, 1861-08-27
FROM BTCH0[0NDs
Return of DR.. Lewis, Of the SeesA4
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fFrom the Detroit T1tbaaAl
Surgeon Lewis, of the Second Wisconsin
Regiment, WAS taken prisoner at the bstt1e Of
Bull Bun, and IVES among the number OF sur
geons released on parole and conveyed to For
trsss Mosree Under f'g & Ct tsuee. As Is On
ped over In this city Yesterday for the purpose
Of calling upon E. n. Wilcox, Esq, to deliver
message from the Colonel, now In Richmond.
! From him We have Obtained the following in
teresting facts relative to the manner IN which
Colonel Wilcox and himself were taken pris-
eners, and their treatment since the battle:
All surgeons taken on the field Of battle
While caring for the wounded, were released
and sent North, while those Who were taken
while fleeing from the field are held c1"se
prisoners Of war. DR.. Lewis had been sepa-
tie, and when the rout commenced he was en-
gagged in relieving the sufa1ings of our
wounded soldiers, without referance to their
regiments. Having done what he could for
those brought to him, he was attempting to
| cross the field to where he supposed hia regi,
1nent was stationed, when he was met b
| company ofrebel cavalry, who took him to be
| rebel soldier from his dress, which was similar
| to their own. Having by this time learned Of
the panla and retreat OF the Union troops, ana
! knowing that many Of our soldiers must hare
| been left wounded on the field, he explained
to the Captain Of the cavalry bis rank, and
| delivered himself a prisoner Of war, that he
| might be near the wounded OF his regin ent,
which had suffered greatly during the fight.
! Ee was taken to one OF the hospitals where
the wounded were being brought in large
| numbers, aud Eoe1 AFTER his arrival, a1d ii
the course Of his professional duttes, met Col
Wilcox, whom he found wounded in the right
arm, half way between the elbow and wrist
by mimic ball, which had plo1ed fuzrow
ia the aeshy portion Of the arm for several
! iunhas Iavfn1 hare fhe hnna This 1rae tho
only wound. His horse Was shot under him
about the same time, receiving bail in the
neck, which Killed him almost instantly. At
the time he receiTed his wound, he WAS some
was also in advance Of the field He had sue
ceeded in turning the position Of the enemy,
and Was fEirg into their backs, when rein
tercements came mp and nearly surrounded
the regiment, obliging then to fall back The
Colonel being wounded, md very weak from
the loss OF blood, without a horse, WAS una-
bic to reach his regiment, but was assisted by
Capt. Wilmington and four men into piece
Of woods near BY. Before reaching the cover
Of the woods they were attacked By 9 compar-
atiye1y large body Of rebel infantry, who were
} driven back BY the noble fellows who had re-
manned with their Colonel. The Colorel has
since said that had it not been for the brave.
~ Of his comrades at this juncture, they
would have all been killed upon the spot.
Soon after the woods were gained, much lar
7 Preston, came upon them, a2d Colonel Will
l | Cox was in very brutal manner ordered to
surrender. He delivered his sword to Colonel
Preston, to whom he explained his rank, and
: manner, and conducted to the hospital, where
j. he net Dr.. Lewis, Capt. Wilmington remain
8 ing close beside him. Soon afterwards Capt
| Rickets, Of the Light Artillery, whose battery
e had done such terrific work among the rebels
= that day, was also brought in and placed nea1
e Col. Wilcox
a They were kept at this place three weeks
T. and we're then taken to Richmond, where
e Coicnel Wlccx, Captain and Mrs. Ricketts,
J and Dr.. Lewis, occupied room IN the genera
wounded, occupied a small room adjoining
l. The Doctor remained there a week, and VIA
t. then released upon giving his parole not t:
t. fight for or to render aid to the Government
j. forces until exchanged. When he left Rich
e mond Colonel l, Nllcox Mas rapidly recover
n able to walk about the hospital and the ground
e adjacent. This was the extent of the ibe. t.
II | allowed him by his esptaTs. The Doctor
quite confident that he Will have perfect US
It OF his arm in the course ofa few months. tn
sr Colonel seemed quite impatient st the pros
% peet ofa long imprisonment, but he looke
II upon it philosophically, ,and had determined t
.e endure patiently Whist could not be curet
j. He had started out in this work determine
y to Go all in hie power to put down the rebe
as difficult to bear as he knows so well the st1
le peudouE Efforts being made By the traitors
le destroy the liberties Of his country.
Id The object for which Dr. Lewis submitte
I'd to imprisonment WIGS fully accomplished. Z
e. found among. the prisoners forty of his ow
Mt regiment, many of them quite severely wouu
e. ed, aid he was thus permitted to do much
o. alltyiatiag their suferings. It was very fort
nate for our wounded that large quantity
medical supplies were taken by the rebels,
~ without these the suffering must have ben
al ve:y great This appears to have beec t
h., he tal,y neglected department il the rebel arm
Ne probabiy on sccount OF the blockade and t!
strict surveillance of cur Northera Office
70 over everything that passes South.
h. The Doctors account Of the battle does Il
~ differ terially frem these already p1blishe
r. He describes il ss a. times mcst terrible, al
er. the fighting Of our troops up to the moms
~ the unfortunate panic took place, Was all th
- could have been expected. He at one tin
~ saw two regiments within sixty yards OF ea
ei other, sending and receiving bullets like II
too severe, and the rebel regiment retreate
The retels themselves admit that our roo]
er, fight equally as well as they, and that -th!
OF were badly besten when Johnston's force 8
lis rived. Soldiers under Johnston stat3d tn
re- before they reached ManasEas they we
ne every few moments met by couFiers who l
ab- ported that the Cortederates were BEL
ng driven back, were badly whipped, were
ven terly routed, and begged them to hurry to t
rescue.
ion A4 the Federal Surgeons who fsll into t
on- hands Of the 1ehels, are united In the opsnl
Po- that cur men are much the best marksme
lily both with mu=ket and ca1no1. The loss
cir the rebels could Eot have been less til
double That Of ours, while ths wounds {,
lal tanned BY them we're much mora 6evere.
er, few Of our men were wounded in the bot
III the legs and arMs seeming to have been
| EuEmy7S mark.