Wilcox, G. W. a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d2e30974 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: Kenneth Winkle Matthew Bosley Ben Lesiak Kourtney Klein The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.) Washington, DC Government Printing Office Part 2 Volume 2 1876 959 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the upper extremities wounds and operations of the forearm shot wounds of the forearm shot fractures of the forearm excisions in the continuity of the bones of the forearm for shot injury intermediary excisions in the bones of the forearm fatal intermediary excisions in the forearm gunshot wound of forearm ball passed through middle third, lacerated flesh and fractured radius at middle third radius excised at middle third erysipelas gangrene general anesthesia, ether general anesthesia, chloroform blessed added figure encoding additional proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword terms checked OCR; added minimal mark-up for personal names, place names, and dates

CASE 1915.—Private G. W. Wilcox, Co. I, 57th Massachusetts, aged 25 years, was wounded at SpottsylvaniaSpotsylvania, May 19, 1864, and sent to Emory Hospital, Washington, where Surgeon N. R. Moseley, U. S. V., reported: "Admitted May 22, 1864, from the field. Gunshot wound of left forearm. A minié ball passed from without inward through middle third, lacerating the flesh and fracturing the radius at middle third. On May 23d, Acting Assistant Surgeon W. H. Ensign excised the radius at middle third, chloroform and ether being used as anæsthetics. At the time of the operation the limb was swollen, but the constitutional state of the patient was favorable. Splints and bandages were applied to the limb and cold-water dressings to the wound. On May 31st, erysipelatous inflammation set in with a tendency to gangrene. After the occurrence of erysipelas, carron oil and a solution of sulphate of copper were used externally, and stimulants and anodynes were administered internally. The patient died June 11, 1864, of pyæmia." The specimen, represented in the adjoining wood-cut (FIG. 700), was "contributed to the Museum by Dr. Moseley. It is described as "fragments, representing about one inch of the shaft of the radius, removed by operation."

FIG. 700.—Fragments of left ulna excised.—Spec. 2350. ⅓