Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-09
RIGHT ARM SHATTERED.


this company ar. Camp Wayne, Chester
county, as a private soldier.
RIGHT ARM SHATTERED.
1t was at the battle of Charles City
cross roads that Major McCauley lost his
right arm. the elbow having been shat
tered by rife ball.
One OF the highest tributes ever paid
to Major ,:cC@uley was shortly after the
close of the war, Colonel l.. b. Harvey,
under whom Major McCauley had served,
in letter to The American Republican.
said:
Lew McCauley was one of the best
and most trustworthy and reliable men
in my regiment. His devotion and fidelity
TO the cause and to duty secured him
early promotion from a private to cap
taincy At Drainville he was specially
noted for his firmuess and determination
and success as a commanding officer, per
forming duties many others shrank from
At Mechanicsville battle of the seven
days lighting around Richmond Captain
McCauley and Captain King We're speci-
ally directed TO guard fordway across
Chickahominy, and at the extreme left
of the battle line. Twice they repelled a
rebel effort to cross the stream. So sue
cessfully and well done were the acts that
General Mccall personally desired to
thank McCauley and King for saving the
battle that day to our forces at that
point.
HIS BATTLE RECORD.
AT Gaines Hill battle on the next day,
while Captain iCCauley's company was
decimated. he kept his men in order and
steadily at work.
AT Charles CGty cross roads. after the
conflict became confused. and disorder
and disorganization seemed TO prevail, /
ordered Captain McCauleY to support a
battery, while other companies gave at
tention to a fanking party. The rebels
charged on the battery. McCauley re-
PEELED them. The attack was renewed.
and the guns taken. McCauley rallied his
men, and with others ordered to his aid
he retook the guns after a hand to hand
fight over them, and slaughtered the foe.
McCauley was shot in the arm.
The victory was his The guns and
ammunition We're removed from the field.
McCauley had his right arm amputated,
and was taken prisoner that night by the
rebels"
After his capture by the rebels Nc
Cauley was taken to Libby prison, where
he was compelled to sit around on the
edge of cot and wait until another
Union prisoner died to make room for
him. He was subsequently paroled and
sent to Davids Island hospital, in New
York harbor where he remained until
November. and was then ordered to re-
port for duty at Harrisburg on recruit
ing service. He rejoined his regiment,
Notwithstanding his MANNED condition,
in January 1863. He was promoted to a
captain of his company in the February
following, and did duty with his regiment
and company until December, 1868, when
he was transferred to the Veteran Re
serve corps, being finally discharged Jan.
30 1866, the reason-services no longer re-
quired.
A REPUBLICAN WORKER.
Ever since the close of the war Major
McCauley has been an active Republican
worker He was elected register of wills
of Chester county in the fall of 1863; was
chairman of the Republican committee
of that county for four years, from 1856
to 1890 He was a delegate to the last
three state conventions that nominated
the governor, and has frequently been q
delegate to other state conventions.