The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-07

J. Purman. PcnnsyI-
yanian now employed in
the Pension Office. Washington. Il
: love him because lie saved my lie,
and he did ii at the risk Of being shot
into Kingdom come, too. The man who
Z did this for me Is Thomas i. Oliver,
now living at Athens Ga.
u was First Lieutenant cf Company
A. One Hundred ana Fortieth Penn
sylyania Infantry, aud on july Mt
I Gettysburg 7 received q shot in my left
1 leg below the knee. bringing me down
with both bones crushed Ny regiment
was falling back over tire 'wheatfield
and | halted to assist 4 comradc who
was badly wounded. The enemy was
closing III on me and was in point
blank range Of their fire After plac-
ing my c0mrade between two rocks,
where | thought he would be shielded
from the enemy's fire. / started after
my retreating comrades / was com
manded 10 half. witch | refused TO do
and | had not gone far befo.e I was
hit Tho regiment charged oyer me,
and as was unable to crawl OF The
field. lay there al night
''rhe next morning the BEETLE was re-
newed. the Pennsylvania reserves he
ing on one side OF the 'Uheatfield' and
the Twenty-fourth Georgia on the
other. The whole day a desultory fire
was kept up, and about tie middle Of
the afternoon BAH flying low passed
through my right leg. | lost 4 great
deal OF blood, and ! began to think my
chances for life weG growing slim
very slim. After receiving this second
wound and being completely done for
as to 'proppers,' I concluded thar it was
Of no use making any further efforts
to get out Of She trouble However
just about the time when the last ray
of hope was waning. | saw Confed-
crate out in front OF their lines. and /
called to him, saying hat | was dying
from loss Of blood ana thirst. and ask
ing him 10 bring me canteen Of
water. While he appeared willing to
do as requested, he said II he came
out there our men would see him. ana
thinking he was trying to rob me,
would concentrate their FIRE upon him.
| begged him to take the chance. and
he said he would
He crawled through The tangled
standing wheat and came to me. bring
ing canteen OF watef-about the hest
ever tasted which / drank. After
drinking and having some poured ON
my wounds, / said to The Confederate,
Won't you carry ME into the shade
within your linesT st first be said
that he could nut-that If he attempted
that we would both be shot. then
suggested that he let me get on his
back and that be crawl out with me
as lie had erawled IL. After some ar
gument he agreed 70 This. ] managed
to get OH his back. he holding up my
wounded legs. AND this good fellow
crawled Off into the field OF u heat.
Once | tainted and foll of HIS back.
lie left ME and wont back INTO Tho
woods to Plum Run where he teAlled
his canteen ard camc back to me.
dashed wafer in my face and restored
me to consciousncss.
Again getting me on his back, he
erawled away and we managed 10
reach the STRIP OF woods ln which the
Twenty-fonrth Georgia was posted.
When safely there. lie put me en- a rub.
Der banker under 4 tree, gave me a
canteen Of water ana some breed
such as the Confoderates had ana
wrote my name and regiment in his
book. | handed him my hunting ease
silver watch. ard with few words 81
good wishes we parted That evening
the Pennsylvania reserves took posses
sion of the ground occupied by The
Georgia regiment aud l fell into the
hands Of my own people
ut was not until thc year 1877 that
I succeeded in locating my friend who
had saved my life. Through Georgia
Senators ascer.ained that he was
living in Gainesville He has since
moved 10 Athens, and l have kept ~
pretty regular correspondence with
him ever since. or course. love him
for his brave aud generous act. Sew
York Tribune.