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Legrand G. Capers (April 16, 1834 – December 2, 1877) was an American physician, best known for his 1874 spurious case report of bullet-mediated impregnation of a young woman. ==Biography== Legrand Guerry Capers, Jr. was born on April 16, 1834 in Charleston, South Carolina, as the son of the merchant LeGrand G. Capers (1808–1868) and his first wife, Abigail Swift (1810–1846).〔Pedigree of the Capers family p. 287 (1908) (link )〕 LeGrand G. Capers, Sr. served on Gen. Worth's staff during the Mexican–American War.〔http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/uscs/2000/visual.html〕 LeGrand G. Capers, Jr. studied medicine as the assistant to his brother-in-law, Ebenezer Swift,〔M. L. Crimmons: Experiences of an Army Surgeon at Fort Chadbourne. ''The Cyclone'' IX, 1, pp.3-5 (2002) (PDF )〕 and graduated from Jefferson Medical College.〔Thomas Jefferson University - A chronological history and alumni directory, 1824-1990 (PDF )〕 Later he practised as ship physician on Vanderbilt's steamers. When American Civil War broke out, Capers participated in the foundation of Confederate Medical Department in Alabama. On July 19, 1861 he became assistant surgeon in the 4th Georgia Volunteer Infantry.〔ROSTER OF FIELD STAFF AND BAND *21st REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 〕 On October 30, 1863 he was promoted to chief surgeon in Cutshaw's battalion.〔James O. Breeden. ("The Case of the Miraculous Bullet" Revisited ). ''Military Affairs'' 45, 1, ss. 23-26 (1981) PMID 11614961〕 After armistice, Capers moved to New Orleans and became demonstrator of anatomy in New Orleans School of Medicine. He fell ill in October 1877 and died shortafter on tuberculosis on December 2. He is buried in Vicksburg.〔 Obituaries appeared in the ''Transactions of the Mississippi State Medical Association''〔Transactions of the Mississippi State Medical Association (1879) pp. 164-165〕 and ''American Medical Weekly''.〔Death of Dr. L. G. Capers. ''American Medical Weekly'' 8-9, p. 13 (1878)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Legrand G. Capers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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