The National tribune., 1885-12-17
MEN OF MANY WOUNDS.
Comrades Who Received More Than Their sh.r,

Comrades Who Received More Than Their Share.
Not long ago a call was made in THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE for information concerning
soldiers who received plurality of wounds.
The returns have begun to come in. Those at
hand are given below, and others will appear
from time to time:
AND YET HE LIVES.
Ernest Scott, Co. G, 18th Ohio Cav, Zanes-
vile, o.: was shot through the left breast
about an inch below the heart; through the
right breast, in the lower part of the lung !;
the right forearm, causing the loss of over
three inches of the radius; and in the left
leg.
A FORTUNATE "YANK."
Frederick Cossum, Lieutenant, 18th N. Y,
Auburn, N. Y: In the first charge at Port
Hudson, La, June 81, 1868, received mimic
ball wound through my right shoulder; in the
second charge, l received three bnckshot
wounds in my left leg; and in the last attempt
to get over the Confederate Notifications, | re-
ceived wound in the top of my head from a
revolver ball. At the same time musket-ball
entered nay right thigh and is still there, never
having been extracted. One year and four
months afterwards was shot through the left
arm at the battle of Winchester, Va, Sept 1864,
AS all my legs and arms are doing duty at this
time, l consider myself Q very fortunate
"Yank."
PENNSYLVANIA HEARD FROM.
George Fl. Uhler, Secretary, 93d Pennsylvania
Veteran Volunteer Association, Lebanon, Pa:
The 93d Pa. presents Lieut.. VIM. II. Riser, of
Co. G. Comrade Riser enlisted Oct. 81. 1861 !;
was promoted to Sergeant June I, 1868, and
appointed Second Lieutenant Jan. 2, 1865. He
was wounded at Fair Oaks, May 81, 1862 at
Gettysburg, July g. 1863 at Wilderness, while
lor-Sergeant May 5, 1864; at Opeauan, Sept
10, 1864; at Petersburg, March 25, 1865 Mus
tered out with company June q, 1865. He
died at Philadelphia some years ago.
HE WAS UP CLOSE.
F. R. Cellar, 36th ILL.,, De Kalb, ILL.,: carry
no Confederate lead, for / was very close to the
Johnnies and they sent it all through. Nov.
25. 1863, in stormng the rebel works on Mission
Ridge, received a gunshot wound through left
arm, at the elbow; one through left hip; one
through right side, cutting off rib and coming
out near the backbone; also, one through the
elbow joint of right arm necessitating amputa-
tion, for all which l get $50 month.
THIS IS A TOUGH STORY.
Chas w. Bayne. Co. B, 22d Pa. Cav, Waynes-
burg, Pa: / received near Green Spring Run
Station, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Is gunshot
wounds, and there were but three balls ex-
tracted. The other 10 still remain in me, or
else glanced off of my iron-clad skin.
HE GOES ONE BETTER.
w. G. Bradford, Ironton, O.: saw young
man in the soldiers temporary home at st.
Louis Mo-, in 1868, who had been wounded Ia
times, and was about well. He had been dis
charged in consequence of the wounds, and said
that he intended to enlist again and see the
war through if he lived. Lieut.. Keefe, in my
regiment, 12Sth U. S. Colored Troops, stated that
he had been wounded seven times in the Army
of the Potomac, and had entirely recovered.
HE CAUGHT IT BAD.
John r. Wilkins, Co. E, 5th VT, North Dor
set, VT: enlisted Aug. Is. 1861, and served
till July, 1866; was wounded at Lees Mills
April 16, 1862, flesh wound: three gunshot
wounds at Savage's Station, June 90, 1862, one
in right leg-ball there yet, one in left side
ball extracted between two broken ribs, one
through left shoulder blade-ball still there; at
Marye's Hights. May 3, 1863, in face, by piece
of railroad spike-knocked out four teeth next
morning hit with piece of she'll, cutting off my
cartridge-box and knocking the wind out of
me; at the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, while car
rying the colors struck five times-three flesh
wounds in head, one in left hand, and one
breaking my right arm, which is now two
inches shorter than the other; at Winchester,
Sept. 10, 1864, with piece of shell in left side,
breaking four ribs-left on the field to die, but
didn't; at Petersburg, April 2, 1865, grapeshot
wound in left hip; get So month.
1t twould appear. rs far as the returns are in,
that Comrade Wilkins deserves the chromo.-
ED.