Title: Glazier, A.

Source text: The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.), Part 3, Volume 2 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1883), 389.

Keywords:wounds and injuries of the lower extremitieswounds and injuries of the knee jointexcisions at the knee joint for shot injuryprimary excisions at the knee jointfatal cases of primary excision of the knee jointshot fracture of knee jointwound of knee joint with fracture of external condylepatella removed at field hospitalgangrene in stumpgeneral anesthesia, chloroformchloroform induced alarming symptoms, electricity resorted torecourse to amputation of thigh

Civil War Washington ID: med.d2e16361

TEI/XML: med.d2e16361.xml


CASE 606.—Corporal A. Glazier, Co. B, 1st Minnesota, aged 29 years, was wounded at Ream's Station, August 25, 1864. Surgeon N. Hayward, 20th Massachusetts, reported the injury as a "shot fracture of the left knee joint," for which he performed excision at the field hospital of the 2d division, Second Corps. Surgeon D. W. Bliss, U. S. V., reported that the patient was admitted to the Armory Square Hospital, Washington, August 28th, in a low condition and suffering severe pain from nervous spasms of the limb, caused by a wound of the knee joint with slight fracture of the external condyle, the patella having been removed on the field. Circular amputation at the lower third of the thigh was performed by Acting Assistant Surgeon D. W. C. Van Slyck on the day after admission. Chloroform inhalation induced alarming symptoms, and electricity was resorted to. Opium and alcoholic and diffusible stimulants were administered. Gangrene appeared in the stump the second day and spread rapidly. Death resulted on September 2, 1864.