From a journal.

My Great Grandfather, Charles Mahler, fought with the 147th at Gettysburg. He served from Sept 1862 to 1864. During the battle he was shot and left for dead. When they were removing the bodies, they found my Great Grandfather was still alive. He was shot in the stomach and hadn't eaten in a week. The bullet never hit a vital organ and he recovered.

This was written in my Grandmother's, Ivah Bumpus Wiggins, journal.

I am glad to share this story,

L. Bishop

Excerpt taken from Pension Request.

It is utterly impossible for me to furnish the testimony of any Commissioned Officer or comrade as to my incurrence of my rupture as alleged for reason stated as follows to wit:  I was digging rifle pits and forts on or about November 30, 1862, four miles back of Georgetown, MD when from heavy lifting I became faint and sick, felt a strain in my left groin and immediately went to the Hospital. I did not know what my injury was until examined by the surgeon who said I was ruptured. 

There was but one comrade who could testify to my taking sick as stated named David Stay  he died in the army.  He lived at Fulton, N.Y. No one could testify I was ruptured except the physician because no other person knew I was not returned to my command but discharged on account of the rupture.

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