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611 Series II Volume VIII- Serial 121 - Prisoners of War

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Report of sick and wounded Federal prisoners at Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Ga., from 1st of March to 31st of August, 1864-Continued.

GENERAL SUMMARY-Continued.

Men strength. Enlisted

Sick. Wounded

Date. Enlisted Total. Cases. Deaths. Cases.

men.

1864.

July.. 29,030 29,030 10,588 1,732 36

August.. 32,899 32,899 . . .

men. Average number in sick report.

Date. Deaths. In In Total.

hospital. quarters.

1864.

July.. 10 1,237 4,574 5,311

August . 1,934 3,933 5,868

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Report of the sick and wounded amongst the Confederate troops performing guard duty at Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Ga., for the months of July and August, 1864.

(Consolidated from the original reports on file in the office of the post surgeon. Records incomplete, extending only to the months of July and August.)

Field reports. Sumter Hospital.

Disease. Cases. Deaths. Cases. Deaths.

Febris 44 . . .

continua

simplex..

Febris 7 . . .

continua

communis..

Febris 84 . 13 .

intemitten

s

quotidiana

..

Febris 39 . 12 .

intemitten

s

tertiana..

Febris 17 . . .

intemitten

s

quartana..

Febris 260 . . .

remittens.

.

Febris 62 . 94 3

remittens

biliosa..

Febris 38 3 64 35

intemitten

s

typhoides.

.

Erysipelas 11 . . .

..

Erysipelas 6 . 1 .

,

idiopathic

..

Rubeola.. 260 . 82 .

Cholera 2 . . .

morbus..

Cholera,sp 1 . 1 .

oradic..

Colica.. 18 . . .

Constipati 54 . . .

o..

Diarrhea 405 . 26 3

acuta..

Diarrhea 35 . 22 6

chronica..

Dysenteria 83 . 9 4

acuta..

Dysenteria . . 4 2

chronica..

Dyspepsia. 7 . . .

.

Hepatitis 8 . . .

acuta..

Hepatitis 5 . . .

chronica..

Icterus.. 21 . 1 .

Parotitis. 16 . . .

.

Stomatitis 6 . . .

mercuriali

s..

Glossitis. 29 . . .

.

Gastritis. 5 . . .

.

Enteritis. 11 . . .

.

Enteritis 13 . . .

mucosa..

Tonsilitis 3 . . .

..

Asthma.. 4 . . .

Bronchitis 11 . 4 .

acuta..

Catarrhus. 68 . . .

.

Catarrhus 8 . 1 .

simplex..

Haemoptysi 1 . . .

s..

Laryngitis 1 . 1 .

..

Phthisis.. 2 . . .

Phthisis 1 . . .

pulmonalis

..

Pneumonia. 6 . 4 1

.

Tracheitis 1 . . .

..

Cystitis.. 4 . . .

Anaemia.. . . . .

Scorbutus. 1 . 1 .

.

Epilepsia. 2 . 1 .

.

Meningitis 1 . 1 1

..

Cerebro 4 . 1 1

spinal

meningitis

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