The National tribune., 1903-10-29

were seriously wounded were carried in
the engine room on the lower deck. With
| the sun heat and the heat from tie boilers
we suffered greatly, and % died on that
| trip of 4S hours. On the fifth cot from
| me lay drummer boy who had lost a
limb above the knee. He told me he could
not stand that terrible heat, and that he
was going to get out of there. He took
his little pillow and jumped and hoped
out, resting his stump on the pillow. He
succeeded IN getting to the stern of the
boat, and l enjoyed seeing him in the
fresh air if / could not be there
Water was now plenty, and the orders
were that all who We're able to walk to
the wheel house should have a bath. From
where l lay l could see them when the
nurses removed their clothes. Some Of
them looked like living skeletons. Those
that We're bathed on the cots were past
description. In many cases they had sores
that were worse than the wounds, called
bed sores, caused from lying on the
ground and floor. One poor fellow eI.
PRED Immediately after being bathed
We arrived at Memphis, and / was
cots to lie on, and received better treat
ment than l had had before. The doctor
came around twice day. \ young fellow
ut my left, who had lost his right arm, be-
longed to the same regiment that | did,
but We had both lost so much blood that
we did not know each other. One day
| noticed 81 on his card and 1 told him
that was my number, and we then re-
jOiced, for We felt that We We're of ona
family
On the Fourth of July we had only two
meals, and | was real hungry at supper
time. but before morning l thought 1 was
freezing. 1 called the doctor and woke
him, telling him my wound must be OPEN
ed. He finally got up in his sleepy way
and nrnbpI wound striking thp homo
which caused me TO suffer still more
severely than before, and l got no relief
until the next day. My suffering was
terrible, and l was so nervous that when
the boys who We're only slightly wounded
sang and talked it Jared my lung. and I
suffered great deal from that. Many
and many times l have had TO hold my
tongue to keep from laughing, for when
| laughed my lung would bleed.
One poor fellow who could walk around
used to come and sit on my bed and talk
Of going home. He was very hopeful and
cheerful. Three months before he had
been shot through both lungs. One day I
noticed he was lying very still. and I
asked the nurse to so to him and he found
him dead.
Gen. Grant issued an order that all the
disa bled who were able to travel might go
home on furlough of 80 days. l was
more anxious than able, so l went and
was SIX days on the road ana SunefeQ
much before l reached Chillicothe. Ohio,
though enjoyed home and improved much
in that time. After 80 days | returned
to the hospital in Memphis, and remained
there Il month; then l was sent to Jeffer-
son Barracks There l received good treat
ment and remained for two months, after
which reported for duty.
One hundred of us were sent to st.
Louis. where we were to be quartered. I
had no clothes. My wardrobe consisted
of an old pair of shoes. blouse and pants.
Not having any descriptive roll, | could
not draw any clothes. Hearing of the
Christian Commission, l went there, and
they gave me suit out and out. l had
taken cold in my wound before l got my
as the weather was very cold.
was then sent to the Marine Hospital. and
was there three months and there received
the best treatment l had at any hospital
during the 10 months 1 was in them. At
ter three months l reported for duty again,
but could not pass the medical examina-
ton. My own regiment was transferred
to the Twenty-secOnd Veteran Reserve
Corps, then stationed at Washington. ID.
c.. From there l was sent to New York:
then to Indiana and Ohio, doing guard
duty, and was finally mustered out in
November, 1860.
have a great love for Old Glory. our
its boys and girls of that day and
Of this day, and l am glad | was one OF
the boys who fought for Uncle Sam in
EPPENHAULT, Co. e, 9th
Ohio, lola, Kan.