Malnourished prisoner. Malnutrition, as seen in a Federal prisoner in the US Civil War (1861-1865). The prisoner's extreme loss of weight, with bones

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Malnourished prisoner. Malnutrition, as seen in a Federal prisoner in the US Civil War (1861-1865). The prisoner's extreme loss of weight, with bones jutting up from under the skin, is due to lack of food. This photograph is from a collection made during the US Civil War and its immediate aftermath.

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Photo credit: © LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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