Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-07-22

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ure as to the number Of killed and wound
ed in this battle; but from the nature of
the case it must be enormous. am conf
dent that not less than ten housand wound
ed have been brought into this village
alone during the day-to say nothing of
those that were left on the field or taken to
other places. The first intimation we re-
\ ce;ved of an engagement having taken
place, was from meeting three or four carts
drawn by oxen, and filed with wounded
before we reached Montechiaro on the road
from Bresca. As we had heard of no
battle, we naturally supposed that these
wounds had been received in some skir-
mish. Soon after we met a one-horse car
riage, in which was laid at full length an
officer of rank, whose face wore 30 ghastly
look as to make it evident he was dying
! On reaching Montechiaro, and stopping for
a moment TO rest our horses VIC were told
that great battle was then going ON in the
1 plain before Castiglione; and going at once
to the summit of some old fortifcations
which once defended the town, we could
seq with our glasses the smoke Of the en-
4 gagement. We lost no time in pushing
forward, although we were told that we
conld not reach Casiiglone because the
roads We're completely occupied by artillery
held in reserve.
4 We went on, however, continuing to
meet carriages and carts laden with wound
ed, and passing the French camps of the
previous night. came to a point, at about
half mile frem the town, where a park of
artillery wagons was defilng from their
camp into the road. Watching our chance
we drove in between two Of the wogans,
and so entered town under cover of the
enormous cloud of dust which they raised.
Tn. main street was densely crowded with
carts, carriages, horses, donkeys, oxen, SOL
diers, suffers, and, persons animals Of every
description. We pushed our way, without
| hindu ancc, directly passed the house mark
ed he Quarter Generate, or headquarters
of the Emperor. and we're thus within the
camp. We had got but short distance
when we came to where the great process
Z sion of the wounded was turning down
1 cross-strect 10 church which had been ta-
u ken for hospital. 1t was certainly the
most dreadful sight that | ever saw.--Ev-
{ cry conceivable kind of wound which can
Il be inflicted upon men was here exhibited.
8 All who we're able to do so, were obliged
y 10 walk---the wagons and animals at COM
II mani bcirg all required for those who
: could not otherwise be moved. Some
, walked along, their faces completely cover
:. cd with blood from sabre cuts upon their
: heads Many had their arms Shattered
=. hundreds had their arms tied up,-and
/, some carried most CHASTITY wounds upon
y their faces Some had tied up their
!, woun,ls,-and others had stripped away
= the clothing which chafed and made them
/. worse. saw one man walking along with
: firm step and a resolute air,--naked to
his waiste, ard having bullet wound upon
= his side, an ugly cash along his cheek, and
% decp bayoGet thrust, received from behind
&c in his shoulder Most of them wore
a serious look,-conversing bat little with
!, W one another. though they walked two and
u two.-and few of them carried upon their
y faces any considerable expression OF PAIN
- - Those who we're more severly injured
20 rode upon donkeys or in carts,-and few
=. were carried upon mattress on mems shoid-
IN ers But these were mostly officers, and
n nearly all saw carried in that way were
~ so badly wounded that their recover is
- scarcely possible One had both his legs
I crusned by cannon ball.-Another had
( received a ball in his thigh, and was evi-
= IDENTIFY suffering the most intense agony
ii Many Of those whose wounds were in theii
m legs we're seated in chairs swung across q
~. dontley-o one being upon each side. Sev
"a eraI who were thus carried, and were sup
- ported by soldiers walking by their side
III were apparently unconscious, and seemed
H., to be dying.-Then would come carts, larg'
s -, and SMALL carrying three, FIVE, and SOM
- o them ten or fifteen each. A stead,
-, stream of these ghastly victims Of the lat
~ battle of The day poured through the town
~ | stood in the crowd by the side of them a
~ the sad procession passed along, and watch
~ ~ ed 1t al this poiot for over an hopr.
1t was not interrupted for moment
nv excel now and then by crowd of prison
10 crs,-and it continued thus from about II
III ia the morning, when it began to flow, I'm
osl til left the street, long after dark. Eve
a ry church, eveey large hall, every privat
,Ia house in ihe town has been taken for tn
,h,, service of the wounded Those whose in
All iuries are slight. after having them dressed
81 mass a, once into the ranks and mingle wit
their comrsuIs looked into the churc
-, AS passed by. All the seats, ratings, sc
- - lad been removed; mattresses of hay ha
~, been spread upon the floor, and were CON
ii. pleielv filled with wounded men, in ever
tho stage of suffering and of peril, lying side b
r. side. Scrgeons were dressing their ~ound
,ek Sisters of Charity and other women givin
H. them wine and otherwise ministering I
H., their comfort but morning, am sure, wi
,;-. dawn upon large proportion Of them re
,s.. lieyed forever from their pain. Hanyihin
!. can be more horrible than soldiers life
-. certainly is a soldiers death.
ok When we drove into town, We wer
nh warned by French gentleman. who ha
ery arrived little before US, that unless "
we'd placed our carriage in the stable or GROUND
the Of soEas private citizen, u would os1ssn'
H., be seized for the wounded, ss his had bee'
he as II was eli ~e could rely on for 5sdrvs