The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-09-27

An Alabama Captain Relates an In
cident of Missionary Ridge.
was captain of Company f, Thirty
eighth Alabama volunteers, infantry
regiment, at the battle of Missionary
Ridge Our regiment was IN line near
some old log houses, near Gen. Bragg's
headquarters. The first day of the
battle we did some hard fighting and
lost heavily in trying to hold this part
of the line. was with my men, EN-
couraging and urging them to hold the
line and drive the enemy hack. when
a mimic bah cut my sword buckle, pass
hip bone / fell and was unable to
get up. About this time the Federals
charged with such fury that our boys
gave way, and the two lines went
sweeping over me.
l don't remember how long lay
on the ground l saw lot of horsemen
approaching. They halted near me. i
saw that one of them was staff Off
Ger, and he proved to be member
of Gen. Grants staff. | have forgot
ten his name. He saw me, dismounted
and came to me and asked Ii he could
do anything for me. told him 'No."
He saw that was badly hurt, and told
an orderly to bring him some water.
He handed him a canteen. He took q
flask from his pocket, poured some
whisky into a cup and told me to drink
1t, holding ME up while did so. He
then went and mounted his horse.
About this, time Gen. Grant rode up,
short distance from where law on
the ground. He Inquired of the first
officer who / was The staff officer re-
piled: 1T Is a rebel officer, and he
is badly hurt" Gen. Grant then got
down and came to me and wanted to
know my condition, inquired how /
was shot and il / was in much pain.
He soon learned that was seriously,
if not MORALLY wounded, and he called
his staff surgeon and had him examine
me-. gssjg r.
The general then wrote som Athing
end handed it to his orderly, Who took
it and rode off. Soon some Federal
soldiers came with q litter, and Gen.
Grant told them to take me down the
mountain to the ambulance train and
then to the hospital at Chattan ,oga.
/ was placed on u litter and car
ried down the mountain side, more
than half mile, over as rough road
as you ever saw, and with all the care
| the men used to keep from hurting
INC I suffered great deal, and by the
| time / reached the ambulance / was
about ready to pass in my checks. The
ambulance soon conveyed me ito the
| hospital, where written instructions
from Gen. Grant were handed to the
surgeon in charge, stating that | vas
| to have special attention.
| A DR.. Cook, from Indiana, think,
| took me in charge, and for nine days
and nights he stayed by me and never
let me want for anything. 1t was a
close shave, but / made it, though.
Gen. Grant came to see me twice and
sat for some time at my bedside and
talked kindly and friendly to me about
/ my home, where / was from and about
4 the war. l never forgot him for his
kindness to me. DR.. Cook was like a
/ brother to me-God bless him-and
would like so much to know IT he Is
alive If so, / want to write to him
i and thank him for saving my life.
| and if he is alive and will come to
/ Comanche the latchstring will hang on
the outside Of the door. After I had
recovered enough to be moved | was
sent North with other prisoners. Went
i to Camp Chase; from there to Fort
| Delaware. Was in prison twenty-five
4 months, and was there when the war
| ended. / will always have a kindly
feeling for Gen. Grant. Have never
recovered from the wound.-B. L
Wright in Blue and Gray.