The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-29
THE EOCENTRICITES OF Bull
LET'S. a3fa

At the battle OF Peach Orchard,
when Mcclellan Was making his
change OF base, q Michigan infantry.
man fell to the ground az il shot
stone dead, and was left lying in q
heap as the regiment changed posi-
ton. The ball which hit him frat
struck the barrel of his gan, glanced
aud struck g button of his coat, tore
the watch out of his vest pocket, and
was stopped there by cong book in
his shirt pocket. He was unconsoi-
Gus for three quarters OF an hour, and
it was full o month before the black
and blue mark disappeared. At
Pittsburg Landing, member Oft
Twelfth Michigan regiment of imam
try stopped to give wounded man 8
drink from his eAnteen. While IN
the act, bullet aimed at his breast.
struck the csnteen, turned aside,
passed through tue body of q mar
and buried Itself In the leg of
horse. The cauteen was spllt open,
and dropped IL the ground in halves
al .nr s+cnud hattie OF Bull Run,
As a New York infAntrymRn was pas
slug DIS plug # tobacco to com
rsde ruu-t struck the plug,
gl4nced OF aun hurled; itself in a KNAPP
sscK. The tubacco was rolled up
ike bali Of snaVings. and carried
hunored feet away. Directly in the
line OF the bullet was the head of
lieutenant. and lad not the bullet
been DETECTED, he would have csr-
tsiniy received il. As it was he had
both eyes filled with tobacco dust,
and had TO be led tC the rear. AT
Brandy station one OF Clusters troop
err had his left stirrup strap cut away
by grape shot. which passed be-
tween bis leg and the horss, blister
ing his ok IS if red hot IRON had
been used. He dismounted to ascor-
tain the extent of his injuries, and as
he bent over, a bullet knocked bis hat
of and killed bis horse. In the Same
tight was trooper who had suffered
several days WITH tooth ache 10
hand to hand tght be received a pis-
toll ball IN his right cheek. It knocked |
out his aching double 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 tooth ache was so great, that the
trooper could not be made to 90 to
the rear to have his would dressed.
Any object. however trifiing, will
turn the bullet from it's true. course.
This was shown one day at the re-
mont camp in Pleasant Valley. They
bad ''bull pen" there, in which
about five hundred bounty jumpers
and other hard cases were under
guard. Once in q while one OF these
men would make a break for liberty
Every seminal in position would
open fire, and it did not matter in
me least il the men ran toward the
crowded camp. On this occasion the
prisoner made for the camp, and as
many as ak shots were fired at him
without effect. One of the bullets
entered the tent OF a captain in the
Twelfth Pepn-ylvahia cavalry. He
Vas lying down, and the course OF
he bullet would have buried it In
lis chest. Fortunately for him, q
candle by which be vas resdiog set
% stand between him and where
he bullet entered. This wse struck
Ind cut square in two. and TIE
lighted end dropped to the floor wi, b.
)ut being snufftd opt The bsl WAS
1ehe cted, and buried in the pillow
1nder the officers head, passed out
d that and through his tent into the
0ne behind it. passed between two
men and brought up against a camp
zettle. There Is in Detroit, Mich,
a man who Was wounded five times
IN Less than ten minutes at Fair Oaks
The first bullet entered bis left arm;
The second gave him scalp wound;
the third hit b'm in the foot; TIL
fourth buried itself in bis shoulder;
the fifth entered his right leg
While he was being carried to the
rear the first two men who took him
were killed While his wounds were
being dressed an exploded shell
almost buried him under an avs
lRlche OF dirt. In being removed
further TO the rear, a runaway am
ht1la