The Anatomy and Pathology Museum suffered a serious setback in 1907 when a fire destroyed much of the medical building, including all the anatomy collection and two-thirds of the pathology one. Abbott sent an appeal to various museums in the Newsletter of the recently established International Association of Medical Museums, and between April 1907 and July 1910, approximately 3,000 specimens were donated. Among the material donated were the skeletal remains of soldiers from the American Civil War.
Below is one of these specimens.ÌýA conoidal ball, apex downward, is present in a depression in the posterior part of the body and anterior part of the left lamina of the 5th lumbar vertebra, having apparently entered through the 4th and 5th intervertebral foramen The bodies of the vertebrae are ankylosed together. The soldier was 40 years-old when wounded and died 18 years later of unknown cause. An additional 25 specimens can be seen in the list below
Gunshot fracture of femur, Petersburg, July 30, 1864.
Gunshot fracture of ankle, Second Battle of Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863.
Fracture of tibia, Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863.
Fracture of fibula, unknown injury, September 16, 1862.
Gunshot fracture of femur, Battle of Chickamauga, September 20, 1863.
Gunshot fracture of femur, Siege of Port Hudson, June 14, 1863.
Forearm, Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863.
Fracture of femur by rifle ball, November 28, 1863.
Gunshot splinter of tibia, First Battle of Cold Harbour, June 3, 1862.
Specimen 25
Fracture of tibia and fibula, Second Battle of Cold Harbour, June 3, 1864.
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