Patrick Brown, age 23, Private, Capt. G. V. Moody's Company (Madison Light Artillery), Louisiana Vols., Alexander's Battalion, enlisted June 1, 1861 at Carthage by Capt. Moody, sent to General Hospital, Richmond, Va., April 18, 1862, died July 10, 1862, Anasarca, General Hospital, No. 2, Lynchburg, Va.

M320: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Louisiana

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Anasarca, or extreme generalized edema, is a medical condition characterised by widespread swelling of the skin due to effusion of fluid into the extracellular space.[1] It is usually caused by liver failure (cirrhosis of the liver) or renal failure/disease and severe malnutrition/protein deficiency. The increase in salt and water retention caused by low cardiac output can also result in anasarca as a long term maladaptive response