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A few wounds attributed to artillery at Gettysburg were not directly inflicted, but rather the result of kinetic energy imparted to another object. Here’s a compiled list that illustrates the variety of incidents:
-Seth Strong, 8th Georgia, killed instantly when a shell struck a rock behind which his head was laying.
-Isaiah G. Baker, Company A, 6th Virginia, wounded by several splinters from a musket stock which flew over his head, the result of an artillery round.
-George McKenzie, 2nd South Carolina, wounded by his own gun that was knocked against his chest by a canister round.
-Spencer A. Meeks, Company F, 48th Georgia, had his skull cracked by a rock fragment thrown by the explosion of a shell.
-James P. Williams, McCarthy’s Battery, a piece of wheel thrown by an exploding shell badly bruised his leg below the knee.
-Charles Barber, Company A, 104th New York, wounded slightly by a piece of rock thrown by a solid shot impact.
-Otis G. Miles, Company B, 13th Vermont, wounded slightly in the back by stone splinters thrown by a bursting shell.
-George W. Kinsman, Company B, 14th Vermont, wounded by a wood fragment from a caisson broken off by a shell.
-Augustus Guild, 14th Connecticut, wounded by a fence rail thrown through the air by a shell.
-Lieutenant Parsons, 108th New York, a rail over his head was thrown against his hip by a shell fragment, but did not cause serious injury.
-W. H. Park, 12th New Jersey, struck in the middle of the back by a stone dislodged from the wall by an incoming artillery round.
-Manley Stacey, 111th New York, a shell striking the stone wall near him threw a stone that struck him in the back and doubled him up. Another man was killed at the same moment, apparently by the kinetic energy imparted to the wall.
-T. Fitzgerald, Company K, 72nd New York, had his testis bruised when a rail upon which he was sitting was struck by a solid shot.
-Lt. Col. James W. Carr, 2nd New Hampshire, had his sword guard forced against his groin by a canister ball that struck the sword in his hand.
-Daniel K. Shackley, 5th Massachusetts Battery, struck on the left wrist by a horseshoe torn from a caisson horse by an incoming shell; his wrist was lame for a week.
-Patrick Gray, Battery L, 1st New York, wounded by a piece of rail struck by a shell.
-James Austin, Battery I, 1st Ohio, wounded by a gun trail thrown against him by a solid shot.
A separate category was unique to the 2nd New Hampshire regiment, which was armed with unique explosive musket shells:
-Thomas Bignall, Company C, 2nd New Hampshire, a shell struck his cartridge box, driving into his body cartridges which then exploded.
-James M. House, Company I, 2nd New Hampshire, a shell fragment exploded his cartridge box, but he was able to tear it off quickly to avoid serious harm.
-Seth Strong, 8th Georgia, killed instantly when a shell struck a rock behind which his head was laying.
-Isaiah G. Baker, Company A, 6th Virginia, wounded by several splinters from a musket stock which flew over his head, the result of an artillery round.
-George McKenzie, 2nd South Carolina, wounded by his own gun that was knocked against his chest by a canister round.
-Spencer A. Meeks, Company F, 48th Georgia, had his skull cracked by a rock fragment thrown by the explosion of a shell.
-James P. Williams, McCarthy’s Battery, a piece of wheel thrown by an exploding shell badly bruised his leg below the knee.
-Charles Barber, Company A, 104th New York, wounded slightly by a piece of rock thrown by a solid shot impact.
-Otis G. Miles, Company B, 13th Vermont, wounded slightly in the back by stone splinters thrown by a bursting shell.
-George W. Kinsman, Company B, 14th Vermont, wounded by a wood fragment from a caisson broken off by a shell.
-Augustus Guild, 14th Connecticut, wounded by a fence rail thrown through the air by a shell.
-Lieutenant Parsons, 108th New York, a rail over his head was thrown against his hip by a shell fragment, but did not cause serious injury.
-W. H. Park, 12th New Jersey, struck in the middle of the back by a stone dislodged from the wall by an incoming artillery round.
-Manley Stacey, 111th New York, a shell striking the stone wall near him threw a stone that struck him in the back and doubled him up. Another man was killed at the same moment, apparently by the kinetic energy imparted to the wall.
-T. Fitzgerald, Company K, 72nd New York, had his testis bruised when a rail upon which he was sitting was struck by a solid shot.
-Lt. Col. James W. Carr, 2nd New Hampshire, had his sword guard forced against his groin by a canister ball that struck the sword in his hand.
-Daniel K. Shackley, 5th Massachusetts Battery, struck on the left wrist by a horseshoe torn from a caisson horse by an incoming shell; his wrist was lame for a week.
-Patrick Gray, Battery L, 1st New York, wounded by a piece of rail struck by a shell.
-James Austin, Battery I, 1st Ohio, wounded by a gun trail thrown against him by a solid shot.
A separate category was unique to the 2nd New Hampshire regiment, which was armed with unique explosive musket shells:
-Thomas Bignall, Company C, 2nd New Hampshire, a shell struck his cartridge box, driving into his body cartridges which then exploded.
-James M. House, Company I, 2nd New Hampshire, a shell fragment exploded his cartridge box, but he was able to tear it off quickly to avoid serious harm.