At Bloody Angle

John D. Black, now of Valley City, North Dakota, and an aide to General Miles during the war, says that in the Bloody Angle in the Wilderness he feit l bullet strike him in the side, but as it iidn't hurt him very much he kept ight on with his duties for a few minïtes. Soon he feit something trickling iown his leg, and he began to grow aint from loss of blood. He dismount;d as soon as possible, pulled up hls xouser leg and found a black stream )ozing through his underwear into ais boot. The bullet had broken an )ld wooden bottle of ink and glanced )ff without doing further injury. Comade Black survivide and afterwards jecame commander of the department )f Dakota. He always was the best ellow in the world.