The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-05-13
SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD,
And Yet They Keep Living Right Along.


Frank A. Flower, Madison, Wis: Harry w.
Lovejoy enlisted at the age Of Is in Co. @, 4th
Ohio, Col. Chas. Brough commanding, for the
Mexican war. Although wounded in the left
leg he served through that campaign so full of
priyatiOn, hardship and disease. On Aug. IS,
1862, be enlisted ct Columbia County, Wis, in
Co. L, 32d Wis. While engaged before Atlanta
his division drove back the COnfederates, and
occupied the eligible ground previously held by
the enemy. This was on Aug. 10, 1854. The
Johnnies secured reinfOreements and prepared
TO retake the position. The commander there
upon called for $50 volunteers to go out and
make a line Of chera1t1 de frise LovejOy was
one of the volunteers. and while thus at work
within Is rods Of the enemys line was shot
through the head at 2 o'clock in the morning
The shot, mimic ball, entered the left side of
the head, between the eye and ear, close to
the latter, and passed out slightly higher up
between the right eye and ear The drum Of
the left ear was entirely destroyed and the
right eye was thrown out of its socket. Mr.
Loyejoy was conscious at first, and requested
that no report be made to his friends until the
result of the wound should become known.
Surgeon Fay said there was no hope, and the
wounded man was taken to the hospital to die.
He did not die. however, but lived to be dis
charged on May %, 1866, and was healed before
August of that year. Mr.. LOyeioy has limited
use of his eyes, but, of course, can hear
nothing with his left ear. He draws pension
of $24 per month. His health is fair, but eli
matte changes cause severe pains through the
head Nevertheless, long may he wave!
IL. G. Moot, North Branch, Sullivan Co., n
Y: Louis J. Knise, Of this village, was pri-
vate in Co. A, 143d ". Y. He received musRet
ball through his head at one of the battles be-
fore Atlanta Peach Tree Creek, July 90
1864. 1t entered the head directly under the
left ear, grazing the jugular vein, and, tearing
its way through the lower jaw and roof of the
mouth, emerged from the right cheek, splitting
the nasal bones apart, destroying the sight of
the right eye, and carrying away the cheek
bone. The shock broke the lower jaw in two
at the center Of the chin. This terrible wound
healed in time, and an ingenious surgeon man
ufactured plate to take the place of the de-
stroyed portions of the head and mouth, ena-
bling him to breathe freely and to swallow with
comparative ease.
d. E Smithson, Paramount, Ind: Willis
Dunn, Co. ID, 10Th Ind, was shot through the
head, and is still living. The ball entered on
one side, q little above the level of the eye and
ear, and came out on the opposite side, a little
below the same level. The wound caused the
loss Of sight of one eye. His present address is
Andover, Butler Co., Kan.
Philip Jenkins, Lieutenant, Co. c. nth H.,
Tobias, Neb.: John Mccoy, Co. II, nth ILL.,, on
the 22d of May, 1863, was struck in one eye
with a musket ball, which came out Just under
the ear on the other side He is still alive and
| drawing pension. He lives at Minonk, Ill.
J. w. Fellows, "a Livingston street. West
Covington, KY, writes that Il. f. Fellows. Co.
B, 92d Ohio, was shot by a musket ball that
entered Just under the eye and passed entirely
through the head, and he still lives.
Julius Armbruster, Co. E, 15lst N. Y, Roch-
ester, ~ Y: At the battle of Winchester, Sept.
| 10, 1864, received q bullet through the nose
| between the eyes, emerging at the back of the
head. The surgeons said / could not live, but
i am here yet.
H. j. Logan, 18th Pa Cav, Logan's Ferry,
Pa: John NJ. Ross, of this place, was shot at the
battle of fredericksburg, the bullet entering
at the right eye and going out at the back Of
| the head.