The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-04-28

At the battle Of Peach Orchard, when
Mcclellan was making his change OF
base, Michigan infantrymAn fell TO
the ground a. If shot dead, and was
left lying in = heap ms ths regiment
changed position. The bal! which bit
him frst struck tho barrel Of bis gun,
glanced and struck button of bis
coat, tsre tho watch out Of his vest
pocket aud then struck tho man
over the heart, aud was stopped there
by song book in bis shirt pecket.
He was unconscious for three.quArters
Of an hour, and it was full month be-
fsre the black and blue spots disap
peared.
A. Pittsburg Landing, q msmber Of
the 18th Michigan regiment of infantry
stopped 10 give wounded man a drink
from his canteen. While in tho act, a
ballet. aimed at his breast, struck the
santesn, turned aside, passes through
the body Of a Iusn and buried itgelf in
shs Leg If horse. The cautssn was
split open and dropped So .hs ground
in halves.
At the second battle II Bull Run. Af
f. New York infautryman was passing
his plug Of tobacco to n cornr.dc, !
bullet struck tho plug, glanced OF, and
buried itself in knapsack. The to
basco was rolled up like u bAll Of shay
,ags, AID carried hundred feet away
Directly ia the line ol the Lul.e: S.ss
the bead Of = iieutenAni, aud had nst
tho ball been dsdsoted ho would GER
tainly have received il. "A it was b,
bad beth his eyes filed With tobAec,
dust, esd had 10 bs led to the rear.
~ Beandy Station, oEo of Custer
troopers bad his Ieit stirIup strap sho
away by grape shot, which passec
os'weeR his leg aud the horse, Llistos
ing hes akin rs if a rcd no. iron hac
b"sn ussd Tie dismounted 10 rzcer
,sin the extent Of bis injuries, aud a.
be bent ever buliot knocked his ha
Oh and killed lis horso. Ia the sara,
hshs Was trooper who bad srffsreS
several days With toothaehe. In
haud-to band fight be rscsived a piEte
s.il ia his right cheek. II kaoeke,
ont bis aching double tooth aud passs.
s''t ef Shs left hand corner Of his mouth
ssking along n part Of an upper tooth
The joy OF being rid Of the toolhaoh
WA so great that the trooper could 40
DO made to go 10 the rear to have hi
wound dressed.
An object, however trifing, wi
turn the bullet from its true oours.
This was shown one day AT :he r,
mount camp in Pleasant Valley. The
D bad "bull pen" there in which abou
= svo hundred bounty jumper. and othe
r bard cases were under guard. Once i
. while one Of these men would max
break for liberty. Every sentinel
position would open fire, and it did n.
matter in the least il the man ran /.
!, ward the crowded camp. On this o,
Q casion the prisoner made for the cam
y and as many as six shots were fred
him without effect. One Of the bu
. lets entered the tent Of captain in q
Q Twelfth Psnnsylvania cavalry. i
:. was lying down and the course Of 81
I. bullet would have buried itself in
chest. Fortunately for him, cand
by watch he was reading sat ON star
- between bin and vherc TIE bullet Q
10 tered. This was struck and cut squa
Is in two. and the lighted end dropped
is the floor without being snuffed OF
- The ball was dOfected and buried
the pillow under the officers hes
- passed out of that and through
as tent into the one behind il, passed
at tween two men, and brought up sgsir
RI a camp kettle.