the epigastrium. If the scars are at all indicative, the bayonet must
have passed through the left lobe of the liver and border of the
diaphragm. Finally he was struck by a pistol-ball at the lower angle
of the left lower jaw, this bullet issuing on the other side of the
neck. As exemplary of the easy manner in which he bore his many
injuries during a somewhat protracted convalescence, it may be added
that he amused his comrades by blowing jets of water through the
apertures on both sides of his neck. Beside the foregoing injuries he
received many minor ones, which he did not deem worthy of record or
remembrance. The greatest disability he suffered at the time of
applying for a pension resulted from an ankylosed knee. Not satisfied
with his experience in our war, he stated to the pension examiners that
he was on his way to join Garibaldi's army. This case is marvelous when
we consider the proximity of several of the wounds to a vital part; the
slightest deviation of position would surely have resulted in a fatal
issue for this apparently charmed life. The following table shows the
man's injuries in the order of their reception:--

(1) Sabre-cut across the quadriceps femoris of right leg, dividing the
tendinous and muscular structures.

(2) Sabre-thrust between the bones in the middle third of the right
forearm.

(3) Shot in the right thigh, the ball passing through the middle third.

(4) A sword-cut across the spinal muscles covering the lower dorsal
vertebrae.

(5) Tortured by guerillas in Indian fashion by having burning splinters
of wood applied to the surface of his right thorax.

(6) An exploded shell passed through the hamstring muscles of the right
thigh and embedded itself in the ligamentous tissues of the internal
condyle of the femur.

(7) Shot by a ball between the 6th and 7th ribs of the left side.

(8) Bayonetted through the body, the steel passing through the left
lobe of the liver and penetrating the posterior border of the diaphragm.

(9) Pistol-ball shot through the sternocleido muscle of one side of the
neck, emerging through the corresponding muscle of the other side of
the neck.

(10) Sabre-thrust between the bones of the left forearm.

(11) Pistol-shot through the left pectoralis major and left deltoid
muscles.

(12) Deep cut dividing the commissure between the left thumb and
forefinger down to the carpal bones.

Somewhat analogous to the foregoing is a case reported in 1834 by
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