These characters survived the removal of an extremity, most often as part of a medical treatment for an injury (usually a battlefield wound) or disease, such as gangrene. Characters who lost a limb in an accident or had it forcibly removed in combat with another character should also be placed in this category. Characters who were born missing a body part should not.

Thomas Jackson

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

“Joshua Blackford (b 1925) was the son of President of the United States Hosea Blackford and...

Joshua Blackford

“Alec Pomeroy (b 1936) was the son of Mort and Mary Pomeroy. He was named for his uncle...

Alec Pomeroy

“David Hamburger (b 1898) was the brother of Congresswoman and one-time First Lady Flora...

David Hamburger

Bell

“Bedford Cunningham was a friend and co-worker of Jefferson Pinkard's in the Sloss Steel Foundry...

Bedford Cunningham

Richard S. Ewell