The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-15
Gave Him What He Deserved.


Our brigade was changing positions at Stones
river, says the Detroit Free Press, soas to cover
the exposed flank Of another brigade, when I
suddenly sank down in a heap. ! can remem-
Der falling, and it seemed to me as if l fell a
distance Of fifty feet also heard a far-away
voice saying:
Forward men. Steady on the right
IL the missile which struck me had reached a
vital spot death would have come without pain
or consciousness. sank away like one going
70 sleep, and the roar Of battle lulled rather
man disturbed me. think it was as much as
twenty minutes before came to- and then the
hght had gone down the line TO the left and il
was comparatively quiet where I lay. l had
been nit. The Thought gave me a sudden shock
ana cleared my mind Where bad the bullet
struck met felt no pain, and for a few seconds
! hoped that had only been stunned Then
located the wounds One OF Bragg's shells had
exploded near by. IL must have been charged
Win special reference so my case, for three Of
the bullets 1t contained struck me in the right
| leg, left shoulder and the right hand, respect
| lively.
By and by sat up. was weak and thirsty,
but felt no pain. There were four dead men
in front of me and two on the left and one on
the right OF the seven, four were Federals
ana men OF my regiment who had been killed
by the same shell which had wounded me.
could not see behind me. of course, hut heard
two or three wounded men grooming Fortu-
nately | had a cauteen of water, and my
wounded hand gave me no pain as lifted it up
l.
to hollow spot. where had rest for my back,
when a fierce looking fellow, whose dress
showed him to be teamster or camp follower
of some sort, came out of clump of bushes
about ten rods away. His object as | sus-
pected at first glance, was to rob the dead
II was very seldom that even the worst of the
army bummers had the cheek to play the ghoul
IN broad daylight, and that with fighting still
going on but this fellow went about it as coolly
as you please. h went through the pockets OF
every dead man IN front of me, getting consid-
era0le punder 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 gotY'
About 800 in money" replied.
toor'
II can't I'm hit in three places, and the
money is in pocket under me-
Hand it over, say"
My friend. don't be rough on a wounded
man. II you'll raise me up. I'll try to get 1T
Raise -! he growled. 81 know of a way
to get it without so much trouble!"
He hadn't far to look to find 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 infer
nal ghoul meant to blow my head off. and then
rob me at his leisure. l saw it in his eyes as
plain as day. believe his finger was on the
trigger when he suddenly staggered back and
fell 70 the earth, the musket being discharged
in the air as he fell. also saw the bullet as
IL struck him. 1t hit MIN in the center of the
forehead, and seemed to be enveloped in smoke
as it struck.
That's what think of him. no matter which
side he belongs tor called a voice behind me.
knew by the voice that he was a Confed.
crate, and called
is that you. johnny"
Yes, that's me, Yank "
Did you shoot that feow?"
Thar amt nobody else around yere as could
hev done itl'
Thank We, Johnny! What regiment do You
-v'
But couldn't finish I 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
this day have not learned his name.