The morning call., 1894-09-28
GRANTS KINDNESS.
An Incident of Missionary Ridge Re-
lated by an Alabama CaDtain.

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 General
Br gg's headquarters. The first day of the
battle we did some hard fighting and lost
heavily in trying 10 hold this part of the line.
was with my men, encouraging and urging them
to hold the line and drive the enemy back, when
a mimic bali cut my sword buckle, passed
through my side and lodged near my hip bone
fell and was unable to get up. About this
time the Federals charged with such fury that
sweeping over me.
1 don't remember how long 1 lay on the
ground. saw lot OF borsemen approaching.
They b lied near me. / saw that one OF them
was staff officer, and he proved to be men,
Der OF General Grants staff. l have forgotten
his name. He saw me, dismounted and came
TO me and asked If he could do anything for me-
TOLD him No" He saw that L was badly
hurt and told an orderly to bring him some
water. He handed me canteen. He took a
flask from his pocket, poured some whisky into
cup and told ME to drink II, holding me up
while did so. He then went aud mounted his
horse.
About this time General Grant rode up. a
short distance from where l lay on the ground
de inquired OF the first officer who / was. The
stan officer replied: ut is rebel officer, and
he Is badly hurt" General Grant then got
down and came 10 me aud wanted TO know my
condition. inquired how was shot aud If [ was
IN much pain. He soon learned that l was
seriously IL not MORALLY wounded, and he
called his stan surgeon and had him examine
me.
The general then wrote something and
handed it 10 his orderly, who took it aud rode
OF. Soon some Federal soldiers came with a
litter, and General Grant told them to take me
down the mountain TO the ambulance train and
thence to the hospital at Chattanooga.
L was placed on litter and carried down the
mountain side, more than half mile, over as
rough road as you ever saw, and with all the
care thu men used TO keep from hurting me |
suffered great deal, and by the time reached
the ambulance was about ready to pass in my
checks. The ambulance soon conveyed me 10
the hospital, where written instructions from
General Grant were handed TO the surgeon in
charge, stating that was to have special at
tention.
a DR.. Cook, from Indiana. think took me
in charge, aud for nine days and nights lie
stayed by me and never let me want for any
thing. 1t was a. close shave, but l made it,
though. General Grant came 10 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 the war.
l never forgot him for his Kindness 10 me. DIR.
Cook was like brother TO me-God bless
him-and would like so much 10 know il he is
him for saving my life. anG II he is alive aud
will come TO Comanche The latchstring will
hang on the outside OF the door. After had
recovered enough to be moved l was sent
North with other prisoners. Went to Camp
Chasr; from there TO Fort Delaware. Was in
prison twenty-five months and was there when
the war ended. / shall always have kindly
feeling for General Grant.-B. I. Wright in
Blue and Gray.