Mason, William a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e41773 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 chronic diarrhœa of typhoid type lower lobe of lung congested intestines highly congested, not ulcerated kidneys enlarged and granular 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 547.—Private William Mason, company C, 28th United States colored troops; age 26; admitted from City Point October 31, 1864. Chronic diarrhœa of a typhoid type. [This man appears on the register of the hospital for colored troops, City Point, Virginia, admitted September 6th—diarrhœa—sent to general hospital October 30th.] Treatment: Astringents, anodynes and turpentine emulsion. Died, November 1st. Autopsy: The lower lobe of the left lung was congested. The intestines were highly congested, but not ulcerated. The kidneys much enlarged and granular.—Acting Assistant Surgeon Freeman Stoddard.