. Reminiscences of the war of the rebellion, 1861-1865 . d in campand upon many battlefields. He was severely woundedat the battle of Drurys-Bluff, but most fortunate in es- 471 REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR OF THE REBELLION caping the fire of the enemy through the remainder of thewar. At the close of the war he made application for acommission in the regular army, and upon the record ofhis distinguished services through the war was commis-sioned captain in the 9th U. S. Cavalry. His services inthe west upon the plains and subsequently as Indianagent for the government is a record that his friends
. Reminiscences of the war of the rebellion, 1861-1865 . d in campand upon many battlefields. He was severely woundedat the battle of Drurys-Bluff, but most fortunate in es- 471 REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR OF THE REBELLION caping the fire of the enemy through the remainder of thewar. At the close of the war he made application for acommission in the regular army, and upon the record ofhis distinguished services through the war was commis-sioned captain in the 9th U. S. Cavalry. His services inthe west upon the plains and subsequently as Indianagent for the government is a record that his friends areproud of. Upon his merits he rose in rank through thevarious grades to that of Colonel, U. S. A., and retiredwith that rank. His home is now at La Mesa, California,near San Diego, enjoying the declining years of his lifein the balmy atmosphere of that delightful climate, andamong the orange and lemon trees of his own plantation,where, if this be his choice rather than to return to hisearly home in the East, may he live in happiness to aripe old A NAPOLEON GUN AT WORK. 472 CHAPTER XXXlll. Between Life and Death at the Chesapeake Hospital. Rescue of General Aaron F. Stevens from the Battlefield by Dr. Royal B. Prescott.
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