Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-31
REPORT FROM THE FIELD.


wounded Delaware soldiers, by the Delaware
State Association, made the following Interesting |
report to that body, few weeks ago, which, for
the information OF the public, the Association
has ordered to be published.
70 Me Rec. Altred lee, President Of The DelIwdre
Stats Association for The Reii.f Of Sick and
Wounded Soldiers
WILMINGTON, Oct. 1, 1862.
Having been called upon by y0ur Association
to visit the wounded men OF tho Delaware aud
tier Regiments, engaged in the late battles VI
South Mountain and Sharpsburg, and now after
ten days absence, having accomplished in some
measure the duties assigned to US, we are again
at our homes, and believing that you fee AN
anxious interest 10 bear from us and Of our
stewardship, we submit TO yUu'as follows:
We left nome ou the 10Th ult at IL o'clock
midnight, arriving in Baltimore at 4t a. NJ,
and called upon Wm. Robinson, Vice President
sf the Union Relief Association, and learned FROM
lin that none Of our wounded had yet reached
Baltimore. Having some tmo to spare before
the train left for Frederick, we went with him
{ the hospital in charge Of our esteemed towns
woman, Anne Sen,ple, who kindly took us
through some Of the Wards, after which, IN
company with MIR Ro iinson, We went to the Cant
den Street Depot aud procured our tickets Tor
The Monocaey aud soon lett for that point Ar
rlYing there, we shouldered our baggage and
| ptOctcueu On our nus Ol lnhICH 10 tIeutliGht
ihiee mills distant, arriving about O'Clock +.
NJ After looking carefully through the hos
ptas, finding in one of them, DIR Houston, iu
charge of l6 sicK Of the Second Delaware, but
no wounded-we Called up Mr.. llOgg, worthy
unicn citizen OF that place, and to whom We had
ptters Here we were cordially received aud
kiudly entertained for the night. lu the morning
We sci nut in coach, with some four or five
others for tie battle ground.
We soon saw evidences of the strife in broken
down fences, dead horses cast OF clothes, knap-
sacks Sc every where TO he seen us we passed
along, and as we neared the scene of the battle
Of South Mountain, these evidences were iu-
creased by newly made graves, marks OF shot aud
shells upon the buildings &C., SC. At Middle
Greek, beyond Middletown aud Just at the base
OF South Mountain, n large barn, smithy, ami
the covered bridge over said creek had been
hurned by the rebels but the latter had been re-
built Ivy cur men. All the way up the sides oi
tie mountain We would occasionally see graves
and other evidences IT strongly contested bat-
tie. We did not stop. however, except 10 pass
through the hospitals on our way 10 look for cur
wounded. Al Middleton, BoonsborU aud other
places, they were all full, aud the inhabitants,
male and female, husily engaged in eating for
lem,
We did not fad any mOre of our mon until We
reached Keeiysville here were three of the FL st
{ UtMNAlt, TWO uhuly Nuunutl IN lut llllRu anu
the other slightly iu the hip. Proceeding directly
onward a mile further, we came upon Frenoh's
DIVISION Hospital, where we found large NUN,
her, probably one hundred and twenty five OF the
Isl and ID Delaware. under the care of the Sur
seon OF the First Delaware, Dir. Maui. Here
we halted, aud after mutual congratulations
went to work TO administer to their wants Ms
we'll as our limited stores would allow US The
, sight OF friends alone seemed to revive anil lit
up the dooping spirits of nnny brave fellow,
and inquiries AFTER dear friends they had left
behind were frequent and for awhile they seemed
/ to forget their own suierugs in their anxiety Ia
bear ami know about the folks at home II was
balm to their wounded SPIRITS, il not t. thcii
lcqMidS TO know that they mad friends who cared
tor them aud during our whole stay, IA more
cheerful, resigned, and thankful set Of c0uute-
nances have never seen, tban were Moss OF
these poor fellows, PROSTATE and helpless us they
. were by wounds, some slight but generally OF !,
serious, and many Of really dangerous char
aeter.
