The National tribune., 1898-11-10


A VICIOUS HoRSE-IN A BAD PLIGHT
AIDING THE woUNDED-THE FALL
OAKS HoSPITAL-MCCLELLA MOVE
MENTS
Ger. H. who had made himsel
consnicuous bv his gallant conduct, was
struck by a ball, which shattered NE
arm badly. He was only few rods IRON
me. and there was none near to heip MN
Iasked Gen. k if l might go to him
After obtaining permission l rode up u
him, leaped from my horse, and hltcheo
him near by.
/ then removed the clothing from his
arm. gave him some water, poured some
on the wound, and went to my saddle
bags TO get some bandages, when my
rebel pony laid hold of my arm with MS
teeth and almost tore the flesh from the
hone Not content with that, he turned
his heels in an instant and kicked WIN
both feet, sending me about a roo.
NV arm was now almost as pau ao
Gen. H-'s, and / could do but little 10
help him, for in 10 minutes 1T was sWoi-
len terribly. and could not raise IL 10 my
head. Finally / was ordered back 10 an
old saw-mill about a mile and nan iloni
fhe field where were considerable quar-
titles of Ouartermaster and CommlsSaiy
stores. with orders TO have them removed
further TO the rear; and all VINO WEI
able to come to the front, together WIN ~! !nr
Surgeon and a portion OF the HoSplIai
Corps. who had been left there In charge
of the sick, were TO lose no Tune IN re-
nortinp themselves for duty on the nelo:
Upon arriving at the old Saw-mlll 1
found it crowded with wounded men WHO
had crawled there from the bGttieneio,
To have their wounds dressed, ii possioie,
lia
the shot and shell could not reach them.
/ delivered nv orders. In Jew moments
more there was not a soul lett to mlnlSte!
to those poor fellows who were huouie u
together in that mill by the score; an
had gone TO the front, and was lett there
in sad plight.
IN THE OLD MILL.
nut my vicious. little "Reb" in build
ing near the mill, where there was plenty
of hay and corn, but dlo not care 70 un.
saddle him. ] then examined the exten.
of the injury done to my arm, and found
ii was worse than l had supposed 1t
was badly mangled by the horses teeth,
and in one place a large piece OF ffesn was
torn from the arm and hung py small
shreds But the arm was not the WORST
he had kicked me in the side, which mad
famed and bruised me sadly.
Yet this was no time TO grodn over a
slight kick from horse, when so many
Law around me with shattered limbs ana
phastly saber wounds, some of them even
ROW n, the very agonies of death. So,
resolutely saying to pain and iameneSS,
"Stay thou here while / go yonder,
bound UP my arm IN sung, ana set
about removing the blood-clotted clotn-
ing from the wounds OF those VINO neeoeo
it most: but having neither knife nor
scissors, | was obliged, in many instances,
TO use nv teeth, in order to tear the timex
wooden garments, Stifened and saturated
with blood, the very remembrance Oh
which now makes me feel rather uncom-
Portable in the gastric region; but then
there was no unpleasant sensation.
The next thing to be thought OF was
how | could procure some bandageS; but
as to getting them from the saddle-bags,
I would as soon have thought OF beard
ing a lion in his den as of tempting the
iaws of that ferocious animal again.
However there were two houses within
mile. and | decided to try my fortune IN
that erection.
WAITING on THE WOUNDED.
First of all / went among the sick, who
xere left there by the Surgeon, and in
uuired if there were any who were able
TO assist me in dressing wounds. Yes,
/ found two; one little mail-carrier, and
the other a Commissary-Sergeant, both
of whom were scarcely able to stand
alone. These two / set TO work pouring
sionalIy, and giving the men water TO
drink, until | returned.
At the first house / went to they would
not let me in at all, but raised the window
and wished TO know what was wanted. /
told them anything that would admit of
tearing up for bandages. No, they had
nothing OF the kind, and closed the win
dow again.
linped along TO the next house. A
man came TO the door, holding it, to pre-
question was asked, and similar an
swer returned. By this time my patience
and strength were both exhausted, and
my mind was made up with regard to the
course should pursue.
Therefore, drawing both my pistols from
my belt, / demanded some cotton, new or
oid-sheets, pillow-cases, or any other
article which would answer the purpose
for bandages. The man trembled from
head TO foot, and called his wife TO know
if she could let me have anything Of the
sort: yes, she could, II / would pay her
for it: and, of course, / was willing TO pay
her; so she brought me an old Sheet a
pair Of pillow-cases, and three yards OF
new factory cotton cloth, for which she de-
manded IS. Happening to have only SO in
change, / told her / thought that would
be sufficient; and so saying, l left inn
mediately.
/ did not know, until had proceeded
some distance, that the blood was running
from my arm IN perfect stream. In my
excitement and determination had grasp
ed one of my pistols with the lame hand
and started those terrible gashes bleeding
afresh. ! grew faint and dizzy, and sal
down by the roadside TO gather little
strength before proceeding further
While / sat there / saw a horsemar
coming in the distance, but could not tel
whether il was friend or foe, for il WAS
growing dark. j waited until he came
nearer, when j was reioiced 10 see that il
a Chaplain; not Mr. B., but, of course
he was a good man, being a Chaplain and
a Federal. SO j felt that relief was a.
hand. But imagine my disappointment
and chagrin when he came up and priest
like, looked upon me, land passed by or
the other side"
Well, after all, / did not care so much
for myself, but ! thanked heaven that ht
had come, on the poor mems account fol
he would, no doubt, do much during the
night 10 relieve their sufferings.
Taking courage, / made my way SLOWLY
toward the mill, where | found, on my
arrival, the Chaplain, dismounted Goa
off, and wisp in hand, rubbing and brush
ing every speck of mud from his horse
After performing this important duty. h,
then went 10 the nearest house, ordered
supper, and partaking Of a warm meal
returned TO the mill.
Oh how glad | was that all these pre
liminarles were gone through with 70
now he would at vnce enter upon the car,
OF the wounded, and my heart ached TO
those two sick boys, who were still at
tending TO the wants of such as the,