Title: Hotchkiss, James W.

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), 230.

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 skullrecovered after gunshot fractures of the skullepilepsymusket ball fractured craniumfracture of skull and partial paralysisfrequent severe epileptic fitspermanent disabilitydisability equivalent to loss of foot or handpartial paralysis of left sideloss of memory

Civil War Washington ID: med.d1e15944

TEI/XML: med.d1e15944.xml


CASE.—Private James W. Hotchkiss, 19th New York Battery, was wounded in the engagement before Petersburg, Virginia, November 9th, 1864, by a musket ball, which fractured the cranium. He was admitted to the hospital of the 1st division, Ninth Corps; on November 13th, sent to the depot field hospital at City Point, and on November 29th, transferred to 3d division hospital at Alexandria. He was discharged from the service on April 3d, 1865, on account of fracture of skull and partial paralysis, and was afterward pensioned. On January 25th, 1868, Pension Examiner J. H. Helmers reported this man to be suffering from partial paralysis of the left side, with loss of memory. He also credits the patient's statement of being subject to frequent and severe epileptic fits. He rated his disability equivalent to the loss of a foot or hand and permanent.