Gallin, John a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e19906 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 21870548 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the chest operations on the chest ligations ligations of the internal mammary artery ligature ineffectual general anesthesia, ether recurring hæmorrhage pneumonia 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 Gallin, Co. F, 65th New York Volunteers, aged 30 years, was wounded at SpottsylvaniaSpotsylvania, Virginia, May 8th, 1864, by a conoidal ball, which entered the chest on the left side between the sixth and seventh ribs, five inches below the nipple, and emerged between the fifth and sixth ribs on the right side, four inches below the nipple, passing under the ensiform cartilage, wounding the internal mammary artery, and opening the right chest cavity and lower lobe of the lung on that side. He was conveyed to the hospital of the 1st division, Sixth Corps, and on the 14th was transferred to Harewood Hospital, Washington. On admission, the parts were in a very bad condition. The patient was anæmic and feeble from hæmorrhage. On the 19th, Surgeon R. B. Bontecou, U. S. V., administered sulphuric ether, enlarged the wound of entrance, and passed a piece of bandage through and tied it over the ensiform cartilage, ligating the internal mammary artery. Simple dressings and cold applications were applied, and supporting treatment administered. The patient gradually sank, and died May 24th, 1864, from recurring hæmorrhage and pneumonia of the right lung. The case is reported by the operator.