"Disease" Question

[DugGapRob]

While researching the service of my great granduncle, who served with the 50th Georgia Infantry, I ran across this record. I'm assuming the "R hip" means "right hip." But the rest is a mystery. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Waterloo50]

While researching the service of my great granduncle, who served with the 50th Georgia Infantry, I ran across this record. I'm assuming the "R hip" means "right hip." But the rest is a mystery. Any help would be appreciated.View attachment 430599

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At first I thought Perhaps that was gun shot right hip but it states 'disease', I guess he could have suffered some kind of infection resulting from a rifle/gun shot wound. I've seen plenty of documents from WW1 that read exactly the same, normally…'GS r hip' indicating a wound but not necessarily from small arms, could be from shrapnel or any number of things.

 

[Gary Morgan]

The V S before right hip is the abbreviation for the Latin "Vulnus sclopetarium" (or "vul sclop" for short), which translates to "Gunshot wound," so he was shot in the right hip. I'm not sure about the M. B. part, my best guess is "minie ball".

 

[lupaglupa]

I'm with @Gary Morgan , VS I've seen before but M B is new. There is a post somewhere with common medical terms...

 

[lupaglupa]

So, very helpfully, the medical terms are at the top of the Medical Care forum, just above where the posts begin. I looked at all the M entries but did not find anything that fit M B. Time to consult Dr. Google

 

[lupaglupa]

No luck. @lelliott19 do you know?

 

[Waterloo50]

The V S before right hip is the abbreviation for the Latin "Vulnus sclopetarium" (or "vul sclop" for short), which translates to "Gunshot wound," so he was shot in the right hip. I'm not sure about the M. B. part, my best guess is "minie ball".

I didn't know that VS was Latin but I suspected a gunshot wound.

 

[Tom Elmore]

Gunshot, right hip. My guess would be "Minie Ball" for M B.

 

[ErnieMac]

The brigade was commanded by BG Goode Bryan (not Bryant).

 

[Library Lady]

It would make sense to specify the type of shot in a hospital record. A Minie ball is going to leave an entirely different kind of wound from an "old-fashioned" round ball.

 

[DugGapRob]

The V S before right hip is the abbreviation for the Latin "Vulnus sclopetarium" (or "vul sclop" for short), which translates to "Gunshot wound," so he was shot in the right hip. I'm not sure about the M. B. part, my best guess is "minie ball".

Thank you. I think you're right about the M. B. Another relative has "VS R foot Min B."

 

[lupaglupa]

Having a record that says "Min B" does make minie ball seem the most likely

 

[lelliott19]

As @Tom Elmore mentioned, the MB is definitely abbreviation for minie ball. I've seen many other hospital records that include that abbreviation as the type of missile which caused the wound.

V. S. being the abbreviation for "Vulnus Sclopetarium." When translated literally from the Latin "Vulnus Sclopetarium" is "wound musketeer" (or wound from a musket.) For those of us attempting to translate records today, V S (and its derivatives) can be translated to mean a wound inflicted by any firearm.

 

[Windrider]

The brigade was commanded by BG Goode Bryan (not Bryant).

I had 2relatives in the Georgia 50th the company was sent home due to disease and sickness. They went home and later returned and were reassigned. But one was assigned under Captain Willie but I also seen it written as Wylie. It made it more difficult to track everything down but I have found many names were spelled differently. I guess depending on that persons writing accent. LoL.

 

[lelliott19]

I had 2relatives in the Georgia 50th the company was sent home due to disease and sickness. They went home and later returned and were reassigned. But one was assigned under Captain Willie but I also seen it written as Wylie. It made it more difficult to track everything down but I have found many names were spelled differently. I guess depending on that persons writing accent. LoL.

As far as I can tell there was not a Captain Willie or Wylie for any company of the 50th Georgia. There was a Captain Jeremiah W. Wells who commanded Company H (aka Colquitt Marksmen)

 

[DugGapRob]

As far as I can tell there was not a Captain Willie or Wylie for any company of the 50th Georgia. There was a Captain Jeremiah W. Wells who commanded Company H (aka Colquitt Marksmen)
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Captain Wells was my 1st cousin 3x removed. My GGrandfather and his brother were in Company A.

 

[lelliott19]

Captain Wells was my 1st cousin 3x removed. My GGrandfather and his brother were in Company A.

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Thats a great image! Is it Captain Wells or your gg grandfather? Thanks for sharing it!

 

[DugGapRob]

Thats a great image! Is it Captain Wells or your gg grandfather? Thanks for sharing it!

That's Capt. Wells. Unfortunately, he's the only one of the Wellses from the 50th GVI there's a photo of.

 

[Windrider]

As far as I can tell there was not a Captain Willie or Wylie for any company of the 50th Georgia. There was a Captain Jeremiah W. Wells who commanded Company H (aka Colquitt Marksmen)
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[Nathan Stuart]

'M B' could be an abbreviation for 'Musket Ball'.