Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-03-29


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y "REMINISCENCES OF TIE PAL
METTO REG'T.-THE FIELD OF
CARNAGE. OR THE AFTER
PART OF THE BATTLE OF
CHURUBUSCO.
No vi.
The brazcn throat Of war has ceased its
cruel roar.-Miton.
Tie Palmetto Regiment, in the memo
,hink, a distinguished part. Every com
pany, from Company A. to Company l.
inclusive behaved with uncom non gal
laniry. In the daring enthusiasm Of the
Sum,ers, could be seen all the heroic ardor
of,he old "Game. Cnck" himse e( and the
blood ef, Dekalb seemedlo flow afresh in
the veins of the noble v0ulh, who repro
sented The departed spirit Of this renowned
warrior. But every Palmetto bosom. itsss
deed, seemed, onathat dreadful day, 10 be
animated by the true onceslrdl fire of the
'sstvarf Eox. .'s,sand kthe "sGa,ne. Cock. !"
S.vs z plaa iiharsa tostlo his duty. Fear.
li.iS~s5s .!.c rss3- = madeira The ranks
tt.s ~ Ihe aim rs tSeserp
s =; : sacmy. N any iolssffs'
nd!;ies, si;3is :; ',. ( The deadly conIiicts
4 li tinfSscsnte LAC tnomenisto experience
! tie seaVl:ti.c a.! rcifections ofSthis loss.
saes szisalp 9 '6ea enemy for half a
mile. or more, The Regiment returned 10 It's
battle ground TO nok after the dead and
The wounded. The terrible reality of the
Jseadful havoc forced itself upon every
mind, anddeep waslhe sensation produced.
iAh.! who can describe the deep feelings Of
anxiety and sulicilude. tina, filled every
breast, as the column marched rapidly
back 10 The place Of its msfor,unts? Whal
bosom was not thrilled with the most
startling emotions What heart did not
lhrob with fearful anxiety, as each one
questioned himself. who among his friends.
had fallen in The contest :? All wished 10
learn The fa:e Of their companions in arms,
who were missing from the ranks yet no
one yentured 10 interrosatc another. Each
dreaded. that his secret conjecture might,
on inquiry, be reduced to fearful reality !;
---thal his missing friend might be found
among the dead or tie severely wounded.
A low whisper disclosed along the ranks
the un,imely death Of Col. Butler, which
up 10 this time, was unknown TO many;
but beyond this, scarce worIl was uttered.
solemn silence pcrvaded the whole
Regiment. in a few moments the blood
stained field came in view-aud how dread
fulthe prospcci ? The d all and wounded
lie side by si,le in masses over tho CORY
plain. Their guns aud implements of war
are scattered carelessIy around. Some
are welrcrius in their own blood in the last
agonies of death !; Others. lie lifeIcss upon
lhc,gronud in pudrIles of blood. clolted in
the mud and grass. AIunged forms and
deathly grnans fall upon the eye and ear
in every direction. The heart swelIs with
saddening emotions al the gloomy picture.
The joys Of victory are completely swal-
lowed up by The pains Of grief and horror.
!, 1t is too much for humanity 10 hear with
indifference. Sympathy gains her ascen-
dancy in the heart, and heart felt tears
flow freely a, the sight Of the dreadful car
mage.
In serious meditation we cast our eve
over the melancholy scene. By an in.
ward impulse we arc driven to take a
closer survey Of the horrid picture, and we
circle, almost involuutarly. over The bloody
field. At every step the eye is thrown
upon some dreadful ohject. and the mind
stands ashas, in horror. We approach a
mangled form, which lies in a muddy J
puddle Of wafer. Its very hdcousness
almost makes the head sick and the whole
heart laint The scull has been shot asun-
der, aad the severed pqus, stained wit,
blood and brains. are hanging to The sh1u
lers By inurilalcd chords of skin and tendon.
The hands and body are bes'nIrchcd with
crimson mixture Of blood hair aud brains.
The eyes. torn and blood shu.. are ready
to pop out from their sockets. Every
trace ofiile Is extinct. The nansed corps
is 90 louger TO he recognized.
-Jacet ingans terra truncus,
Avulsimqne iimerIS :aput, et sine nomine
corpns.-Horaec.
Advancing, we come upon another body
stretched out al full length, in all the mau /.
illness Of a genuine soldier. 1t is clad in
. an officers uniform. The brave youth is
7 gaspins and sroaDius 10 the las, pulsations
5 of life. All consciousness, all scnsibiliy