Wednesday, March 3, 2010

John A. Rowan, Co. B, 8th Regiment . . .

. . . of this county, who was wounded at the battle of Pittsburg, arrived home yesterday. He says that twice on the battle field he gave acting Colonel Sanders, of the 16th, a drink out of his canteen. Mr. Rowan had the end of the fore finger of his right hand, the trigger finger, shot away. He is home on a short furlough.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

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