A Grisly Wound, and a Question of Euthanasia in War

Assistant Surgeons Ben Trull and Jerome Bauduy joined the staff of the U.S. military hospitals in Nashville in 1863, and attended to soldier-patients, some of whom had suffered severe head wounds. One soldier, with significant disfiguring injuries to his face, asked Ben a difficult question. Here's the exchange, and how their careers intersected with the study of neurology. "Life on the Civil War Research Trail" is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more about our mission to showcase, interpret and preserve Civil War portrait photography at militaryimagesmagazine.com and shopmilitaryimages.com. Image: Ronald S. Coddington Collection This channel is a member of the YouTube Partner Program. Your interest, support, and engagement is key, and I'm grateful for it. Thank you!