company of the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry as Private. He was discharged from this regiment due to complications associated with his leg injury.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
Aug 28, 1862
Relationship Ending Date:
June 01, 1865-June 24, 1865
