The National tribune., 1903-10-29
SERVED AND SUFFERED.
Personal "reminiscences of Experiences 1
Field and HOSPITAL.

1ieiu anu HOSPITAL.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1 en-
l enlisted in October, 1861, In Co. F.
9th Ohio. and served in Virginia unit
Jan: l, 1863. My first engagement was
at Lowell Creek, November, 1861. We
then marched and secuted for the next SIX
months IN the mountains and drove Floyd
out of the Kanawha Valley. We TOOK
part in the engagement at Princeton in
May, and Fayetteville and Cotton Hill
and in Charleston in September, 1862.
We went on board of the steamer Fred
lawrence at Ganley Bridge on Jan. /,
1853, and landed at YOuDg's Point, oppO,
site NIcksburg, on the Goth Of that month.
Worked for two months on the canal de-
signed as cut off, so that our boats could
go through without going round the bend
at Nicksburg. No boats passed through
the canal, but it was the means of the
enemy moving all their heavy artillery be-
low the city, opposite the mouth of the
canal.
Seven gunboats and seven transports
loaded with ammunition and provisions for
the army passed through the blockade on
the night of April 16. 1863, while Grant
marched his army through on the Louis
lana side and crossed at Grand Gulf.
While this was taking place our division
1.-THE Second got on boats to make q feint
ing at Grand Gulf on the boats that ran
the blockade. We returned and followed
the army by way of Grand Gulf. TO
Champions Hill. We continued our march
until we landed in the rear of Vicksburg.
May Is. We charged the breastworks on
the 18th, but were repulsed with a very
heavy loss. We continued to fire at the
enemy from behind logs, stumps and trees
until the 22d. We We're told that morn
ing that the whole line, five miles long
would make charge on their works |
well remember the breakfast we had that
morning: raw ham, something that we had
not had for two years, crackers, and
swamp water; the last many n poor fell
low ever ate. as our loss that day was
probably 1000 killed and wounded.
Just at the finish of that charge l re-
ceived my wound through my arm and
lung l lay in the hot sun for two hours
and what l suffered for want of water
none can tell. unless they have been
wounded and left on the field. Shot and
shell We're flying all around me; l had
water in my canteen, but was not able to
raise it TO my fps. Finally a comrade
Joe Hanks, came to my rescue. 1t re-
quired a great deal of courage to do what
he did. After giving ME drink from our
canteens. he slowly moved me from the
field. While so doing the mimic balls. shot
and shells seemed to be thick in the air.
After taking me down in n ravine he went
for help, and they carried ME some dis
lance through the brush to an ambulance.
where law and snffarod with III otbe eroiie'i'
Nv t,r"thar Ia 80 Ia tintI
vonEdad and boJ boon ror,oroh -, -
faIJ and inn.; n H.. e.o ',1I iaoii me
rear he started to find me among the hun
dreds of wounded under the trees and in
tho empty buildings. About midnight !
and T called ont. "Hero 7 am anu ), LUZ me-
7 Law there for , Inonth b'A' A. foot
on ,.c 49,, ~, VI. d niui.n. AS last as
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sho+ =, AZ 1"r. u" III a2out sunuo"n.
. "e 60 W. "a" 49,, lie appfdteI ~ nave Deen
g, SUI r. hs Galt mai ne ne naI raging
FEVER the hrst part OF the' nlght. and he
thought he was at hotel and wanted
s mTs 700 weak; ana was AFRAID he would
lai, on NE. IN tne morning ne was sun.
~ anu l iaiu my mana over on MN and found
tnat ne was dead. our coior-bearer lay
at my ieet. ne was mt with three bul,
,e!s. one proke ms thlen, which caused
MS death a1ter 80 days OF suffering.
NO doubt would have gone like the
comrade from Indiana IL my brother had
not secured PERMISSION to nurse me. and
while he did that he had to nurse all in
that room. He said he would rather have
been IN the rifle pits than nurse 10 hungry
ana wounded men: Nothing to eat but
Dlue peer ana hardtack, and pond water
% drink. In the hall in front of our door
the surgeons worked In two reliefs dav
md night. AT night their light was tai