The Forrest City times., 1891-05-22
THANK VIZ, JOHNNY"
How . Confederate Rendered . 0reao
 Service to a Union soldier.


 How a Confederate Rendered . Orsss Service to Union soldier. Our brigade was changing positions at Stone river so as to cover the ex. posed flank of another brigade. when 1 suddenly sank down in heap. says writer in the Detroit Free Press. | 1 can remember of falling, and it seemed to me as if fell distance of fifty feet~ I also heard far-away voice sayings | '.Forward, men--forward! Steady on the rightlo
 If the missiles which struck me had reached vital spot death would have come without pain or consciousness l sank away like one going to sleep, and the roar of the battle lulled rather than disturbed me. I think it was as much as twenty minutes before came to- and the fight had then gone down the line to the left, and it was con- paratively quiet where I lay. I had been hit! The thought gave me a sudden shock and cleared my mind. Where had the bullet struck mep I felt no pain, and for few seconds hoped that 1 had only been stunned. Then located the wounds. Ono of Braggs shells had exploded near by. It must have been charged with special reference to my case, for three of the bullets it contained struck me in the right leg, the left shoulder and the right hand, respectively.
 By and by I sat up. I was weak | and fbt,.ctu hut falt no main For | tunately, had canteen of water. and my wounded hand gave me no pain as I lifted it up and drank my fill. I had just worked along into hollow spot. where l had a rest for my back, when ferce-looking fellow. whose dress showed him to be teamster or a camp-follower of some sort came out of clump of bushes about ten rods away. His object, as I suspected at first glance, was to rob the dead. It was very seldom that even tho worst of the army bummers had the cheek to play the ghoul in broad day. light and that with fighting still going on, but this fellow went about as coolly as you please. He went through the pockets of every dead man in front of me, getting considerable plunder from each, and when he had finished with the last he came over to me regarded me with evil eyes moment and then asked:
 What have you gotP"
 About $10 in money" replied.
 Shell out and be - quick about it. tool"
 Il can't. I'm hit in three places, and the money is in a pocket under me-"
 Hand it over, I sayt'
 My friend. don't be rough on a wounded man. If you'll raise me up I'll try to get it for you"
 Raise --.o he growled. Il know of way to get it without so much trouble,n
 He hadn't far to look to find a loaded musket and he picked it up, raised it to his shoulder, and stepped forward to put the muzzle to my head before he pulled the trigger. The infernat ghoul meant to blow my head of and then rob me at his leisure saw it in his eyes as plain as day. l believe his finger was on the trigger when he l SuuupuiN SttgRSTtu DftCh etuu iClA VO oAkO earth, the musket being discharged in the air as he fell. l also saw the bullet as it struck him. It hit him in the center of the forehead, and seemed to be enveloped in smoke as it struck.
 That's what l think of him. no matter which side he belongs to, :" called a voice behind me. I knew by the voice that he was Q confederate, and called: '.Is that you, Johnnyp"
 '.Yes, that's me, Yank." Ibid you shoot that fellowp" Thar ant nobody else around yere as could have done it. Thank ye, Johnny! What regi- ment do you"
 But couldn't finish. tainted dead away, and when came to was being t picked up by the ambulance corps ant l was suffering such pain that l forgo 5 all about my friend. When l did asl for him he could not be traced, and t< this day have not learned his name