Major Ben. Runkle, in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, was
hit seven times. Though minus seven teeth,
a portion of his jaw and tongue, his great toe, a shaving from his heel, a hole
through each cheek, and a brush on the shoulder, he is said to be doing
well. There were strong grounds for the
report that he was dead. He saw the 71st
on the battle-field on Monday fighting manfully. – Springfield News.
– Published in The
Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, May 8, 1862, p.
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