Hunter, William a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e18439 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 21870409 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the neck gunshot wounds of the neck wounds of the pharynx and œsophagus paralysis in gunshot wounds of the cervical region arm almost completely paralyzed gunshot wounds of the cervical nerves 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 William Hunter, Co. F, 5th Maryland Volunteers, received, at the battle of Antietam, Maryland, September 17th, 1862, a gunshot wound of the neck, the missile entering about an inch and a half below the right ear and emerging a little above the seventh cervical vertebra. He was taken to the hospital of the 3d division, Second Corps. On January 14th, 1863, he was admitted to Carver Hospital and discharged from service on March 30th, 1863. Pension Examiner H. W. Owings reports, January 24th, 1867, that the right arm is almost completely paralyzed.