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Soldiers of Gettysburg: Christopher Swann, Powhatan Light Artillery
His name was Christopher Swann, and he was a private in the Powhatan Light Artillery. Wounded at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, Swann became a prisoner.
Soldiers of Gettysburg: Lawrence M. Whitney, 83rd New York
His name was Lawrence M. Whitney, and he had promoted to lieutenant in Company E in the 83rd New York Regiment. He was wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Posted in Emerging Civil War
Tagged 83rd New York, Battle of Gettysburg, Seminary Ridge, Soldiers of Gettysburg, wounded
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“Swarming with maggots” – Assistant Surgeon Samuel Melcher and the Care of the Wounded at Wilson’s Creek
As the first major engagement fought west of the Mississippi River, the 1861 Battle of Wilson’s Creek (fought August 10, 1861) was known for being a particularly desperate, hard-fought battle that resulted in nearly 20% casualties on both sides. For … Continue reading
“Down Fame’s Ladder”: Brigadier General Thomas W. Egan’s Unending War
Major General Winfield Scott Hancock gave glowing praise of the Third Division’s 1st Brigade and its commander, 29-year-old Colonel Thomas W. Egan, in his report following the Battle of North Anna on May 23, 1864. “Egan’s brigade, led gallantly by … Continue reading
Words of the Wounded: The Gettysburg Campaign
By the end of the Gettysburg Campaign into Pennsylvania there were an estimated 64,000 killed, wounded and missing between both the Union and Confederate armies. The struggles and the implications on the medical field from the military campaign will be … Continue reading
Stapleton Crutchfield: Stonewall’s Wounded Comrade
The ambulance lurched ever forward with a jerky, swaying motion. Pain dazed comprehension. General Jackson wounded? Lying just inches from him? How badly was the commander hurt? Exacerbated by the movements over the rough road, the dizzying, unrelenting agony radiated from … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Medical
Tagged amputation, artillery, Battle of Chancellorsville, chief of artillery, death of Stonewall Jackson, general jackson, Jackson's amputation, Lexington, lexington virginia, staff officers, stapleton crutchfield, Virginia Military Institute, wounded
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A Sharpshooter’s Postscript to Gettysburg, Part 5: Imboden’s Train of Misery Transports the Confederate Wounded South
Part five in a series. We welcome back guest author Robert M. Wilson. Of the varied and often extreme challenges faced by the Army of Northern Virginia in its retreat from Gettysburg, the ordeals suffered on the wagon caravan carrying wounded … Continue reading
A Doctor’s Duty
The photo to the right is the Union field hospital at Savage Station, Virginia, the day after the Battle of Gaines’s Mill on June 27, 1862. Hours after this photograph was taken, most of these men ended up as Confederate … Continue reading
