American Civil War, Brutal Surgery

[Hedgehog]

Gangrene, amputation and disfigured limbs: Haunting portraits of Civil War soldiers horrifically maimed on American battlefields

• Incredible series of portraits shows the horrible toll on soldiers wounded in battle during the American Civil War
• Most of the soldiers have legs or arms missing, others have large pieces of bone removed or fingers chopped off
• The photos show troops who survived being wounded in battle - and the brutal surgery techniques of the time
• Tens of thousands had limbs amputated, often without anesthetic and carried out with basic doctors' tools

By Corey Charlton for MailOnline




Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...imed-American-battlefields.html#ixzz3HZaF4XL7

 

[Louis]

Really spooky !

 

[Rambler]

Those .58 Minie Balls were something else. Not only would they leave huge entry/exit wounds, they would completely shatter and splinter any bone they hit. That's why you see a lot of those guys with large portions of their bone removed. Growing up in the South, Civil War re-enactments are something of a tradition and I've attended a bunch of them. Visiting the field hospital always sent a shiver down my spine. The surgeon's tools looked more like a butcher's kit than anything else. I always thought the bone saw was the most intimidating looking instrument:

 

[Hedgehog]

Not sure what is worse here the fighting or the surgery ......Really scary for those Guys