March 1867
Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893
Photograph
Title: Successful primary excision of the head and four inches of shaft of the right humerus for gunshot fracture.
One photograph entitled, "Successful primary excision of the head and four inches of shaft of the right humerus for gunshot fracture," taken by Charles Milton Bell dated March 1867. Image is of Major Tomas G. Morrison of Indiana, five months after undergoing surgery on his right arm. Verso features a photograph of the 4" shaft removed from Morrison's forearm, alongside a description of his medical condition and the operation he underwent. Description indicates that Morrison was "wounded at Big Shanty, Georgia, on October 4, 1864 by a conoidal ball, which passed through the surgical neck of…
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