A Helping Hand
Huard
A Helping Hand
Huard
Joseph Theobald Gerbron a silverengraver from Philadelphia, enlisted in the Civil War 16 September 1862.He was wounded at Snicker's Ford (or Gap) 18 July 1864, sustaining a gunshotfracture of the left inferior maxilla. The lead bullet remained lodged underhis tongue for 2 years and 9 months causing lead poisoning which resulted inmany years of dizziness and heart problems.He was discharged on 28 June 1865.He wrote the folowing letter from his hospital bed at Baltimore ParkG.H., Baltimore in August 1864: I was almost led to believe there wasno fighting there at all but Comrad Bogardus has relieved my mind some ofthat point. As near as I can remember we crossed the river on the morningof the 18th. I got in a feed trough back of a wagon so I did not get wet.We marched in line of battle under a heavy fire across the field to a stonefence where we made a stand. I was wounded there and in re-crossing theriver I saw several shot-one belonging to 1st W.Va and one who was helpingme was shot. I tried to help him out but left him on the bank as near as Ican remember. The 54th Pa. and 11th and 15th W. Va. were in the sameBrigade and anyone who says there was no fighting there was not there orwas hiding in the bushes.
In answer to Mark Howe I was in that trip toLynchburg. I was also in that night march from New Creek to Ridgevilleunder Colonel Mulligan, I believe. I was also in a race for camp fromWinchester to Martinsburg with an Ohio Regiment. As I was only a private Ionly knew the main point and that was I was there and I could not say whatother Regiments or Brigades were there and that is about as much as themajority can say. I was with the 3rd Regiment Pa. Reserves until they wereordered home from Meadow Bluff. Then the recruits and vets of the 3rd and4th Reserves were under the command of Captain Sweat for awhile. Then wewere formed into two companies L & M and attached to 54th Pa. Soon after that I was wounded.
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