▁this ▁point , ▁so ▁he ▁r ushed ▁to ▁the ▁road ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁advance ▁was ▁within ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁feet ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁line ▁which ▁began ▁to ▁wa ver . ▁During ▁the ▁me lee ▁of ▁battle ▁Daw es ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁a ▁M ini é ▁ball ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁his ▁lower ▁j aw . ▁It ▁t ore ▁off ▁his ▁lower ▁lip ▁and ▁ch in ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁hung ▁down , ▁removing ▁almost ▁all ▁his ▁lower ▁teeth ▁and ▁cut ▁his ▁tongue . ▁As ▁he ▁was ▁carried ▁off ▁Daw es ▁managed ▁to ▁scri be ▁in ▁the ▁dust ▁on ▁the ▁carriage ▁floor , ▁" Good ▁for ▁a ▁ 6 0 ▁day ▁f url ough ?" ▁Daw es ▁subsequently ▁was ▁honor ably ▁dis charg ed ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁After ▁months ▁of ▁suffering ▁from ▁this ▁w ound , ▁Daw es ▁had ▁his ▁j aw ▁re construct ed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁George ▁Black man , ▁and ▁finally ▁was ▁restored ▁to ▁health . ▁Despite ▁the ▁serious ▁w ound ▁to ▁his ▁j aw , ▁Daw es ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁gift ed ▁public ▁speaker . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁honor ably ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Daw es ▁spent ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁purs uing ▁both ▁business , ▁academic ▁and ▁historical ▁interests , ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁books . ▁ ▁Business ▁Daw es ▁entered ▁the ▁rail road ▁business , ▁beginning ▁with ▁C inc