The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-28
THANK We, JONAS. s .
How = Confederate Rsndsr.s
Service to . Union s,ss,

service 70 Union soldasv.
Our brigade was changing -.
at Stone river so as TO cover ~
posed flank OF another bripsds =
I suddenly sank down in a h.,
writer in the Detroit Free ~,
can remember Of falling, and 4
to me as If ! fell distance Of fhs ! |.
I also heard a PARKWAY voie. -
Forward, men-forwardl
on the right" Wy
If the missiles which struck
reached a vital spot death wou, ~
come without pain or conscies -
/ sank away like one going 10 4,
and the roar Of the battle lullsd s '
than disturbed me. think Il ~
much as twenty minutes before -
to, and the fight had then pons =
the line to the left, and 1t vss
paratively quiet where Law ~
been hit! The thought gave
sudden shock and cleared INV ~
Where had the bullet struck m.s
felt no pain, and for few sas s
hoped that had only been sh,rs
Then | located the wounds Ona
Bragg's shells had exploded nesr
1t must have been charged with sns.
reference to my case for three ri \
bullets it contained struck me il h
right leg, the left shoulder, and n
right hand, respectively.
BY and by / sat up. | was -.
and thirsty, but felt no pain, +,
tunately, l had canteen Of water
my wounded hand gave me no main
[ lifted it up and drank nv An
had just worked along into hill,
spot, where | had a rest for nv NJ.
when a fierce-looking fellow, vh'
lress showed him to be a teamsts,
camp-follower of some sort "a
out of clump of bushes about tan :,
away. His object as / suspected
first glance, was to rob the dead.
1t was very seldom that even
worst of the army bummers had
cheek to play the ghoul in broad a,
light, and that with fighting still chi
on, but this fellow went about as coo2
as you please. He went through
pockets of every dead man in front
me, getting considerable plumber n,
Zach, and when he had finished NJ
he last he came over to me repsr
ne with evil eyes moment and NJ
isked:
What have you gotP"
about $40 in money" replied
"Shell out and be - quick aba
it, tool"
II can't. I'm hit in three plsc
md the money is in a pocket uni
me-"
Hand it over, I say"
My friend, don't be rough Oh
wounded man. If you'll raise me
I'll try to get 1t for YOU"
'Raise --!' he growlcd. |k
Of a way to get it without so md
troubled"
He hadn't far to look to find los
musket, and he picked it up RAISED
to his shoulder, and stepped form
to put the muzzle to my head bed
he pulled the trigger. The infer
ghoul meant to blow my head of
hen rob me at his leisure. saw
in his eyes as plain as day. l belis
his finger was on the trigger when
suddenly staggered back and fell TO
earth, the musket being discharged
the air as he fell. / also saw the bull
as it struck him. 1t hit him in
center of the forehead, and seemed
be enveloped in smoke as it struck
That's what / think of him
matter which side he belongs
called a voice behind me.
l knew by the voice that he NJ
confederate, and I called:
us that you, johnny"
Eyes, that's me. Yank."
Odd you shoot that fellow"
Thar ant nobody else around
as could have done it."
THANK ye, Johnny! What
mont do you"
But | couldn't finish. | tainted
away, and when | came to | was
picked up by the ambulance corp
was suffering such pain that II
Ill about my friend. When 1 dN
or him he could not be traced, "A
his day have not learned his y