The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03
United Daughters
 0 The Confederacy

1 a minnie ball that had struck and rcbounded,
 and with these he had fooled the medical | board
 | As to myself, wanted a transfer to Mont | gomery hospital having no hope of a furlough, | as had no wounds" as Baker had, upon J which to base my application; and as the med | ical board declared it's positive orders were | to approve no furiough except to wounded.
 I had a rather hopeless case. A day or two later learned that Dr. Ford, our surgeon at Barancas in '6i, was now medical director of | this department with headquarters at Macon, Mss. about thirty miles north of Lauderdale | [ made no formal application for a furiough, but wrote Dr. Ford personal letter, stating who was. the condition of my feet, to what regiment belonged. mentioning the fact that
 was with the regiment at Barancas in 1861 and asked for a transfer to Montgomery, whence might obtain shoes clothing, etc. | from home, of which I was in great need Knowing how rigidy military men adhere to military forms. and this whole procedure of mine being contrary thereto I had little hope of success and little reason to expect it. | But to my delight the return mail brought me my transfer. From the short time he must have laid aside, for a few minutes, every other | business matter to attend to this. To this day it brings me the greatest pleasure to recall this incident I wrote him trying to express my gratitude. but felt my inadequacy for the | task. Tho never know him personally. ex- cept at sight, wished many a time since the | | Never during life shall forget this extra ordinary act of kindness The next day I left l for Meridian. where changed cars for Mont ] gomery. The railroad from this place to De- | mopolis was at this time in a deplorable con- dttion, many miles of track being sunk out of sight in mud. The outgoing train to Demopo- | lis, composed of freight boxes. was so crowd ed that with many other soldiers had to take 1 berth on top. At many places along the way the cars careened to such q degree in go- ing through cuts that the tops would nearly | strike the walls of the cuts. Moreover, 1t was Q, bitter cold night.
 On reaching Demopolis, I went to the Soldiers Home for lodging. and to my sur prise found here Mike Brogan, the only Irish man that ever belonged to our company He had some position in the home, having been disabled by wound in the foot on the morn-
 ing of May 27. 1862, at Port Hudson, La.
 since which time the company had lost sight
 of him and he of the company. As soon as he recognized me his Irish instinct gave vent
 to bountfful expression of joy. Literally shout Ing and throwing his arms around my waist
 He carried me to private room of the home and sat before me the best meal the home could
 furnish. but kept me awake nearly all night
 with questions about the ''ups and downs'' of
 the company, and the fate of different com
 rades since we had left him in the hospital
 at Port Hudson in July. 1863. After I had
 told him of our hard service since then, the
 many battles fin which we had been engaged
 the many comrades that had fallen fin battle
 or by the hand of diseake. his joy melted away
 Into profound sadness, there was a long silence
 and he continued Ed. you know I always
 you don't know how deeply grieved towards