A son of Samuel and Catherine (Weaver) Rider. He was the widower of Susan Brown and Emma Hannah Vansickle.
"Case 586. — Private A. Rider, Co. G, 76th Pennsylvania, aged 25 years, was wounded in the right knee, at Pocotaligo, October 22, 1862, and admitted to hospital No. 1. Beaufort, two days afterwards. Surgeon R. B. Bontecou, U. S. V., contributed the pathological specimen (Fig. 240) and the following report: "The missile was a rough leaden canister ball of ordinary size, which entered the limb over the front of the external condyle, passing through the posterior margin of it, opening the capsule and lodging in the popliteal space. The circulation and appearance of the limb was good, but there was some swelling of the knee and pain on motion or to the touch. The bullet was removed from beneath the integuments by incision on the morning of his admission. Resection of the lower portion of the condyles of the femur was done the same day, at 3 P. M., and the semilunar cartilages removed from the tibia The H-incision was employed, and the transverse cut united by lead wire accurately. Morphia was applied to the wound, and wet lint and the ice bag kept constantly in use. On the next day, the patient's bowels not having been moved for some days, an ounce of sulphate of magnesia was administered. October 30th, diarrhoea having been troublesome for twenty-four hours, pills of argentum, opium, and camphor were given, and on the following day, the diarrhoea still continuing and there being some febrile symptoms, spirits of mindererus was prescribed and milk porridge for diet. Wet dressings with ice were continued until November 2d, when cerate dressings and dry lint with ice bag were ordered. Starch and laudanum injections arrested the looseness. The limb had been kept on a pillow, and great pain was experienced on the slightest movement until I constructed a rest for it out of two parallel cushions of hay tacked on a plank, leaving a space under the knee unstuffed. When laid on this, on October 27th, the limb was very comfortable. Before that time the poor fellow had frequently regretted that it was not removed. The transverse incision healed without suppuration, and no swelling of the limb, above or below the knee, took place. The only ligature employed was on the azigos artery, which came away November Kith. Scarcely any inflammation about the knee took place until November 18th, when I observed that the line of incision, which had healed many days ago, reopened in places and discharged pus. Cerate dressings were applied and straps to approximate the lateral wound; the limb exposed and a wet napkin kept on the knee. December 1st, the bones have apparently united and there is very little discharge, the incisions having healed, with the exception of a point on either side of the joint, from which a few drops of pus are escaping. The patient suffers no pain, and I shall to-day flex the knee a trifle permanently. The leg was kept on a straight plank and between the hay cushions until December 20th, when I put the limb in a starch bandage, well stiffened by strips of pasteboard. On December 26th, I slit the bandage open from the toe to the hip and discovered some erythematous blush on the skin, also a slight general disturbance, accompanied by dry tongue. The febrile symptoms yielded readily to acidulated drinks and a little spirits of mindererus. On December 28th, the patient was sent to a Northern hospital by the steamer Star of the South. 1 saw the man in hospital at Fort Wood in July following. He was not able to walk then, but subsequently he did so with the assistance of a cane, and was discharged." The records of Fort Wood Hospital, Bedloe's Island, show that the patient was admitted December 31st, and that he was discharged August 28, 1863, Acting Assistant Surgeon O. W. Gibson certifying to the disability arising from "resection of knee joint." Five months afterwards, when making an application for pension, the man was examined by Surgeon J. A. Wolf, 29th Pennsylvania, who certified to the following disabilities as resulting from the wound: " He has anchylosis of the
injured joint, also paralysis of both inferior extremities. He is now permanently confined to his bed, being entirely unable to move his body or inferior extremities." The reports of different examining surgeons show no improvement in his condition up to September, 1874, at which time the pensioner was exempted from further examinations. The photograph represented in FIGURE 2 of Plate LXV, opposite page 386, was obtained from Dr. Bontecou, who mentioned that the paralysis came on some time after the patient's recovery from the operation and after his arrival at home. He also suggested that the attack "may have been caused by malarial poison." In several letters received from the pensioner, the last one being dated April 14, 1877, he depicts his condition as that of "a poor wreck." and states that owing to "the lower portion of his body being entirely powerless from the effects of the wound" he is obliged to keep in his bed all the time. His pension was paid December 4, 1879." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.
