Photos: The hauntingly stoic vacancy of Civil War amputees
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A major contributor to the Civil War's death toll was infection from maltreated wounds. Doctors were unequipped or overburdened, and often injuries which might have been treatable resulted in bacterial infection and death. Preemptive amputation was often implemented as a pragmatic fix.
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Fecha: January 5, 2017 at 05:03AM
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