In context it was a sign of continued calm and reason, despite his wounds.

Despite his wounds, he managed to keep the colors from falling.

Morris survived, despite his wounds and died four years later in India.

Two of them finished off people who were still moving despite their wounds.

Despite his wounds, or perhaps because of them, there was grit in it.

He managed to struggle back to base despite his wounds.

Despite his wounds and loss of blood he refused to be evacuated.

Despite his wounds, he insisted on serving guard duty during the night.

Despite his wounds, he continued to issue orders for several hours.

Despite his wounds, he replaced a wounded gun captain for over an hour.