The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-30

opened he was ordered by Ger. Hooker
to proceed to the extreme right of the
line and as far to the front as he could,
and report the movements Of the enemy.
As he went forward he discovered heavy
masses Of the foe pushing ont upon that
part Of the field where Hooker vas al.
ready most heavily engaged. With the
eye Of true soldier be perceived that,
unless the assault could be checked,
Hooker's center would be pierced. His
resolution was instantly taken. 81 i'm
mediately," he say in bis report, "threw
out nearly the whole regiment into a
aorDfield, as skirmIshers, placing the rest
as reserve under cover. and opened a
sharp fire upon the enemy's moving eel,
umns This maneuver had thsf intended
effect. The enemy evidently expecting
an attack in force, halted his columns,
formed line and threw out skirmishers 10
engage rs. Meanwl lie I sent few cho.
sen men further to our right, who crept
up close enough to the rebel battery to
kill the horses and pick of the gunners
For about 20 minutes the skirmishine
was kept up SHARPLY, and the eLemy's
whole force was held at bay. He ev;-
IDENTIFY construed it into movement on
his flank. / had ascertained and report
ed to Gen. Hooker fully the enemy's
movements. BY his prompt and sk,llful
conduct the center was relieved and
Hooker wss enabled to make one of the
most gallant and well directed fights of
the war. But Col Warner, while doing
bravely and well for his country, was
himself sorelv scourged. Being the only
mounted officer he was conspicuous
mark for the enemy's sharp shooters
After having bis horse twice struck, his
sword once, one ball grsze his right side,
and another pass through his coat, he was
hit BY minnie ball in the right hip.
which shattered the pelvis bone and bu-
ried itself where for o long time it was
inextricable."
The following is an extract from Gen.
Mesde's official report of this battle:
~ also wish to mention particularly
the Efficiency and eallantrv OF Lieut.. Col.
Warner, Tenth Pennsylvania Reserves,
both in the actions at South Mountain
and on the field a. Antietam. He was
detached with his regiment for special
service. accomplished by him in the most
creditable manner, and in the latter bat
tie was severely wounded. He is an f1i
Ger whom ] would be glad to see elevated
to higher position"
Endorsing this report, Gems REYNOLDS
and Hooker recommended G |. Warner
to the War Department for promotion to
the rank OF Brigadier General, aud .ihe
only reason the commission did not issue
was that the Medical Director of the
Department replied to the inquiry of
Secretary Stanton. that the Colonel's
wound would prevent his taking the field
again and would probably prove fatal.
To show the severe nature of the
wound and the suferiog Gen. Warner
endured, the following is quoted from
the Surgeons Report, as given in the
Medical and Surgical History of the
War;"
"Col. A. J. Warner, Tenth Pennsylva
MIA Reserves. was wounded at Antietam,
Sept II, 1862. He was struck by CO.
Modal musket ball an inch obliquely be.
low and behind the anterior superior
spipous process OF the right ilium. =
The ball was found to have perforated
the ilium very obliquely from before,
hack kaard and inward, and was out of
reach of the finger or probe. +
A careful search having failed to detect
the missile, the treatment was limited TO
general measures until December, when,
on account of the persisi ent lumbar neu-
raigia end OF symptoms indicative of
confined matter. Surgeon Clymer, in cor.
sultation with Surgeon j H Brinton, u.
S ", determined on a more extended
exploration. Except In removing some
bits of necrosed bone this search was un.
avsiling, though carried as far as pru-
dence would permit, and no further ope.
rative interference was undertaken until
February 6. 1858. In the meantime Col
Warner suffered from recurring abscess
formation, and acute pains at intervals;
hut, endowed With an iron constitution,
his general health detenorated less than
is common under such circumstances
On February 6, 1853, this officer was
placed under the influence Of chloroform,
and Surgeon Brinton made an incision
upon the 'dorsum of the ilium and freely
exposed the oriice of entrance in the
hone. The walls of the shot canal we're
then chiseled and gouged away,and after
a protracted search the ball was detected
very firmly embedded in the spougy sub
stance af the iiium After many unsuc.
cessful attempts with various forceps, it
was at last extracted with strong pair
OF pincera, and with 1t bits of clothing
and otbone. The ball, which COL War.
ner retains in bis possession, was split at
the apex. and piece Of bone was wedged
in the fasure. He continued to suffer
from occasional pns formations at the
seat of inquiry until 1856"
In the operation the gluteal artery was
broken. Out of six cases OF the ligaga
ton OF this artery during the whole war.
the Medical History states that only two
(Gen. Warner being one recovered
Or. Brinton, now of Philadelphia. made
the following ofhsal report OF this ope-
ration:
sOn the 9Th of February following.an.
other sttempt was made by Surgeon CIV
mer to find the hall. The patient having
heeh snasthetizsd, an ncision fully four
inches in length was made over the track
OF the ball, which cnrresponded nearly
with tue center of the gluteus maximus
muscle. The line of the incision was
parallel to the fbres of the muscle, The
suhjacent parts we're freely divided. and
the hall Was eventually found embedded
in the substance of the ilum on the line
Of the posterior inferior spine, and just
above the upper border OF the great ca
cro-scistic notch. 1t was removed with
out any very serious difficulty. During
the manipulation. however, the gluteal
artery was started. The hsmorrhage at
frat was very aevere. aoparently uncop-