In the second part of 2nd Lt. James Oliver Churchill's story of his wounding in both hips at the Battle of Fort Donelson on February, 15, 1862, we learn that he endured a night in sub-freezing temperatures. The next morning, comrades found him clinging to life. Here's what happened to him, in his own words.

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