The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-07-21

ders. But these were 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 o cannon ball. Another had re.
ceived Q ball in his thigh, and was evidently
suffering the most intense agony. Many Of
those whose wounds were 10 their legs were
seated 10 chairs swung across the donkey
one being upon each side. Several who
were thus carried, and were supported by
soldiers walking by their side, were appar.
emily unconscious, and seemed to be dying.
Then would come carts, large and small
carrying three, and five, and some of them
ten or fifteen each. A steady stream Of
these ghastly victims of the battle Of the day
poured through the town. stood in the
crowd by the side Of them as the sad pro.
cession passed along, and watched it of this
point for over an hour. Ii was not inter
rupted for moment and il continued thus
from about ten in the moriDg, when il began
to flow, until LETT the street, long after
dark. Every church, every large hall, ev-
cry private house 10 the town has been TAX
en- for the service OF the wounded. Those
whose injuries are slight, after having them
dressed, pass at once into the ranks and
mingle with their comrades looked into
the church as passed by. All the seats
ratings, &c., had been removed ;--mattres-
ses oflay had been spread upon the floor, and
were completely filled with wounded men,
in every stage Of suffering and Of peril lying
side by side. The surgeons were dressing
their wounds Sisters Of Charity and 9th.
er women were giving them wine and other
wise miwstering to their comfort but
morning, am sure, will dawn upon large
proportion OF them relieved forever from their
pain. II anything can be more horrible
than soldiers life, 1t certainly is soldiers
death.
When we drove into town we were warned
by French gentleman, who had arrived q
little before US that unless we placed our
carriage 10 the stable or grounds OF some
private citizen, it would certainly be seized
for the service Of the wounded US his had
been. As il was all we could rely on for q
/ bedroom as well as means OF loc0mOtion, We
were unwilling thus to lose it. On going to
| u private house, therefore, TO make such On
arrangement we found II had been taken for
hospital, and among its inmates was "
pdndere--a woman OF perhaps 30, dressed in
| the style OF our Bloomers, who had received
a ball in her hand while following her occu.
| patton and carrying water and wine to the
! soldiers dnring the action. Two surgeons
| from the Emperors family were dressing the
wound, and though pale from loss OF blood
che was conversing cheerialy and even gaily
| with them.
Six or eight times while stood upon the
street watching the wounded, there came
along squads OF prisoners taken at various
stages Of the action. Sometimes there would
| be only three or four.-then twenty, fifty or
/ a Hundred, and in one company over 400
They walked closely together SIX or eight
deep,-the officers being generally in the
midde,--and were guardei by single file Of
troops walking on each side. As general
thing they were not bad looking men. Very
many Of them were very young-not over
l6 certainy--and only now and then you
would see particularly brutal and stupid
countenancc. There was nothing like anger
/ brisbane on their faces they seemed gener
ally wholly Indifferent 10 their position, but
1 looked about with good deal OF curiosity
| upon the crowd which surrounded them.
! They were generally silent though now and
then they would talk and laugh with each
other a. they passed along The officers
were, with scarcely 40 exception, handsome,
! manly and intelligent fellows. All were
without arms. The uniform Of the men
! was very coarse brown stuff, made OF
/ fax, very plain, and scarcely any attempt at
ornament Towards night, carts began TO
I come in laden with wounded Austrians,
hundreds of whom passed along while |
/ stood there, and were taken directly 10 the
{ hospitals, where they received precisely the
same treatment az the French. Mos, Of
them seemed TO I've very badly hurt. Among
the number, both Of the wOaB1ed and the
prisoners, were many Hungarisns.
The town tonight, a. might be expected,
il simply a camp. The streets which are
narrow are crammed with artillery and
provision wagons trying, almost IN vain, to
make their way through the town blyOUac
fres light up the orchards aud heids all
around the village two streams OF trOops
pour out on the two roads leading 10 the
trld Of battle, extending a. FAR "a the eye
eau racb sntlers. fruit pe,idars. and small
dealer. Of every kind circulate among the
soldiers who crowd the stres,ts ao immense
train Of Piedmon'ese artillery are brought
10 a stand in the street, while trying 10
make their way through the town TO their
pIacs Of encampmen, and thousand- Of
French infantry dspsiring Of reaching thar
tspts. have seAted Themselves upon the mar.
roo sdewalks. and With the house wall- Tor
bacs. and ,ner navcr-acks for pillows, they
haye Aadrs.s,1i themselves 10 that Position
10 the atsr Of obtaining a night r,st IL
y 4 striking scene mnsi c'r,ainlyr and the
me, sonderfs par, II u . "a, psrfeei o'de'
anf gosd hsagror y iia iThopt ] have 10;
-s,n dunng The Sho.e day single ins,aros
e disorder o. = even radsuss- 70 ssrd 90
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