The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

A Young soldier who Lived After Hsn1
k~rchief was Drawn Through Hts Body.

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They are thanking the brigade. and
charging the battery"
The words were uttered by an officer
who, had sufficiently recovered from the
stunning gunshot wound had given him
to raise his head and reply to tho sa-
lutaton OF his brigade commander. IL
took place on the he'i OF Antietam. early
In the day. and the .!Ian who spoke was
Edward \. Bragg. then Lieutenant
Colonel commanding a Argument. a bullet
had struck his arm. inhictingIa painful
wound p.>aiyzing IT,
Gen. John Gibbon. the brigade COM
mandcr. was riding rapidly 10 give direc.
tons To the battery when he saw Coz.
Bragg lift cp his head. "Old man. arc
you hurt? You arc very white" said CID.
bon
NO, They are Ranking the brigade
and charging the battery"
II was one Of those occasions when
Lieutenant-C Colonel presumed TO give
directions TO his General.
In few minutes the Colonel was able
to walk 10 the field hospital. Surgeon
Bartlett and Bragg had often bantercd
each other. When Bartlett cav the Col
onel he said: so you have come to see
me. have been expecting all the morning
to be called upon To amputatc Your
head. What Is the matter. Colonel7'
Il don't know If | ala I wouldn't
come here. ] want TO finl out"
Where were you hit
In the arm, Can't you see?'
lis it brokcnG"
You are paid to tell me whether IL
is broken -
The doctor took the limp. helpless
ILL -
Bragg. If any other man int the army
had been hit as YOU were he would nave
had a broken arm. but your arm ISM
broken" '.',t.
THANK YOU Tie this. handkerchief
around my neck and hitch 81 To my hurt
arm. doctor
What are YOU going TO dor
Il am going hack TO the regiment
Better let me dress your wound nrst.
Never mind the wound; yo'i can dress
that tomorrow" and the plucky little
warrior. who more than earned all OF his
ranks from private to Biigadier, etoinc
his lighting and deadfully decimated
regiment.
on the way back the Colonel saw a
man Of his old company. 'Helio. Nick.
What's the natter
II ON shot Colonel. I'm going 10 die
No. Gaffncy. you are not going 10 ne
Let me see your wound"
The hoy pointed to blue spot on his
breast.
You're all right chicken" Then the
Colonel put his hand over the wound
and said:
Take long breath" Poor Nick
took long breath. but Il hurt him like
the cut of a knife and the Colonels hand
was covered with blood. The shot had
struck him i'm the breast and gone clear
through. $500
In telling of the incident years after
wards. Gen Bragg said. II told the poor
fellow he was all right, but | didn't be-
lieve it, didn't see then how a ieilow
shot through the lung could survive.
Nick Gaifney is still living ana APP
parently a strong man. me surgeon
drew "A silk handkerchief through MS
body soon after he went 10 the hospital.
II makes YOU shudder. doesn't II? IL
made poor Nick Ganney vince, but he
uttered no sound.
Col. Bragg remained with his regiment
the balance of the day, but when the
battle was over the reaction came ana
he had 10 give mp for time
81 owe my life TO that man. The
sneaker was a son Of Capt. W. W. Ryan.
of Baraboo. and he referred To capt
Albert OConnor of Ryans company.
How Is that wen, Niis '""' u.s.
saved nv fathers life after the battle
Of Fitzhugh CROSSING wheh ne "aS
vouug man-unmarried lie was shot
tbronph the body O'Connor foraged ana
found a feather bed TO rest his shot BODY
On NV father couldn't lie on the ground
Tho surgeon told him that the iea'her
he'd saved his life. DO you See Grave
mi boy. $780,. .,,h,, q,
had five soldier visitors WITHIN an
hour the other day. Three OF ,neni
were present at one time. kne" ','en'
all i'm July. 1851: was with them TOT i',r
,,"ars BEFORE we left camp one OF ths
- nos Captain: the other four were
,,.o,os young fellows When the war
,1od ,be captain was Brigadler-reh-
'e,. ono of the privates was Lieu.
anant-colonel. and had been wouhueu
ia, times. another was Br"Net-MaJo''
-, haa been twice wounded, ahot"c'
rs a Captain. and been IN tw'h,s "a
- u,,thout receiving a scratch thouRn
-. ,yere five bullet holes In MS 'io'"'S
aftsr Gravelly Run. The otler wa
,o,,tenant wounded AT 'ei'S'p"is
An of these men have Deen he''" ,r'
IN civil life. one has serve" US
!" C,l,,,,ross. the Lieutenant Is 'oNerno'
III 'on9 a, the nationa I homes, having
:" .oo ,.o,erans under his charse' nv
60 is leading merchant anu ms
.,.ad as internal revenue cohe' s,a,
The Northumberland, win pu,s his
w bullets that had plowed through ,n
% has held various positions OF NOM,
l ed re npe They all yonnieea . as
aao, az the government "ou,n ,',s
go, ip 1851. The General WIN -,
aa,,e that Snmter had beeh ,,,
came cam on This his way to take charge Of an I'M,
r,ant case. lie took the next u'.a
Porne saving that he should prae'i go
NOM, ,aora until the war closed, ana ne
G aT There was public meeting s IN n,1
49,, a night or two afterwatd' ~
Ma snoken. Then came the lawye,
l'au g. favor Of suppressing this rebellion
al" na ~ these young men and my neigh.
bors to enlist. will set the eSan n,a
and he walked to the table, ana s'Sn'"
ais name amid thunders OF applause.
" the lighting lawyer is the man VINO,
when Gen. Gibbon asked Nun II ne w.
hrr, as he lay on the field, responded,
NO They are thanking the brigade an"
otaro,ng The batteryr'-Chicago Times
Herald.
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