George W. Northard, Hospital Number 20, 508

Creator:

Harewood General Hospital
Photographer unidentified

Published/Created:

Washington, D.C.
1865

Physical Description:

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

Notes:

George W. Northard.
Hospital Number, 20,508.
George W. Northard, Sergt. Co. G., 2d Ohio Cav., age 28, wounded, April 1, 1865, at the battle of Petersburg.—Admitted to Harewood U.S.A. General Hospital, April 1, 1865, with gunshot wound of right knee. The ball entered just above the patella through which it passed, fracturing it into six fragments—passed downward and outward, fracturing external condyle of femur, and escaped. On the 8th of April he was etherized, and Surg. R. B. Bontecou, U.S.V., removed the fractured patella and a fragment of the external condyle. The constitutional state of the patient at the time of the operation was very good. After the operation the limb was placed in a box containing bran, and the patient put on low diet. Subsequently the limb was placed upon a light open splint, extending from the tuberosity of the ischium to a point near the heel, and suspended by a cord; and the patient put on nutritious diet with wine and porter. On the 13th of April he was transferred to a tent ward. Up to this time he suffered considerable pain in the joint, and was very restless and irritable. His appetite become poor, hiccough and vomiting set in. Suppuration was profuse and the patient died April 22d, from exhaustion.
Harewood U.S.A. General Hospital,
R. B. BONTECOU,
Surgeon U.S. Vols., In charge.

Topics:

Leg—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
George W. Northard, Hospital Number 20, 508
Harewood General Hospital
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:

15831186

OID:

15831185

PID:

digcoll:2835130

Number of Pages: 2