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The Case of Private Columbus Rush:
Private Columbus Rush, Company C, 21st Georgia, age 22, was wounded during the assault on Fort Stedman, Virginia, on March 25th, 1865 by a shell fragment that fractured both the right leg below the knee and the left kneecap. Both limbs were amputated above the knees on the same day. He recovered quickly and was discharged from Lincoln Hospital in Washington on August 2nd, 1865. In 1866, while being treated at St. Luke's Hospital in new York City, he was outfitted with artificial limbs. |