Wow I haven't heard of that, where can I learn more? Was this on purpose or some kind of experiment? I'd love to hear how they treated this wound, I am fascinated by early medicine.
Yes they removed it and he lived until May, 1860. It changed his entire personality though. There is a book out titled Phineas Gage.
Here is a site that has good information on him. http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Phineas_Gage