The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-22
VOL. I, NO. WHOLE NO. S5
! relief. found that my pos, was upon .

as . relief, found that my pos, was upou .
high eminence that overlooked the deep ravine
in which our men had engaged the enemy, until
TottAns battery came 10 iheir assistance 1,
Vas drearv, lonesome beat. The moon hsd
gone down III the early part OF the nag ht while
the stars tsinkled dlmiy through hazy al1uos.
phere, lighting up imperteclly the surrounding
objects. Occasionally would place my ear
near the ground and listen for the sound OF foot
steps, but al vas silent except the Tar oti howl
ing Of the vol, thal seemed 10 scent upon the
evening air the banquet that We had been pre-
pairing tor hlm. The hours passed slowly asay,
when at length the morning hsht bean 20
streak along the eastern sAy, -akias surround
ing objects more plainly visible. Presently 4
heard q drum beat up tse mornlng cal. A. hrst
| thought II came irom the camp ol the enemy
across the creek, but as listened 1 ioaad lhst
1t came up from the deep rsvlne, ior a lew min
uies II was silent, aud then 1t became more
light l heard t again. 1 lsteut d--the sound ol
the drum Was ;anlllar - me--a,.d 1 Knew lh.t
t was
Our drummer Roy from Tennessee
Beating iog help s1e ssve.-Ie.
l was about 10 desert my pos; 10 so 10 has
ASSISTANCE when discovered tue officer %. the
guard approaching With two men. Ne all lis.
tened To the sound, aud were satisfied that IL
vas Eddies drum | asked permission 10 20 10
nis ASSISTANCE. The officer hesta,od saying that
the orders were IL march III tsvals uai.ulcs.
promised TO be back IN that time wueu he con-
sented. / Immediately started do~n the h!,l
| through the thick undergro~th, and upon rea n.
Ing the valley iolio~ec. The sound oi lhc drum.
aud soon found hm seated upou lhe ssoauG. bI-
osek leaning against the trunk OF a taleu t.ee.
lille his dunn hung upon bush in l.out al hinl
| reaching nearly To the gtound. 4, soon as he
| discovered me he dropped has dfuuis,lcl.- and
exclaimed:
%, corporal, l am 50 glad to see you.
Give me drink, reaching oat uis hand Tor
my canteen, which was empty.
immediately turned 10 brrc him some water
from The brook that could bear ripping hruueh
| the bushes near by, whea thi4Aiug thal 1 Was
| about 10 leave him he commenced 80 lug SAVING:
Don't leave, corporal caut Saia.'
was soon back with the water, Nhea dis
covered that both OF his feet had been shot
away by cannon bal. Alter satisfying bis
thirst he looked up into my face apd said:
| You cont think viii die corporal. 90 youy
THIS man said would not--he SAID the surgel n
| woulo cure my feet"
| nov discovered man living in the grass
near HIM, dead. BY his dress recognized han
- .-4--o--c ~-S ~-.~----
| had been shot through the bowels and had iall-
ell near where Eddy lay knowing that he
could not live, and seeing the condition Of the
boy, he had crawicd TO him, took of has buck
skin suspenders and corded the hliie ieilo~' :
legs below the knee, anu then lay down and
died. While he was telling ne these parlicu.
lars, / heard the tramp oi cavalry Coming down
| the ravine, and IN a moment scout ot Tie ene-
my was upon US, and Vac taken a prisoner
| requested the officer to take Lddy up in front
OF him, and he did SO, carrying bim ~ith great
care. When We reached ia. camp OF the enc
my, the little fellow was dead IL s now about
two weeks since made my escape from McCul-
ioch's grasp. l have re-enlisted for the war,
and AS We are likely to be in camp for some
time, l may write agaia OF other scenes through
which have passed.