The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-14
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9 ~lafbo8ea. The Unqaraee
= desire 70 hc sostds3 l. general
aEoug officers 3 re army msrely q
mest thc Fegaif nsuis q heue u
me1a- They kaos that ~ faitbful
ssfs a.. DO daring hfatcg 30 unwa-
vering cpdgfanse Is ~ ikely TO win
them praite = Sic e. rear a. 8 81 en-
cry o. their nsues o. tie lsi II eau
altiea Ibey ka0w that those pbo
~ers slightly wounded IN ths 6fst
hgh, II las .prne u Meadss or Bot.
lefs army ard Lsve been since absent
on sch itasc, are to-day given ten
times more honor Ia their native town
thar their fellows who remained Of the
fronl ard ~srs ten time. more expos
- 10 the flying bullets Aud bursting
shell wiiie suffering aii lhe pr.vaiioas
sod h~srdships Of the fearful six months
81 uniniermiuei battle and campaign
ing. They know tie bulle. which
breaks The skin eounl more than the
exposure which breaks tie constita
ton. or the blow which breaks The
heart. JAey are ambitious else they
would L. upll for o~ficers. and their
ambition prompts tben to crte wounds
that they may win respect At home.
II they are good officers they DO not
want : severe souud--nos enough %
take them of dl,y but just enough to
count 10 their credit. ! have heard OF.
Geers boas, Of their wounds, and 9TH
er speak " . wounded eomrade, or
bemosH their lack u At least a scratch
for Use surgeons 70 report. During
"a engagement last summer, while
men acre falling on every side,a brave
and gallant General came hurriedly
20 our ColoBel with a haif-disappoinl-
I'D, half. provoked look on his face,and
snappins his fingers wilh an excited
hoarsh, said, ii declare, I've Just seen
one Of your m,n with a wouHd that I'd
give him a hundred dollars Tor this
n%,iaU.c. lie beautiful wound, right
along the forehead, aud not bad en.
oash 10 keep Inn laid up Then be
aided, as II TO complain Of bis oWn
hard lot Il don't know why | cant
get wounded I've tried hard enough,
I've been right into ,he ttickest ., the
f.his ever since ! ta,ered tie ser,.
ice. And never has AID a scratch. "
Have you seen Captain P.s wound Il
~e = question asked over atl ever
ssmn u his brigade alter lie bui n 81.
Diary Bluff, and then Tie wouH4
was described Wiih 80 much gist1.
a capital Aoand! Just above tie tenn.
pie. shows uudrfiae hair, bot does
not make a bad car. lbi. SEES Tim
az. ram = noble Off r-A bus4dr
commanded tne hos, iiai qnsle sl,k
irvm cahaus. son after a hard came
paigs. lie spoke checrluil5 Of every
thing until .oue souaded Ulcers ere
named. IAen his pity seemed moved
-not for ihrni, bar Tor himself. On,
dear I be said. III could uult have
bee wounded. AuI | hai t4c saale
Glance thai sny d ,h,m Lad. ] was
Une d The arst in the Chspiu's Bluff
Tort, while men were icing killed all
around but | was not hit. Aud here
am Ia lhe hospital SILK !" The tone
IN hich be expressed tie ,iast word
vas thai Of lutaaBfe disgust. lie
would apparently have rather lost both
legs ~ battle, than be Brought down
by DISEASE to unitness for duty. He
knew how The iwo things we're relst.
isei,tviewed AT home. j didnt used
to care about being sounitd, until
weEt home, said a brave yong cap
tain ~ho had risrn from Tie ranks.
and Nas on his fourth year Of active
service with one OF The hardest tight
hg regiments IA the entire army. i
found they didn't count a man any
thing i he hasn't been hi. They'd
hardly believe ! had bern in real bat
lie. be- nuse | had nothing To show for
il. Now | want, ON scar TO take
bone" Poor fellow His regiment
vas blown ~ IN Fort Fisher. He
was probably sufficiently mangled
shsre 10 suit tie most exacling north
ern csnsor.-C correspondence Spring.
ned RspuJioaa.