"Case 953. — Dislocation at the elbow. — Private H. Mewes, Co. E, 63d Illinois, aged 28 years, had his elbow, joint dislocated by falling from a wagon during the march near Holly Springs, October 20, 1863. He was treated at the regimental hospital, subsequently in Nashville, and lastly in Clay Hospital. Louisville. Surgeon A. F. Watson, U. S. V., in charge of the latter, described the injury as an unreduced ''dislocation of the radius." The man was mustered out of service April 11, 1865, and subsequently made application for pension. Examining Surgeon L. W. Low, of Albion, Illinois, reported June 4, 1868: "The injury is such that the head of the radius is luxated and again adjusted by rotary motion of the hand and forearm, rendering the hand and arm nearly useless for labor and weak at all times." Examiner H. C. Reed certified, July 4, 1879: "The ulna is displaced inward, the olecranon resting on the internal condyle. The forearm is quadrifiexed and about one-half pronated, there being very little rotary motion retained. The head of the radius could not be located, but a distinct ' snap' could be felt on forcible rotation outward over the normal site." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U. S. Army Surgeon General's Office, 1883.
"Case 953. — Dislocation at the elbow. — Private H. Mewes, Co. E, 63d Illinois, aged 28 years, had his elbow, joint dislocated by falling from a wagon during the march near Holly Springs, October 20, 1863. He was treated at the regimental hospital, subsequently in Nashville, and lastly in Clay Hospital. Louisville. Surgeon A. F. Watson, U. S. V., in charge of the latter, described the injury as an unreduced ''dislocation of the radius." The man was mustered out of service April 11, 1865, and subsequently made application for pension. Examining Surgeon L. W. Low, of Albion, Illinois, reported June 4, 1868: "The injury is such that the head of the radius is luxated and again adjusted by rotary motion of the hand and forearm, rendering the hand and arm nearly useless for labor and weak at all times." Examiner H. C. Reed certified, July 4, 1879: "The ulna is displaced inward, the olecranon resting on the internal condyle. The forearm is quadrifiexed and about one-half pronated, there being very little rotary motion retained. The head of the radius could not be located, but a distinct ' snap' could be felt on forcible rotation outward over the normal site." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U. S. Army Surgeon General's Office, 1883.
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William Henry "Bill" Mewes
1867–1931
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Herman Edward Maves
1869–1953
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Otto Adam Mewes
1870–1951
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Gustave Adolph Maves
1872–1896
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Mary Elizabeth Mewes (Maves)
1873–1875
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Lora E. Maves (Mewes)
1876–1876
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Lydia Matilda Mewes Clodfelter
1877–1951
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Dorotha Rosette Mewes
1880–1881
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Clara Elenore Mewes Schernekau
1883–1965
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Mellie Mae Mewes Morgan
1889–1960
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