Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-07-27

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most CHASTITY wounds upon their faces Some had
tied up their wounds and others had stripped away
the clothing which had chafed and made them worse
saw one man walking along with firm step anc
resolute air. naked to his waist and having bull
let wound upon his side, an ugly cash along hls
check and u deep bayonet-thrust, received from be
hind, in his shoulder. Most of those who were
walking wore serious look, convcrsing but little
with one another, though they walked two and two
an9 few of them carried upon their E.ces any con
siderable expression Of pain.
Those who were more severely injured rode upoi
donkeys or in carts, and few were carried upon
mattresses on mems shoulders. But these wer'
mostly officers, and nearly all saw carried in that
way were so badly wounded that their recovery Is
scarcely possible. One had both his legs crushed
by cannon ball. Another had received ball III
his thigh and evidently suffering the most in
tense agony. Most Of those whose wounds were IN
their legs were seated in chairs swung across dom
key, one being upon each side Several who were
thus carried, and were supported by soldiers walk
ing by their side, were apparently unconscious, and
seemed to be diving. Then would come carts. large
and small, carrying three, five, and some of them
ten or fifteen each. steady stream Of these
CHASTITY victims of the battle of the day poured
through the town. l stood in the crowd by the
side of them the sad procession passed along, and
watched it at this poirt for over an hour 1t was
not interrupted for a moncnt-eXcept now and then
by crowd of prsoncrS-andi it continued thus from
about ten in the morning, when it began to How
until | left the street, long after dark. Every
church. every large hall, every private house in the
town has been taken for the service of the wounded
Those whose injuries are slight, after having them
dressed pass at once into the ranks and minge with
their comrades. | looked into the churches as
passed by. All the seats ratings &c, had been
removed; mattresses of hay had been spread upon
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 were
giving them wine and otherwise ministcrng to their
comfort; but morning am sure will dawn upon
large proportion Of them relieved forever from
their pain. fany thing can be more horrible than
Il soldiers life, it certainly is soldiers death.
The town tonight, as might be expected, is SIM
ply a camp. The streets, which are 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 tn, village two streams of troops pour out
olt on the two roads leading to the field OF battle,
extending as far as the eye reach suffers fruit
pcddcrs and small dealers of every kind circulate
among the soldiers who crowd the streets an i'm
mense train of PiedmonteSe artillery are brought to
stand in the street while trying to make their way
through the town to their place of cncampment;
and thousands of French infantry, deSparing Of
reaching their tents, have seated themselves upon
the narrow sidewalks, and with the house walls for
a back and their haversacks for pillows, they have
addressed themselves in that position to the labor Of
obtaining nights rest. 1t is striking scene most
certainly; and the most wonderful part Of it is the
perfect order and good behavior of the troops.
have TO. seen during the whole day single instance
OF disorder, Or of even rudencsS in word or decd
fro, c,1I No4 b,,,. :>tl 1,,lf
est degree intoxicated; not one have | seen shout
ing Or singing; not rough rude remark have
seen or heard addressed to any one; nor have
failed, in single instance whenever have applied
to soldier for information addressed him any
subject whatever, to receive courteous reply and
the most polite endcavor to aid my wishes. Nor
have heard single cheer over the victory, or
single syllable of eXultation the prisoners
they come in. The most respectful silence has in
every case been preserved. Expressions of SYM
pathy with the wounded were constant, and prompt
attention, so far as possible, was always given to
their wants. Private property in the town, so far
as can see, has been treated with perfect respect
In selecting fields for the camp those which will be
injured by 1t least seem uniformly to re chosen
Bakers shops, and groceries with cheese, bacon
sauSagcs, &c, freely exposed are open and have
repeatedly soldiers bargaining for supplies at
their windows. But have heard of no instance
and seen no indication of the slightest interference
with private property. Yet there is great rigor
of discipline enforced; for the soldiers seem to be
quite at their ease, and wander about town very
much at their own discretion.
Just before nightfall a tremendous cannonading
was distinctly audible in the direction of Mantua
and it was supposed by one or two French officers
that Prince Napoleon was assauting that fortress
part of the general plan of the days operations
while the Emperor was engaging the enemy in the
open field. But | see no reason to suppose that
this is true, Prince Napoleon could scarcely have
reached Mantua by this time as he was in Florence
only week ago.
have thus gwen You very general outline of
this great battle as it under my own observa-
ton. am afarid to venture upon any conjecture
as to the number of killed and wounded in this bat
tie; but from the nature of the case it must DC
enormous. am Confident that not less than ten
thousand wounded have been brought into this vii
lage alone during the day, to say nothing of those
that were left on the field or taken to other places
MISUNDERSTANDING of the 25th.
was obliged to return here this morning. which
is four miles the road to Brescia in order to get
food for man and horse, intending to return again
to the battle field in the afternoon. During the two
hours have been here continuous train of wag-
ons has been passing with the wounded. seeking,
WHEREVER tney Cain ina, Tar or near, Out always TO-
wards home, resting place to get cured of their
wounds. The women and the priests carry them
out wine and congresses for their wounds, while
the men of the town help soldiers such wish to
rest awhile on their feet, to descend and remount
again into their wagons. If did not already know
the result of the battle would be ready to suppose,
from the enormous number of wounded soldiers at
this moment passing my window, tina: the French
army had been literally destroyed am quite sure,
no matter what the French official report may say,
that my preceding estimation of the number of
wounded is small.
In and about Castiglione there were 10000 SOL
ders in charge of the enormous train of the army,
while in the rear of the town there remained re,
serve of 90 600 men to support the army in Of
disaster. Add to this 10000 or $4,000 wounded
men in Castiglione, and several hundred thousand
men scattered over the plain in conflict, and dead
on the ground, and you have scene encompassed
in space of eight miles diameter such perhaps as
this land of battle scenes never saw before. From
the high-pcaked bluff from which we watched the
last hours of the battle all this scene could be ia
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