Savage, B. D. a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d2e31432 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 Corey Day and Martine Gouw The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.) Washington, DC Government Printing Office Part 2 Volume 2 1876 836 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the upper extremities wounds and injuries of the elbow joint shot wounds of the elbow joint shot wounds of the elbow joint treated on the expectant plan ball entered forearm, upper third, came out above elbow joint, fractured humerus arm perfectly useless. shot wound of ulna below olecranon and just above external condyle, shattered lower end of humerus arm cannot be extended straight elbow joint motion impaired, arm atrophied and painful disability one-half additional proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword terms checked OCR; added minimal mark-up for personal names, place names, and dates

CASE 1752.—Serg't B. D. Savage, Co. F, 3d Maine, aged 22 years, was wounded at the Wilderness, May 5, 1864. Surgeon D. Evarts, 20th Indiana, recorded: "Shot fracture of right elbow." The patient was treated at Campbell Hospital, Washington; discharged June 28, 1864, and pensioned. Examiner C. W. Snow, of Maine, reported, June 30, 1864: "A minié ball entered the right forearm, upper third, coming out above the joint, and fracturing the humerus; arm perfectly useless." Examiner A. Lambert, of Massachusetts, March 1, 1865, recommended a reduction of pension, stating: "The arm is improving rapidly, and the applicant is beginning to earn a respectable livelihood." Examiner G. A. Wilbur, of Maine, reported, March 5, 1866: "Shot wound of ulna, five inches below olecranon, to just above the right external condyle, shattering the lower end of the humerus. The arm cannot be extended exactly straight; otherwise perfect." Examiner Snow again reported, September 4, 1873: "Motion of elbow joint impaired; arm atrophied and painful; disability one-half." This pensioner was paid June 4, 1874.