New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-05


front of his abdomen blown away 50 that his en-
trails protruded. 4 third had his shoulder Blown
off fourth, the top Of his head, leaving the
brain exposed, while legs and arms suffered sifni-
lar treatment almost without number.
tbraaabont M wHala ga 81 snaay rfyt sv5a sle
whole.of Monday, which was cold dTeaTy. drizr
zly day. What agony they suffered thus posed,
no one can describe ! am glad TO SAY, however,
that none Of our people are embraced in the nm
fortunate category. Batfew would have suffered
thus had they not crawied away id the bushes
where they could not he found. Il
Many of the enemy d wounded must have entered
fndescribable agoHy before they expired. Their
bodies were frequently found concealed among the
bushes, far away from the din of battle, where
lay in every attitude that could bet0ken peaceful
or O horrible death. One poor fellow whom saw
on Tuesday, lay with his head supporsed on q
low, and there, with his hands creased upon his
breast, Testament BY his side . smile upon his
face he had breathed his life away aEore. nnat-
tended and unsoothed by the ninstering hands Of
vas II was impossible not 10 feel ttlrsb d sym
patty for the deludeH being who had thus wan
sdered from his kindred, and fallen q saefifce %
the folly Of policy which looks to The
of people defending their rights and ftrseides.
Others, on the contrary locked more IlSs devils
than men. their CONTINGENCIES expressive % an az
Host fiendish hate. Black, purifying disagured
corpses, worms and rnaggots crawling il and oat
Of their WOUNDS. presenting q loathsoms spectacle
which it was siekening to look upon.
Hundreds OF reports were sent away the day
wounded, which excited the most serious and uga-
necessary apprehe In no Iesa than fcur
by weeping relatives, which we're intended to re.
ceiee the remains Of men who were walking abont
| fhc camp ia the best Of health and Without q
serath Among others / saw sweet litsfe wife
/ OF Is OF 20 summers. who tottered from the cars,
supported by the arm of her father, oa her way to
search for the body Of her husband an tTIeer, re-
! ported to have been Killed. She seated herself
upon q box at the depot while a mess elgsr went
| to make some Inquiries, and bowing her head upon
her knees Wept as if her poor little heart would
4 break.
In a few minutes the messenger returned, bring
ing with him fine looking yonrg officer: DO had
\ his arm supported in a sling He barely spoke her
name, when The wife looked uIts and one glad
! shrek threw her arms around his nsck and over
come BY emotions sank insenaible On bis breast
1 During the thickest of the fight, q Virginian,
] who had but one arm, being unable 70 take part
in the contest, amused himself BY passing reek-
llessly from point to point and admfnstering
/ whisky and water to the wounded, which be car
Tied about his person ID fonr Or five canteens Be-
I ing demonstrated with for unnecessarily Aposing
Il himself to danger, he replied 4 Boys, II fall,
i viii be with clear conscience and ths satisfaction
\ Of. knowing did the best could. The noble
4 fellow escaped, however, and many wounded
sa ts W. as III @ hfsse Seeeivea y I ~ iii Hands A
Il Such was the thirst among onr TIeu, and 50 IN
different were they to flying balls taat they wonla
stop in the middle Of the fight and pisE
ries, loading, firing and eating BY turns. During
the hottest of the conflict. most Of the SeGtherners
would rush forward, aim and discharge their
pieces, and then retire behind trees and bushes
II and there reload, and again advance. Every
charge made during the day was of q gallant
character; aud though several times defeated for
I. moment in their attempt to take batteries, they
returned unfinchingIy to the task, and fought until
q their object was accomplished. Beauregard and
Johnston after the battle, both paid tle soldiers
Il high compliment Of saying that ne regulars could
have stood fire better, and done their WoFk more
y thoroughly than did our brave volunteers.
