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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Biographical Sketch of James Edward Hanger, Confederate States Army Veteran,
A&M 4543, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Facsimile of a manuscript historical narrative regarding James Edward Hanger (1843-1919) by Clyde Cale, Jr. The narrative
describes Hanger's injury and amputation, brief imprisonment as a Confederate prisoner-of-war, and his postwar life and inventions.
Hanger was born in Churchville, Augusta County, Virginia. In early June 1861, he joined his brothers as a member of the Confederate
Churchville Cavalry, and shortly after, he was injured by a Union cannonball early in the Battle of Philippi. His left leg
was amputated, and he was briefly a prisoner-of-war at Camp Chase (Columbus, Ohio) before he was released and exchanged about
two months later. After the war, knowing he and other disabled veterans would need improved prosthetic limbs, he founded a
prosthetic company that continues in business today.
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