Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-07-27

upon their heads sMasy nd thetf arms saanSed
hundreds had their sands Mod up and sous car's.
most chastity wounds upon their Gacsa Some had
tied up their wounds and others had stripped ava!
the clothing viii. had chafd and made them WORSE
saw one man walking along with Ar'n step an.
= resolu'e air. naked 10 ms vast and having 1u'
let wound upon his side, an ugly cash along ut
cheek and q deep bayonctthrust, received from be
hind. in his shoulder Most Of those Who ver
walking wore serious look convcrsing but litsis
with one another, though they walked two ana Two
and few Of them carried upon their faces any Con
siderable expression Of pain.
Those who were more severely injured RODE upo'
donkeys or in carts, and lew were caIned uPo"
mattresses on mems shoulders. But thcsc wrr'
mostly officers and nearly all saw carried IN that
way werc so badly wounded that their recovery u
scarcely possible One had both his legs c.'.>hc'
by cannon ball. Another had received Tall IN
his thigh, and evidently suffering the most IN
tense agony. Most Of those whose wounds wcrctn
their legs were seated in chairs swung acrss don
key, one being upon each side. Several who were
thus carried and were supported by soldiers walk.
ing by their si, were apparently unconscious. and
seemed to be dying. Then would conc carts. large
and small carrying three. five. and some Ut them
ten or fifteen each. 4 steady stream Of these
CHASTITY victims Of the battle OF the day poured
through the town. | stOod in the crowd by the
side Of them as the sad procession passed along and
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not interrupted for moment-cxccpt now and then
by crowd of pr;soncrs-and il continued thus from
about ten in the morning, when it began to How,
until I left the street, long alter dark. livery
church, every large hail. every private hossc In the
town has been taken for the service Of the wcunct
Those whose injuries slight, after having them
dressed pass at once into the ranks and minsc with
their comrades. looked into the churches as ]
passed by. AL the seats ratings, &c., had been
removed; mattresses Of hay had been spread uroa
the floor and were completely filled with wounded
men, in every stage Of suffering and peril, lying
side by side. The surgeons were dressing their
wounds: Sisters Of Charity and other women wcrr
giving them wine and otherwise mnis:crins to their
comfort; but morning I am SURE. will dawn upon
II large proportion Of them relieved forever from
their pain. II any thing bc more horrible than
u soldiers life, it certainly is a soldiers death.
The town tonight, might he expected, Is SIM
ply camp The streets. which arc narrow, are
crammcd with artillery and provision wagons trying.
almost in vain, to make their way through the town;
bivouac fires light up the orchards and fields all
around the village; two streams Of troops ?our out
out on the two roads leading to the field Of battle.
extending rs far the eye reach; suffers, Tut
peddlcr, and small dealers Of every kind circulate
among the soldiers who crowd the streets; an i'm
mcnSc train Of PiemontcSc artillery arc brought tn
stand in the street while trying to make their way
through the town to their place IL cncampmcnt:
and thousands Of French infantry. dcsparins of
reaching their tents have seated themselves upon
the narrow sidewalks, and with the hosc.walls for
back and their haversacks for pillows, they have
addressed themselves in that position to the labor Of
obtaining nights rest II is Strikin: scene mort
certainly; and the most wonderful part Of Il 10 the
perfect order and good behavior Of the truo,S. I
have not seen durin: the whole day single instance
o. disorder, or Of even rudcncsS in word or dcci
from any soldier. Not have seen IN the slight.
osre.xS l--
ing or singing; not q rough rude remark have !
| seen or heard addressed to any ono; nor have
failed In single instance whenever have applied
to soldier for information addressed him any
subject whatever, to receive courteous reply AMI
the most polite cndcavor to aid my wishes, Nor
have heard a single cheer over the victory. or a
single syllable Of cxultation over the prisoners as
they come IN. The most respectful silence has in
every case been preserved Expressions Of sym.
pathy with the wounded were constant. and prump,
attention, so far as possible. was always given to
their wants. Private property in the town. SO Car
As can see. has been treated with perfect respect
In selecting fields for the camp. those which will bs
injured by 1t least seem uniformly to NC chosen
Bakers shops. and groceries with cheese. bacon
sausageS, &c, freely exposed open :; and have
repeatedly soldiers bargaining for supplies al
their'windows But I have hcar,l Of no Instance
and seen indication Of the slightest interference
with private property. Yet there is no great rigo,
Of discipline enforced; for the soldiers seem to b,
quite at their ease, and wander about town vcfy
much at their own discretion
just before nightfall a tremendous cannonat,in;
was distinctly audible in the direction Of Mantua
and it WIS supposed by ono or two French officer,
that Prince Napoleon was assaulting that fortress
part OF the general plan Of the days operations
while the Emperor was engaging the enemy in tn
open field. But ! see no reason to suppose tha
this is true, Prince Napoleon could scarcely h,v
rc.ched Mantua by this time, Is he was in Elorcne
only a week ago.
lhave thus given you very general outline q
this great battle as it came under my own obscrva
ton. am afarid to venture upon any conicrtur
rs to the number Of killed and wounded in this La:
tie; but from the nature Of the case il must I,
enormous. I am cnfidcnt tina, not less than ss
thousand wounded have bccn brought into this vii
lage alone during the day, to say nothing Of thos
that were Left on the field or taken to other places
Morning Of the e5th.
was obliged to return here this morning. whic
is four miles on the road to Bresca, in order tn &c
food for man and horse, intending to return asai
to the battle field in the afternoon During the tw
hours have been here one continuous train Of wa
ons has been passing with the wounded scckin:
wherever they can find Ear or near, but always 4
wards home, resting place to get cured Of The
wounds. The women and the priests carry tho,
out wine apd congresses for their wounds, Will
the men Of the town help soldiers, such ~ wish
rest awhile ON their feet, to descend and rcmour
again into their wagons If did not already kno
the result Of the battle would be ready to sappos
from the enormous number Of wounded soldiers
! this moment passing my window, tina: the rrcnc
army had been literally destroyed Am quite sur
no matter what the French official report may a.
that my preceding estimation Of the number
wounded il small
In and about Castiglione there were $4,000 "a
ders IN charge OF the enormous train Of the arm
while in the rear Of the town there remained .
serve Of 20. 600 men to support the army in case
disaster. Add to this 10000 or $1,000 wound,
men in Castislione, and several hundred thouxal
men scattered over the plain in conflict and de-
on the ground, and you have . scene encompass
ina space Of eight miles diameter such perhaps
this land Of battle scenes never saw before. Fro
the high-peaked bluff from which We watched d
last hours Of the battle all this scene could be
ken in and comprchcnded at one glance. Il was
| Rreat battle and surr1v IN