The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-12-26
CAPT. JOHN NJ. SLOAN
To the Editor o f the Clarion.

town Of P1ntot0c, Miss, was cap.
tain uf = comp my IN the 10th Mis.
SIS ippi legiment. lie was brave
soldier. H. is m up-ight mana
Christian gentleman.
II was woun,lel on the fell of
Cnicamauga SEPT mber 20, 1868.
Lowrry'S brgade, OF whi-h thi-
regiment formed a parUin Ciebnrn's
division, was exposed for over an
hour on the day mentioned to a
mer iless, CALLING fire When the
order came to the command to re-
treat TO a more shyl.eiel position,
Capt, Sloin spoke to tarly
soldier to fan into line. At this
iunctu a shell from the enein4 *
battery explode near the com
pauy commanded III Capt Sloan
A piece Of this shell tore away his
chin aud mouth aud part OF the
tongue. Another piece Of n shell
made fligh lul eaNh on the left
ui the face, from the root OF the
nose to the e ge Of the lip. The
nose daneled III the face. He was
also struck By a spent ball on the
shoulder
consulted four of the most
eminent surgeons, who happened,
Al he time to be at our field h1s.
pitrl. They regarded his case as
hopeless. encouraged him, ex-
pressing the belief that he c,ud
live. promised "a secure snrgic3l
al and find him home. This
clroletl Inn a this time. his three
bro hers, all Of the conleder4t
army, were in federal prisons.
Relirf was secured The services
Of surgeon from Ringgold. L.,
were obtaine 7: tn chin and mouth
we're cut away This was done on
Taesda, about l o'clock y. m, fol.
lowi z the Sunday o. which he
MAS wonnled. A surgeon Of
FORESTS lnmand, who visite /
him, shortly after the captains
Wounds We're dressed, remarked to
The Wri'er, that tn clrtain's con-
lili0n, mutiated as he was aud
vet alive, WAS the second most re-.
mark ole case or surgical record
From the hour he was wounded
on Sunday until Tues lay afternoon.
not drop OF water nor food could
be administered 10 him. From
sept 20, 1868, until this day-a
ierod Of more than twenty-cight
years--hc has not sat 1T the table
win his family tn eat meal.
Three times day in recumbent
position, he is fed, as an iufAnt.
lie j. a poor man, ana he writes
that lie is in pecuuiaty disire IS. He
h.s AZ inveid wife, an invalid
dan Shter and wiilowe dauAh or,
aud the captain is well advanced
in years.
Que elfoi for his relief has been
made u quiet way, hut it did
not accomplish the object. Two
hugs his faends propose 10 do
for hun; to secure suitab pen
sion for him when the legislature
shall meet; the other is an appeal
for immediate relief, to the friead,
of the lost ca .se.
/ would make no distinction
among the m i'm "a soldiers OF Mis-
sissippi, So gallant Oh the field, so
heroic ~ lheiI fortitude, so calm
AMI ma dnl IN adYersity. But they
eil agree wIlh me that Clptaia
Sloan's call is peculiarly distress
ing Delicacy forOds tina. ] should
say more.
As he chaplai1 If the 4jth reg.
in mt, snggc.te that all dona-
ito 5 flr the Captaiu's benefit be
sent to me. We're it necessary to
assure any ons that thu funds mt.
sill reach their destination, !
would rrf to such fliends ~ Hon.
fhos. Il. ) orkda'e, NJ. c., Jldge
J. 3. Chrisma Judge II. Cassidy.
Judge w. p. Casse ~ aud Col. J.
l.. Power, OF The Clarinn.
VIII not he su vivors oF the old
regime nj, comm ,ndei by Hard
"a tie, ana L1wiev of Tirpah
c ,nnry, by Lieut.. Col Ch .rlt0n
nj Maj. Nunn, an the soldier
q Mississippi gener ly st.li living,
'psu their hearts 10 this appea
WI noi tie ) ms aud daughter
IT gallant fathers em5rice thi-
privilege 10 let il a z AL ray Of
sunshine into the cottage Of the
iaihrf's frirudf Cniyalr us Mi :
.issirpl ms This 81 VIII MT b
ia vain. Let charity and synpath
lireet yonf git, AMI le us bring
these offeri z Of an active ten vu-
lsnc- to the homs OF this aged Con
federate veteran, poor and in sOn
distress, and bearing on his person
the horsi ,ls mu ilati0ns rece we'd
on the Il Of Chieamauga-riyer
( II blood. VIII not the Mississippi
press kindly aid aud eopAi
| Hopefully and ardestly yonrs,
CnAs. III. OTKEN,