Title: Doyle, James

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), 223.

Keywords:on special wounds and injuries of the headwounds and injuries of the headgunshot woundsgunshot fractures of the cranial bonesremoval of fragments after gunshot fractures of the skullexfoliation and removal of necrosed or detached fragments of cranial bones after gunshot injuriesoperations for the removal of detached fragments of bone after depressed gunshot fractures of the skullmodified duty in hospital or garrison, physical disabilities ultimately compelled dischargefractures of upper frontal, temporal, or parietal regionsfracture of left parietal bone by conoidal musket ballvision of both eyes impairedright arm and leg partially paralyzed

Civil War Washington ID: med.d1e15681

TEI/XML: med.d1e15681.xml


DOYLE, JAMES, Private, Co. M, 24th New York Cavalry, aged 23 years. Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 1st, 1864. Fracture of left parietal bone by conoidal musket ball. Washington and Philadelphia hospitals. Duty, February 7th, 1865. Mustered out July 23d, 1865. Examiner H. W. Loomis, M. D., January 20th, 1866, states that several pieces of bone have been removed. The right arm is partially, and the right leg slightly, paralyzed. The vision of both eyes is impaired and he suffers from dizziness and pain.