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Monday, 25 January 2010

Pvt. Eben E. Smith of Eastbrook

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I just blogged over on the Maine Genealogy Network about Eben E. Smith—one of only 11 Union soldiers to survive an amputation at the hip joint. (Images somewhat NSFW.)
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