... On the staff (1897) (14579296707)

Identifier: onstaff01opti (find matches)
Title: ... On the staff
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897 Wilmer, Richard Hooker, 1918-, former owner
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Publisher: Boston, Lee and Shepard
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



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ning, my son, said Major Lyon,when the surgeon had saluted him. You havebeen unfortunate. Dexter, for he never abbre-viated his name, as everybody else did. On the contrary, father, I think I have beenvery fortunate ; for I have returned without abullet through my head or heart, and I havebrought back the steam-launch, replied Deck,taking the offered hand, and speaking very cheer-fully, though he was still suffering considerablepain from his wound. Sorry to see you with your arm in a sling,Deck, said Artie, taking the patients right handwhen his father released it. I ought to havebeen with you when you went off boating. If you had, perhaps you would have comeback worse off than I am, if you had come at all,added Deck. The surgeon hastened out of the house,mounted his horse, and rode to the square wherethe hospital was located. The wounded had allbeen removed, and the prisoners had all beenmarched up to the buildings which the town coun-cil had set apart for a hospital. There were over
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Good-morning, my son, said Major Lyon. Payv 200. AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE GENERAL 201 two hundred prisoners of war confined in thesebuildings. Though the town was hardly morethan ten miles from the Tennessee line, it was astrong Union locality; but there was a considera-ble number of Secessionists in the village and itsvicinity. The surgeon had explained the nature ofDecks wound to his father, and insisted that heshould not use the arm, and the quieter he kept,the better it would be for him. The doctor hadhardly departed before General Woodbine and hisremaining aid came to the house. The cavalry,except such guards as were required in the town,had been sent back to the camp. There wasnothing to do but wait for ordere from GeneralThomas, who had established his headquarters atSomerset. The orders which had brought Gen-eral Woodbines force as far as it had advancedto the westward had been countermanded, and hewas ordered to wait for further orders where hewas. Well, how do you feel. Li