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"Case 586. — Private A. Rider, Co. G, 76th Pennsylvania, aged 25 years, was wounded in the right knee, at Pocotaligo, October 22, 1862, and admitted to hospital No. 1. Beaufort, two days afterwards. Surgeon R. B. Bontecou, U. S. V., contributed the pathological specimen (Fig. 240) and the following report: "The missile was a rough leaden canister ball of ordinary size, which entered the limb over the front of the external condyle, passing through the posterior margin of it, opening the capsule and lodging in the popliteal space. The circulation and appearance of the limb was good, but there was some swelling of the knee and pain on motion or to the touch. The bullet was removed from beneath the integuments by incision on the morning of his admission. Resection of the lower portion of the condyles of the femur was done the same day, at 3 P. M., and the semilunar cartilages removed from the tibia The H-incision was employed, and the transverse cut united by lead wire accurately. Morphia was applied to the wound, and wet lint and the ice bag kept constantly in use. On the next day, the patient's bowels not having been moved for some days, an ounce of sulphate of magnesia was administered. October 30th, diarrhoea having been troublesome for twenty-four hours, pills of argentum, opium, and camphor were given, and on the following day, the diarrhoea still continuing and there being some febrile symptoms, spirits of mindererus was prescribed and milk porridge for diet. Wet dressings with ice were continued until November 2d, when cerate dressings and dry lint with ice bag were ordered. Starch and laudanum injections arrested the looseness. The limb had been kept on a pillow, and great pain was experienced on the slightest movement until I constructed a rest for it out of two parallel cushions of hay tacked on a plank, leaving a space under the knee unstuffed. When laid on this, on October 27th, the limb was very comfortable. Before that time the poor fellow had frequently regretted that it was not removed. The transverse incision healed without suppuration, and no swelling of the limb, above or below the knee, took place. The only ligature employed was on the azigos artery, which came away November Kith. Scarcely any inflammation about the knee took place until November 18th, when I observed that the line of incision, which had healed many days ago, reopened in places and discharged pus. Cerate dressings were applied and straps to approximate the lateral wound; the limb exposed and a wet napkin kept on the knee. December 1st, the bones have apparently united and there is very little discharge, the incisions having healed, with the exception of a point on either side of the joint, from which a few drops of pus are escaping. The patient suffers no pain, and I shall to-day flex the knee a trifle permanently. The leg was kept on a straight plank and between the hay cushions until December 20th, when I put the limb in a starch bandage, well stiffened by strips of pasteboard. On December 26th, I slit the bandage open from the toe to the hip and discovered some erythematous blush on the skin, also a slight general disturbance, accompanied by dry tongue. The febrile symptoms yielded readily to acidulated drinks and a little spirits of mindererus. On December 28th, the patient was sent to a Northern hospital by the steamer Star of the South. 1 saw the man in hospital at Fort Wood in July following. He was not able to walk then, but subsequently he did so with the assistance of a cane, and was discharged." The records of Fort Wood Hospital, Bedloe's Island, show that the patient was admitted December 31st, and that he was discharged August 28, 1863, Acting Assistant Surgeon O. W. Gibson certifying to the disability arising from "resection of knee joint." Five months afterwards, when making an application for pension, the man was examined by Surgeon J. A. Wolf, 29th Pennsylvania, who certified to the following disabilities as resulting from the wound: " He has anchylosis of the
injured joint, also paralysis of both inferior extremities. He is now permanently confined to his bed, being entirely unable to move his body or inferior extremities." The reports of different examining surgeons show no improvement in his condition up to September, 1874, at which time the pensioner was exempted from further examinations. The photograph represented in FIGURE 2 of Plate LXV, opposite page 386, was obtained from Dr. Bontecou, who mentioned that the paralysis came on some time after the patient's recovery from the operation and after his arrival at home. He also suggested that the attack "may have been caused by malarial poison." In several letters received from the pensioner, the last one being dated April 14, 1877, he depicts his condition as that of "a poor wreck." and states that owing to "the lower portion of his body being entirely powerless from the effects of the wound" he is obliged to keep in his bed all the time. His pension was paid December 4, 1879." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.
