Class Year
2016
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
12-5-2013
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
Within four hours of Richard Dunphy’s grievous wounding at the Battle of Mobile Bay, both of his arms had been amputated. In a medical survey, he described the “extraordinary pain” that lasted “for about three weeks.” There was “a great quantity of pus, and twelve pieces of bone or splinters came out” from the wound for months after the surgery. Though the pain was great, it faded in time. The psychological and social effects of the operation, however, never went away. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Lavery, Kevin P., "Richard D. Dunphy: Under the Knife" (2013). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 4.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/4
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