Fritz Siebe

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Description

Title
Fritz Siebe
Creator
Harewood General Hospital
Photographer unidentified
Contributor
Bontecou, Reed Brockway, 1824-1907
Fritz Siebe
Harewood General Hospital
Reed B. (Brockway) Bontecou 1824-1907
Published / Created
1865
Publication Place
Washington, D.C.
Description
Fritz Siebe, private, Co. D, 139th N.Y. Vols., aged 23, admitted to Harewood U.S.A. Gen'l Hospital, June 18, 1864, suffering from gunshot wound of abdomen, ball entering right anterior side, below the 10th rib, emerging behind, and about 1 1/2 inches from spine. Wounded June 3, 1864, at the battle of Cold Harbor, Va. On admission, the patient was in a very feeble condition; the discharge from the wound consisted of feces, mixed with greenish streaks from the ascending colon and liver; complained of pain in abdomen, increased by pressure; discharge per rectum, scanty. Treatment, cold water dressing over the abdomen, opium internally, and light, nourishing diet. July 1—pain in abdomen diminished, but discharge the same; July 15—patient complains of occasional colic pain; August 1—patient improving; discharge the same up to August 15, but from that date the patient began to improve. September 1—the wound of exit healed; discharge consisting of a thin yellowish serum. September 14—wound entirely healed; colic pain, now and then recurring, but able to be about. Was furloughed Oct. 8, 1865, and soon afterwards returned to duty entirely well.
FRITZ SIEBE.
Gunshot wound of colon and liver.
Henry Raboquette
Extent
7.5 in. x 5.5 in. (approximate) oval mounted on 11 in. x 9 in. board
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Collection Title
Binder's Title: Gunshot Wounds Illustrated

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

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

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Identifiers

Object ID (OID)
15831299

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