. Anecdotes, poetry, and incidents of the war: North and South. 1860-1865 . der a galling fire, aboy Avas supporting his dying brother on one arm,and trying to drag him from the field and the ad-vancing foe. He looked at me imploringly, andsaid : Captain, help him — icont you ? Do, Cap-tain ; hell live. I said: Hes shot through thehead; dont you see ? and cant live — hes dyingnoAV. O, no, he aint, Captain. Dont leaveme. I Avas forced to reply : The rebels Avonthurt him. Lay him doAvn and come, or both youand I Avill be lost. The rush of bullets and theyells of the ap])roaching demons hurried m

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. Anecdotes, poetry, and incidents of the war: North and South. 1860-1865 . der a galling fire, aboy Avas supporting his dying brother on one arm,and trying to drag him from the field and the ad-vancing foe. He looked at me imploringly, andsaid : Captain, help him — icont you ? Do, Cap-tain ; hell live. I said: Hes shot through thehead; dont you see ? and cant live — hes dyingnoAV. O, no, he aint, Captain. Dont leaveme. I Avas forced to reply : The rebels Avonthurt him. Lay him doAvn and come, or both youand I Avill be lost. The rush of bullets and theyells of the ap])roaching demons hurried meaAvay — leaving the young soldier over his dyingbrother. Nearly every rebels face turned black imme-diately after death. Union mens faces retainedthe natural pallor tAvo or three days. I ate my tlinner on Monday Avithin six pacesof a rebel in four pieces. Both legs Avere blownoft. His pelvis Avas the third piece, and his headand chest Avere the fourth piece. Those fourpieces occupied a space of tAvelve feet square. IsaAV five dead rebels in a row. with their heads. m^ ^

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