Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-11-01
Vol. VIT.---No. 10.

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great danger, the balls whistIing all
around him, but he escaped unhurt ~
Of company Il three officers were
wounded. Among the wounded of COM
pany A is Lieut.. Holmes, who was shot
in the breast. He is the son of Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Captain Babo, of company G., swan
tho river with young Wesselhoeit, but
has not been seen.
Captain Putnam, Of Company III, lost
his right arm, which was nmputatcd at
the old farm house on the island lie is
doing pretty well.
Lieut. Hallowoll, company II, swan
the river, and constructed raft on which
to transport the wounded from the Viz.
gina shore.
Lieut.. Sturgis' is unhurt Company
Officers all safe
Wilson Siblcy, company G., 18th Mas
sachusetts, swan the river by advice of
an officer, who plunged in and went
ahead. When they got halfway across
and in the strongest of the current, some
twelve Confederatcs fred at him. He
saw their movement and dived at the
flash, thus escaping their bullets Tho
officer was shot through the head, gave
one loud cutlery and sank to the bottom.
A young man who, moment before,
appealed to the Captain to help him, on
seeing his friend shot. sank exhausted.
Charles Head, of company d, 18th
Massachusetts, says that when he was
swimming across, he saw at least one
hundred persons also making the same
effort to escape from the tender mercies
OF the Confederates. Among them he
observed Col. Bevins There were many
crying for "help," but he thinks not
more than two-thirds reached the island
in safety. He himself gave GU. when
several rods from the shore, and sank to
the bottom, but contrived to walk ashore.
! arrived at the Ferry, and crossed
over shortly after 3 o'clock, Z. M Only
three scows were in use, carrying say
fifty men each, and occupying at least
thirty minutes in getting each load over
| met wounded men returning in their
comrades arms, aud bleeding from feet,
legs, chest, head, arms, and evory other
description Of wounds | assisted in
conveying them to u comfortable place in
a large shed near the river, and proceed
cd toward the scene Of action. Soon |
reached an old farm house, which was
being used as an hospital. Groups of
soldiers and persons not in uniform were
! crouching behind a corn-crib, built of
logs, to shelter themselves from the bull
lets, which wcro now singing fearful
music oyer our heads
/ The aim appeared to DO at the hou'
containing our wounded. In the yars
and covering its whole space, lag b
wounded, dead and dying, in every So
Of mutilation. Tho house containeda.
rooms, which were full to repleiion er,
a square foot of space remained up
pied by the bleeding, wounded COZ.
cation. | took off my coat. and fo.
an hour rendered such assistance a5cr
amateur surgeon could render 'tof
was, as usual, a plentiful lack Of surgica
assistance, twenty poor fellows calling
for aid, where only one or two could BIO
attended 10.
1t was dark before the conflict closed,
and then reerossed the river and work.
ed Until this hour & a. NJ Tuesday
morning. in transporting the wounded in
boats and filters to places OF safety. I
took my horse and rode to Edwards
Ferry, where obtained a canal boat, in
which large quantity of hay was placed
for the comfort Of the wounded / reach
ed the Ferry, and by 2 o'clock this morn
ing we bad about forty poor wounded
soldiers on board, and quietly proceeded
to the Ferry. Some fifty wounded were
taken to barn half mile from the line
Of the canal. A large number who could
I not be removed remained at the farm
house on the island, and multitudes we're
left dead and dying on tho bank Of the
Old Dominion, their groans waking
mournf1 echoes from the bills and woods.
The officers have suffered severely There
is no way Of asccrtaining the actual num-
Der Of casualties.