Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-05-21
THANK We, JOHNNY"
How Confederate Rendered q Great
Service to u Union soldier.

How u Confederate Rendered q Great
Service to Union soldier.
Our brigade was changing positions
Mt Stone river so rs 10 cover the OK
posed flank OF another brigade, when
suddenly sank down in heap, says
writer in the Detroit Free Press. /
can remember of falling, and il seemed
to mo as II fell distance OF fifty feet.
also heard PARKWAY voice saying:
Forward, men-forward! Steady
ON the right" ,l-a
II the missiles which struck mo had
reached vital spot death would have
come without pain or consciousness.
] sank away like one going to sleep,
and the roar OF the battle lullcd rather
than disturbed me. | think IL was ms
much rs twenty minutes before came
to, and the fight had then gone down
the line TO the left, and it was COM
paratively quiet where | lay. had
been hitl Tho thought gave me
sudden shock and cleared my mind.
Where had tho bullet struck mep
felt no pain, and for few seconds
hoped that had only been stunned.
Then | located the wounds. Ono OF
Bragg's shells had exploded near by.
IL must have been charged with special
reference to my ease for three Of tho
bullets II contained struck me in the
right leg, tho loft shoulder, and the
right hand, respectively.
HV mud hu / ant IN 1 UNA wnuls
and thirsty, but | felt no pain. For
tunatoly, had n cantoon Of water, and
my wounded hand gave me no pain rs
lifted 1t up and drank my MI. |
had just worked along into hollow
spot, whore had rost for my back,
when ilcrco-looking fellow, whose
dress showed him 10 be u toamstor or
u camp-followor of some sort came
out Of II clump of bushes about ton rods
away. His object, ~ ! suspected at
first glance, was 10 rob the dead.
II was very seldom that ovon tho
worst Of the army bummers had tho
cheek to play the ghoul In broad day
light and that with fighting still going
on, but this fellow went about as coolly
pockets Of every dead man In front Of
me, getting considerable plumber from
each, and whom he had finished with
the last he came over To me regarded
me with evil eyes n moment, and then
asked
What have you gotp"
about $40 in money" ] replied.
- hall a h.. 1,..lg nh
1t, too!n
II can't I'm hit In three places,
and the money Is in II pocket under
mo.n
Hand Il over | say!"
"My friend, don't be rough on u
wounded man. II you'll raise me up
III try to get II for you"
RAISE ~ he growlcd. ii know
Of way 10 get IL without 80 much
troublo!n
lie hadn't far 10 look to find u loaded
musltet, and ho picked II up, raised II
to his shoulder, and stepped forward
10 put the muz2lo TO my head before
he pulled the trigger. The Internal
ghoul meant TO blow my head OF and
lntl foD me w MS lsiSHTt' huW ~
in his eyes ~ plain ~ day. j believe
his finger was on the trigger whom ho
suddenly staggered back and fell TO tho
earth the muslSet being discharged in
the air ~ he fell. | also saw the bullet
as 1t struck him. IL hit him In tho
center of the forehead, and seemed TO
be enveloped in smoke rs II struck.
That's what think OF him, no
matter which side he belongs to-"
called voice behind me.
knew by the voice that he was o
confederate, and | called
'tls that you, Johnny"
YES, that's me, Yapk."
"Dld you shoot that felloww
Thar ant nobody else around zero
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
picked up by the ambulance corps and
was suffering such pain that ! forgot
all about my friend. When did ask
for him he could not be traced, and To
Al L. \ Ia