DDS
Enlisted and mustered in on 23 July 1861, Company B, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment as a Private; he was residing in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania prior to this enlistment. Wounded and discharged with disability.
Re-entered service commissioned and mustered in on 21 July 1864, Company F, 195th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; captured and imprisoned on 14 October 1864; returrned to his regiment from imprisonment on 22 Febraury 1865; discharged and resigned 26 February 1865.
"Case 559. — Corporal G. L. Keyser, Co. B, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, aged 21 years, was wounded at Snicker's Gap, November 1, 1862, and admitted to hospital at Knoxville two days afterwards. Surgeon B. Beust, U. S. V., reported: "A gunshot wound through knee joint. The patient, a man of small stature and delicate appearance, was in a kneeling posture when he was struck by a conical ball, which entered the right knee at the inner side of the patella, near the lower border, striking against the inner condyle of the tibia, producing considerable injury by shivering to some extent the epiphysis, and emerging on the outer side of the leg two inches below the joint. When the patient was brought here the knee was much swollen and painful. Applications of cold water were immediately made and continued for four weeks. When the active inflammation had entirely subsided, a small quantity of healthy pus was discharged from both openings. The patient, feeling strong and quite well at this time, became careless and moved his leg, in consequence of which very active and extensive inflammation set in. The cold-water dressings were then (December 3d) changed to warm flaxseed poultices. From the l0th to the 31st of December the patient suffered much from irregular chills, delirium, sleepless nights, and loss of appetite, and showed great symptoms of exhaustion. Large quantities of foetid pus were discharged from both openings. On December 31st, an examination was made with the finger, which proved the upper portion of the tibia to be much fissured. Amputation was then proposed but objected to by the patient, who wished to save his limb if there was any possible chance. He continued to fail, and his night vigilance and loss of appetite persisted undiminished. On January 6, 1863, the fever assumed a periodical character, coming on in the afternoon. For this he was treated with quinine and morphine, followed by wine and cinchona bark. Since then he has improved rapidly. By January 31st, the patient had regained a good appetite, slept-well, and was improving in strength; the discharge of pus was now very slight and healthy. He will undoubtedly recover if no unexpected change or accident occurs to intercept or impede the restorative progress." Three weeks later the patient was transferred to Camden Street Hospital, Baltimore, whence Acting Assistant Surgeon E. G. Waters reported the following result in the case : " When admitted his condition was moderately good, the knee being much swollen and inflamed, however, for which solution of lead and opium was applied. Small fragments of bone came away at various times from the external opening. Absolute rest was maintained, and mercurial ointment, with camphor, was used locally to diminish the swelling. On May 30, 1863, the patient was discharged from service, with his knee joint permanently anchylosed and some deformity consequent upon a partial dislocation of the extremity of the femur inwardly." The man became a pensioner; but in the following year he re-entered the army as Lieutenant of the 195th Pennsylvania, and while belonging to that organization sustained an additional injury to his wounded limb by a railroad accident in October, 1864. He was ultimately mustered out February 26, 1865, when his name was again placed on the Pension Rolls. Examiner J. S. Crawford, of Williamsport, at successive dates certified to the injury and its results, and added, in January, 1867, that the injured joint was very much enlarged. On July 16, 1873, he reported : " The leg is flexed on the thigh at an angle of about forty degrees, with an enlargement on the inside of the joint. The flexion of the knee shortens the limb, which throws the weight in walking on the toes and necessitates a high heel to the boot. The thigh and leg are both very much atrophied and he complains of soreness in the joint." No changes were reported in the condition of the patient in September, 1870, since when he has been exempted from further examinations. His pension was paid June 4, 1879." -- 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.
Enlisted and mustered in on 23 July 1861, Company B, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment as a Private; he was residing in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania prior to this enlistment. Wounded and discharged with disability.
Re-entered service commissioned and mustered in on 21 July 1864, Company F, 195th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; captured and imprisoned on 14 October 1864; returrned to his regiment from imprisonment on 22 Febraury 1865; discharged and resigned 26 February 1865.
