The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-05
Sincerely yours.
 Annie M. Clisby.
Historical.

Sulued 6tduOn, 0nAy lt-1 . nave Juot
 heard General Jacksoa's funeral preach ed by chaplain of his: wish you could have heard it.
 Note.-Funeral services were held throughout the entire army.
 Guinea Station, May [9.-There is to be a general review of the army today. Ev- cry man who is able Is required to be out.
 Camp near Orange Court House. June We nave marched about forty miles in canped here for a day o. two. We don know where we are going.
 Note.-Foliowing this letter came the minor engagement of Berryville where force stationed there. From Berryvilie, General Rodes marched to Martinsburg. Martinsburg. Va, June 16.-We got here the evening of the Huh, and l am now
 regiment Is the only one in town; the rest of our division. has gone to Will Transport, Maryland. We expected a
 hard fight before the town was surren- dered, but the Yankees only fired a few shots with their artillery and retreated.
 June 1S.-We are now on the bank of the Potomac. opposite Williamsport.
 Funktown. Md, June 2l.-We crossed the river yesterday, and are twenty miles above where we fought so hard last year.
 Greencastle, Penn., June 23.-We arc now in Pennsylvania, and there is no telling where we will be before we stop.
 Chambersburg, Penn., June 1.-We have five roll calls day. and are not allowed to leave camp even for water, unless there are three privates and one non-commissioned officer. As we are in the enemy's country we cannot be too prudent. The people are frightened out to rob and kill as we go. General Lees orders are that any soldier found mo- lesting private property shall be shot.
 Carlisle. Penn, June S.-We marched over twe2ty-five miles yesterday.
 Note.-Three days later came Gettys- burg. Our soldier was shot in both arms and went to the rear. helpless, on the second day. Captain Burton of the In- dependent Rifles was also shot through the shoulder The wounded were all or dered to retreat with the wagon train on the fourth, and their march was made in heavy rain storm. That night Cap tain Burtons party slept in a barn, and woke next morning to find themselves surrounded by Yank 0 cavalry. Seven hundred prisoners were taken that morn ing and marched to Frederick City. and from there to Baltimore, where they were put on transports and carried first ware. The day of their arrival at Fort Delaware, the surgeon examined the wounded prisoners. Coming to our writ CT he split the elbow of the left arm serious), probed lightly for the ball and not finding 1t, remarked calmly: "A fine case for amputation." and passed on. The next day another surgeon was put in charge young man who did not even go through a pretensc of examinati )n. For over three weeks the prisoner lay there with no help nor attention but Q cloth wrapped around his arm. kept sat- urated with cold water by the ether Con- federates. The surgeon did no: even lis ten to their appeals for help, for their suffering comrade. Intense inflammation and high fever set in. and when death seemed inevitable, he was deliberately selected with all the other most serb ls- ly wounded prisoners. to be exchanged. Captain Burton was kept a prisoner ur- til the close of the WIT.
 The surgeon on the boat, Dr. Cary of New York. happened to be a humane alleviate the suffering of the prisoners. When he examined this arm he exclaim- ed My God! where have you been all this 4me that you have had no atten- ton? You will be dead in four hours unless your arm is amputated at once. :" The slender chance for life was taken; chloroform administered. and the arm
 ut off just before they landed at Fort Idonroe. From there he was carried to Petersburg. and message sent to the parents who knew nothing more than t-. he had been taken prisoner after Gettysburg. The father started at once. but travel | ing was a slow process then, and two | letters were written to the mother from l the hospital before he reached Peters l burg. .. up a little while today. My shoulder IS | very painful, but l hope to De able Io get home in a few weeks, and you VIII