Southern Historical Society Papers, Volumes 29-31Virginia Historical Society, 1901 - Confederate States of America |
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Page 143
... wounded . I was shot through the left shoulder within thirty feet of the fort , firing at the moment , I am sure , at the very man who shot me . Worth McDonald was wounded by one of those 100 - pounders . It passed at least ten feet ...
... wounded . I was shot through the left shoulder within thirty feet of the fort , firing at the moment , I am sure , at the very man who shot me . Worth McDonald was wounded by one of those 100 - pounders . It passed at least ten feet ...
Page 171
... wounded of both armies were gathered up and brought for surgical attention — the building being used as a field hospital . The scenes of death and carnage witnessed here no human tongue or pen can adequately describe . Even the stoutest ...
... wounded of both armies were gathered up and brought for surgical attention — the building being used as a field hospital . The scenes of death and carnage witnessed here no human tongue or pen can adequately describe . Even the stoutest ...
Page 172
... wounded and bleeding soldiers . The floor , the benches , even the chancel and pulpit were all packed almost to suffocation with them . The amputated limbs were piled up in every corner almost as high as a man could reach ; blood flowed ...
... wounded and bleeding soldiers . The floor , the benches , even the chancel and pulpit were all packed almost to suffocation with them . The amputated limbs were piled up in every corner almost as high as a man could reach ; blood flowed ...
Page 200
... wounded and a summary of the casualties showed a loss of : Federals , Confederates , Killed . Wounded . Missing . Total . 18 I 53 5 76 9 10 The small loss of the Confederates was due probably to the fact that they were fighting for the ...
... wounded and a summary of the casualties showed a loss of : Federals , Confederates , Killed . Wounded . Missing . Total . 18 I 53 5 76 9 10 The small loss of the Confederates was due probably to the fact that they were fighting for the ...
Page 201
... wounded on the battle - field , I was walking through the Soldiers ' Section of Hollywood Cemetery , in the suburbs of Rich- mond , and came across a wooden headboard that had rotted down and fallen with the blank side up . I turned it ...
... wounded on the battle - field , I was walking through the Soldiers ' Section of Hollywood Cemetery , in the suburbs of Rich- mond , and came across a wooden headboard that had rotted down and fallen with the blank side up . I turned it ...
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