Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-05-13
Eccentriciiies Of Bnlicts.

At the Dattie oi each otShaiu,"hS"
Mcclellan was 10 make his change OF
base, Michigan inIantryman fell to the
ground as if shot stone dead, and was
left lying in a heap rs the regiment
changed pesi,ion. The Lsll which hit
him first struck the barrel of his gun.
glanced and struck button of his coat,
tore the watch out OF his pocket, and
then struck the man just over the heart,
and was stopped there by song book
in his shirt pocket He was unconscious
for three quarters of an hour, and it
was iull month before the black ana
blue spot disappeared. AT Pittsburgh
Landing member of the Twelfth Mich
igan regimen, of infantry stopped to
give wounded man u driuk from can
teeG. While in the act bullet aimed
al his breast, struck the canteen. turned
aside. passed through the body of man
and buried itself IN the leg of horse.
The canteen was split open, and dropped
to the ground in halves.
AT the second battle of Bull Run, as
q New York iniantrymau was passing
his plug OF tobacco 10 a comrade. bull
let struck the plug, glanced off and
buried itself in knapsack. The tobac-
CO was rolled up like ball of shavines,
and carried a handred feet away. Di-
rectly in the line of the bullet was the
head OF lieutenant, aud had not The ball
been DETECTED he would certainly have
received il. AZ it was he had both
eyes filled with tobacco dust, and had
10 be led TO the rear.
AT Brandy Station one Of Clusters
troopers had his left stirrup-s,rap cut
away by a grape shot, which passed be
tween his leg and the horse, blistered
his skin as il red hot iron had been
used. He dismounted to ascertain the
extent OF his injuries, and AS he bent
over bullet knocked his hat off and
killed his horse. In the same tight was
a trooper who had suffered several DAYS
with the toothache. In hand to hand
fight he received pistol ball in his
right cheek. 1t knocked out his aching
tooth, and passed out Of the left hand
corner of his mouth, taking along part
of an upper tooth. The joy of being
rid of the toothache Vas so great that
the soldier could not be made TO 60 TO
the rear TO have his wound dressed.
An object however tritling will turn
bullet from its true course. This was
shown one day at the remount camp in
Pleasant Valley. They had a bull
pen" there, in which about five hundred
bounty jumpers and other hard eases
were under guard. Once in whllo one
of these men would make break Tor
liberty. Every sentinel IN position
would opeu fire, and il did not matter IN
the least If the man ran toward the
crowded camp. On this occasion the
prisoner made for the camp, and M
many az six shots were fired at him
without effect One OF the bullets en-.
tered the tent Of captain in the
Twelfth Pennsylvania cavalry. lie was
lying down, and the course OF the bullet
would have buried itself in his chest.
Fortunately for him, candle by which
ho was reading sat on stand between
him and where the bullet entered. This
was struck and cut square 10 two, and
the lighted end dropped 10 the floor
without being snrffed out. The ball
was detected and buried in the pillow
under the officers head, passed out OF
that and through two men aud brought
up against o camp kettle.
There is 10 Detroit, Michigan, man
who was wounded five times in less
than ten minutes at Fair Oaks. The
first bullet entered his lef, arm; the sec.
ond gavo bIm scalp wound: the third
hit him on the foot; the fourth buried
itself in his shoulder; the fifth entered
his right leg. While he was beiug car
ried to the rear the first two men who
took him were killed. While his
wounds were being dressed nn exploded
smell almost buried him under aD ava.
lancbe of dirt. In being removed far
tber TO the rear runaway ambulance
horse carried him bali mile and dump.
ed him out, ard yet he Is seemingly
hale and hearty, and walks without q
limp.