Title: Duffy, John

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), 242.

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 skullrecovery after removal of fragments of skull for gunshot fracturesurvived with disabilities of various degrees, brain more or less seriously affectednames not placed upon Pension Rollgunshot fracture of external table of left parietal bonedepression in skull, loose bone removedcephalalgia and vertigodisability one-half and doubtfulre-enlisted, did full dutyparoled prisoner of wardisability removed

Civil War Washington ID: med.d1e16198

TEI/XML: med.d1e16198.xml


CASE.—Private John Duffy, Co. A, 28th Massachusetts Volunteers, received, at the battle of Bull Run, Virginia, August 31st, 1862, a gunshot fracture of the external table of the left parietal bone. He was admitted into the Carver Hospital, Washington, September 7th; on December 10th, he was furloughed; and was discharged the service February 6th, 1863. On May 21st, 1863, Pension Examiner G. S. Jones reports this man to have a depression in the skull from which loose bone has been removed, and to be suffering from cephalalgia and vertigo. He rates his disability one-half and doubtful. On April 13th, 1865, Pension Examiner J. T. Galloupe reports this man to have re-enlisted February 28th, 1864, as a private in the 29th Massachusetts Volunteers; and to have done full duty from that time until the date of his report, when the man was a paroled prisoner of war, his disability being removed.