Class Year
2015
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
4-11-2014
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
The story of Clark Gardner, his double amputation, and his pension records are still surrounded by two other clouds of ambiguity concerning his neighbor and friend, Edward A. Rich, and Gardner’s wife. Rich relayed information to a special examiner about the nature of Gardner’s injuries. He claimed to know Gardner before the war began, revealing that Gardner had running sores on his right leg prior to enlisting in the 10th New York Heavy Artillery. This made the amputation he received in 1879 a result of this pre-existing condition instead of the sickness Gardner claimed to acquire from Staten Island. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Kirk, Brianna E., "Clark Gardner: The Curious Case of Mr. Rich and Mrs. Gardner" (2014). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 44.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/44
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