. The medical and surgical history of the war of the rebellion. (1861-65). Prepared, in accordance with the acts of Congress, under the direction of Surgeon general Joseph K. Barnes, United States army . : Cask 694.—Private Joseph Von Gilden, company H, 4ih cavalry; ago 23; enlisted at New York City, November 25,18G9, and arrived at Austin, Texas, in February, 1870. For some time after his arrival he was an exemplary soldier, but forsome unknown cause he incurred the ill-will of a portion of the men of his company, and they worried and perplexed him m,tillie gave evidences of homicidal mania.
. The medical and surgical history of the war of the rebellion. (1861-65). Prepared, in accordance with the acts of Congress, under the direction of Surgeon general Joseph K. Barnes, United States army . : Cask 694.—Private Joseph Von Gilden, company H, 4ih cavalry; ago 23; enlisted at New York City, November 25,18G9, and arrived at Austin, Texas, in February, 1870. For some time after his arrival he was an exemplary soldier, but forsome unknown cause he incurred the ill-will of a portion of the men of his company, and they worried and perplexed him m,tillie gave evidences of homicidal mania. June 13th, he fired a ball from his carbine, at a distance of ten or fifteen paces, throughtlie leg of a soldier of the company, comminuting his tibia, for which crime he was confined in the guard house. He soonexhibited other signs of mania, and, on the IGih of July, was removed to a separate apartment in the post at condition of his bowels had never, at any time during his confinement for the ciime, attracted attention .as being abnormal,nolwillistanding his stools were involuntary and while in hospital varied from three to nine per diem. July 20th, the first pre-. Heiiotyfie. James R. Osgood &* Co.^ Btstort. RFXTUM WITH SLOUGHING 703. MEDICAL SECTIOX. SECT, iv.) MORHID ANATOMY. 447 6cii|iliun for tlio coiiilitioii of liis liowds was given. Uiw btoiils wiie lax, dark, feciikiit and aliiiiidant; inuviis or Idood had notl)Ctu noticed in them. July 21st, tlie clinical thunnonieter gave his temperature at 12 M. as 99°.6; pulse 72. As he was verynoisy, screaming and singing day and night, I recommended the general commanding the department, July 22il, to send bim tothe Government asylum in Washington under charge of a proper guard. 23d, he refused food for the first lime, ami also vomiteilthat day. Active treatment was instituted, but he died about G A. M. the next day. l3uring his whole eonlinement he made nocomplaint of any kin
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