Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-23


OF them bnudag9d and bloody from sunshot
wounds. | can see him now as he lay there
clone, uncovered and without a comrado
to brush the fies from his corpse. At later
hour of the day he wns buried in shallow
grave, on the spot wuere he lay.
THE GRAND CONFEDERATE ASSAULT.
As Pickett's division WA coming in, in
the grand confederate assault of Friday nf-
ternoon, just attsr Gen. StannGrl had or
dered out the 18Th an 10TH Vt. regiments
for tho famous attack on Picks!ts flank
which gives Staunard's iIads such promI-
nence in all histories az the battles, Gen.
| Hancock ro1e dowu to speak to Gen. stan
pari Lieut.. GeJrg, W. Hooker and my
self wore standing near the latter's side.
! The din OF art lery and mushetry was
dea'euing "a the tim, and did not hear he
words which passed between them But my
eyes wcro upon HsncOc6's striking iiSu @
| ne was the most splendid looking man lever
saw on horse back, and magnificent In the
| Hush and excitement of battle when saw
| tn IT he WAS resting IN his saddle
Hooker saw it, too, and with u common
impulse we sprang toward him, and caught
| him Us hs toppled from hi, hicse into our
outstretchel arms. Gen. Sjanuard bent
over HIM as we laid him upon the ground
| aad opening his clothing where he indicated
! by u movement o. bis hand that he was
uurt, n ragged hole, au inch or mora in di-
| umeter ftom which tus blood was pouring
profussly, wa, disclosed IN the uppsr part
md on two inside OF his thigh.
GEN HANCOCK WOUNDED.
Though faint he was perfectly conscious
| and naturally ia some alarm for hts Ne
! Don't let mo bleed 70 DEATH, he said
| Get someUniug around il quick.
Stannari had Wrapped out h!s handler
-hief, cad as hoiped him to pass 1T around
! Gen. Hancock leg, | saw that the blood
| 1eing OF dark color ami not coming in jets,
| .uuld not De from an artery, aud said IT,
nm: "IhIs is not arterIni blood, genera,
YOU will not bleed to dsath.' From my u,
# the surgical term, lie took ne for
!con, an! replied, with si,h of rohei:
''T1Gt'S good; thuuk you tor that doctor.
We tjgntened the lcature by twisting il
with the barrel of pistol, and soon stoppo
tie flow or blood. Maj. Mitchell OF Hun
cocks staff rode up as we wero at WORK
Iver the general, and uttering an exclama-
! ION of pain as he sa the coud ton of HI,
| Sni.f turned and unrted away altar IA sur
Don.
Ona cana in - minutes, aud remoyiu.
ne handkerchief thrus. his forelnser TO the
,nuck!e into the wou ID and brought ont
rom IL an iron nail bent doubo. This Is
yaRt hit you. general - he said, holding I'll
ne na,l, ''and you are not 30 baiiy hurt u
you thlak. -
ORDERS TO THE VERMONT REGIMENTS.
was sent 10y Gen. Stnnnard, about ibl
me, With orders totue Ner:nunt regiment
.nen actively engaged IN iroDt, and aid no.
5turn unit! the relu,se and almost auai
Iiintion OF P,cketts division was complete
zen. Eancock was still lynn. where he fell
lie had just sent message to Gen. Mead
2npouncnG the repuse of the great Assault
* the enemy, AMI was evidently more cheer
iu in mind than he had bse0 half an hour
before. ! helped TO lift him into an am
1u'ance which CAM for him, and saw HIN
. moce till four months LATER / met HIM H.
b ierd'- hotel III " ashingtou.
Ne remsmbarei my face and | spent u,
our talking over the battle with him. IT,
p!i me tnat though his wound soon hcaleu
nternally, il gave HIM lninsn.e pain
! rOube tiil after number OF weeks, III
urgeons op"-ed il and p"ooel it nose tho'-
uShly, when eight inches from the olen!n
.neY found, and extracted, MIME ball an
round plug of wood.
The explanation OF this curious assert
n"nt OF missiles TO be taken from q slugl
,ound was simple orc. Hancock was nour
facing the enemy when hit. Tie bai
aSsed first through the pommel OF his Mic
Ciellan saddle, took from it the nail and ;
round piece OF wood the size of tbs ball. auO
'arrea both with it into his body.
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NSH' hsnc'cA was sp!-hiiu soIu'er' an
Fa.u' note III MS pecuhar handwriting
'aure4ssu 10 myself ~ "H1ch no says:
4u"N''et' oh 10 rsllsHhoer you ana oap'
'ooAe' on 'naV n''c, Tor 10 you am Id
'oo's" loE soHF |!NI'y aid IN ass!-t'hS AZ
rom my morse "heh was struck ana aDou'
20 IAN 10 tne or 'uhu' ana tnat incident Is
curse 4haeHpiy lhpreSSed upon my mem
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