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THE WAR IN MISSOURI 55
An instance of the opposite character may be
told of Joe Welch. Joe was a blacksmith, almost
a giant in stature. Roughly guessing, I would say
he was six feet two inches in height, weighing about
240 pounds, broad-shouldered, raw-boned, with muscles
that would laugh at a sledge. Joe had incurred
the contempt of the company by acting in a very
cowardly manner, as they thought, in one or two
little personal affairs before we reached Missouri.
But when we went into battle Joe was there, as unconcerned
and cool, apparently, as if he was only
going into his shop to do a day's work; and when
we made our charge down that rough hillside when
the enemy's bullets were coming as thick as hailstones,
one of Joe's pistols jolted out of its holster
and fell to the ground. Joe reined in his horse, deliberately
dismounted, recovered the pistol, remounted,
and rapidly moved up to his place in the
ranks. Those who witnessed the coolness and apparent
disregard of danger with which he performed
this little feat felt their contempt suddenly converted
into admiration.
Another one of our men was found wanting, but
through no fault of his own, as he was faithful as far
as able. This was William Hood. Hood was an
Englishman, quite small, considerably advanced in
years, destitute of physical endurance and totally
unfit for the hardships of a soldier's life. He was an
old-womanish kind of a man, good for cooking, washing
dishes, scouring tin plates, and keeping everything
nice around the mess headquarters, but was unsuited
for any other part of a soldier's duty. Hood
strayed off from us somehow during the day, and
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Barron, S. B. The Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade, book, 1908; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27719/m1/62/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.