National Republican., 1879-02-28
Major RuNNELL,

Nearly everybody who goes TO the Cap
itol knows Major BUNNELL, and all respect
him. He is candidate for the Office of
pension agent at Cannndiagua, n. Y, and
if ever man deserved recognition, Major
BUNNELL is that man. In this connection
we take the liberty of copying the follow
ing wonderful narrative which we clip from
the Rochester Union, and which is correct
statement of facts:
A correspondent of the Philadelphia Times,
writing from Washington. rehearscs the re-
markable experience of Major MARK J. Bun
NELL, who was Il private in Company b of the
old Thirteenth Regiment, which went from
this city MS one of the first volunteer regiments
in April, 1861. The writer says:
ale is literally shot to pieces, although none
would suspect the constant agony he en-
dures by looking at him. His face is not dis
figured, and fortunately he has both his legs
and arms. At the second battle of Bull Ran
he received u gun.shot wound through both
lungs, and while lying on the field he received
another bullet in his left thigh and shell
wound which fractured his right foot. He
was left ON the field for dead This was on
the 30th Of August, 1862. The fact is almost
Incredible that lie was not removed until
September 8, having laid on the field in total
helplessness for nine days and ten nights.
How he lived during the time he does not
know himself. He was some OF the time un.
conscious. The scenes which he beheld arc
sickening to relate. For nine days he was on
his back on the ground, with n bullet hole
through both lungs and both legs fractured
Much of the time it rainGd and lie was wholly
without shelter. The weather was very warm,
and at times the heat Of the sun made him un-
conscious. Bodies of dead men and horses
restoring in the sun, frequently swelled and
burst around him, aud the stencil was dread
full. He subsisted on the conents of dead
mems haversaCls and canteens crawling n:
best he could from one dead body to another
No imagination can picture the horrors of hi.
situation. furnishing from hunger and thirst
for nine days, breathing when every rcspira
tion occasiOned the acutest agony, suffering un
told pain from two broken legs in whose wounds
the maggots roveled, and enduring mental tor
ture impossible to realze-this was the horrible
lot of this soldier. lie was finally found by
burying party and taken from the field. III,
was in the hospital almost year. wonde
| to the Surgeons, who predicted his death from
one day to another. He, however, recovered
as well as it IS possible to recover with botl
lungs shot to pieces, and In due time was abl,
to go ON court-marlal duty. lie was made
captain in the Veteran Corps, and was on duty
at the War Department until ho was dis
| charged in 1866. He now walks without q can,
aud looks like IL sound aud healthy man. Hi
wounds in his chest have never healed, ant
continue to discharge all the time. Indeed, h
may be said to be walking about with the day
light shining through his lungs. lie married
after his recovery, and has row wife ant
charming family.
| "Mr. BUNNELL was a resident Of Dansville
and since the war has done official duty il
various positions in Washington"