Strange Stories from the Cemeteries-Amputated Limbs and Breastplates

Did you ever wonder what happened to all of the amputated limbs?  They were reinterred in national cemeteries!  This is an entry for Corinth National Cemetery.  (Click pictures to enlarge.)

 

It's All Fun and Games Until Somebody Gets Hurt

Not woman soldier related.  Sgt. Henry Howell, 11th Illinois Cavalry, "sporting" around.  From Corinth National Cemetery:  click on pictures to enlarge.  I wonder what the story behind this is.

Source:  U.S. Burial Registers, National Cemeteries, and Military Posts, 1862-1960