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Nyctalopia - night blindness; inability to see well at night or in poor light. It is not a disease in itself, but rather a symptom of an underlying problem, usually a retina problem.
Robert M. Barnes of Co B, Cobb's Legion Infantry (carded record below) received a GSW to the head in May 1864 at the Wilderness or Spotsylvania and was hospitalized May 15, 1864. Appears on the morning report at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, on August 7, 1864 with nyctalopia.
He was returned to duty August 18, 1864 and captured at Cedar Creek Oct 19, 1864.
Conclusion: Barnes' GSW to the head may have healed in 3 months, but he seems to have suffered a partially detached retina, leaving him with "night blindness."
Robert M. Barnes of Co B, Cobb's Legion Infantry (carded record below) received a GSW to the head in May 1864 at the Wilderness or Spotsylvania and was hospitalized May 15, 1864. Appears on the morning report at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, on August 7, 1864 with nyctalopia.
He was returned to duty August 18, 1864 and captured at Cedar Creek Oct 19, 1864.
Conclusion: Barnes' GSW to the head may have healed in 3 months, but he seems to have suffered a partially detached retina, leaving him with "night blindness."