Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-29

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Of the wounded soldiers who we're up
der his charge. One Of them proves
to b your bsothsr-ia5sv-Yesng Re
gent, Lieutenant 10 one ofthe Nipnesot,
Regiments, who was wounded 1t tn.
second vOlley from > nasksd battery
early in the morning Of the bIoodies,
Sunday this nation has ever known. A
ball struck him anterior to the sterno.
cleido-mastoideus muscle and lodged
against the spiuous process Of the third
cervical vertebra, having avoided in il.
course the large bIood-vsssels. The
ball has been extracted and the wound
IL doing well. Our young hero contin-
ned TO eight until the order to s'faIl
back" vas given, At about O'Clock p.
N. He brought with him from the bat
tie field the sword OF barbarian cavalry
officer, whom he made bite the dust BY
the aid Of his faithful revolver, bic sword
having been previously carried away BY
. cannon ball. He only regrets that be
did not take his horse too, ~ the march
hither was exceedingly tiresome, espec-
tally after his wound began to swell and
become painful.
In ten days, or SO, the Lieutenant ri
be able to rejoiD bis compaasssctJo49f
teach traitors some. xls. 81 h.lr
"olch tney yand creati,iolesome truth. of
bet on. Instead OF -
~.aleney, loss osere only shown the alpha
snehe 2 the 2lst inst.
When the next conflict of arms shall
come, terrible will be the vengeance Of
the troops who witnessed the barbarous
deeds Of the inoarnate devils, who, tor
years, have been agitatiDg the nation
with their talk of chivaIry.
Men PROSTATE and bleeding, with
their limbs dangling from their bodies,
imploring the passer-bv to wet their
parched lips, we're thrust through with
swords, we're trans6xed by bayonets and
had their throa,s cut with
bowie-knives. Oh, barbarism of
antiquity, thou vert full of the bowels
of mercy when contrasted with the do
ings of these modern insatiate tiends.
God Almighty grant that they may soon
be summoned to their oson flace-hell +!
We have lost nothing by the recent
disaster. Men have proved themselves
heroes, ready to fight, to the death,
uherever they ought to fight and not
even anxious to leave those points Of
danger into sohsch laundering ciUilians,
who have reached military commands
through the Bulls Run Of politics, may
have ignorantly, if not wickedly, PIE
cititated them.
The streets are full of soldiers hunt
ing up their regiments; and shame upon
the authorities of Washington or upon
the supreme military authority, many of
the poor fellows are without money,
without bread and without a place to
lay their heads. Shame, 1 say, on some
body, that all stragglers from broken up
regiments and companics:are not imme-
diately enrolled by an officer Of the U.
S., and temporarily provsded for
Shame, that they have to depend up
on the charity Of any one for meal
and for shelter. trust that this state
of things will soon be remedied.
At first, we were disheartened at the
news of the retreat of the National fort es.
Our rumors were exaggerated by the
first corners from the battlefield ; subse-
qucnt accounts have dIspelled our gloom
and we feel that brighter day is about
to dawn upon us. Be hopeful and pray
that our enemies may soon be swallowed
up as were the hosts of Pharaoh in the
Red Sea.
Too many civilians and among them
secessionists (who abound here and who
hold offices which ought 10 be bestowed
on loyal men) we're granted passes.
Perhaps some of these very secessionists
went over the river osteneibly to see the
fight but really TO spoil it by getting up
. panic. In haste, yours truly,
WIN. KEITH.