Sharon and Janet, Thanks for the kind words. We all have to keep in mind that even though my research is focused here at Andersonville, those who died in all pow sites,,,,Union/ Confederate/WWl/WWll/Korea/Vietnam/Gulf1 and Iraq all paid the price of our freedoms. Andersonville National POW site is dedicated in the memory of ALL American POWS. A reminder that my research is free for the asking. 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: "sharon cox" <olliecox@mrtc.com> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Scraping the bone? > Kevin, I had to tell you I checked out your site tonight, couldn't see it to > well for the tears, if you all haven't been there you need to see this > awesome site, I had ancestors on both sides of this war and nothing I have > ever read has hit home like this site has, Pray to God our country never > goes through anything like this again and bring home the boys who are off > fighting now. > Good Job Kevin > Sharon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Frye" <frye@gnat.net> > To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 10:13 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 unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe >