Title: Rhodes, Charles H.

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), 190.

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 fracturegunshot fracture of skulltotal disability

Civil War Washington ID: med.d1e13779

TEI/XML: med.d1e13779.xml


CASE.—Private Charles H. Rhodes, Co. F, 3d Vermont Volunteers, aged 24 years, received a gunshot fracture of the skull at the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13th, 1862. He was admitted to the regimental hospital. On December 17th he was sent to St. Aloysius Hospital, Washington; on January 7th, 1863, was transferred to Governor Smith Hospital, Brattleboro', Vermont, and was discharged the service January 31st, 1863, and pensioned, his disability being rated total.