Spencer, Orrin C. a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e9446 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 Army Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office Part 1 Volume 2 1870 130 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion on special wounds and injuries of the head wounds and injuries of the head gunshot wounds gunshot contusions of the cranial bones gunshot fractures of the external table of the cranium alone fractures of the external wall of the frontal sinus musket ball fractured outer table of superior portion of frontal bone partial disability, duration doubtful dizziness recurred two pieces of outer table of frontal bone removed erysipelas additional proofing of transcription and encoding, edited and added keyword terms additional proofing of transcription and encoding 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 Orrin C. Spencer, Co. F, 11th Connecticut Volunteers, aged 18 years, was wounded at the battle of Antietam, Maryland, September 17th, 1862, by a musket ball which fractured the outer table of the frontal bone at its superior portion and to the left of the median line. He was stunned, but after reaction, endeavored to walk, but was too faint and giddy to go far. With the assistance of two comrades he retired to a field hospital where cold water was applied to the wound. He was transferred to Frederick, and thence to Washington, entering Capitol Hospital on the 22d. On the 24th he was sent to the DeCamp Hospital, David's Island, New York Harbor, where he arrived on the 28th. The wound was discharging freely. At the expiration of a week erysipelatous action set in, which was, however, readily combattedcombated by a purge and the local application of iodine. On October 26th two pieces of the outer table of the frontal bone were removed. At times he suffered severe pain over his eyebrows which extended over the left side of his head, and occasionally he was so dizzy that he could not walk across the ward. He was discharged from the service on November 12th, 1862. The wound had healed, but dizziness occasionally recurred. On January 3d, 1868, the Commissioner of Pensions stated that Spencer was a pensioner, that his disability was rated at one-third, and the prognosis of its duration doubtful. Surgeon S. W. Gross, U. S. V., reports the early history of the case.