PA Death Certificate #56640
A son of Samuel and Catherine (Weaver) Rider. He was the widower of Susan Brown and Emma Hannah Vansickle.
"Case 586. — Private A. Rider, Co. G, 76th Pennsylvania, aged 25 years, was wounded in the right knee, at Pocotaligo, October 22, 1862, and admitted to hospital No. 1. Beaufort, two days afterwards. Surgeon R. B. Bontecou, U. S. V., contributed the pathological specimen (Fig. 240) and the following report: "The missile was a rough leaden canister ball of ordinary size, which entered the limb over the front of the external condyle, passing through the posterior margin of it, opening the capsule and lodging in the popliteal space. The circulation and appearance of the limb was good, but there was some swelling of the knee and pain on motion or to the touch. The bullet was removed from beneath the integuments by incision on the morning of his admission. Resection of the lower portion of the condyles of the femur was done the same day, at 3 P. M., and the semilunar cartilages removed from the tibia The H-incision was employed, and the transverse cut united by lead wire accurately. Morphia was applied to the wound, and wet lint and the ice bag kept constantly in use. On the next day, the patient's bowels not having been moved for some days, an ounce of sulphate of magnesia was administered. October 30th, diarrhoea having been troublesome for twenty-four hours, pills of argentum, opium, and camphor were given, and on the following day, the diarrhoea still continuing and there being some febrile symptoms, spirits of mindererus was prescribed and milk porridge for diet. Wet dressings with ice were continued until November 2d, when cerate dressings and dry lint with ice bag were ordered. Starch and laudanum injections arrested the looseness. The limb had been kept on a pillow, and great pain was experienced on the slightest movement until I constructed a rest for it out of two parallel cushions of hay tacked on a plank, leaving a space under the knee unstuffed. When laid on this, on October 27th, the limb was very comfortable. Before that time the poor fellow had frequently regretted that it was not removed. The transverse incision healed without suppuration, and no swelling of the limb, above or below the knee, took place. The only ligature employed was on the azigos artery, which came away November Kith. Scarcely any inflammation about the knee took place until November 18th, when I observed that the line of incision, which had healed many days ago, reopened in places and discharged pus. Cerate dressings were applied and straps to approximate the lateral wound; the limb exposed and a wet napkin kept on the knee. December 1st, the bones have apparently united and there is very little discharge, the incisions having healed, with the exception of a point on either side of the joint, from which a few drops of pus are escaping. The patient suffers no pain, and I shall to-day flex the knee a trifle permanently. The leg was kept on a straight plank and between the hay cushions until December 20th, when I put the limb in a starch bandage, well stiffened by strips of pasteboard. On December 26th, I slit the bandage open from the toe to the hip and discovered some erythematous blush on the skin, also a slight general disturbance, accompanied by dry tongue. The febrile symptoms yielded readily to acidulated drinks and a little spirits of mindererus. On December 28th, the patient was sent to a Northern hospital by the steamer Star of the South. 1 saw the man in hospital at Fort Wood in July following. He was not able to walk then, but subsequently he did so with the assistance of a cane, and was discharged." The records of Fort Wood Hospital, Bedloe's Island, show that the patient was admitted December 31st, and that he was discharged August 28, 1863, Acting Assistant Surgeon O. W. Gibson certifying to the disability arising from "resection of knee joint." Five months afterwards, when making an application for pension, the man was examined by Surgeon J. A. Wolf, 29th Pennsylvania, who certified to the following disabilities as resulting from the wound: " He has anchylosis of the
injured joint, also paralysis of both inferior extremities. He is now permanently confined to his bed, being entirely unable to move his body or inferior extremities." The reports of different examining surgeons show no improvement in his condition up to September, 1874, at which time the pensioner was exempted from further examinations. The photograph represented in FIGURE 2 of Plate LXV, opposite page 386, was obtained from Dr. Bontecou, who mentioned that the paralysis came on some time after the patient's recovery from the operation and after his arrival at home. He also suggested that the attack "may have been caused by malarial poison." In several letters received from the pensioner, the last one being dated April 14, 1877, he depicts his condition as that of "a poor wreck." and states that owing to "the lower portion of his body being entirely powerless from the effects of the wound" he is obliged to keep in his bed all the time. His pension was paid December 4, 1879." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.
