The national Republican., 1862-03-31

Of the battle Of Winchester was written by the
l,Wld's correspondent:
The scene Of the conflict Is terrible. Civilians
are generally prevented from visiting II for the
present. It is impossible 70 describe the scene
20 % to give fesi'ss ionut N gfiAstfiusN ana
terror, which ahy one oight TO blush nol to
psrceive while walking and The remnants Of
humanity which are scattered about Bodies
In all The iiightful attitudes which violent and
unnAtuval death coald produce, stsiutd with.
blood. maugled and lacerated perhaps, often
begrimed and blsck, lay scaitered here and,
there, sometimes almost 10 heaps! r.tII (
Some had crawled away when wounded 10
comfortable place to die. Two men lay almost
covered with straw into which they had scrsm.
bled and lay until death released them. In The
woods through which our troops had 10 pass 10
charge the rebels lie the largest number Of our
dead, and beyond. on TIE other sido Of the wall
from behind which they poured their yolleys Of
lie, pierced In the forehead or face AZ they rose
above their hiding place 10 shoot at the Fec.
. ais. Thre 10 y peculiar ehastliness IN The
appearaace Of The soenys dead. Did not
tNeir dress dis inguish them, their faces would
enable any one Instant 70 tell which were
Feserals aud which not. Ono would think
they were all Indisns. ~ very d. K had they
become from their exposure, sleeping without
tents "a they did fJr long time at the begin
Mug Of the war.
In the Court House are placed large mum.
Der Of the wounded, our own and the enrmies
without determination. and In several place,
In town hospitals have been established sirce
the battle. II Ia dIfloult 10 compel oue's sell
to dwell long enough upon the scenes witnessed
there. of the dying and dead, to give them q
faithful description. Surgeons and attcndan'e
have been constantly at labor, without rest, In
attending to the unfortunate soldiers 10 the
hospitals. . -,r,ga. r- -......y .
Yet, after all their efforts. Il was long before
many Of the wounded could be properly car d
for and their wounds properly dressed.
The oourt room was filed with the sufferers.
lying upon the flor, 20 many that II was din
cult to pass about among them. Among them
was the Confederate Captain Jone', who had
both eyes shot out. and whose face, covered
thickly with cloited blood. presented the most
repu's've and pitiable eight which one could
we'll behold. Some, from lo@s Of blood. were
wan and pale, and some. fron, the irjnries 10
the face, were swollen, di tort d, and discol-
,red. Some, indeed. were cheerful. ard re.
inicing that while their comrades were many
of them so seriously injurd. their slight
wounds would soon heal and become honUa
bic scars testifying their patriotism and loyalty
But the majority of those which I saw here
were dangerous wounds, and some were Ia
softer ampuiations. and their fellow-sol oldiers
| about them sutfer ng from their own wounds
were obliged to listen TO their or es aud groans
and 10 hear the grating OF the surgeons saw, q
premonitor Of their own hard fate. ! saw many
10 the agonies of death. One. who was raiset
and sea'ed half upright. tannts me now will
his pale, sorrowful countenancs. He was
slmost dead, aud every moment would raist
his head, open his eyes. and stare vacantly
ar ,unl. as If be would assure himself that ht
had not yet lost all the sense of sight
| IIcre also lay some who had just died. and q,
I passed through the hall, a gray haired guard
r, sting npon bis musket, with solemn, gray,
O. unit nance, was standing beside number q
de ,d, In the attitude Of death struggle, eacl
with paper pinned to his clothing, stating tn
name, regiment, &c. of The dsce.,sed.
Many ladies Of the town were seen visltint
all the hospitals. Must 1t be said that theil
anxiety was to find out the Confederate prison
ers only, and administer 10 them the comfort
which they did not extend to our own! Cal
Il be. In such case, that humanity can no dis
tipguish betwe fre d and foe stricken dow
by suffering and deah! Yet many have oh.
.erved the unconcern for the Federal sufferer
and the anxiety and care for the Confederate
which was very generally exhibited at our hos
pitfalls. ..'...- ..,.-. ~
When the rebel prisoners wera being zen
away 10 Baltimore, The ladies In town sough
TO tighten the Imprisonment by bringing dell
cacies to them, and little pre-. G MIS-. and ihei
disloyslty was manifested openly, the men a.
surine the fair ones that they were still 70
jeff Davis