Incidents of the United States Christian Commission . ling and drinking, I will help you; and he did render me most efficient service. The victory at Fort Donelson was followed up by im-portant successes throughout Kentucky and with the fighting at Fort Donelson, , with the van of the Army of the Ohio, nowunder Gen. Buell, entered Bowling Green; Sidney John-ston, the Confederate commander, retreating towardsNashville. On the 24tli of February, that city surren-dered. Gen. Buells army was afterwards quarteredaround it. Operations for opening up the Mississip
Incidents of the United States Christian Commission . ling and drinking, I will help you; and he did render me most efficient service. The victory at Fort Donelson was followed up by im-portant successes throughout Kentucky and with the fighting at Fort Donelson, , with the van of the Army of the Ohio, nowunder Gen. Buell, entered Bowling Green; Sidney John-ston, the Confederate commander, retreating towardsNashville. On the 24tli of February, that city surren-dered. Gen. Buells army was afterwards quarteredaround it. Operations for opening up the Mississippiwere undertaken. Columbus, Island Number Ten,Forts Pillow and Randolph, and the city of Memphisfell successively,—the last on June 5th. In March, meanwhile. Gen. Grants army began amovement up the Tennessee river, which met its firstresistance, from Johnstons forces, at Pittsburg Land-ing. A desperate battle followed on Sunday, Aj)ril6th; Grant being forced back into a dangerous part of Buells army arrived at night-fall, however; ^# w. GIVING UP THE BUSINESS Page 70. PIXySBUKG LANDING. 71 and on the next day the scale was turned against theenemy. Our troops followed the foe to Corinth, was evacuated on the 29th. The history of this battle is especially rich in inci-dents. Mr. Moody, wlio went, as usual, from the Chi-cago Branch, recalls two stories of his service: A Surgeon going over the field to bandage bleeding wounds, came upon a soldier lying iu his blood with his face to the giound. Seeing the horrible wound in his side and the death pallor on his face, he was passing on to attend to others, when the dying 11 1 1 . -1 • n Dying with man called him with a moan to come just lor a mo- F U dment,—he wanted to be turned over. The Doctorlifting the mangled body as best he could, laid the poor fellow on hisback. A few moments after, while dressing wounds near by, heheard him say— This is glory,—this is glory! Supposing it was the regret of a dyi
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