I posted this on the Artillery board, but for those of you who do not check that particular board, here it is.

Today my wife gave me a volume called "More Civil War Curiosities, by Webb Garrison. In this volume was this story: "During the battle of Port Hudson, a round from a Union battery blew off the leg of Captain R. M. Boone. Aware that he only had a few minutes minutes to live, the Confederate artillery officer made a dying request. Records do not indicate whether or not the men of his battery complied with it. His last wish, he said, was to have his severed leg stuffed into one of his guns and shot toward the enemy"!

What do all you other redlegs think of that?
Now, is that courage, or is that courage?

After reading this I just had to check this guy out. I found this individual to be Captain Richard M. Boone, commander of the 2nd Field Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery. May he be resting in Valhalla as I write this!