The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-09-04
For THE LANCASTER LEDGER
THURSDAY, August p, lSI


Mr.. Editor: have just returned from
the Hospital and as the scenes Of that place
weigh most heavily on my heart, let me tell
you something Of them. In the first place,
however, let me say, that our people ought
t" be truly thankful, and ought to express
those thanks to God for the good health Of
our Company. 1t is the mos, healthy com.
pany in the Regiment. For some days past,
our report has been from eight to fifteen,
too sick for duty-none Of them seriously
iII-at the same time other companies small.
or than ours 10y one fourth, are reporting
from - 10 IS sick, and several OF them very
III. Oar Hospital is two miles oil. visit
1t every day, waa there about four hours
this morning. We there have In. use Of
an old mousse, considerably dilarida,ed. with
t"o rooms down stairs and on. up stairs.
In addition, We have good new room, n
bout ~ by II feet. with a fire place, then
n sm"kc.house th.t will hold about six men,
aud n barn, tOlcrably well closed in, over
the ground floor Of which, on II bed of
hay, We have had about SO OF our GONZALES
cen, men. We hav. there now about IN
critical cases. Some of Them from pneu.
monia some from rclap.cs after measles.
caused 'y moving out in the wet. &c, &c;
some from Typhoid Fever A son of Rev.
Mr Save Is one Of Ills number. lie had
mrusIe, first, bu, now | think has i,vcr-
lie has held his ground pretty well for 3
DAYS past On Tuesday, We buried Mr. Ma.
rinn Webb, If Sumter District Ga Wed.
Le-day, we burie,! another man, from Lex.
ingt"n. This morning wc placed three
more IN their last rrstiug places and mark
I'd their graves plainly, so taa, their friend,
can find them.
NirL, Lrf,r. las, L..rd ,,,.,, ,,,. ,.,.,,.,,.
fri.rd pinkn,v C,,vro,d ,,a. anita i, ,',
Yesterday evcoi,g .,II..I % so., ,;..,
found him in the ago,i.s of d.,,h IIis
vas , cus. ,r m.axI.s ,h.v ,v.,. - h;.v.
tenn bu, uud-v.l,,ced n, Tho d,, - o,.
march from Camp p.,tus ,o ,.;. nI... ,,
dunnp which march, w.. had sho
rain IN which H.. o,, ,h,,o,,,,,, , -,
CASTOR attended him. and I understood ,,.,
are irving to yet off with b,s r.,,;o. -
dav. ui, r.gim,rt moy.d ,o h.,,o.
ground some two DAYS moo l.,vi,o ~, ,h.;,
old ground, (about half mils from ,hi.
camp ,hr,, tent. with p.r.ous ,oo II ,oh.
moved There found him. Lis t.,, stand
ing out in Al old field FOO miI.. fran, hama
some five or six f,i.nds s;,,ioo ,,o,,d IN
the outside Of the lent in silence. on. k..,.
ing the tlie, away from his faee, the death
rar,Ie in his throat! II ANYTHING "a, NAL,
the human heart. sceu.s s,ch n. TIM, NINA,
do il. Wnen return from ou, bo.,j,,,
feel rs if could never lest agai,. or ou
the horrors OF war that Of the battle field
!, one Of the least. When one looks over
n field covered with dead, wounded and dy.
ing, it uo doubt presents a scene Of horror
more terrible th,n that seen anywhere else,
because there you see the killed and woun.
ded from all the Regiments Of both armies
at once, but to take the case Of any one
Regiment, It's battle field calamities are its
smallest troubles. Take our Regiment of
900 men Tor example, II We were engaged
10 hot battle and have 10 men Killed and
w wounded, II would be heavy loss ms
much or more so Than The average. Out Of
the 30 wounded probably SO or 60 Of them