The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-02-11

received through the mail, Of D. B.
Daley, of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
who informs him that he is the
Capt. Daley referred to; that he
is disabled from this and other
wounds, and is applying for a pen
sion from the United States Gov
ernment.
Deponent has never known Capt.
Daley except on the battle field
as described ; has no pecuniary in
terest whatever in the application
by him for a pension, and complies
with the request for a statement Of
facts in the hope, most sincerely
entertained, that it may benefit
a brave soldier.
JOHNSON HAGoOD.
Number T1vo-The NanlelesS Confed.
crate Private who Lost his Life
Giving Water to Wounded Fed
erals.
The hero of the second incident
was a Confederate soldier, private
in one of the companies of Gen. j..
B. Kershaw's brigade. I do not
know his name, and his story, so
far as it could be related by my in
formant, was a brief one. Perhaps
Gen. Kershaw or some one Of his
old comrades will supply his name
and better account of his daring
deed.
The facts as told to me were, that
during the battle OF Fredericks-
burg, and after the Fcderals had
been repulsed, with frightful loss,
in one of their attacks on Marye's
Heights, private Of his command
appeared before Gan. .Kershaw with
a uumber of canteens in his hand,
or slung from his shoulders, and
asked permission to go over the
breast-work for the purpose Of car
rying them to the wounded Fede-
rails, whose piteous cries for water!
water!' could be plainly heard
amid all the horrid din of the bat
tie. The ground where they lay,
in front of the works, was still
swept by the iucessant fire of the
opposing forces, and Gen. Kershaw
naturally declined to allow the man
to expose himself to such seeming
ly certain destruction. It Nas not
safe, indeed, to present the Slight
est target over the top of the earth
works to the deadly hail that was
poured upon them. The brave
fellow replied simply that he could
not bear to hear the cries of the
wounded men," and would take the
risk if allowed to do SO. Permls-
sion was granted with some reluc-
tance, and in another moment the
soldier was over the works and bus
lily engaged in his hazardous task
Of ministering to the suffering and
frantic Federals around him. The
firing was steadily sustained on
both sides while he was thus en-
gagged, and scarcely a minute e.
lapsed before a ball from the front
nearly tore off one arm and left it
dangling uselessly at his side. No.
thing daunted by his own severe
wound the noble fellow kept stead
lily on his errand of mercy, and
moved about his PROSTATE fellow
creatures distributing the water
thew so much craved as he went.
The singular spectacle seemed at
last to have attracted attention in
the Federal ranks, and several Of
fcers could be seen intently watch
ing him through their field glasses,
as though to satisfy themselves that
they were not mistaken as to his
purpose. Recognizing the work
he was doing, and the danger he
was in, they suddenly stopped the
firing in his direction, which had
indeed increased upon his first ap-
Dearance. Inc COnleuefaVeS lOI-
lowed their example, and in a few
moments more number OF his
comrades had joined the brave man
in his self-imposed task. When it
was accomplished all returned to
their own lines and the battle was
renewed.
The sequel is a sad one. The
same courageous and kind spirit
prompted the brave fellow to at
tempt a like effort in the battle Of
the Wilderness a little later, and