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Willoughby's run we were accosted by a wounded Confederate lieutenant, also going to the rear. In an instant a cannon shot passed through his head, leaving only the lower part of his face, with mustache and goatee."

"We soon found a field hospital, where I noticed some Sisters of Charity, but my wounds receiving no attention except from these good Sisters, became very painful. Next day we had to stand in line and wait our turn to be treated. After four hours' waiting watching men drop from exhaustion, and some died my turn came. The front (outer bone) of my forehead was found to be fractured and was set and dressed and my finger was amputated, all of which was done without an anaesthetic. The place was like a slaughter pen legs, arms, hands, etc., all piled up. I saw pits dug" to bury the dead, the Federals and Confederates being first separated. One deep trench was about 20 feet long, 12 feet wide and 20 feet deep, and it was filled. I was enabled to keep up with our army, retreating- to Virginia, and finally reached my home in Nottoway county, Va., about August I5th, which occasioned some surprise and rejoicing, as I had been reported dead."

MARYLANDERS WITH GARNETT.

"At Gettysburg our company was just 100 strong a fine body of men and officers. We had a number of recruits from Maryland who, though untrained, were as brave and excellent soldiers as the veterans. We volunteered as skirmishers to our regiment in Pickett's charge. This was done in the presence of General Rob- ert E. Lee, who seemed to personally look after this hazardous duty in our three brigades. Of our 100 men on the skirmish line but 8 went through the charge unscathed ; more than 90 were killed or wounded. Our good and brave Capt. Campbell was killed at Five Forks, Va., April ist, 1865. The adjutant of our regi- ment, Hugh McCullough, of Maryland, was always conspicuously brave and capable.

" My company 'G' of the i8th Virginia Infantry, was raised in Nottoway county, Va., and started out 100 strong, but only 28 surrendered at Appomattox, and of these only 3 men among the original 100. During the four years' war 473 names appeared on the company roll, and these are inscribed on the Confederate monument erected at Nottoway Court-house. Of all these, beside