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James Edward Hanger (February 25, 1843 – June 9, 1919) was a Confederate States Army veteran of the American Civil War, a prosthetist and a businessman. It is reported that he became the first amputee of the war after being struck in the leg by a cannonball. [1]
Empty Sleeves: Amputation in the Civil War South (University of Georgia Press, 2015). xviii, 257 pp. Rutkow, Ira M. Bleeding Blue and Gray: Civil War Surgery and the Evolution of American Medicine (2005) 394 pp. Schroeder-Lein, Glenna R. The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine (2012) a major scholarly compendium. 450pp.
Sickles was a former New York politician who entered the army after the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. After originally commanding the Excelsior Brigade, Sickles was promoted to major general in 1862 and later commanded the III Corps at the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
Miles James was an African American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his ... resulting in the amputation of ...
By 1870, amputation blades had become straighter, and more closely resembled the "Liston" European style. Since the Crimean War ended in 1856, it is likely the American Civil War had a greater impact on long slender blade style than the actual Dr. Liston. The dedicated task of amputation may be more responsible for the Liston title than any ...
Thomas J. Jackson was born on January 21, 1824. He attended West Point, and after graduating in 1846, served in the United States Army, including in the Mexican–American War. In 1852, he resigned from the army and began teaching at the Virginia Military Institute.
Amputee, lost right arm in American Civil War: Madison Cawthorn: Republican: North Carolina: U.S. Representative: Lost use of his legs in a car accident in 2014 [22] Max Cleland: Democratic: Georgia: U.S. Senator: Triple amputee, both legs and one arm, due to a grenade blast in the Vietnam War [23] Tony Coelho: Democratic: California: U.S ...
Secretary of War [1] Thomas William Sweeny (December 25, 1820 – April 10, 1892) was an Irish -American soldier who served in the Mexican–American War , the Yuma War , and as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War .