McDowell, J. T. a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d2e31577 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 Tom Schmidt The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.) Washington, DC Government Printing Office Part 2 Volume 2 1876 71 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion injuries of the abdomen penetrating wounds of the abdomen wounds of the small intestines gunshot wounds wounds of the ileum wounded in abdomen shot through sacrum, sacrum much comminuted ball came out above pubes fæces escaped externally peritonitis death after few days with symptoms of peritonitis post-mortem examination performed bullet entered ala of sacrum, emerged in hypogastric region above pubes fold of small intestine twice perforated gas and fæces passed into gluteal muscles additional proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword terms checked OCR; added minimal mark-up for personal names, place names, and dates

CASE 224.—Private J. T. McDowell, Co. H, 21st New Jersey, aged 25 years, was wounded in abdomen at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. He was taken to the field hospital of the 2nd division of the Sixth Corps, and was subsequently conveyed by ambulance to Washington, and admitted, on the 8th, into Douglas Hospital. Acting Assistant Surgeon H. L. M. Burritt, who had charge of the case, states that the "patient was shot through the sacrum, which was much comminuted; the ball came out about an inch above the pubes. Fæces escaped freely externally; no natural action of the bowels took place. Two grains of morphia were given daily and extra diet ordered. The patient was failing when he was admitted, but lingered a few days, and gradually sank, with symptoms of peritonitis. A post-mortem examination was made six hours after death: The bullet entered at the left ala of the sacrum and emerged in the hypogastric region, one inch above the pubes. The peritoneum was deeply injected, and the peritoneal sac contained a dark greenish and sanguinous mixture; and serous effusion. A fold of the small intestine was twice perforated by the ball, but the bladder was uninjured. Gas and fæces passed from behind into the gluteal muscles."