Michael Crum
Michael Crum and his son, Paul, are .... large land holders [in Sharon Township]. A singular coincident occurred to Mr. Crum. He was born within view of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Crum enlisted in Company F, 82nd. Regiment, O.V.I. and during the memorable battle of Gettysburg he was shot through both legs, between the ankle and knee. As he put his weight on his right foot, a minnie ball passed through between the bones of the leg. In stepping on either limb, doctors say the two bones spread and in doing so the ball passed in this case through that leg without breaking either bone. Being wounded he was captured by the Confederate soldiers and placed in their hospital, which was the Adams County, Pennsylvania Infirmary. An uncle of John F. Hartman, of Jackson Township, was then the superintendent of that institution and was a personal friend of Mr. Crum, who from that time received all the attention that medical skill could give.
From Bellville Messenger: February 19, 1903, Vol. 11, No. 7