The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-06
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out but one was left. Al another time he
was shot in the neck and third time III
the shoulder. the bullet first striking the
edge OF the blade of his sword. and being
cut in two by the blade. one half OF the
bail going into his shoulder.
Gen. Charles +. Henderson was a mere
boy when he went into the army, but he
was one of the braVest of our soldiers. and
he rose TO be a general. and participated
in fifteen different battles. He was ter
ribly wounded at Loyeioys Station. thirty
miles south of Atlanta. his wound being
very much like that which caused the
death OF President Garfield, In chatting
with Gen. Henderson at Omaha the other
day l asked him how he felt when tho
bah struck him. He replied: Il felt as
though a red hot cannon ball had gone
through me StlT IL was only Il mimic
bail 1t had struck my spine As was
shot fell backwards. my sword dropping
from my hand, and a moment later ting
ling sensation passed through my body.
Did YOU faint?" asked.
mo. my feeling was that Of grea: weak
ness. bat retained consciousness. tried
20 rise, but i could not do so. | was. YOU
know. in command OF my demi-brigade.
consisting Of the 9th Kentucky. the 18th
Indiana and the 18th Ohio. and We were
charging the enemies works. As | fell
some of the men ran out and bore me back
10 the line They stretched a blanket be-
guns
10 the rear. There a surgeon examined
me. and upon my asking him whether |
was going TO die, he said that If the bullet
had Tot gone into the interior walls OF the
body might live but that / would prob
ably be psTalyzed. That night / was car
ried 10 Atlanta. and later on jolted in A
hospital train TO Chattanooga, and thence
10 Philadelphia My wound heated hut
have been troubled with IL more ar less
ever since then Surgeon General Baxter
once told ME that he believed II President
Garfield wound had been left alone. "a
mine was. he probably might have recov-
cred.
Gen. Ayers Narrow Escape.
Gen. Russell \. Alger. now secretary Of
VAR. had a number Of narrow escapes
during his service, one Of bis most des-
pstaie engagements VAS at bonneville.
Miss. in July. ISe2 Il was shortly after
his appointment as secretary or war thar
he told ne the story ~ mis- eagager.lent.
X has never been published. but / think
my memory Will enable me 10 give Fl sub
siantia!ly "a he told Il 20 uae. Said he:
Il was captain az the time. under COL
Pan Sheridan. commander We had al
together about Sd men sna were AZ Roore-
vile. when about 4s@ C0nfederates under
Gen. Chalmers attacked US The evening
before the battle. / remember dsd not
feel a. all we'll. I was suffering from
1aun1iCe and was as yellow as saffron 7
was iyiuE down IN my tent when sheridan
cane 81. He was then only a colonel hut
he had The same habits that he afteruar,l
displayed. he was. vou know very QUIET
aud backward. except when a EoSSsh34
nEhc vas al hand. Then his whole nature
SEEMED 20 change Ills eyes wouid Haso
He woala become profane. and wouls nse
expressions which he never uttered in his
Quister moments. lie asked me how I
Wa ! replied that lid not feel vel.
but that I could 90 anything he wanted
done. Well SAID ~. I do want A lob
done. Gen. Chalmers Is coming AGAINST
Us with hts array. tie j. almost sIfsaa L.
rev. ard We must stamped him.
want YOU "a take al TIE men vou can
get and quietly move aroaad back OF IN.
rebels. and within IN hour from nov I