Sentence:  Isaac Pitt , one of the <WSD>men</WSD> from Lincoln , had taken a musket ball in his belly ; and though he had found the strength to run with us , now he collapsed and lay on the ground , dying , the Reverend holding his head and wiping his hot brow . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force