The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-11-27
INCIDENT OF MISSIONARY RIDGE.
Gen. Grants Great Kindness to q wnand.
ed Confederate.

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Tie following story, recently related
To me b. Capt. Ben 7. Wright, viii, 1
trust, prove interesting TO Ill old
soldiers. North and South. and 10 MI
Americans who revere the memory OF
the grand old silent soldier. us. Grant.
I relate it rs il WAS told me-:
q was Captain of Company +, Thirty
eighth Alabama Volunteers. infantry
regiment, III the battle of Missionary
Ridge. Our regiment was i'll line near
some old log houses, near Gen. Bragg'a
headquarters, The first day of the bat
tie we did some hard fighting and lost
heavily in trying TO hold this part of
the line. ! was with my men. en-
c%ouraginy and urging them to tllold the
line and drive the enemy back. when a
Mimic bail cut my sword buckle. passed
through my side, and lodged near my
hip bone. / fell and was unable to ret
up. About This time tho Fcdcrals
charged with such fury tlla. our boys
gave way and the twolincs went swcep-
ing over me.
q don't remember now ioHs / lay 90
the ground. saw y lot of horsemen
approaching. They halted near me. l
> l'tt III VI tltill W AS u Slitll pllI.tlr
and he proved TO be Il member Of Gen.
Grants staff. | haze forgotten hi:
name. He saw ne, dismonntcd, and
came to me and asked if he could do
anything for me. told him No He
eaw | was badly hurt, and told ~ ORDER
~ to bring him some water. He handed
him Il cantecn. He took y flask from
his pocket, poured some whisky into a
cup, and tod me to drink it,loIdingm me
up while did so. He then went aud
mounted his horse.
About this time Gen, Grant rode up,
a Short distance from where l still lay
on the ground. He inquired of the first
officer who | was. The staff officer re.
pied: 1T is q rebel officer, and he is
badly hurt Gen. Grant then got
down aud came 10 me and wanted 10
know my condition, inquired how |
was shot and if ! was in much pain. He
o o learned that | was seriously. if not
mortally, wounded. whcreupon he
called his staff Surgeon and had him en-
anime mo.
"rhe General then wrote something
and handed il TO his orderly. who took
it and rode OIL. Soon some Federal
soldiers came with II litter, and Gen.
Grant told them to take ME down the
mountain TO the ambulance train and
thence to tho hospital at Chattanooga.
u was placed on Il litter AMI carried
down the mountain side, more than half
Il mile. over as rough n road rs YOU
over saw. and with all the care the men
used TO keep from hurting me ! SUI
feied IL great deal, and by the time |
reached the ambulance | was ABOUT
ready TO pass in my check. The am
buiance soon conveyed me TO the
hospital, where written instructions from
Gen. Grant were handed the surgeon in
charge, stating that | was to have
special attention.
"A DR.. Cook. from Indiana. / think,
took me in charge, and for nine days
and nights he staid by me and never let
me want for anything. Ii was n close
shave, but | made it, though. Gen.
Grant caine to sec me twice and sat
some time by my bedside, and talked
kindly and friendly to me about my
home, where | vas from, and about the
war. | never can forget him for his
kindness TO me. Dl. Cook was like Il
brother to me-God bless him and
would like so much to know if lie is
alive. Ii so want to write hNn and
thank him for saving my life, and if he
is alive and will come to Comanche the
latchstring will hang OF the outside Of
the door. After | had recovered enough
to he moved I was sent North with other
prisoners. Went to Camp Chase; from
there to Fort Delaware. Was in prison
twenty-five months. and there when the
war ended. will always have Il kind
feeling for Gen. Grant. Have never re-
covered from wound."-Y 0. Moore, IN
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