The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27
STORIES ABOUT woUNDED MEN.
Things That Interested and Puzzled
Officers or Surgeons.


From the Chicago Inter ocean.
Wounded men" said the Colonel, were
often misunderstood. Gen. Fuller of To-
ledo told me that he never expected for
giveness for one harsh judgment of his In
the midst of battle he was trying TO stop
the flight of panic-striclen men. One man
came stumbling along, not needing word
that was said TO him. Indignant and i'm
patient, Fuller. as he came near him, lean
ed from his horse and touched the man
with his sword, saying sharply Go back,
sirI The man looked up with look that
said as plain as words: I am looking
for a place to die He opened his blouse
and showed great, gaping wound in his
breast. Then he dropped to the ground
The General dismounted as soon as he
could, but almost as he took the mans
head in his arms the poor fellow died.
Some men when struck showed no sign.
l remember one little fellow who was
struck three times in as many minutes
The first shot struck his right arm, and
he proceeded TO load with his left The
next shot struck him in the leg and
brought him to his knees. He had his left
arm up, ramming home a load when a
bullet struck that arm. Then he looked
up and said quietly, They have a par
LlculdT spite against me. 4 guess l. IL quit
and he dropped down"
1--WE had one man in our COMPANY" said
the Sergeant, who was shot through the
body al Shiloh. He was carried off in an
ambulance, and the boys supposed they
would never see him again. But three
days after the battle the regiment went
into camp not far from the field hopsital
and that afternoon the men were sur
prised TO see the man who had been shot
nd
ing his rifle as a cane. He announced thar
/ he had had enough of the hospital and
wouldn't go back to 1t. The regimental
surgeon swore good deal. insisting that
the wounded man should return TO the
hospital but in the end agreed that the
plucky fellow should be cared for in the
company's quarters. The boys took great
care of him. He improved rapidly. went
/ on duty as soon as he was able to walk
and VISA with the company to the end OF
the service.
"Other men who couldn't bear physical
pain were greatly troubled by flesh wounds.
and received less sympathy than they de-
served. The hardest wounds to bear were
those from spent balls. These were more
painful than the wounds from the hard
/ hitters but men struck by spents bullets
received no sympathy at all For some
reason it was counted disreputable to be
/ hit by a spent bail or splinter from a
/ rock, and many men worried along under
I the most painful wounds without going to
the hospital or without even consulting the
/ surgeon. Some of these fellows carry the
marks to-day and say nothing about them.
! THE official report of the capture of
! Lookout mountain said the major. Stat
| ed that Gen. Waiter c. Whitaker was
wounded, but that he didn't leave the field.
/ That is al true. but 1t is only half the
! story. Whitaker was one of the most i'm
| petuous driving officers in the army. He
| was a regular old stormer. He was push
| ing things in great shape In front when he
was struck by rifle ball. He became