Voshage, Adolph a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d2e31485 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 The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.) Washington, DC Government Printing Office Part 2 Volume 2 1876 12 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion injuries of the abdomen injuries of the abdominal walls contusions and wounds of the abdominal parietes complications of parietal wounds gangrene ball entered near anterior superior spinous process, emerged near Poupart's ligament recurrent gangrene frequent hæmorrhages thigh flexed on abdomen, moved about by resting alternately on nates and palms of hands spurious anchylosis of hip joint limb contracted and useless, unfit for manual labor uræmia copied case from MSHWR, added proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword terms

CASE 91.—Private Adolph Voshage, Co. L, 9th New York State Militia, aged 29 years, was wounded at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, admitted to Harewood Hospital, December 23, 1862. A musket ball had entered near the left anterior superior spinous process, and emerged near Poupart's ligament. On January 14, 1864, sloughing appeared, and was treated by free cauterization with nitric acid. Pus had burrowed deeply, and the sinuses were laid open, and tents were introduced. There was recurrent gangrene on the 27th, and great destruction of tissue. Frequent hæmorrhages took place, which were arrested by tampons. In the middle of March, the immense sore was granulating kindly, but pus continued to burrow in the muscular interstices. By May 1st, the wound had cicatrized. The destruction of tissue was so great that the thigh was flexed on the abdomen, and the patient moved about by resting alternately on the nates and palms of his hands. He was discharged July 7, 1863, "for spurious anchylosis of left hip joint." The limb remained contracted and useless, unfitting him for manual labor, according to the Pension Board, April, 1870. He died, July 28, 1871, "of uræmia," according to the report of the attending physician, M. H. Schuler, M. D.