Good morning. The definition of scorbutus is scurvy which is disease of malnutrition. It is caused by a lack of vitamin C. The symptoms are weakness, spongy gums and hemorrhages under the skin. Hope this helps. Ellen ---------- > From: Pestana, Sharen <Sharen.Pestana@wang.com> > To: ANDERSONVILLE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: ANDERSONVILLE LOOKUPS > Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 8:39 AM > > Dear Kevin, > I would greatly appreciate photos of the graves of two of my ancestors, > as well as photos of the site. According to the lookup results, grave > number 6616, belongs to William Phelps. Grave number 9299 belongs to F.M. > Phelps (they spelled his name Philps), who died of scorbutus. Does anyone > know what this condition relates to? Is it malnutrition?