Report that Booth's Horse Fell on Him

[Houmes]

Where's an orthopedic surgeon when you need one? Would a doctor be able to distinguish between a fracture caused by a downward leap from a high point and one produced by a horse rolling (crushing) on the leg? I doubt that Dr. Mudd would be able to tell, but what about Surgeon-General Barnes?

Highly unlikely. Not in 1865, not today.