The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-09-04
FOR THE LANCASTER LsDGER1

HURsDAY, August ~, 1861.
Mr.. Editor have Just returned from
the Hospital and as the scenes Of that place
weigh most heavily on my heart, let me tell
you something of them. In the first place,
however, let me say, that our people ought
to be truly thankful and ought to express
those thanks to God for the good health Of
our Company. 1t is the mos, healthy com.
pany in the Regiment. For some DAYS past
our report has been from eight to fifteen,
too sick for duty-nnne Of them seriously
iIi-at the same time other companies small
sr than ours by one fourth, are reporting
from % 10 IS sick, and several OF them very
ILL., Our Hospital is two miles off. visit
II every day, MA, there about four hours
this morning. We there have the use of
M old mouse, considerably diIarida,ed, With
Two rooms down stairs and one up stairs
In addition, We have good new room, n
bout IL by II feet. with a fire place. then
n s'n"ke.house tii,t will hold about six men.
and barn, tolerably we'll closed in, over
the (gr"uadJ floor Of which, on Il bed Of
hay, We have had about SO Of our conval.s-
cent men, We have there now about 10
crilicn cases. SUmc of them from pncu.
monia some from relap.cs after measles,
caused hy moving out ia the wet. sc, &c:
some from Typhoid Fever A son of Rev.
MIR Save is one Of Ills number lie had
mensl.> FIRST. but now | think has icvcr.-
lie has held his ground pretty well for 3
DAYS past. On Tuesday, We buried Mr. Ma.
rl"n Webb, "f Sumter District Ga Wed.
heSdal, we burie! another man, from Lex.
imgt"n. This morning We placed three
more IN their Inst resting places and mark
I'd their graves plainly, so tia, their friends
can find them.
Night bcinre last heard that our Young
frierd Pinkney Crawford was quite i'll, and
yesterday evening called to see him. |
found him in the ago.ies Of death. Ills
"as case Of measles, they We're in his sys-
TEN but und-velured on the day of our
march from Camp Pcttus TO this place, and
during which march, We had n shower of
rain IN which he got thoroughly wet. DR.
Gaston attended him, and understand they
are trying 10 get off with his remains 10.
day. Iii, regiment moved to a better
ground some TWO days ago, leaving on their
old ground, (about half mile from this
camp three tents with PERSONS too i'll to be
moved. There found him, his ten, stand.
ing out IN an old field, 600 miles from home
some five or six friends sitting around on
the outside Of the lent in SILENCE, one ke.p
ing the flies away from his face, the death
rattle in his throat! If any thing can melt
the human heart, scenes such as that must
do it. Wnen return from our hospital
feel rs il could never Jest again. OF all
the horror, OF war that Of the battle field
j, one Of the least. When one looks over
a field covered with dead, wounded and dy.
ing, it no doubt presents q scene Of horror
more terrible th,n that seen anywhere else,
because there you see the killed and woun.
ded from nil the Regiments of both armies
Mt once, but to take the case Of any one
Regiment, its battle field calamities ARE its
smallest troubles. Take our Regiment OF
900 men for example, If We were engaged
in hot battle aud hare 10 men killed and
80 wounded, it would be heavy loss rs
much or more so than the average. Out Of
the 80 wounded, probably SO or TO Of them
would be very slight. Now follow us
through three months campaign, with
from 200 to $50 men on the sick list, about
100 Of them suffering continually, and per.
haPs severely, dying it may be at the rates
Of ten or dozen 10 month, and YOU will
now readily see that q mans chances for
escape or the Battle field, are much better
than in campaign.
All this, however, you know no doubt
from experience, and now as to the stores,
nurses, Sc. We need the stores, il is true.
Good thick clothing to keep men from get.
uDg sick, however, will be better than
something 10 cure them. The army rule
Is 10 pot one nurse to 10 men Now think
Of that, ten men spread around on the floor,
and one man 10 wait on them lie can
give them water, he can take pot full Of
Cruel and dip them out q tincup full each,
and give them such general attentions rs
these. The doctors then attena TO their
bIiS,ers. &C., aud these men all lie there for
days and days together, until ths smell Of