Thanks for the information, Kevin. And I have seen your Andersonville site before- it is a worthy dedication to those who lost their lives in support of their country. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Frye" <frye@gnat.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Scraping the bone? > Scurvy ( AKA SCORBUTUS ) was caused by the complete lack of vitamin C. The > total lack of vegitables was the cause. Simly eating vegitables was the > cure. Simple as that. The problem is that this disease caused teeth to > fall out,,,Gums bleed,,,,,and all this added to many other problems that > were not easy to recover from. It was one of the majoy causes of death here > at Andersonville. > > Kevin > > Please visit my website dedicated to those Americans who were imprisoned > and died in captivity while in the service to our country > Kevin Frye > Local Andersonville Historian / National Park Service Volunteer > > http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet K. Theberge" <jkt54@ktc.com> > To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:54 PM > Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Scraping the bone? > > > > My gggrandfather, John H. Moody, was imprisoned at Rock Island Arsenal > > Prison after the Battle of Lookout Mountain. I suspect that he was a > > "galvanized yankee" because he went to fight Indians after he got out of > > this prison. While in prison, he contracted a bad case of scurvy. A > doctor > > somewhere "scraped the bone" in his arm in an attempt to cure his arm of > the > > scurvy, but he never again had use of that arm. > > > > My questions: What is this procedure of "scraping the bone"? What did it > > entail, and how was it supposed to work? Was this a common treatment for > > scurvy? > > > > Any information about this disease and treatment would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > Janet Graham Theberge > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > > unsubscribe > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > >

Hi Kevin, If you will notice my last message, I state that your site is "a worthy dedication to those who lost their lives in support of their country". I understand that your site is dedicated to ALL those who fought, and not just the Civil War soldiers. As the great great granddaughter of a Civil War Vet, the niece of a WWI vet, and the niece of a VietNam vet, I want to personally thank you for your tribute to ALL of these men and women who gave their lives for us. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet K. Theberge" <jkt54@ktc.com> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 12:03 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Scraping the bone? > Thanks for the information, Kevin. And I have seen your Andersonville site > before- it is a worthy dedication to those who lost their lives in support > of their country. > > Janet > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Frye" <frye@gnat.net> > To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:13 PM > Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Scraping the bone? > > > > Scurvy ( AKA SCORBUTUS ) was caused by the complete lack of vitamin C. > The > > total lack of vegitables was the cause. Simly eating vegitables was the > > cure. Simple as that. The problem is that this disease caused teeth to > > fall out,,,Gums bleed,,,,,and all this added to many other problems that > > were not easy to recover from. It was one of the majoy causes of death > here > > at Andersonville. > > > > Kevin > > > > Please visit my website dedicated to those Americans who were imprisoned > > and died in captivity while in the service to our country > > Kevin Frye > > Local Andersonville Historian / National Park Service Volunteer > > > > http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Janet K. Theberge" <jkt54@ktc.com> > > To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Scraping the bone? > > > > > > > My gggrandfather, John H. Moody, was imprisoned at Rock Island Arsenal > > > Prison after the Battle of Lookout Mountain. I suspect that he was a > > > "galvanized yankee" because he went to fight Indians after he got out of > > > this prison. While in prison, he contracted a bad case of scurvy. A > > doctor > > > somewhere "scraped the bone" in his arm in an attempt to cure his arm of > > the > > > scurvy, but he never again had use of that arm. > > > > > > My questions: What is this procedure of "scraping the bone"? What did > it > > > entail, and how was it supposed to work? Was this a common treatment > for > > > scurvy? > > > > > > Any information about this disease and treatment would be greatly > > > appreciated. > > > > > > Janet Graham Theberge > > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > > > unsubscribe > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > > unsubscribe > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To search our list archives since 1996, go to > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and enter Civil-War in the list name > >