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Summary Medical History of NBF during the Civil War
I compiled this list for the CivilWarTalk Trivia Question of 7/13/16. My answer was incorrect based on the wording of the Question, but I thought those in this Forum would be interested in Forrest's medical history, so I am reposting the list here. It was compiled from two reliable sources that outline the complete (?) medical history of General N B Forrest during the Civil War.
Civil War High Commands, page 240.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Fs0Ajlnjl6AC&pg=PA240&lpg=PA240&dq=1862+Forrest+wounded+Munfordville&source=bl&ots=QdMrlYxrlS&sig=n5uxkkukZbGrhC9gMRqobVziUOo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOrLul5vHNAhUHeSYKHd5vBo8Q6AEIWzAJ#v=onepage&q=1862 Forrest wounded Munfordville&f=false
Medical Histories of Confederate Generals, pp. 70-72.
https://books.google.com/books?id=1X1evZu45RcC&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72&dq=Forrest+wounded+at+Ebenezer+church+sling&source=bl&ots=MZzH4Ky3Ls&sig=QSFfTg94OVtAv8aluAPScYiEEEk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiur82mz_HNAhURfiYKHWaODdMQ6AEIODAE#v=onepage&q=Forrest wounded at Ebenezer church sling&f=false
Note: The bold italics are quoted directly from "Civil War High Commands" page 240. The comments below each entry are mine.
1. w. when his horse collided with another, Sacramento, KY., 28 Dec 1861
Forrest was reportedly "bruised up but not disabled" when his horse collided with that of a Union Captain (Davis)
2. w. in the legs Fort Donelson, TN., 15 Feb 1862
Forrest was injured when a cannonball passed behind his legs and through his horse numbing his lower extremities
3. w. in the left hip and back, near Shiloh, TN., 8 April 1862
GSW during the Battle of Fallen Timbers when he was shot in the lower back, a wound that was initially thought to be mortal.
4. w. in the shoulder when he was unhorsed, 17 Sept 1862
During the Perryville Campaign, during the surrender of the Union Garrison at Munfordville, KY he was unhorsed resulting in a dislocated shoulder
5. w. when his horse fell, Fort Donelson, TN., 3 Feb 1862
Assault on Fort Donelson injured when his horse fell.
6. w. shot in the left hip during an argument with Lt. Andrew Wills Gould, C.S.A. who Forrest then mortally wounded, Columbia, TN., 14 June 1863
June 13, 1863 (?) GSW at close range by Lt Andrew Wills Gould (his former artillery officer)
7. w. Tunnel Hill, GA., 11 Sept 1863
GSW (?) prior to the Battle of Chickamauga (*no details in Civil War High Commands; maybe @diane or @Nathanb1 know the details?)
8. w. when his horse fell Fort Pillow, TN., 12 April 1864.
attack on Fort Pillow; bruised when his horse fell on him
9. Following the battle of Brice's X-roads he fainted, fell from his horse, and was unconscious for 1/2 to 1 hour. Evidently not the result of a wounding. (Note: not listed in "Civil War High Commands" but is included in "Medical Histories of Confederate Generals" page 71.)
10. w. in the right foot, Old Town Creek, MS., 15 July 1864.
GSW foot at the Battle of Tupelo; shot in the right foot travelling backward through the sole
11. w. in the head, arms and shoulders, Ebenezer Church, Ala., 1 April 1865.
Saber bruised arms, head and shoulders at Ebenezer Church where he was bludgeoned in a sword fight with a Union Captain
I compiled this list for the CivilWarTalk Trivia Question of 7/13/16. My answer was incorrect based on the wording of the Question, but I thought those in this Forum would be interested in Forrest's medical history, so I am reposting the list here. It was compiled from two reliable sources that outline the complete (?) medical history of General N B Forrest during the Civil War.
Civil War High Commands, page 240.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Fs0Ajlnjl6AC&pg=PA240&lpg=PA240&dq=1862+Forrest+wounded+Munfordville&source=bl&ots=QdMrlYxrlS&sig=n5uxkkukZbGrhC9gMRqobVziUOo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOrLul5vHNAhUHeSYKHd5vBo8Q6AEIWzAJ#v=onepage&q=1862 Forrest wounded Munfordville&f=false
Medical Histories of Confederate Generals, pp. 70-72.
https://books.google.com/books?id=1X1evZu45RcC&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72&dq=Forrest+wounded+at+Ebenezer+church+sling&source=bl&ots=MZzH4Ky3Ls&sig=QSFfTg94OVtAv8aluAPScYiEEEk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiur82mz_HNAhURfiYKHWaODdMQ6AEIODAE#v=onepage&q=Forrest wounded at Ebenezer church sling&f=false
Note: The bold italics are quoted directly from "Civil War High Commands" page 240. The comments below each entry are mine.
1. w. when his horse collided with another, Sacramento, KY., 28 Dec 1861
Forrest was reportedly "bruised up but not disabled" when his horse collided with that of a Union Captain (Davis)
2. w. in the legs Fort Donelson, TN., 15 Feb 1862
Forrest was injured when a cannonball passed behind his legs and through his horse numbing his lower extremities
3. w. in the left hip and back, near Shiloh, TN., 8 April 1862
GSW during the Battle of Fallen Timbers when he was shot in the lower back, a wound that was initially thought to be mortal.
4. w. in the shoulder when he was unhorsed, 17 Sept 1862
During the Perryville Campaign, during the surrender of the Union Garrison at Munfordville, KY he was unhorsed resulting in a dislocated shoulder
5. w. when his horse fell, Fort Donelson, TN., 3 Feb 1862
Assault on Fort Donelson injured when his horse fell.
6. w. shot in the left hip during an argument with Lt. Andrew Wills Gould, C.S.A. who Forrest then mortally wounded, Columbia, TN., 14 June 1863
June 13, 1863 (?) GSW at close range by Lt Andrew Wills Gould (his former artillery officer)
7. w. Tunnel Hill, GA., 11 Sept 1863
GSW (?) prior to the Battle of Chickamauga (*no details in Civil War High Commands; maybe @diane or @Nathanb1 know the details?)
8. w. when his horse fell Fort Pillow, TN., 12 April 1864.
attack on Fort Pillow; bruised when his horse fell on him
9. Following the battle of Brice's X-roads he fainted, fell from his horse, and was unconscious for 1/2 to 1 hour. Evidently not the result of a wounding. (Note: not listed in "Civil War High Commands" but is included in "Medical Histories of Confederate Generals" page 71.)
10. w. in the right foot, Old Town Creek, MS., 15 July 1864.
GSW foot at the Battle of Tupelo; shot in the right foot travelling backward through the sole
11. w. in the head, arms and shoulders, Ebenezer Church, Ala., 1 April 1865.
Saber bruised arms, head and shoulders at Ebenezer Church where he was bludgeoned in a sword fight with a Union Captain
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