The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01

vaNian now eLupAoJS~
A., ponsior Office. Washingtoll'
,..,. him because he saved my NY.
"a ~ did II at the risk of Deihs s"o'
49,. ,,,,odom come too. The man WIN
a., .h;s for me Is Thomas L. on'eA'
now living at Athens. Ga c.,,,arv .
~ WAS First Lieutenant OF Conp"n' .
/. 49, uundred and Fortieth rem
.v,vania Infantry. and on july et /.
Sn.+-sb,,rp 7 received a shot IN my le.e
,.p below the knee. bringing me on+
9TH hotb bones crushed. My na,a, ie
~ras falling back over the "ne w.o
- h,,tod TO assist cOmraue "no
hod,v wounded. The enen! wa"
. .,os,ng in on me, and l was IN pun
,.,.,. ranoe Of their fire. After p.a~
nv comrade between TWO io.n'
-vhoro 7 thought he would TIE sn'e'
e.ou, tho euemy's fire. l starte" al.e.
-o+reatinr comrades. was c'."
,,,o,ao, to halt, which refnseo ~ Wv,
.. nod not gone far befofe L wac
IT. rho regiment charged over ne'
and as l was unable to cfa"' o'A
field l lay there all night. xos re
.",,,e nox+ morning the battle was re-
newed. the Pennsylvania ress ona
inc on one side Of the '"heatnelu +ho
+ha Twenty-fOu "eolS" aro
other. The whole day ueS"i.o. ot
was kent up. and about the nAluu's
+ho afternoon ball flying 10" p"
through my right leg L ios. ~,
d.,, of blood. and l began I" 'ii'AN ~,
chances for life wer grown
yerv slim. After receiving 'n's g.,
,voupa and being completely ooi,e ro'
n. ,o .nroppers.' | concluded tn'' W"
ar ~, use making any further eli"l
o, ont Of the trouble. Ho"e'e
...t ,h,,,t the time when the las. ! q
s hove was waning, l saw Cohis
,,. in front of their lines. an"
,,.a +o him saving that l was u!'i
80, ,oss of blood and thirst. anu as
49,. him IN bring me canteeh
xy.ter While he appeared Willie
ao as requested. he sa'o -"
w.. +horo orr men would see him. al
+h;nkinc he was trying 10 ~"
would concentrate their IRE upon =
begged him to take the cn""'
no said he would.
..ua crawled through the 'ans
.,o,din, wheat and came to me. vi
IN, . canteen of water-about tAAe :
over ,asted-whch I drank.
ar;nk;ny and having some poure"
NO. wounds | said to the Confeuer
.xI,,r,+ Won carry me into the 81
.;th;n vour lines?' At first ne
.,,,t ha could not--that If he attem
+,,t we would both be sho'.
.,g,as,ed that he let me get oi'
hack and that he crawl "u' "'''
nc no had crawled in. After SON
rl,m"nt he agreed 10 'his'
TO get on his back. he ho'o'n, ~ =.
wounded legs, and this S''n ~
crawled off into the heio VI "
Once I tainted and fell OIL hiS
10 left me and went Dach i''
woods to Plum Run, where lie II
his canteen and came pacH
a,shea wafer in my face ana re'
me to consciousness.
"Araiu getting me on MS ""'
r,u,sd away and we mana"
ra,ch the strp of woods III VIII
n,wenty-fourth Georgia was
When safely there. lie put III" "''
her blanket under 4 tree '-''t
.,ntecu of water and SOM"
such rs the Confedcrat"S HI
wrote my name and regiment
hook. | handed him my huh'''
silver watch. and with Few
oood wishes we parted IHAI
tba PENNSYLVANIA reserves tooN
SON Of the ground occupied
Georgia regiment and ieli
hands Of my own peonie.
"It was not until the year J.
succeeded in locating my III
Ind saved my life. Through
senators l ascertaineu tn't
living in Gainesyille' lie
moved to Athens, anu nave
pretty regular correSpohup
him ever since. or course
f,r his brave and generous ~
York Tribune.
washed Overheard.