The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-01-24

heheSaW, Just after the second assault.
we fell back short distance, threw up
ihtrenchments, and held our ground. In
the hot work that preceded Private
Chup of Company * had been killed
ana his body lay only few yards in
front of Company c. The rebel fire
was so heavy that the body could not
oe brought inside the breastworks and
scores OF bullets struck il every min
ute. much 10 the ANNOYANCE of the men.
FINALLY Copeland. saying that he
could not bear 10 see poor Club treated
IN mat way. started on run for tree
near the body and made an attempt to
cover 1t with gum blanket He threw
the blanket as planned. but il fell SO as
only to partially cover the body. Cope
land lodged behind the tree. expecting
10 run back and complete his work, but
the rebels, noticing the movement, con
centrated their fire on the tree behind
which he stood and he could make no
movement toward Club, nor could he
get back to THE breastworks.
Corporal McCue a little later made a
dash forward toward another tree and
pulled the blanket over Chub'S body.
The rebels gave him a special vOlley
and Kept up the fire SO steadily that he
could not get back. This was the stu
ation for long time. the bullets coming
from the enemy striking the two trees
and the gum blanket over Club with
spiteful sharp little spats. Finally
Copeland, after wearing himself out in
returning the fire of the rebels, sat
down with his back to the tree and in
formed the men in the breastwOrks that
he was going to take things easy and
have a nap.
In a few minutes he was actually
asleep with the rebel bullets splinter
ing the bark of that tree down on him.
When he went TO sleep he carefully a.
ranged his person so that no part of il
could be hit, but as he slept one leg,
which had been thrown over the other.
relaxed, and the foot went further and
further TO one side until it was exposed
Just rs the boys had noticed that Cope
land's foot was in danger a rebel bullet
went through the toe of the shoe, cut
ting the leader of the big toe.
The Corporal scrambled into the
breastworks In a state of mind When
his shoe was removed his big toe stood
straight up from the foot, and even
when an operation was performed it
still stood up. To the very last it made
him cripple and was so much of an
that any question in regard
TO the obstreperous toe called out the
answer that it was nobody's business
how he hurt his toe. He didn't want
ever caught the man who fired at him
when he was asleep he would murder
him in cold blood.
"un the same day Capt. Samuel Roth
lcker of the Fifty-second. after plac-
ing his men behind the breastworks.
sat down 10 rest. He put mis- foot up on
4 little sapling 50 that the toe showed
above the line Of intrenchments. In
stantly the rebel sharpshooters gave
that toe particular attention. The splin-
ltTS ueW lTtiu Tie Tree anu uudIlN
bullet Clipped off Il part of the shoe, but
lidn't touch the foot. Rothacker cut
some branches of tree, making a
shield behind which lie took close OBJ
seryation of the sharpshOoters in front
He soon placed the man who had
been pegging away at him. The rebel
was behind tree some
yards in advance of the main rebel line
If skirmisherS. ROthacker watched |
him closely and noticed that at inter-
rals he put out his head to take Obser- |
ration. He was so close that he could |
..e that the man had blue eyes Bor-
owing a rifle, Rothacker watched his |
nan and shot him. The next day. un- |
Ter flag of truce. the dead on both |
.ides were buried, and the rebels told |
he story of the shooting of the blue |
.yed man behind the tree."-Chicago |
inter Ocean.