The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-08-17
A Lueky SHOT.

Our brissde was changing position at
Stone River so " 10 cover the exposed
flank OF another brigade, when suddenly
sank down 10 . heap.
| can remember OF falling and II seemed
ss i'll fell . distance of50 IT. l slso
heard fsr away voice saying:
Forward men forward Steady on the
right af
1.-THE missile which struck me had
reached . vital spot death would have
come withoutpain or consciousness. sank
away like going to sleep and the ro'-oi
battle lulled rather than disturbed me.
think ii was ss much Is 20 minutes
before came to. and the fight had then
gone down the line to the left, aud It was
com mparatively quiet where lay. had
been hit! The thought gave me ssuddon
shock and cleared my mind.
Where had the buIle, struck me2 | fell
no pam, and for few seconds hoped lhs,
had only been stul ned Then 4 locst
cd the wounds. iio& {
One OF Braggs shells had exploded near
by. II must have been charged with speci
isl reference to my case, for ofthe bn'
let's it contained struck me 10 the right
leg the left shoulder. and the right hand
respectively. H a#aaas8 at@ e
By and by sat up, wss weak add
thirsty, butI felt 90 psio. There were
dead men 10 froat OF me and on the
left aud on the right. OF the 4 ver'
fedsrsls and men Of my own regiment.
who bad oesn killed BY the one shelf
which had wounded me.
could not see behind me, Of course.
but heard or 3 wounded men grosoing.
Fortunately, l had csniesn OF water and
my wounded hand gave me DO pain ss !
lifted It up and drank my fill. ! had Just
worked along into hollow spot whore ]
had rest for my back. where fierce
looking fellow. whose dress showed him
10 be teamster or camp follower Of some
sort, came out OF clump OF bushes about
10 rods away.
His obi sct Is l suspected at fist glance
was to rob the dead.
nwas very seldom that even the worst
OF the army bummers had tho cheek TO
play the ghoul 10 broad day light. and
that with fighting going on. but the fellow
went about as oooliy as you please,
He went through the pocket OF every
dead man ir front OF me, getting consider
able plunder from each, and when be had
finished with the last he came over TO me,
regarded me With evil eye momephsnd
then asked. 4
| What have you got2
About 10 dollars 10 money, replied.
| Shell out aud be hanged q uick sboo, il
toll
Iosnt. sm hit 10 places. snd tb,
money is 10 poke. uader me.
Hand it over ! say
My friend don't bs rough oas wouaded
man.
liyouil raise me up I'll Try and
get it for you.
{ Raise nothing be groxlsd. know o.
. way TO get It without SO much trouble.
He hadn't far 10 go TO look for . loaded
muske. and be picked it up and put II vi
! Ito his sh ulder, and stepped forward 4
a put the m muz!e to my head before be pull
cd the trigger. ,as
n The ipiernsl ghoul meant TO blou N!
head of and then rob me st bis leisure,
, sew il in bis eye ~ plain ~ day.
o / believe bis finger wss on the trigger
when he suddenly staggered bsct aud iel
10 the earth. the muskes being disohais.'
Q the sir % he fell.
!. 1t hit him in the middle ofthe. fore
hesd. and wss snvsloped in smoke -
sirack.
That's What think Of him, GO matte
II what side ne belongs tol called voice b
d hind me.
L knsw by the voice ths, be wss eoa
y fe lerste. and called:
d Is that you. Johnpyf s
Yes, that's me. ysnk.
10 Did you shoo, thst feilosi
,e Thsr sin't nobody else srousd ys,ess
ts know Of.
Thsnk 70 Jehnnyl What regiment
OF you
q. Bot / couldn't fIish.
4. 1 tainted dead away ami whso c'mt
/ vss being picked mp by the sm bnl.1'
/ corps. add vss suffering such psih ID
It. iorgo. eli sbout my irlsnd- ~hen
did ask for him be could not be uscs
hs ssd 10 this day. have net learned b
~ nsms.
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