St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-08-21
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1heIe hss been 33oI ss6aay days Saentle-
man sseteppi1k 1ksat'the Buckeye Hotel, in
tbis seieyi earing the uniform Of a nation.
atso1disrrand with Ole leg amputated
above the knee, whoee whole appearance
gives EVIDENCE, of suffering and hardship
such as is never experienced anywhere save
at the hands Of, the Internal miscreants
whom Vallandieham delights. to call biz
brethren. A friend of ours, in conversa-
ton with Linn day or two ago, elected Sic
story, which was told in 50 quiet: 1aund yet
convincing 4 manner, and accompanied
with SO many names Of persons and places,
aa to leave no doubt of its entire truth full
ness: We prol ose to lay it before our read
ers, that they may reflect upon the chances
they would run in tho war. 1t Appears
that the gentleman to whom We refer was
in the engagement at Carnifsx Ferry.
where he received wound in the heshY
part Of his leg; and was taken prisoner.
He was sent to = hospital with the rest Of
the wounded, where, after ly;np uuattend-
cd for: over, q day, his injury was dressed
the wound commenced healing, and he
was able il ! DAY or two to walk '.bout .
T little; i =. j. ;t'h =.'H1. " -.,%I -; :,
= One day, three Or four rebel surgeons.
accompanied by John E. Floyd. entered
the room where be was lying on bed.
Floyd, on observing him, made the inoi,i.
ry,.% "hov is this d-Yinkse getting
along7' One Of the sur geons stepped up
to him, toreoft the bsndage in brutaIly
Tough atyle. thereby opening tho wound
atreeh, and, ,naicting torturing pain upon
their unfortunate victim. On looking at
it the SURGEONS declared the leg must bo
The man expostulated saying
he was able to walk, aud was getting we'll
fast, but to. no purpose out came the, In
strument, and he was deprived Of his lex
belov the knee, the operation being per.
formed without the eli ghtest regard to his
life or s.'8eriogs, and consuming nearly
4 fter this was done ho was left TO him.
sell: for : dayy' or two with his health i'm
paired and hrs constitution broken. At
the expiration of two. or three days hi,
tormentors jaeturned, and again acconpa-
MED by Flsyd. The dressings, af his mu-
tilated limb we're again jerked Of, and With.
out examination OF consultation, It was an
'nouheed that it must be ampatated again.
this time above the knee { The aImost dy-
ing man begged Of them to kill him, but
not again to put hin to the misery be had
undergone before The sur rgeons were de-
.termined, and the amputatioii was perform
ed {: Floyd endorsed this course, exclaim-
ing CD d-n him, cut off both bis legs;
that will prevent him from fighting again.
They kept him under the second opera
'tioa an hour and forty minutes, Offering
him no 'stimulants or any of the usual help
to sustain him while under their hands.
After this piece Of butchery, he. was left
to die or live as fate willed It, and strong
constitution and previous good health ear-
RED him thru till he was exchanged. He
is now 1t home, = cripple, prematurely old,
unable to help himself, and dependent on
others for hls support, We have no com
mento to- make on this exhibition Of tho
brutality abd barbarism which his charao-
teri1ed the leaders of the rebellion.
~ The matter has been brought to the. at~
tention Of Gov. Tod, who has promised
that something shall be done for the un-
Fortunate man who has thus been snaicr,.
feed on the altar OF treason. sang aes
u >The gentleman resides in Milan Ohio,
and any one who doubts the veracity Of
this statement can easily satisfy himself of
the truth. :. ~ = ->--'t- a--2