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How Oscar Sherwood Lost Four Legs

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Day
23
Month
September
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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Oscar Sherwood, of Elllngkood's Corners, Me., says he Is the only man in the world who haa lost four legs In the service of nis country. The flrst was wounded and amputated at Vera Cruz, during the Mexican war. The second was taken off during the ntreat at Buil Run by a piece of artillery passing over it. The third was carried away by a cannon ball at Fair Oaks. The fourth mishap was before Petersburg, wheu Sherwood was sent to an underground magazine for the purpooe of la&rnlng its ablllt.y to stand the bombardment from Confedérate shells. Perhaps it may be ds well to mentlon that the second leg taken off was of cork, and the two subsequent ones of willow.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Register