Title: Pillsbury, David K.

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), 227.

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 skulldischarged and pensionedrecovered after fragments of bone, fractured by gunshot projectiles, were removedpatients remained on Pension Rollgunshot fracture of left parietal bone at posterior superior aspectconstant cephalalgia and dizzinessbone from outer table detachedpartial paralysis of arms and legs, greatly enfeebleddisability rated three-fourths and doubtfulpartial disability

Civil War Washington ID: med.d1e15888

TEI/XML: med.d1e15888.xml


CASE.—Private David K. Pillsbury, Co. E, 12th New Hampshire Volunteers, received, at the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3d, 1863, a gunshot fracture of the left parietal bone at its posterior superior aspect. He was admitted to field hospital Third Corps; on June 14th, sent to 1st division hospital, Alexandria; and on June 19th, to Satterlee Hospital, Philadelphia. There was constant cephalalgia and dizziness. A piece of bone from the outer table, three-fourths by three-eighths of an inch, was detached. On July 28th, the patient was sent to Concord, New Hampshire. Bone had exfoliated; headache, nausea, and partial paralysis of arms and legs existed, and the patient was greatly enfeebled. He was discharged September 4th, 1863, and pensioned, his disability being rated three-fourths and doubtful.