Larue, George a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e41763 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 The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.) Washington, DC Government Printing Office Part 2 Volume 1 1879 204 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 the L'Ouverture Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia diarrhœa ulceration of ileum inflammation and thickening of whole mucous membrane of large intestine autopsy performed copied case from MSHWR, added proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword terms and figures

Case from the case-book of the L'OUVERTURE HOSPITAL, Alexandria, Virginia, Surgeon Edwin Bentley, U. S. V., in charge. All the patients were colored men, most of them sent to Alexandria from the hospital for colored troops, City Point, Virginia.

CASE 545.—Private George Larue, company E, 31st United States colored troops; admitted from the field hospital August 9, 1864. Diarrhœa. Died, August 13th. Autopsy six hours after death: Body somewhat emaciated. There was some ulceration of the ileum, and general inflammation and thickening of the whole mucous membrane of the large intestine.