8 Capt. Kenlper, of Aiexandrla, who haa made
, | himself famous by the daring and efficient manner
in which he managed his battery during the battle,
. was also taken prisoner. Shortly afterwards he
saw approaching one of our regiments when the
E thought occurred to him that he would palm them
I off as a part of the forces Of the enemy should
: have stated however, that he had previously re-
fused to deliver up his sword to any other than an
officer, and when regimen approached, it ap-
4 peared plausible enough that be should dssre 70
adyancean surrender his oiteiai padge fe tne
i Colonel in command. The men By whom ne was
{ | captured, suspecting nothing wrong, accordingly
/ marched with him until within q distance e g few
) rods, when Capt Kemper cried ont.. Etessrates
i I am q prisoner, release me-. Inaf5 turning to
i, his captors he politely thanked them fer Ee kint
o attentions, and invited them now 70 aeenHlpany
/ him, request pressingly made, that Vas en-
). individuals are now enjoying resi- old Virginif
o hospitality at tho public ezpenas II Gae o.
Ii Richmond. &.
1t related OF az c4tt vi
e ! Carolina Reginants, that BY some means be fat
e come into possession Of rabbit which had beel
u accidentally shot, and 50 Tenacious Eas 81 OF hl
& probably loaking far ward to s nights sap
! per--that he carried the little qaadrupsd IN hi
hand throughout the battle, dropplng Il niy lon
e enough 10 load and fire. This Is WEas l:ca II de
,f cdedly cool and aEn glad to add thai t!s youn
i. soldier enjoyed his evening meat lfon- Ms Wen
n III s Connection With the Georgia aginants,
d may mention inelant 9ghieh oesaFrsE e. 9ne 9
le the priyates nafned Dejoufnette aHa Illustrate
te tie determined spirit with Whicit tha ~ stoo!
Is their grounda spirit which, haa seldaEEll bad il
be equal in tie annals of modern i 4,
h late in the day, lla had naas q IN
d. enemy, and when they reteated he vas take
ut along as prize. The Yankees 7iaon the!g ratrea
IN however, were TOO frightened 60 wall sioWi
10 enough to accommodate themselves 70 the teebl
til pace of their prisoner, and he vas ace9rdfngi
re dropped by the wayside, When he craHled 10
rs clufnp Of bushes on the edge of the reaa Her
re he concealed himself, and remained nndstaete
lit until the Rhode Island Regiment passed with Co
slocum ia the rear. The LASER, sisea vaFing Il
le Georgian, drew a revolver ff9rn his hoisser az
1t said, g Your life you Rebe The Rebel, 4 hog
ce ever, was not disposed to yield gp me ga9st a.
lie fire when the valiant Colonel; who Wolsds nave
I wantonly killed wounded man, cfiess Dor
lis sheot-don't shoot!'' It was no time for parle
re however, and tho Georgian finding I1is life hangiI
M in balance, fred and brought the Officer 70 Il
er ground. Then dashing into the bushes as well
v (; he could followed by shower OF balls from
MS LlOlSaHQ guns SlBl tfbtt
a since been ascertained that Col SocumWas kille
Another incident of a similar chsraa assr Is I
q lated of a young Alabama boy named Y nj r. va
nd ley, a private in the Eanaerdale Rifles. He "a ON
NO Ii years Of age, but q goodly number Of nehe
IA strong desire to volunteer, and manly ountc
ara ance, enabled him to evade the regulations al
ead ioii company. How well he has done his dut
as the following recital will shows During the aco
Ne having stra7ed away from his regiment to fig
raa " % On His own hook he was taken prisoner by o
III, !, ofthe apet aabs' tied hand and foot, and L
living upon the battle field to he subsequently
es claimed Young Alabama, however, was posse'
ed Of TOO much Anglo-Saxon elasticity to occnl
Ter his recumbent attitude n dieness. and setting
SOL work with a good pair Of jaws, he soon knaw
en-, apart the rope which bound his hands, Then, vi
lnd pocket-knfe, he severed the cords around
cry feet and seizing musket from the side OF de
IS a man, lie started on his return to his own re
our ment On the way he encountered another Z ?
er- lamb and, without further Introduction, +
gh him through with his bayonet and secured his 81
ier arms. Continuing his journey, he came suddeI
y upon federal Colonel who vas oiteElng
mi. mi. horseback. Not supposing the young man to
hot an enemy, the officer paid no attention TO his {
1gh proach until the juvenile hero presented his m
: N ket and demanded his surrender. 9 Who {
the you n, asked the Colonel Pm an Alahamial
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