P——, Nathan a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e18743 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 21870435 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the spine gunshot wounds of the spine fractures of the dorsal vertebrae fractures of third dorsal vertebra complicated by wounds of the thorax penetrating wound of chest shell wound over renal region comminuted fractures of spinous and transverse processes of third, fourth, and fifth dorsal vertebræ comminuted fractures of posterior third, fourth, and fifth ribs ball penetrated both lungs destroyed spinal cord between third and fourth vertebrae cord diffluent immediately above third dorsal vertebra autopsy performed 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 Nathan P——, Co. G, 124th New York Volunteers, aged 18 years, was wounded at SpottsylvaniaSpotsylvania, Virginia, May 10th, 1864, by a conoidal ball, which caused a penetrating wound of the chest. He also received a shell wound over the renal region. He was taken to the hospital of the 3d division, Second Corps; and, on May 16th, transferred to Lincoln Hospital, Washington, where he died on May 17th, 1864. At the autopsy, the ball was found to have entered two and one-fourth inches posterior to the right acromion process, and one inch below the spine of the scapula, causing extensive comminution of the spinous and transverse processes of the third, fourth, and fifth dorsal vertebræ of the right side, and corresponding ribs posterior to their angles, penetrated both lungs, and destroyed that portion of the spinal cord lying between the third and fourth vertebræ. The cord was also diffluent for one-half an inch above the third dorsal vertebra. Above and below these points it was entirely healthy. The fourth rib of the opposite side was fractured at its vertebral attachment. The ball was found in the posterior fold of the axilla. The pathological specimen is No. 2330, Section I, A. M. M., and was contributed by Acting Assistant Surgeon A. Ansell.