September 29, 2013

What Killed Them? VUL SCLOPET


Cause of death for confederate soldier Russell Comfort:

 

At first I was not sure if it was all one word or an abbreviation.  Luckily the military website Fold3 published this explanation:


Vulnus sclopetarium is a wound inflicted by a gunshot. Other similar spellings found included: vulnus sclopeticum (defined as multiple flesh wounds), vuluus sclopet, vul sclopeticum, viel sclopet, and vulius sclopet.

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