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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 Alyssa Olson The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.) Washington, DC Government Printing Office Part 2 Volume 1 1879 165-166 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion diarrhœa and dysentery fatal cases of diarrhœa and dysentery, with accounts of the morbid appearances observed from Lincoln Hospital, Washington, D. C. diarrhœa and debility rectum ulcerated extensively and superficially, ulcers covered with grayish-yellow pseudomembrane intestine laid aside but accidentally lost autopsy performed additional proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword terms case text extracted and transformed from larger file enrich encoding, proof and edit encoding and editing

Case from the case-book of LINCOLN HOSPITAL, Washington, D. C.; Surgeon Henry Bryant, U. S. V., in charge to May, 1863.

CASE 357.—Private James C. Hull, company H, 15th Connecticut volunteers; admitted February 8, 1863. Diarrhœa and debility. Died, March 26th. Autopsy eight hours after death: Height five feet five inches and a half; body very much emaciated; rigor mortis slight. The brain was quite firm, and weighed forty-six ounces and a half. The right lung weighed thirteen ounces, the left eight ounces; the posterior portion of the right lung was very much congested, the left healthy. The heart weighed seven ounces; its structure was firm; a mixed clot was found in the right side, none in the left. The liver weighed thirty-three ounces and a quarter; its color was darker than usual; the gall-bladder contained from four and a half to five ounces of bile. The spleen was very firm, and weighed two ounces and a half. The pancreas weighed one ounce and a half. The right kidney weighed five ounces and a half, the left seven ounces and a quarter; both were of firm consistence. The rectum was ulcerated extensively and superficially, the ulcers being covered with a grayish-yellow pseudomembrane. The rest of the intestine was laid aside for examination, but was accidentally lost.—Assistant Surgeon George M. McGill, U. S. A.