. The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865; its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps and biographies . holding my musket in my left hand. Part of the rebels broke andran. The officer who shot me yelled to his men to save the colors andlevelled his pistol to shoot again, when I saw Sergeant Smith run at himwith his musket, capture him and conduct him to the rear. I carried theflag to Major Spaulding on the flagstaff and he tore it off and handed itto General Fuller. Many of our men were sin it in the encounter. Someof the prisoners were brought in at the same time. The bullet
. The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865; its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps and biographies . holding my musket in my left hand. Part of the rebels broke andran. The officer who shot me yelled to his men to save the colors andlevelled his pistol to shoot again, when I saw Sergeant Smith run at himwith his musket, capture him and conduct him to the rear. I carried theflag to Major Spaulding on the flagstaff and he tore it off and handed itto General Fuller. Many of our men were sin it in the encounter. Someof the prisoners were brought in at the same time. The bullet in my body went in at the right breast, struck the breastbone, glanced up and went through the right lobe of the lung, and lodgednear the spine and right shoulder blade. The doctors after probing forit, said they never could reach and extract it anil they thought I could m >tlive. In the operation, they cut out two ribs. The bullet must have beenfired from a large Navy revolver, judging from the size of the wound. (Gould was made a Captain. He died with the bullet in his body atCleveland, Ohio, September. 1892.). DAVID AULD. Drummer Co. G, 1:0th Ohio, 1861 ; Drummer Co. B. 43d Ohio, 1861 to 1865. WHAT A DRUMMER BOY SAW DURING A STRENUOUS DAYAT CORINTH, MISS., OCTOBER 4th. 1862. By David Auld, Co. B, 43rd 0. V. J. I. The drummer boy was one of the essentials in the general make-upof the army and his duties were many and arduous. It was not only thesounding of reveille, taps and the numerous other calls, but also the sound-ing of the long roll often at the midnight hour, awakening the slumberingtroops to do battle with the enemy. When in camp the drummer boys wereused as orderlies for the commanding officers; when in an engagementthey were always found on the battlefield looking after and caring for thewounded and assisting in carrying them from the field of battle, whichmany times placed them in the most hazardous positions. As one of these, my duties called me to all parts
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