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l*i«ter H. Van Ness, a veteran of the Civil War, who taw »or v ice with Company II, of the Thirty ninth New Jersey I teg tn*eut, la oontt u«d at his home at Caldwell, having rtxeutly lost the use of both lower liinba. Vau Naas wab lu several skirmishes aliout Petersburg, Va., and oscaiied uuhurl, but at tbe battle of Petersburg a shell burnt immediately over hie head, kuocklm him to the ground ami inflict lug a severe wound ou hie right foot. I la wan picked up in au unconscious condition, but scou recovered partially und rejoined hi* regiment.Van Note wae present at the eur rentier of General i«ee at Aopomatox and brought home a piuce of the now historic apple tree under which Grant and Ixjc concluded the terms of capitulation.The old soldier le very animated when recounting his experience* about Petersburg. lie la now in his sixty-sixth year. Ills nerves and spinal cord never regained their usual vigor following the shock received by the bursting )f the shell whon ho was wounded. Ho gradually lost his power of locomotion since that time and la unable to do anything looking to self-support.■ ■■■ --
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Caldwell News
Caldwell, New Jersey, US
Sat, Sep 12, 1903
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