The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-08-01
The Conduct of savages.---The Cruel ChiV-
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A correspondent of the New York Tfi
5ltne furnishes the folowiug summary of
facts in proof of the blood thirsty charac-
ter of the foe our men had to contend
with, at the battle of Bulls Run. In or
der to secure a correct understanding of
the magnitude of the enemy's barbarity
we would state that, an ambulance is
wagon of peculiar construction for carry
Jog of wounded men, and. in an engage
msnt, is always respected by beIlgeEents'
and allowed to pass unDolested. a Sur
geon always wears green sash and the
trimmings of his uniform is green, and
both himself and the spot selected By
him, and which he generally marks by
hanging bis saeh TO the limb of tree or
fastening it to musket stuck into the
ground, are held sacred from attack. A
hospital is always marked with yellow
flag, and also exempt from molestation
A squad of men unarmed, and carrying
off the dead aud wounded, are looked up
on as non co u batants for the me-beipg.
and are entitled to pass without attack
These rules are most religiously observed
by all nations making the least claim to
,silization; and to the shame of the
Southern chivary be it said, that what c.
ven the barberous Sepoys respected they,
with a refinement of cruelty that would
have startled savagcs, most ruthlessly vi
olated.
Now to authenticated facts.
Lieutenant S. r. Elliott of the 18th
Regiment N. Y S. NJ. (Hishlandcrs) was
standing near Col Cameron Of his regi-
ment g hen the latter vas struck bv q
shot and fell mortaIly wounded. The
Lieut. and others instantly rushed to the
fallen oficer, Lieutenant Elliott. with
twelve Ulen of the 5th aud 10Th Compa
MES OF bis Regiment. raised the Colonel,
aud started to bear him OF the field
No sooner was this group Of men discern,
ed hy the field telescopes Of the enemy.
than they were made a target for aD en-
tire battery OF rifed cannon and NUN
Der of infantry. The shots struck on cy
ery side Of them, being aimed with great
precision, and they we're soon covered
with dust thrown over then. by the & Jnk
balIs. Finally, shell thrown by the
rdcd cannon bn;tcry, struck in the cen.
ter of the group and killed five neD of
those who were bearing the dying ColoDel.
The battery continued to play on tbew
until tbey were out Of range, bat tbey cs-
capcd without further serious casualties
Lieutenant Elliott says that the shots
which struck near then were not tie
cbaUse shots of general engagement.
but were aimed at them sFecially-they
we're discovered by the feld-gasscs OF
the Rebels, aud then the guns were aimed
directly at them, and played on them TIL
they Ecre out Of rqUzc-aud with whst
q urderons etfcc. has been stated.
There was 90 possibility Of mi,taking
the nature Of this group, or their humane
.errand. The Retels saw number OF
men bearing frog the field woueded OF
feer, aud instead OF Withholding their
fire, invariably the practice of cigilizod
foe, they scientifically took the exact
range Of the retreatiDg group, and
brought Whole battery to bear on then,
killing DearIy baIf of them tefore they
had succeeded in placing their dying Col
onel in place of safety
Colonel Wood. Of the 4th New Work
Regiment (Brooklyp), being wounded
vas placed in an ambulance, and VI as be.
ing carried of the field. The ambulance
vas fred at FTosistently tg battery OF
rihed cannon. 4 projectiIe from one of
these guns at last took of the top Of the
ambulance. passed on and killed three
men of the Rhode I-lanl Battery, and
dismounted their guu. The FIRE va,
kept up SO uuremjttiosly, that the
men 10 charge of The ambulance were
forced to leave it. In this case also the
ambulance was made a special target.
aud was fred at until it was probably
destroyed
LieuteOant Colonel Joseph J. Chan
bers, now commanding the New York
2sth Volunteers, the Colonel being wouu
ded and in the infrmary, tells the fol
lowing story:
Lieut.. Colonel Chambers, in the thick
Of the fight, aud while be himself was
Fastening for re-cnforcements, kaw near
the brook (Bull Run) Rebel deliberate
ly tayonet one of our wounded men, who
was lying near the bank Of the stream
Even in tho exigency of the moment Col
ChambeFs wheeled his horse, rode up to
the Rebel aud shot bin dead.
Surgeon Barbes of the Y. N. 2sth Vol
unteers. was in the & ght all through, and
eame out of it in his shirt sleeves, having
lost coat, sash, watch and all his surgi
cal pstru olents. having been charged on
by the Black Horse Cavalry and com
PEELED to leave the field, being driven
from under q tree where he had estab.
tablished his temporary quarters, and
~here he was attending to the wounds of
about twenty FIVE injured men. mart Of