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GRATITUDE ON THE BATTLE-FIELD.–
30. September 2008 by admin.
In the terrible engagement at Fort Donelson, an Orderly Sergeant, seeing a rebel point a rifle at the Captain of his company, threw himself before his beloved officer, received the bullet in his breast, and fell dead in the arms of the man he had saved. The brave fellow had been reared and very generously treated by the Captain’s father, and had declared, when enlisting, that he would be happy to die to save the life of his benefactor’s son. The affection shown each other by Damon and Pythias did not exceed that of this nameless soldier.
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