Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-17
LEFT ON THE Battlefield.
How 1t Feels to BE Struck BY Two Bull
lets at Once.

How 1t Feels to BE Struck BY Two Bull
lets at Once.
did not feel the slightest pain when
struck by two bullets at the same in
slant. We were charging forward,
most of the men hurrahing as they
swept into the cloud of smoke raised by
the two Napoleon guns, when there
came such a sensation as one feels
when his foot has gone to sleep. This
sensation extended to the entire body,
and lurched about, staggered forward
few steps, and then fell to the ground.
One bullet had entered the right leg
just below the hip-the other had
smashed into the left shoulder.
was duly conscious of the fact that
/ was down, but l could not realize that
] had been hit 1t was a dreamy SEN
sation. The roar of battle was subdued,
the shouts of men seemed to come from
miles away, and felt too tired to spec
ulate on what was happening around
me. BY and by / went to sleep. ! had
noticed the sun just as we moved for
ward. 1t was within half an hour of
setting When l awoke it was night,
and the stars were twinkling brightly.
My throat was as parched as if had
been without drink for days, and my
tongue seemed to ne a stick in my
mouth. sat up, got hold of my can
teen, which was full of water, and
drained it to the last drop.
What had happened? Away down on
the left single gun was firing at in
tervals, and here and there was sput-
<Nf, I hav 10,
fleet, but after time it slowly dawned
upon me that there had been battle.
When did l fall out of the ranks, and
why? Where was the regiment? Who
are these men lying about on the
ground? Let's see. Yes, this is bat
tle-feld. We were held in reserve until
midafternoon Then the brigade was
sent to Hooker and we formed battle
line along a ridge covered with bushes.
We pushed down the slope to creek.
over the creek to the edge of a cotton
field. They got couple of guns to emf
lade us, and we-let's see. Our regi-
ment got the order to charge. / had
just filled my canteen. We fixed bayo-
nets lying Down. / remember that we
sprang up and rushed forward, and
remember falling Did | trip or STUN
bic?
''You, there! Are you badly hit?"
l came out of my stupor as dream is
broken. was sitting up, still holding
my empty canteen. The soldier who
had spoken was lying on his elbow ten
feet away. He had been shot in the
knee.
Can you crawl?'
Eyes, of course"
'Then get a canteen from one of
those dead men for me"
/ made move, and then for the first
time felt the pain of my wounds and
realized that / was helpless. The
knowledge frightened me- and 1 be-
gan to shout for help The wounded
man laughed at me His paroxysm had
passed away, while l was lying in a
stupor
keep quietr' he commanded. as he
began to move himself toward me. IF
YOU call out that way some ghoul will
come along and knock you on the
head"
NV fright passed away as he drew
nearer. There was a dead man between
US He stopped and procured the poor
fellows canteen. ar as he finally
reached me, hitching along on his back
by the use of one leg, we drained it be-
tween us. l had not recognized his
voice, but / now found that he belong
ed to my own company
How many dead bodies can you