David R. Templeton, Hospital Number 20,407

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Title: David R. Templeton, Hospital Number 20,407
Creator: Harewood General Hospital
Photographer unidentified
Contributor: Bontecou, Reed Brockway, 1824-1907
David R. Templeton, Hospital Number 20,407
Harewood General Hospital
Reed B. (Brockway) Bontecou 1824-1907
Published / Created: 1865
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Description: David R. Templeton, Private Company A, 46 N.Y. Vols., age 16, was admitted to Harewood U.S.A. General Hospital April 5th 1865, with gunshot wound of the head. Ball hit left temple, just back of outer angle of eye, grazing malar bone and eyeball, destroying sight; passed off producing flesh wound of the tip of the nose. Was wounded at Petersburg April 2nd 1865. He is now well, June 1st, 1865.
David R. Templeton.
Harewood U.S.A. General Hospital,
Hospital Number 20,407
R. B. BONTECOU,
Surgeon U.S. Vols., In charge.
Extent: 7.5 in. x 5.5 in. (approximate) oval mounted on 11 in. x 9 in. board
Language: English

Format: still image
Genre: Albumen Print
Resource Type: Prints & Photographs
Subject (Geographic): Washington, D.C
Subject (Name): Bontecou, Reed Brockway, 1824-1907
David R. Templeton, Hospital Number 20,407
Harewood General Hospital
Reed B. (Brockway) Bontecou 1824-1907
Subject (Topic): Head—Wounds and injuries—Surgery
Medical photography—patients
Medical photography—United States—19th century
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical and sanitary affairs

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