National Archives #525987 He was shot several times at Antietam.
View attachment 117192
From wikipedia - Assigned by General Lee to hold the vital sunken road, or "Bloody Lane", during the
Battle of Antietam, Gordon's propensity for being wounded reached new heights. First, a
Minié ball passed through his calf. Then, a second ball hit him higher in the same leg. A third ball went through his left arm. He continued to lead his men despite the fact that the muscles and tendons in his arm were mangled, and a small artery was severed by this ball. A fourth ball hit him in his shoulder. Despite pleas that he go to the rear, he continued to lead his men. He was finally stopped by a ball that hit him in the face, passing through his left cheek and out his jaw. He fell with his face in his cap and might have drowned in his own blood if it had not drained out through a bullet hole in the cap. A Confederate surgeon thought he would not survive but after he was returned to Virginia, he was nursed back to health by his wife