Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1866-05-18
WINSTON, NORTH CAROL1NA

Unfortunately. another one of tie bearers
was struck down, and the litter having
been supported at each Of the .oul corners
by man, fell and threw the General toj
tie ground. The fall was a serious one,
and as he touched the earth, he gave, tor
the first tilne,s expression to bis suHeflHS'
and ,groaned piteously.
Captain Smith sprang to his side, aud
as he raised his head, q bright beam OF
moonlight made its way through the. thick
foliage, and rested upon the pale face OF
the poor sufferer. The Captain was start !
led by It's great pallor and stiffness, and
cried out, "Oh General, are you serious
ly hurt 2" "No," he answered, 'don,t
trouble yourself, my friend, about me''
and presently added something about win
ming the battle first, and attending to the
wounded afterwards. He was placed mp
on the litter again, and carried a few mum
dred Yards, when met him with an am
bulance I knelt down by him, and said.
81 hope vou are not badly hurt, General
He replicd, very calmly, but teebly. Il
am badly injured, Doctor; fear am dy-
ing" After pause he continued, Il am
clad Won have come ] think the wound
in my shoulder is still bleedi'g." His
clothes were saturated with blood, ano
hGlnorrhase was still going on from the
wound. Compression OF the artery with
the finger arres ed it, until lights being
procured, from tn ambulance, the hand
kerchief which had shipped little, was
readiusted His caimness amid the dam
gers which surrounded linn, and at the
supposed presence OF death, and his uni
form politeness, which did not forsake him,
even under these, the most trying clrerm-
stances, were remarkable Lis complete
control, too over his mind, enieebed as it
was. by loss of blood, pain, &c, WAS won
dertu. His suffering at this time was IN
tense his hands were cold, his skin clam
my, bis face pale, and bis lips compressed
and bloouless'; not groan escaped HIM :
not a sign OF suffering. except the slight
corrugation OF his brow, the liked rigid
face, and the thin lips, SO tightly conl7
pressed, that the impression of the teeth
could be seen through them Except
these. he controlled, by his iron will, all
evidence of emotion. and more diHicnlt
than this even, he controlled that disposi
tion to restlessness which many Of us have
observed upon the field OF battle, attend
ing great loss of blood. Some whiskey
and morpkia we're procured from Dr.
Straith, and administered to him, and pla-
eng him in the ambulance, it was started
for the Corps Field Intirmary, at the Viii
derness Tavern. Col. Cru1cllfield, his
Chief of Artillery, was also in the ambu
lance wagon He had been wounded very
seriously in the leg, and was suffering IN
tensely. sta sai Tt<..,.5 - u A3ze ~. .aI
The General expressed very feelingly
his sympathy for Crutchfeld, and once
when the latter groaned aloud, be directed
the ambulance to stop and requested ;lne
to see something could not be done :fo1
his relief Torches bad been provided
and every means taken to carry them t.
the hospital, AS safely aud easily as posi-
BILE. sat in the front part Of the ambu
lance, with my finger resting upon the ar
terry, above the wound. TO arrest bleeding
if it should occur. When | was recogn]z
ed by ,acqnaintanc and asked who wa
wounded, the General would tell me tt
say, ga Confederate officer" AT one tim
, he put his, right hand ppon my head, ant
pulling me down to Linn, asked if Crntch
field was dangerously wounded Whe1
answered mo, only painfully hurt h
, replied, Il am glad it is no worse.' In
few moments after Crntchfeld did th
same thing, and when he wastold that tn
General was very seriously wounded, h
, groaned and cried cut, ssOh my God .''--
+ It was for this, that the General Girecte
, 1.-THE ambulance to be halted, and request
. ed that Something should be done TOR c.