[Co. Aytch by Sam R. Watkins]@TWC D-Link bookCo. Aytch CHAPTER I 27/55
I do not know how many Yankees were killed, if any.
Our company (H) had one man killed, Pat Hanley, an Irishman, who had joined our company at Chattanooga.
Hugh Padgett and Dr.Hooper, and perhaps one or two others, were wounded. After the fighting was over, where, O where, was all the fine rigging heretofore on our officers? They could not be seen.
Corporals, sergeants, lieutenants, captains, all had torn all the fine lace off their clothing.
I noticed that at the time and was surprised and hurt. I asked several of them why they had torn off the insignia of their rank, and they always answered, "Humph, you think that I was going to be a target for the Yankees to shoot at ?" You see, this was our first battle, and the officers had not found out that minnie as well as cannon balls were blind; that they had no eyes and could not see.
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