Title: Smith, Clarence R.

Source text: Surgeon General Joseph K. Barnes, United States Army, The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861–65.), Part 1, Volume 2 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1870), 77.

Keywords:on special wounds and injuries of the headwounds and injuries of the headgunshot woundsgunshot wounds of the scalpgunshot scalp wounds followed by encephalitisterminated fatally from inflammation of the brain or its membranessome form of encephalitis supervened, induced fatal results

Civil War Washington ID: med.d1e4460

TEI/XML: med.d1e4460.xml


CASE.—Private Clarence R. Smith, Co. A, 94th New York Volunteers, was admitted to the Patent Office Hospital, Washington, D. C., on September 21st, 1862, with a gunshot wound of the scalp. He died on October 1st, 1862. Assistant Surgeon J. J. Woodward, U. S. A., recorded the case.