The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-29
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Voice
By F. A MTTcl4JL

sciousness, with q soreness aIl oger my
body and burning thirst was lying
on the ground looking up az the etars
For a, moment 1 did not know Why I
was there. Then suddenly Il ali came
back 10 Ene-a long brown line along
the edge or wood, the order to ad,
vance, a yoiley OF clicks ms the Con.
SedsrRtes cooked their musketB, then
cloud Of smoke and storm af bul.
lets. was one who fell. ana for
awhile men tramped to and fro oHeR
me. After thatI knew nothing.
Now 1t was dark. managed =,
change my position by turning on my
side. could see lights moving about
then heard the words:
Bring stretcher" -e
They were not spoken I'm a mans
voice, but woman's. Moreover, the
tones we're soft and neIodiuus. Was
it the contrast with what might be ex-
pected on u battlefield that moved me.
or was the voice really sweet? libtati.
ed 9nd heard IL again: ~
"Poor fellow. Gently. boys. There.
Nov carry him oyer ssess &C Glss sir
ReOn."
Surely it was sympathetic. Bat Is
was Tnore-it was a voice that ii felt
epFe would reYer fo:.-gea Ie I4ghSail
hear 1t among a hundreG othefs /
would recognize It. "a - d .
= We were near ton6nghtto Richnioud
tor our cannon TO be heard there
All day. DOUBTLESS this was some VS.
men from there. Z who had come out
60 mister to the wounded She was,
however. giving US. her eIlemies. her
attention. FOR the GohfedeTates had not
been in this exact part or the field. She
went from me. speaking In that same
melodious voice. first encotraaing the
wounded man being carried on >ttie
stretcher. Then I Etiew by her words
that she wuS kneellng ever some other
unfortunate.
Poor boy: You should be with your
mother instead Of here .<
Those were the iust words heard
her speak. had hoped that she would
stay by me. hut He we're lying very
thick. and only a few could be favored.
never forgot the voice 1 heard On
that battletelG i thoughs, of It all
through the period when was reeov-
ering from ms wound and sfondered5if
should eger meet its preseason. I;
was sent north by sen and after re.
gaining my strength Joined my red.
4neHt shortly before the battle OF Ger
tyBburg. was with our army bs fore
Petefsburg and wien Riehmond yasl
eHacuated was one Of those who en-.
tered the city ti@sz ~
While In the Confederate capital 4
went to q hospital TO zee an ofieer whe
ward cohfainInv ,5sef;, sis; "a h5,nilTa
inyslids. Near Eby was si seresis - ma
to protect ID man who yviasr dyIrr.S 4
heard voice Sny; g
81 will give your, message ,if I, have
70 take It. myself:,
1t was the voice had AAAss:a Sa the
GatiicheId. 8 4 - - y
Twas tnnkious to geta glimpse OF fts.
owner. but &C the moment the man I
was with was ndeavoring 10 impress
upon lae some thiSg he wished me TO
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