Title: McAllister, Robert

Source text: Surgeon General Joseph K. Barnes, United States Army, The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861–65.), Part 1, Volume 2 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1870), 189.

Keywords:on special wounds and injuries of the headwounds and injuries of the headgunshot woundsgunshot fractures of the cranial bonesdepressed gunshot fracture of cranial bonesremote results of depressed fracturesnecrosis of portions of outer table or of both tables of cranium, frequent results of gunshot fracturefractures of skull followed by forms of paralysis of motionbullet caused lacerated wound of scalp and fractured portion of left parietal bonefracture of parietal boneparalysis and atrophy of right armdisability total and permanent

Civil War Washington ID: med.d1e13668

TEI/XML: med.d1e13668.xml


CASE.—Private Robert McAllister, Co. G, 57th New York Volunteers, aged 42 years, was struck by a bullet at Fredericksburg, December 13th, 1862, which caused a lacerated wound of the scalp, and fractured a portion of the left parietal bone. He was admitted to the field hospital of the 1st division, Second Corps, on the same day, and a few days later was transferred to Washington, and on the 17th was admitted to the Campbell Hospital. On February 3d, 1863, he was discharged the service and pensioned, his disability being rated total and permanent. The case is reported by Surgeon J. H. Baxter, U. S. V. A subsequent report states the patient's right arm to be paralyzed and atrophied.