Late in the afternoon we went over to the
battle field, where the remnant of our lst Nh
ID Regiments were tncAmptd. Here we met
, W tn Col. Andrews, Major Smith, and host OF
friends, who seemed g;ad to see us, and from
1 whum we obtained a list Of the killed and wound
cl of the the two regiments Some interesting
+ accounts tf the battle were gwen, and we had
ehuNu us tut uhB presented our cit EenS, now
completely riddled by bullets aud the hag sial
snot VII. We then walked over part Of the bat
Tie fed where our brave soldiers fought and
= where many laid down their lives Tor tbcil
country.
Cul Andrews had tent erected for our bene
: fl aud we rested Tor the night. The whole di-
Il vsi having had orders 10 move ia the morning
0 We were W hye-times To bid them good bye au1
: STE tntm OIL As the Division passed Us, ",
4 I4.fi. ia n
t wheu collected we had almost three hundred ii
our blskest paid aud unpaid, all of which W,
- deposited the next day III the Post Office il
q Boonsboro.
On our way back to the hospital of our Dlyi-
=, SION, we pnss d through several other huspit,s
ani there iouni few Of onr men, One pool
20 fellow, Joseph Kelley Co. A, lit Del, had sul.
~ tcied amputaliun of the thigh aud was in n sink
4 ing condition, he died the next day. On niriyn
y At our hospital about 10 A. NJ, we found a mum
q her oi ambulAnces III waiting in which we got Ii
q! our wounded of, aud collecting together som
. OO more who were able to walk two of our com
q nnttte linysclt and MIR. Douesou) anu our tw,
. volunteers, Messrs. Griffith and Sparks, who la,
d9ne us good service since they lett home, yolun
2 tered 10 20 with them to Frederick, and al
d ocoek A. NJ, the whole party IN charge o
Lieut. Ghas Tanner, set out. Stopping at Bouns
. bufo, where we procured retresnmcnts for them
Lieut. Tanner with funds to provide Tor them a
Mhdletown where they stopped for the night
myself and Donellson pushed forward TO Ffeder
ick reached there Ut 81 7. NJ Lieut. Tame
mad wounded arriving about A. NJ the mex
day and same day, with the assistance of lieut
Tanner succeeded ia getting the whole of GU
! wounded, who came in on foot, off in the nller
:, noon train T. Baltimore, and after purchasnl
~ some liquors and other atorei and proeure'
q euuye VauCe. left next mur,,ino fot 49,, L.
\, pInl again, stopping on our way ut keetysvill
aul administering to the comforts Of tile wounae
there US we'll us we could in the short time nj
III lowed us by the backmnn, aud arrived back aqA
n u about o'clock on Wednt sday During ou
. absence, our friends Bailey ami Britton had beqi
busy, with the aid OF an ambulance bringing i
" from the hospitals be; ond, such Of our welnde
of as could be moved and placing them under TIN
te care Of DR.. Maull. Some or 6 however. coul
l. not be moved, but these afterwards received sue
, attention from us MS il was iu our power to uiyt
IT. On Tuesday, during cur absence to FrtderieI
c, Mrs. DR.. Harris aud aids from the u S..Sanital
" Commission at Washington had arrived with
= large quantity Of sanitary stores, Of which W
il, gOta share, aud during the remainder Of our stn
+ We we're engaged airing for our own woundc
= aul IN various ways assisting the U. s. Saultar
le Committee in taking care OF the wounded {
s. other Regiments here, and III getting off til
" wounded in ambuances, &C. &C.
.. Two Of our committee, Messrs Britton AN
!. pourIlson, left for home Un Friday morning b
~ way Of Frederick, aud our two volunteers. vii
IL we had pressed into the service again at Frede
g lex left on Saturday morning by way of Harper
III Ferry. Up to this time, Saturday mornint
although we had made several searches, we bo
found none of the wounded of II
q, Third Delaware, aud after first seeil
ok our men well cared for, MIR. Bailey al