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Any damaged limbs that were untreatable or irrepairable at the scene, from fingers and toes right up to whole arms and legs. Medical science in the mid-19th Century may not have been what it is today, but the army field surgeons certainly knew that gangrene could set in to open wounds where there were not the facilities or equipment to treat them properly, as there would have been in a normal, civilian, non-combat environment.
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What was the most amputated body part during the civil War?
I have read it was legs. There were piles of legs.
What was the most common body part amputated in the civil war?
the fingers where the most comon because there where always getting cuts and blisters that got infected.
What two things often happened to wounded soldiers during the Civil War?
They had limbs amputated They died of infection
Which general during the civil war died of an infection after his arm was amputated?
T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson - mortally wounded by friendly fire at Chancellorsville.
What is the name for a war among different parts of the same group or country?
A "civil" war.
What was the most amputated body part during the civil War?
I have read it was legs. There were piles of legs.
How was metical treatment during the civil war?
Very bad. They would amputate your body parts if you were shot there, and they wouldn't clean the knifes every time they amputated, so a lot of soldiers died from disease and germs.
What was the most common body part amputated in the civil war?
the fingers where the most comon because there where always getting cuts and blisters that got infected.
How were body parts disposed of during the civil war?
people ate them.duh!
What two things often happened to wounded soldiers during the Civil War?
They had limbs amputated They died of infection
What were the two parts to the civil war?
The two parts of the Civil War were the Northern invasion of the South and the Southern invasion of the North.
Which general during the civil war died of an infection after his arm was amputated?
T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson - mortally wounded by friendly fire at Chancellorsville.
How many soldiers were injured or killed in the US Civil War?
Over 620,000 soldiers died in the US Civil War. Many tens of thousands suffered injuries which were in some cases light injuries to major cases where a limb had to be amputated.
What is the climax of an episode of war?
The lieutenant’s arm is amputated.
What was the civil war between?
the north and the south parts of USA
What was the strategy of the US in the Civil War?
The civil war was fought by the North and the South, both parts of the U.S. Are you talking union or confederate?
What is the name for a war among different parts of the same group or country?
A "civil" war.