PA Death Certificate #56640
"Case 586. — Private A. Rider, Co. G, 76th Pennsylvania, aged 25 years, was wounded in the right knee, at Pocotaligo, October 22, 1862, and admitted to hospital No. 1. Beaufort, two days afterwards. Surgeon R. B. Bontecou, U. S. V., contributed the pathological specimen (Fig. 240) and the following report: "The missile was a rough leaden canister ball of ordinary size, which entered the limb over the front of the external condyle, passing through the posterior margin of it, opening the capsule and lodging in the popliteal space. The circulation and appearance of the limb was good, but there was some swelling of the knee and pain on motion or to the touch. The bullet was removed from beneath the integuments by incision on the morning of his admission. Resection of the lower portion of the condyles of the femur was done the same day, at 3 P. M., and the semilunar cartilages removed from the tibia The H-incision was employed, and the transverse cut united by lead wire accurately. Morphia was applied to the wound, and wet lint and the ice bag kept constantly in use. On the next day, the patient's bowels not having been moved for some days, an ounce of sulphate of magnesia was administered. October 30th, diarrhoea having been troublesome for twenty-four hours, pills of argentum, opium, and camphor were given, and on the following day, the diarrhoea still continuing and there being some febrile symptoms, spirits of mindererus was prescribed and milk porridge for diet. Wet dressings with ice were continued until November 2d, when cerate dressings and dry lint with ice bag were ordered. Starch and laudanum injections arrested the looseness. The limb had been kept on a pillow, and great pain was experienced on the slightest movement until I constructed a rest for it out of two parallel cushions of hay tacked on a plank, leaving a space under the knee unstuffed. When laid on this, on October 27th, the limb was very comfortable. Before that time the poor fellow had frequently regretted that it was not removed. The transverse incision healed without suppuration, and no swelling of the limb, above or below the knee, took place. The only ligature employed was on the azigos artery, which came away November Kith. Scarcely any inflammation about the knee took place until November 18th, when I observed that the line of incision, which had healed many days ago, reopened in places and discharged pus. Cerate dressings were applied and straps to approximate the lateral wound; the limb exposed and a wet napkin kept on the knee. December 1st, the bones have apparently united and there is very little discharge, the incisions having healed, with the exception of a point on either side of the joint, from which a few drops of pus are escaping. The patient suffers no pain, and I shall to-day flex the knee a trifle permanently. The leg was kept on a straight plank and between the hay cushions until December 20th, when I put the limb in a starch bandage, well stiffened by strips of pasteboard. On December 26th, I slit the bandage open from the toe to the hip and discovered some erythematous blush on the skin, also a slight general disturbance, accompanied by dry tongue. The febrile symptoms yielded readily to acidulated drinks and a little spirits of mindererus. On December 28th, the patient was sent to a Northern hospital by the steamer Star of the South. 1 saw the man in hospital at Fort Wood in July following. He was not able to walk then, but subsequently he did so with the assistance of a cane, and was discharged." The records of Fort Wood Hospital, Bedloe's Island, show that the patient was admitted December 31st, and that he was discharged August 28, 1863, Acting Assistant Surgeon O. W. Gibson certifying to the disability arising from "resection of knee joint." Five months afterwards, when making an application for pension, the man was examined by Surgeon J. A. Wolf, 29th Pennsylvania, who certified to the following disabilities as resulting from the wound: " He has anchylosis of the
injured joint, also paralysis of both inferior extremities. He is now permanently confined to his bed, being entirely unable to move his body or inferior extremities." The reports of different examining surgeons show no improvement in his condition up to September, 1874, at which time the pensioner was exempted from further examinations. The photograph represented in FIGURE 2 of Plate LXV, opposite page 386, was obtained from Dr. Bontecou, who mentioned that the paralysis came on some time after the patient's recovery from the operation and after his arrival at home. He also suggested that the attack "may have been caused by malarial poison." In several letters received from the pensioner, the last one being dated April 14, 1877, he depicts his condition as that of "a poor wreck." and states that owing to "the lower portion of his body being entirely powerless from the effects of the wound" he is obliged to keep in his bed all the time. His pension was paid December 4, 1879." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.
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