The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-10-24
Some Of the Horrors of War.
From the Cincinnati Times, Oct. 18th

"'''ou mere HoH OaiiipoIiS' hd'ihS t"o
hundred and siy sick soldiers from Gen
Rosencrans' army. Omnibusses were
procured and they were sent TO the Mill
tary Hospital. only to learn to their horror
that that institution was already full. and
Their distress OH learning this fact was
very great. and they begged the privilege
of entering the building and lying any.
where until they could be better accom-
modatsd.
They were all very sick. some with
camp dysentery, but mostly with the ty-
phoid fever. 4 he authorities at the hos
pital could not turn these men away, and
finally admitted them. and seIvin. them
tea and other refreshments. did the b ST
possible under the circumstances TO make
them comfortable. The parlors and all
the spare rooms in the ouse were thrown
open 10 them. and they lay down on the
floors, rolled up in their blankets. The
sickesl'were thus disposed Of When the
rooms were full others. provided with
comforts and pillows, were slowed away
in the halls and passages, and thus lef! for
the night Those needing immediate
medical attention received it,
We visited the hospital about hall past
ten o'clock. The scene was a sorrowful
one indeed. Young men. burning up
with fevers. were lying on the floor.
crowded close together. with no bed be-
meath them. Others reduced almost to
skeletons by dyssntery. were lying upon
their blankets as thickly clustered toseth.
er.
Beds or cots had been provided for the
and six very sick soldiers, re heard not a
murmur nor complaint.
The poor fellows seemed to he glad 10
obtain even these accomm odatIons We
found several ladies and gentlemen there,
who had volunteered In renderin" assis-
tance. and We're doing all in their power
TO render the men as comfortable as Dos
sble.
The story of these gallant and stricken
soldiers is OF great woe aud sorrow. and
Is another development Of the terrible
mismanagement in Western Virsini
They belong to the Twenty-third and
Thirtieth Ohio. and we're part of a brig
ade III the command Of Col. SIemmer, Of
the regular army. Previous 10 the late
storm, they were subjected to continued
forced marches. and even an effort wa,
made to drive them ahead in the pitiless
storm.
When it was found impossible to pro
ceed. the men were mostly deserted by
their officers, and allowed 10 take care Of
themselves. a large number Of Col.
Ewing's regiment so:ght shelter in a
house. The Colonel drove them out, and
with his feld officers took possession Of a
house which would have sheltered one or
two hundred men The soldiers thus
driven out remained on large porch Of
house, when the Colone! exhibited bar.
barity that can hardly DO credited. He
drove the men from the porch out into the
pitiless storm. and placed \ guard there To
keep them away This tact was related
TO US last night by one Of the company in
such manner as will warrant us in Civ
ing il credence The men, it Was also
stated. were so indignant at the brutality y
/ of several OF their officers. that they
threatened 10 revenge themselves at the
first engagement.
The men thus exposed were without fall
clothing. They had no protection what
ever. The rain fell in such torrents that
their efforts to build fires were pros,ra,ed.
until Captains writing desk was cut up.
and fire Of fence rails started inside Of a
wagon This exposure did the work.
Man after man fell st icken with disease.
and when the storm cleared away, and the
bright sunshine came. the gimeDt were
in a worse condition than if they had
encountered double their number of their
Zoe.
There were no hospital accommodations
there, So tie worst OF the sick were placed
in wagons transportation wagons. with
out springs. aud joIted over rough roads
to Camp GsIley. They were in charge
of a non commissioned officer. who has
stuck to them manfully all the way. A,
Camp Gauley the hospitals were full. and
orders were received TO take the party tc
Charleston. On they jagged. flushed
with fevers or shivering with chlls. Al
Charleston. too. The hospitals were full
"On to GaIlipolis. were the orders.
So the poor fellows were packed on
steamers. laid upon the decks, aud bro
down the Kanawha to Gallipolis. They