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Pvt. John Murphy (CP 907), National Museum of Health and Medicine

Description: Private John Murphy, Company K, 37th Massachusetts volunteers, displaying the amputation of his right forearm following a gunshot wound sustained on April 6, 1865 at the battle of Harpers’ Farm, Virginia. Caption reads: “Amputation of Fore arm at middle third.”

History is on reverse: "John Murphy. Hospital Number, 20, 918. John Murphy, Private, Co. K, 37th Mass. Vols., aged 20, was admitted to Harewood U.S.A. Gen’l [Hospital], April 29th, 1865, suffering from gun shot wound of right forearm, extent of injury unknown. Wounded, April 6th, 1865, at the battle of Harpers’ Farm, Va. Amputation of right forearm, middle third, on field, by a circular incision. On admission, the stump was sloughing and patient was somewhat emaciated. Now doing well. Harewood U.S.A. General Hospital, R.B. Bontecou, Surgeon U.S. Vols., In charge.’”

Date: 1865

Photo ID: CP 907

Source collection: OHA 75: Contributed Photographs

Related material: CP 441

Repository: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Otis Historical Archives

Rights: No known restrictions upon publication, physical copy retained by National Museum of Health and Medicine. Publication and high resolution image requests should be directed to the NMHM (<a href="http://www.medicalmuseum.mil/" rel="nofollow">www.medicalmuseum.mil/</a>)
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