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Matson, Lewis J.
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Date of Birth (not before):
1843-09-09
Date of Birth (not after):
1844-09-08
Additional information:
Matson's birth date range is calculated based on his age at time of enlistment. Matson was 20 years old when he enlisted on 8 September 1864.
Sources:
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865)
, part 3 vol 2, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1883).
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"Lewis J. Matson (Union)," in
The American Civil War Research Database
[database online], Alexander Street Press, 2012. 22 February 2012.
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Bontecou, Reed Brockway
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Relationship Additional Information:
Bontecou contributed a photograph of Matson with his medical history.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-22
Relationship Beginning Date:
Apr 05, 1865-Apr 05, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
Sept 02, 1865
Places related to this Person
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Armory Square General Hospital
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Relationship Additional Information:
According to the medical history contributed by Bontecou, Matson passed through Armory Square Hospital before being discharged from service.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-22
Relationship Beginning Date:
Apr 06, 1865
Relationship Ending Date:
Sept 02, 1865
Harewood General Hospital
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Relationship Additional Information:
Matson was admitted into Harewood Hospital with, "suffering from amputation at the left knee joint." According to the medical history contributed by Bontecou, the surgeon who performed the amputation is not known. Matson remained at Harewood for an unknown time before passing through Lincoln and Armory Square Hospitals.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-22
Relationship Beginning Date:
Apr 05, 1865
Relationship Ending Date:
Sept 02, 1865
Lincoln General Hospital
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Relationship Additional Information:
According to the medical history reported by Bontecou, Matson passed through Lincoln Hospital before being discharged from service.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-22
Relationship Beginning Date:
Apr 06, 1865
Relationship Ending Date:
Sept 02, 1865
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2nd New York cavalry
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Relationship Additional Information:
Matson enlisted into K Company of the 2nd New York Cavalry as Private. He discharged due to wounds while serving this regiment. Matson was furnished with an artificial limb from the Jewett Patent Leg Company at the time of his discharge.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-22
Relationship Beginning Date:
Sept 08, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
Sept 02, 1865
