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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, DCGovernment Printing OfficePart 3Volume 2188386 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the lower extremities wounds and injuries of the hip joint shot fractures at the hip joint shot fractures at the hip joint unsuccessfully treated by conservation involved parts of joint not indicated wound of the right groin shot wound of hip joint additional case copied from MSHWR, performed proofing of copy and XML encoding, and key terms identified

CASE 203.—Private T. O. Tucker, Co. D, 61st Pennsylvania, aged 39 years, was wounded at SpottsylvaniaSpotsylvania, May 15, 1864, by a shell. He was taken to the field hospital of the 2d division, Sixth Corps, where Surgeon S. J. Allen, 4th Vermont, noted: "Wound of the right groin." On May 26, 1864, he was admitted into the Second Division Hospital at Alexandria. He died the following day. Surgeon T. R. Spencer, U. S. V., reported the cause of death "shot wound of the right hip joint."