Crockett, Nelson a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e18059 Civil War Washington University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Matthew Bosley Elizabeth Lorang Stacey Berry Elisabeth Tracey The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861–65.)Surgeon General Joseph K. Barnes, United States ArmyWashington, D.C.Government Printing OfficePart 1 Volume 21870356 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the face gunshot wounds of the face gunshot fractures of the facial bones fractures involving upper and lower maxillæ fracture of lower maxilla disability total and permanent additional proofing of transcription and encoding case text extracted and transformed from larger file enriched encoding validated file encoded initial checking of OCR text against PDF; encoded

CASE.—Second Lieutenant Nelson Crockett, Co. A, 55th Ohio Volunteers, aged 37 years, was wounded at the second battle of Bull Run, August 30th, 1862, by a conoidal ball, which entered the left side of the inferior maxilla, two inches from the angle, fracturing it at this point, then passed across beneath the tongue and emerged on the right side from the inferior maxilla, fracturing this also at a point one inch and a half from the symphysis. He was conveyed to Alexandria, Virginia, and admitted into the 3d division hospital on August 31st, 1862. The fractured portions of the bone were secured at the two extremities by silver wire, and Barton's apparatus was applied. The patient was discharged the service on April 4th, 1863, the union of the bone being imperfect. The case is reported by Surgeon Edwin Bentley, U. S. V. On April 5th, 1868, Pension Examiner H. Frasse reports "the fracture is ununited, interfering with the patient's speech, and disables him from masticating solid food." He rates his disability total and permanent.