Gilman, John a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e18507 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 21870413 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 pyæmia abscess in the spleen gangrenous congestion, lower lobes of both lungs 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 John Gilman, Co. G, 12th New Hampshire Volunteers, aged 31 years, was wounded at Chancellorsville, May 3d, 1863, by a musket ball, which grazed the ramus of the inferior maxilla, near the angle of the left side, and entered the neck above the sterno-clavicular articulation of the right side, and passed to some point not ascertained. He was, on May 9th, admitted to Harewood Hospital, Washington. Cold water dressings were applied to the wound; stimulants were administered, and generous diet ordered. On May 14th, the patient had some cough, expectoration of a yellowish tenacious sputa, and crepitus in the apex of the right lung. On the 15th, he had chills and fever; on the 23d, restless; pulse frequent; slight venous hæmorrhage. The patient died on May 23d, 1863. The post-mortem examination revealed an abscess like an egg, in the spleen, which was eight inches, by four inches wide. Black gangrenous congestion in several patches in the lower lobe of the right and left lungs. The case is reported by Acting Assistant Surgeon Hirshfield.