"Case 559. — Corporal G. L. Keyser, Co. B, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, aged 21 years, was wounded at Snicker's Gap, November 1, 1862, and admitted to hospital at Knoxville two days afterwards. Surgeon B. Beust, U. S. V., reported: "A gunshot wound through knee joint. The patient, a man of small stature and delicate appearance, was in a kneeling posture when he was struck by a conical ball, which entered the right knee at the inner side of the patella, near the lower border, striking against the inner condyle of the tibia, producing considerable injury by shivering to some extent the epiphysis, and emerging on the outer side of the leg two inches below the joint. When the patient was brought here the knee was much swollen and painful. Applications of cold water were immediately made and continued for four weeks. When the active inflammation had entirely subsided, a small quantity of healthy pus was discharged from both openings. The patient, feeling strong and quite well at this time, became careless and moved his leg, in consequence of which very active and extensive inflammation set in. The cold-water dressings were then (December 3d) changed to warm flaxseed poultices. From the l0th to the 31st of December the patient suffered much from irregular chills, delirium, sleepless nights, and loss of appetite, and showed great symptoms of exhaustion. Large quantities of foetid pus were discharged from both openings. On December 31st, an examination was made with the finger, which proved the upper portion of the tibia to be much fissured. Amputation was then proposed but objected to by the patient, who wished to save his limb if there was any possible chance. He continued to fail, and his night vigilance and loss of appetite persisted undiminished. On January 6, 1863, the fever assumed a periodical character, coming on in the afternoon. For this he was treated with quinine and morphine, followed by wine and cinchona bark. Since then he has improved rapidly. By January 31st, the patient had regained a good appetite, slept-well, and was improving in strength; the discharge of pus was now very slight and healthy. He will undoubtedly recover if no unexpected change or accident occurs to intercept or impede the restorative progress." Three weeks later the patient was transferred to Camden Street Hospital, Baltimore, whence Acting Assistant Surgeon E. G. Waters reported the following result in the case : " When admitted his condition was moderately good, the knee being much swollen and inflamed, however, for which solution of lead and opium was applied. Small fragments of bone came away at various times from the external opening. Absolute rest was maintained, and mercurial ointment, with camphor, was used locally to diminish the swelling. On May 30, 1863, the patient was discharged from service, with his knee joint permanently anchylosed and some deformity consequent upon a partial dislocation of the extremity of the femur inwardly." The man became a pensioner; but in the following year he re-entered the army as Lieutenant of the 195th Pennsylvania, and while belonging to that organization sustained an additional injury to his wounded limb by a railroad accident in October, 1864. He was ultimately mustered out February 26, 1865, when his name was again placed on the Pension Rolls. Examiner J. S. Crawford, of Williamsport, at successive dates certified to the injury and its results, and added, in January, 1867, that the injured joint was very much enlarged. On July 16, 1873, he reported : " The leg is flexed on the thigh at an angle of about forty degrees, with an enlargement on the inside of the joint. The flexion of the knee shortens the limb, which throws the weight in walking on the toes and necessitates a high heel to the boot. The thigh and leg are both very much atrophied and he complains of soreness in the joint." No changes were reported in the condition of the patient in September, 1870, since when he has been exempted from further examinations. His pension was paid June 4, 1879." -- 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.
DDS
Enlisted and mustered in on 23 July 1861, Company B, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment as a Private; he was residing in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania prior to this enlistment. Wounded and discharged with disability.
Re-entered service commissioned and mustered in on 21 July 1864, Company F, 195th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; captured and imprisoned on 14 October 1864; returrned to his regiment from imprisonment on 22 Febraury 1865; discharged and resigned 26 February 1865.
"Case 559. — Corporal G. L. Keyser, Co. B, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, aged 21 years, was wounded at Snicker's Gap, November 1, 1862, and admitted to hospital at Knoxville two days afterwards. Surgeon B. Beust, U. S. V., reported: "A gunshot wound through knee joint. The patient, a man of small stature and delicate appearance, was in a kneeling posture when he was struck by a conical ball, which entered the right knee at the inner side of the patella, near the lower border, striking against the inner condyle of the tibia, producing considerable injury by shivering to some extent the epiphysis, and emerging on the outer side of the leg two inches below the joint. When the patient was brought here the knee was much swollen and painful. Applications of cold water were immediately made and continued for four weeks. When the active inflammation had entirely subsided, a small quantity of healthy pus was discharged from both openings. The patient, feeling strong and quite well at this time, became careless and moved his leg, in consequence of which very active and extensive inflammation set in. The cold-water dressings were then (December 3d) changed to warm flaxseed poultices. From the l0th to the 31st of December the patient suffered much from irregular chills, delirium, sleepless nights, and loss of appetite, and showed great symptoms of exhaustion. Large quantities of foetid pus were discharged from both openings. On December 31st, an examination was made with the finger, which proved the upper portion of the tibia to be much fissured. Amputation was then proposed but objected to by the patient, who wished to save his limb if there was any possible chance. He continued to fail, and his night vigilance and loss of appetite persisted undiminished. On January 6, 1863, the fever assumed a periodical character, coming on in the afternoon. For this he was treated with quinine and morphine, followed by wine and cinchona bark. Since then he has improved rapidly. By January 31st, the patient had regained a good appetite, slept-well, and was improving in strength; the discharge of pus was now very slight and healthy. He will undoubtedly recover if no unexpected change or accident occurs to intercept or impede the restorative progress." Three weeks later the patient was transferred to Camden Street Hospital, Baltimore, whence Acting Assistant Surgeon E. G. Waters reported the following result in the case : " When admitted his condition was moderately good, the knee being much swollen and inflamed, however, for which solution of lead and opium was applied. Small fragments of bone came away at various times from the external opening. Absolute rest was maintained, and mercurial ointment, with camphor, was used locally to diminish the swelling. On May 30, 1863, the patient was discharged from service, with his knee joint permanently anchylosed and some deformity consequent upon a partial dislocation of the extremity of the femur inwardly." The man became a pensioner; but in the following year he re-entered the army as Lieutenant of the 195th Pennsylvania, and while belonging to that organization sustained an additional injury to his wounded limb by a railroad accident in October, 1864. He was ultimately mustered out February 26, 1865, when his name was again placed on the Pension Rolls. Examiner J. S. Crawford, of Williamsport, at successive dates certified to the injury and its results, and added, in January, 1867, that the injured joint was very much enlarged. On July 16, 1873, he reported : " The leg is flexed on the thigh at an angle of about forty degrees, with an enlargement on the inside of the joint. The flexion of the knee shortens the limb, which throws the weight in walking on the toes and necessitates a high heel to the boot. The thigh and leg are both very much atrophied and he complains of soreness in the joint." No changes were reported in the condition of the patient in September, 1870, since when he has been exempted from further examinations. His pension was paid June 4, 1879." -- 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.
