Henry Morgan, Hospital Number 20, 658

Creator:

Harewood General Hospital
Photographer unidentified

Published/Created:

Washington, D.C.
1865

Physical Description:

7.5 x 5.5 in. (approximate) oval mounted on 11 x 9 in. board

Notes:

Henry Morgan.
Hospital Number, 20.658.
Henry Morgan Private Company D, 77th N.Y. Vols., age 24 years, admitted to Harewood U.S.A. General Hospital from City Point April 12th, wounded April 2nd at Petersburg Va., by a minnie ball, which entered at left superior maxillary bone, facial surface, passing inwards and downwards into the mouth destroying all the upper teeth, left side. When admitted right side of head and face very much inflamed, erysipelas closing both eyes. May 1st, the patient is now doing well.
Harewood U.S.A. General Hospital,
R. B. BONTECOU.
Surgeon U.S. Vols., In charge.

Topics:

Head—Wounds and injuries
Medical photography—patients
Medical photography—United States—19th century
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical and sanitary affairs

Topics:

Washington, D.C

Topics:

Bontecou, Reed Brockway, 1824-1907
Harewood General Hospital
Henry Morgan, Hospital Number 20, 658
Reed B. (Brockway) Bontecou 1824-1907

Language:

English

Genre:

Albumen Print

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement

Source Title:

Binder's Title: Gunshot Wounds Illustrated

Yale Collection:

Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

Digital Collection:

Civil War Medical Photographs

oid pointer:

15831194

OID:

15831193

PID:

digcoll:2835126

Number of Pages: 2