Kates, R. R. a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e18074 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 21870357 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 upper maxilla 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.—Private R. R. Kates, Co. H, 12th New Jersey Volunteers, aged 22 years, was wounded at Chancellorsville, May 3d, 1863, by a musket ball, which entered the mesial line of the upper lip, carried away almost the entire superior maxilla of that side, and emerged about two inches behind the left ear. He was taken to the hospital of the 3d division, Second Corps, and, on May 8th, transferred to the Douglas Hospital, Washington, where fragments of bone were extracted. There were some pieces of bone deeply imbedded in the neck, and small fragments were daily discharged from the mouth. On June 8th, a tooth was extracted from the neck behind. He was furloughed on June 26th, at which time the posterior wound had healed; the upper portions of the bone were still inflamed; he could swallow easily, but spoke indistinctly. He was returned to duty on September 29th, 1863. His name does not appear upon the Pension Roll.