Morris, Reuben a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e19918 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 21870550 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the chest operations on the chest ligations ligations of the intercostal artery opening into chest obstructed by coagula or sloughs secondary hæmorrhage gunshot wound between tenth and eleventh ribs 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 Reuben Morris, Co. K, 142d Pennsylvania Volunteers, aged 25 years, received a gunshot wound of the left side, between the tenth and eleventh ribs, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 12th, 1862. He was treated in the field and was transferred to Finley Hospital, Washington, on the 24th, and to Convalescent Hospital, Philadelphia, on January 11th, 1863. On January 20th, secondary hæmorrhage occurred from the intercostal artery to the amount of four ounces. Acting Assistant Surgeon Edward L. Duer, tied the artery at one extremity in the wound; the hæmorrhage did not recur. After the ligation the wound was filled with subnitrate of bismuth and a compress applied. This dressing was allowed to remain seventy-two hours, when the slough came away with the dressing and the sore presented a perfectly healthy appearance. He was discharged from service June 13th, 1863. The case is reported by Assistant Surgeon V. B. Hubbard, U. S. A. Examining Surgeon Charles Mace, of Scranton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, reported, June 22d, 1863: "Morris was wounded through his left side, fracturing two ribs. Disability one-half." He was last paid on March 3d, 1872.