Private John Parkhurst of the Second New York Heavy Artillery had his skull fractured by a bullet in the final weeks of the war. Like countless other veterans, Parkhurst carried the projectile in his body for decades. (Alamy Stock Photo)
Private John Parkhurst of the Second New York Heavy Artillery had his skull fractured by a bullet in the final weeks of the war. Like countless other veterans, Parkhurst carried the projectile in his body for decades. (Alamy Stock Photo)