North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-02-01
Experiences Of all Ambulance Man.

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The driver of an ambulance and dresser OF
wounds, whose 6rst experienced ON the battle
field was at the first battle OF Bull Run gives
| us his testimony as follows: e. ~ '5s,.
"We ambulance men knew but little OF the
awful work before US. Like a great many
others, who ought to have known better,
went-out to that battle very much as would
have gone to a clam bake at home-with no
othe thought than that the jaunt would be
a-pleasant one perhaps q little exciting, bu
not really dangerous. But we were soon
| brought to our senses. E -dt s.....
In five minutes after the first shot was
| fired. was called upon to take q wounded
Lieutenant TO the hospital. He was not
more than twenty years of age and had his
| sword arm shattered He had tainted as he
fell, and was still insensible when we picked
him up. The surgeon soon made his appear
ance, the arm was amputated and The boy
comfortably disposed before the effect of the
chloroform had passed off. His first question
was as 10 what had happened and when told
! hO upOH Olop" dIu cNQuII-
ed. What did you do with my ring p The
surgeon handed il TO him, the Lieutenant
kissed it, asked me to place it on his other
hand, and almost instantly went to Sleep
He was convey ed to Washington, soon recov
cred and did good service afterwards in
score Of battles.
| When the battle ragged with it's greatest
fury, and :Vhen we all supposed we had grin,
cd the dry, was directed to remove vencr
able looking gray bearded Major 10 the rear
He was stunned by nearly spent canister,
| which hit him on the head, but had drawn no
blood. | found him quite delirious. and |
remember the first words heard when
reached him were willie my boy, 60 right
on with your men. You must not seem to
skuk. | will be with you directly | after
wards learned that willie was the M.inr's
son. He had behaved as lis father wished
him, and after the fight, had leave to accom-
pany him. He recovered from the effects of
the coneussion before he reached Washing
| ton. ---..
| was soon afterwards ordered to take a
wounded Fire Zouave to the rear. He had
been HIT in the hand by Minnie ball be,
paid no attention to it, until he tainted from
loss OF blood. As we were lifting him he re-
covered, and sworc at US terribly for daring
to take him from the field. He declared he
| wouldn't go; and surgeon being at hand,
two OF his fingers were stipulated and RI ugh
ly dressed, when he broke away from us and
rushed back into the fight. Three days
| afterwards 1net the same Zoudve in the hos
p''a, with gushed cheek which he received
from the sabre of Black Horse cavalrynan
| whose horse he had bayeneted, and whom he
| declared he had kiln with the but of his
| nGsket after he received his sword CASH
lInet the same brave fellow with Majors
straps on his shoulders ct Antietsm.
Another case Remembers tall, raw.
b1ned private Eom Western State. The
Lieutenant Colonel Of the regiment had been
wounded in front Of one OF the rebel ma.kpa
batteries, from before which our troops had
been driven, and lay there His men had
made several eff"rts to get him'off, but in ey
cry case they were driven back. THIS oood
fellow told his companions he would try to
get of The body if they would permit him 10
go nlone, Permission Was given; he boldly
walked out erect to where the Lieut.. Colonel
lay, took him up ;enderly in his arms inter
posing his own body as much as he could,
between tbs eacmy and The wounded officer,
| and proceeded to carry him off, During tie
peri'ous march he received three bulet
wounds, but neither made him abaIldon his
hurthens, which he brought away safely.
Although thus brave in this severe trial in
dressing his wounds, which were not dan
gerous but painful, he was as tim,d as a child
he shraok from the probe as do not believe
he would have done from a bayonet, and
seemed as fearful of being hurt by the doctor
as II he was about to be raked by n chin
shot. And this sort OF timidlty is often seen
in the bravest men. They would face the
cannon's mouth without shudder, bu. they
cannot lear to lie down hefpIessiy to have
their wounds dressed. He is a saoerIativelv
brave man who fights calmly and suffers
hiInseli to be tortured by.th surgeon with
equal equanimIy."
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