The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-16
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Eighth Company
Chas. g. Ware prisoner
ID. a. Tryan prisoner.
Robert Pollock, prisoner.
Corporal Mcyoy wounded and dying
duncan McOuat and VIM. Gray, prisoners
Ninth ComTdny.
Captain II, r Shi'igaw, compound fracture Of thigh
ana shot through both arms, doing we'll
waiter DAILY, prisoner.
& VI Collins. prisoner.
Peter rhoms on prisoner
corporal lhos. Mcdonald, prisoner
Jeremiah Collins, prisoner.
Walter Dale prisoner
John lIyland prisoner
Orderly serscan, John Mckenzie thigh amputatcd do
ing well.
John shearor, wounded in hip and rigb, arm; doing
well. '' 49,"
Corporal Bcal wounded in back doing well.
Robert Bcnckcr, shot by shell leg; doing welD
James donaldson, died nj Manassas.
Benjamin Parks, died at Ccntrovlle
Ts,th Company
James Iolgan compound fracture VI humorous.
- Johnston, wounded
Richard Brnnon, prisoner.
Sergeant Robert Burns, pr soncr
Corporal Hanna prisoner.
Richard Brodc, Long Island prisoner.
John Beaumont, prisoner.
James Graham, prisoner.
George Morse, prisoner.
Thomas Mccormick, prisoner.
have correct list of the Of the nifty Hvo
officers, prisoners; but your catalogue, published yes
terday, Is pretty accurate, therefore do send
There " one thing cannot refrain from adverting to-
Inc feelings of The wounded and prisoners towards our
government. II tho passive treatment they
ccving Is continued, and which hostile every prin
cipc Of civilized warfare there will such howl from
those dungeons and hospitals will be felt throughout
the whole length and breadth tho North and would
more TO damage our than two such battles us ut
Manassas besides 1t will bring down upon the admins
tration the condemnation OF other Powels-n short tho
whole civilized world. II would be injrdicous to say
more on this subject at present. You may hear from
IN future communication. had petition TO his Ex-
ceiency the President from the imprisoned officers.
showed 10 GEN Wner, OF the confederate forces Ho
said he could not allow it 10 pass without showing It TO tho
War department and they passed it, il was to be sent
by Adams Exprcas The prisoners ailxousiy await tho
result of this petition before giving their feelings
have brought with about four hundred letters from
the prisoners and wounded should of their relatives
OF frleds wish 10 communicate with them address their
letters, "Prsoncr Of war, of General Windcr, Rich
mond and delivered open at Adams Express Office,
nave been assured by the General that he will faithfully
see them delivered. The same with clothing and money
In concluding this letter allow bear testimony to
the confederate authorities they did all in their power
ameliorste our condition To Col Stone Of tho Fourth
Mississippi ann under everlasting debt of gratitude
Tor supplying the wounded In my hospital with food when
we were starving, my hospital being
In wild, unknown TO public view
The farmers and soldiers in camp often brought good sub
stantial tokens Of their visits.
], myself, have been wounded In the leg, which has
been aggravated by fatigue. Eleven OF us have been
liberated on the following parole Of honorWe, the
dersgned officers non officers and nrvacs
in the Of the United States do our unqua
fled parole of honor that will by arms information
or otherwise during the existing hostities between
the United States and Confederate States of America aid
or abct the enemies Of the Confederate States any e
them in any form manner whatsoever until released
cxchanged?' We sent from Manassas Richmond
on this parole accompanied with the following note:
"1he parole of these doctors taken prevent the
necessity Of guarding them whilst they attending
the enemys wounded, with an understanding that
to be continued by tho War Department after leav ing
here and that they 10 be permitted TO return
their homes when their services would longer re-
quircd, on the ground that they non combatants
and might have got of if they had initiated their fellow
officers. G. T. BlAUREGARD, General Commanding"
In Richmond there are upwards Of thirteen hundred
wounded and prisoners Of our fsrces.
Our Colonel (Cameron) shot through the left
breast after the second voley received from the
my He is buried about three hundred yards from my
hospital.
No useless coI1n enclosed his breast,
Nor in sheet nor In shroud we wound him.
am, dear sir yours respectfully,
JAMES NOIlYAI1