Enlisted and mustered in on 23 July 1861, Company B, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment as a Private; he was residing in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania prior to this enlistment. Wounded and discharged with disability.
Re-entered service commissioned and mustered in on 21 July 1864, Company F, 195th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; captured and imprisoned on 14 October 1864; returrned to his regiment from imprisonment on 22 Febraury 1865; discharged and resigned 26 February 1865.
"Case 559. — Corporal G. L. Keyser, Co. B, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, aged 21 years, was wounded at Snicker's Gap, November 1, 1862, and admitted to hospital at Knoxville two days afterwards. Surgeon B. Beust, U. S. V., reported: "A gunshot wound through knee joint. The patient, a man of small stature and delicate appearance, was in a kneeling posture when he was struck by a conical ball, which entered the right knee at the inner side of the patella, near the lower border, striking against the inner condyle of the tibia, producing considerable injury by shivering to some extent the epiphysis, and emerging on the outer side of the leg two inches below the joint. When the patient was brought here the knee was much swollen and painful. Applications of cold water were immediately made and continued for four weeks. When the active inflammation had entirely subsided, a small quantity of healthy pus was discharged from both openings. The patient, feeling strong and quite well at this time, became careless and moved his leg, in consequence of which very active and extensive inflammation set in. The cold-water dressings were then (December 3d) changed to warm flaxseed poultices. From the l0th to the 31st of December the patient suffered much from irregular chills, delirium, sleepless nights, and loss of appetite, and showed great symptoms of exhaustion. Large quantities of foetid pus were discharged from both openings. On December 31st, an examination was made with the finger, which proved the upper portion of the tibia to be much fissured. Amputation was then proposed but objected to by the patient, who wished to save his limb if there was any possible chance. He continued to fail, and his night vigilance and loss of appetite persisted undiminished. On January 6, 1863, the fever assumed a periodical character, coming on in the afternoon. For this he was treated with quinine and morphine, followed by wine and cinchona bark. Since then he has improved rapidly. By January 31st, the patient had regained a good appetite, slept-well, and was improving in strength; the discharge of pus was now very slight and healthy. He will undoubtedly recover if no unexpected change or accident occurs to intercept or impede the restorative progress." Three weeks later the patient was transferred to Camden Street Hospital, Baltimore, whence Acting Assistant Surgeon E. G. Waters reported the following result in the case : " When admitted his condition was moderately good, the knee being much swollen and inflamed, however, for which solution of lead and opium was applied. Small fragments of bone came away at various times from the external opening. Absolute rest was maintained, and mercurial ointment, with camphor, was used locally to diminish the swelling. On May 30, 1863, the patient was discharged from service, with his knee joint permanently anchylosed and some deformity consequent upon a partial dislocation of the extremity of the femur inwardly." The man became a pensioner; but in the following year he re-entered the army as Lieutenant of the 195th Pennsylvania, and while belonging to that organization sustained an additional injury to his wounded limb by a railroad accident in October, 1864. He was ultimately mustered out February 26, 1865, when his name was again placed on the Pension Rolls. Examiner J. S. Crawford, of Williamsport, at successive dates certified to the injury and its results, and added, in January, 1867, that the injured joint was very much enlarged. On July 16, 1873, he reported : " The leg is flexed on the thigh at an angle of about forty degrees, with an enlargement on the inside of the joint. The flexion of the knee shortens the limb, which throws the weight in walking on the toes and necessitates a high heel to the boot. The thigh and leg are both very much atrophied and he complains of soreness in the joint." No changes were reported in the condition of the patient in September, 1870, since when he has been exempted from further examinations. His pension was paid June 4, 1879." -- 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.
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