Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Phantom Pain: Civil War Amputation and North Carolina's Maimed Veterans
Record #:
21874
Author(s):
Abstract:
This article examines the medical practices and circumstances that led to so many amputations during the Civil War as well as the painful experiences of many amputees. It also looks at the 1866 decision by the North Carolina General Assembly to provide veterans with either an artificial limb or fund to purchase their own.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 75 Issue 3, July 1998,
p277-298 , il, por, f