. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . lthilythrough the corn, to find the brother in distress. He wasfound, placed on a blanket, and at great risk drawn out ofrange of the rebel rifles, and then carried to the Fifth NewHampshire hospital. He proved to be First LieutenantEdon of the Alabama volunteers, badly wounded in the thighand breast. A few hours and he would have Edon informed his brethren of another woundedMason, who, when brought out, proved to be a lieutenant-colonel of a Georgia reg
. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . lthilythrough the corn, to find the brother in distress. He wasfound, placed on a blanket, and at great risk drawn out ofrange of the rebel rifles, and then carried to the Fifth NewHampshire hospital. He proved to be First LieutenantEdon of the Alabama volunteers, badly wounded in the thighand breast. A few hours and he would have Edon informed his brethren of another woundedMason, who, when brought out, proved to be a lieutenant-colonel of a Georgia regiment. These two wounded rebelofficers received the same attention as the wounded officers ofthe Fifth, and a warm friendship was established between menwho, a few hours before, were in mortal combat. This is oneof the thousand instances in which the Masonic bond hasproved a blessing to mankind. 336 FIFTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. These Confederate Masons, with some ten Union Masonswounded in the battle, were placed in a barn and for severaldays were cared for by Assistant-Surgeon William Child andChaplain Ransom, both
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