Battlefield:
Wilderness,
May 6, 1864
Date of death:
July 25, 1864
Age:
26
Femur. The entire shaft is necrotic and partially encased by an irregular involucrum.
Fracture of the knee occurred in the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864. Amputation was performed at the middle third of the femur 39 days later; the patient died of "exhaustion" 41 days after that.