The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-07-05

with silk handkerchief trying to tie
it around his leg to stop the blood.
The shell, which was small conf
cal pointed Parrott, first struck
Captain Farley just above the knee,
cutting off the leg and killing his
horse, then striking Colonel Butler
an inch above the ankle, leaving
the foot suspended by piece of
skin only and disemboweled his
horse.
Almost the same moment that /
arrived DR.. Watt Taylor, our regi-
mental surgeon, and Captain John
Chestnut reached the scene, and the
doctor asked me to try and procure
some stimulants Immediately, sug-
gesting that if l could find DR..
Moore our assistant surgeon, to
bring him with me, as he had
canteen of whiskey and Captain
Farley was in need Of his services
Immediately. Fortunately DR..
Moore was not far off, and we re-
turned to the scene Of the disaster
without delay. My attention being
given to assisting DR.. Taylor with
Colonel Butler, who was already
much prostrated from loss of blood,
I lost sight Of Captain Farley, who
was taken in charge by DR.. Moore
and conveyed towards Culpeper
Court House, but died from ex-
haustion before reaching that place,
as from the nature of his wound
the hemorrhage could not be stem
med in time to save his life. After
cutting away the boot from the
Colonel's foot and applying a tour
niquet at the knee to stop the bleed
ing, we kept the foot in position by
splints made of bark from the rail
fence by US, with bandages to keep
them in place.
No ambulance could be found,
and the enemy, seeing from the ex-
citement that some one Of conse-
quence had been killed or wounded,
concentrated all their fire upon our
immediately locality, so it became
necessary to remove Colonel But
ler out Of reach Of this storm of
shells. -Four of US took him in a
blanket and started. No one knows
till they have tried it the fearful
task of carrying a man in that way,
on a hot June day, in the terrible
dust of the battlefield, with the
tramping Of five hundred horses
around-for almost at the moment
we started a force of the enemy were
reported to be crossing the road
between US and Brandy Station and
threatening our flank and rear, and
our whole force was got together to
repel the danger. All was excite
ment and anxiety, and our chances
of getting safely off with our bur-
den seemed very slim. Colonel
Butler said to us: Don't let them
take me, boys" and we all vowed
we would die first.
Having traversed the whole
length Of the field with our burden
we reached piece of woods where
the First South Carolina Cavalry
had formerly encamped, and there
procured an old horse trough, OF
Hong box that had been used as
Esuch, into which we placed the Colo,
mel, with the blankets tucked under
him. We then cut two sticks sufi'
ciently long to pass under and across
the box and to hold by, and re-
sumed our way through fields and
woods by the shortest route towards
Culpeper Court House. We finally
reached a farm house, where it was
determined that our Colonel should
remain till his wounded limb could
be attended to, and as a reaction
had taken place under the judicious
administration of brandy, DR.. Tay'
lor determined to loose no time in
removing the foot and shattered
bones; SO as soon as the messenger
dispatched to Culpeper for the
chloroform returned I was instruct.
ed by the doctor to administer the
anasthetic, the Colonel having been
placed upon a suitable table fol-
the purpose and all necessary arti
cles being placed to facilitate the
operation. After the surgical treat
ment had been satisfactorily gone
through with, DR.. Taylor requested
me to remain with Colonel Butler
till he aroused from sleep, so as to
give nourishment and stimulents if
necessary. he being sent for hur'
riedly to see our Lieutenant Colo