Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-10
The Sfsaaato.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE.

~'On the retreat, tired Yankee stopped at farm
house and begged for water. Mrs. Thornton, the
owner handed him tumbler, pouring little BRAN
DIV into it as he seemed very exhausted. As she
offered it. he shrank back for moment, but took 1t
and drank it. She asked him why he did So and
he replied, ITO be candid with you, feared you
had put poison into it." She replied "Sir, you do
not know you are speaking to Virginia lady to
be equally candid with you, you go no t4rtner =
She then called two of her servants aud directed
them to disarm him, which they did Another com
ing up for water, she made the servants treat MN
similarly, and thus took two prisoners lew nm
utes after another Yankee went to the SPRING and
servant girl gave him water. He said, Goodbye,
GIRL" when she said, mo, you must go to my
mistress and thank her not me-" She marched him
up, and as she got near the party, she cried ont
"Mstress here is my prisoner" and thus another
was bagged and the three guarded until squad OF
cavalry came and marched them to headquarters.
An Aid of Gen. Beauregard told US that he had
just been over to thank the lady, in the Generals
name, for her heroic conduct.
A negro boy saw Federal soldier lean his gun
against tree in a small thicket, and sit down. lie
slipped up and seized the gun. The Yankee jumped
up, when the boy threatened him with the bayonet
if he moved. He then gave the order, 'Bout face
forward march file left'-and marched in his prl-
soner. Many cases are reported of prisoners being
taken by negroes.
Atouching scene occurred while we were at Lewis
House Hospital, on the battlefield. Dr. L. asked
wounded youth, Of sixteen, where he was from
He said, Brooklyn" He asked him if he was
wounded He said, Slightly. 1 had Bible in
my pocket and the ball passed through it before it
wounded me, and thus the force was deadened. "
DIR. L. said, my friend, trust that Bible will prove
your eternal salvation it has been your earthly"
Ee said, al hope it has, sir am member of the
Methodist Church" Have you mother?" said
the Doctor. He burst into tears as he answered,
YES" "Why are you here" said the Doctor
al came to defend Washington, and to fight the
South; but have been deceived" This is the cry
of all the wounded they to defend the capital,
and not to fight the South"
A correspondent of the Charleston Courier, gives
the following description of the feelings of soldier
upon the field of battle:
SCENES DURING TIE BATTLE.
No person who not upon the ground and an
eye witness OF the stirring scenes which there tran
spired can begin to comprehend from description
the terrible realities of battle and those who
participated are competent to speak on'y of their
own personal experience. Where friends and foes
falling by scores and every species of missile
was flying through the air threatening each instant
to send one into eternity, little time is afforded for
more observation or reflection than is required to
preserve personal safety. The scene is one of the
most exciting and exhratng that be concev-
cd. Imagine regiment passing you at double
quick, the men cheering with enthusiasm, their
teeth set their eyes flashing and their whole souls in
frenzy of resolution You accompany them to the
field. They halt An Aid del Camp passes to or
from the commanding General. The clear voices of
the officers ring along the line in tones of passionate
eoquence; their words short, thrilling and electric.
The men feel like giants. The word is given to
march, and the body move into action. For the
first time in your life you listen to the whizzing of
iron hail; grape and canister fly into the ranks,
bombs burst overhead, and the fragments fly all
around you. A friend falls perhaps dozen or
twenty of your comrades lie wounded or dying at
your feet; strange involuntary shrinking steals
over you, which it is impossible to resist You feel
inclined neither to advance recede but are spell
bound by the cOntending emotions of the moral and
physical man. The cheek blanches the lip Guivers
and the eye almost hestaes to look upon the scene
In this attitude you may, perhaps, be ordered to
stand an hour inactive, havoc meanwhile marking
its footsteps with blood on every side Finally the
order is given to advance, to fire. or to charge And
now, what metamorphoss. With your first shot
you become new man. Personal safety is your
least concern. Fear has no existence in your bo-
som. Hesitation gives way before an uncontroa-
BILE desire to rush into the thckest of the fight The
dead and dying around you, if they receive pass
ing thought only serve to stimulate you to revenge
You become cool and deliberate, and watch the eff.
feet of bullets, the showers of bursting Shells the
passage of cannon balls as they rake their murder
Gus channels through your ranks the plungng of
wounded horses, the agOnies of the dying and the
clash of contendng arms which follows The dashing
charge with feeling so caous by surrounding cir
cuustances, that your soul seems dead to every
sympathzing and selfish thought.
THE REACTION.
Such is the spirit which carries the soldier through
the field of battle. But when the excitement has
passed, when the roll of musketry has ceased, the
noisy voices of the cannon stiled the dnsky pail
of sulphurous smoke has risen from the field and
you stroll over the theatre of carnage bearing the
groans of the wounded discovering here, shattered
almost beyond recognition, the form of some dear
friend whom only an hour before you met in the
full flush of life and happiness there another per-
forated by bullet; third with limb shot away:
fourth with his face disfgured fifth torn almost
to fragments; sixth headless corpse the ground
pfoughed up and stained with blood; human brains
splashed around; limbs without bodies, and bodies
without limbs, scattered here and there, and the
same picture duplicated scores of times, then YOU
begin to realize the horrors of war and experience
reaction of nature The heart opens its food gates
humanity asserts herself again, and you begin to
feel and act more the man and less the demon
Friend and foe alike now receive your kindest min
lsterlngs. The enemy who but short time before
full of hate you were doing all in your power to
KILL you now exert to save. You supply him with
water toquench his thirst, with food to sustain his
strength, and with Sympathizing words to soothe
his troubled mind All that is human or charitable
IN your nature now rises to the surface and you are
animated by that spirit of mercy switch blesseth
him that gives and him that takes" A battle field
is eminently place that tries mems souls
THE TIGER RIFLES
Much has been said of the exploits of this compa-
ny in the great battle. The following extract from
private letter written by member CT the Tigers
will be read with interest:
las we were crossing field in an exposed situa-
tion we were fired upon Through mistake) by bo-
dy of South Carolinians and at once the enemy let
loose as if all hell had been let loose Flat upon our
faces we received their showers of balls; moments
pause, and we rose, closed in upon them with
fierce yell, clubbing our rifles and using our long
knives. This hand-to-hand fight lasted until fresh
reifforcements drove US back beyond our original
position, we carrying our wounded with u.s. Major
Wheat was here shot from his horse; Capt Whites