Right scapula, showing a well-defined circular rifle ball perforation

Right scapula, showing a well-defined circular rifle ball perforation

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care

Osteopathic medicine

Gunshot wounds

human remains

This scapula was found or removed from an unidentified soldier injured on a Virginia battlefield in 1863.
Inscription: "984 12-3 Civil War Gettysburg" written on the underside of the base in pencil; Hand written label "984. Gun Shot Fracture." adhered to the posterior surface of the bone.

Right scapula mounted on a black wooden base with a split metal rod.

Foye, John W. (physician)

Morrison, Paul (photographer)

Undated

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model

Bone, metal, wood

physical object

00984

Donated by John W. Foye, a Harvard Medical School graduate and surgeon in the Eleventh Massachusetts Infantry, in 1863.