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“Lost an Arm in Freedom’s Fray”: Union amputees after Gettysburg

By Charles T. Joyce  The destructive force of explosive artillery shells and soft lead Minié balls, combined with 19th century military medicine, took a toll on Union soldiers. The wounded incl
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