Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-15

nes testifes that the rebel dead were carried
+, off and ercd decently. In answer to o
question whether the confederates them
selves were not also destitute Of medicine.
he replied, "they could not have been, for
they took ell ours. even to our surgical
instruments. lie received mono of the
attention from the surgeons on the other
side. which to use his own language.
81 should have shown to them had our
position been reversed" .a
The testimony Of William F. Swain
assistant surgeon ct the l4th New York
: regiment. who was taken prisoner at Sud-
/, ley's church. confirms the statement OF
DR.. Homiston. in regard to the brutal op-
erations on Corporal Prescott. He also
states that after he himself had been re-.
moved to Richmond. when seated one day
with his feet on the window sill, the sen
try outside called to him to take them in,
and on looking out he saw the sentry with
his musket cooked and pointed at him, and
withdrew il in time to save his life. He
gives evidence of the heartlcss. careless.
and cruel manner in which the surgeons
ope ated upon our men. Previous TO
leaving for Richmond. and ten OF twelve
days after the battle. he saw some Of the
Union soldiers unburied on the field, and
entirely naked. Walking around were q
great many women. gioai,ng over the hor-
rid sight.
4 The case of DIR. Ferguson. of one of the
New York regiments. is mentioned by DIR.
Swain. "When getting into his ambu-
lance to look after his own wounded, he
was fired upon by the rebels. When we
told them who he was. they told him they
would take parting shot at him. which
they did. wounding him in the leg. He
had his boots on. and his spurs on his
boots. aud as they drove along his spurs
would catch in the tail board of the am-
bulance. causing him to shrek with agony.
An officer rode up. aud placing his pistol
to his head, threatened to shoot him if he
continued to scream. This was on Sun
day. the day of the battle.
One of the most important witnesses
was General James b. Ricketts,. well
known in Washington and throughout
the country. lately promoted for his dar-
ing and self-saerafcing courage. After
having been wounded in the battle Of Bull
Run. he was captured. and as he lay help
less on his back. party of rebels passing
J him, cried ont. knock ont his brains. the
{ id Yankee!" He met General Beau
regard. an old acquaintance. only a year
his senior at the United States Military
} Academy. where both were educated. He
had met the rebel General in the South G
number Of times By this head Of the reb-
} el army. on the day after the battle, he
} was toll that his Gen. Rickett's) treat
ment would depend upon the treatment ex
) tended to the rebel privateers. His first
; Lieutenant. Ramsey. who was killed. was
stripped Of every article of his clothing
but his socks. and left naked on the field
lie testified that those of our wounded
J who died in Richmond were buried in the
negro burying-ground among the negroes,
, AMI were put into the earth in the most
unfeeling manner. The statement of their
witnesses as to how the prisoners were
r treated is fully confirmed by Gen. Rick
etts. He himself. while in prison. sub
sisted mainly upon what he purchased
with his own money. the money brought to
) him by his wife. I'VE had" says he,
"what they ealle.l bacon soup-soup made
Of boiled bacon. the bacon being It'll,
} rancid-whirh you could not possibly eat
and that for man whose system was be-
ing drained by wound is TO diet at all. .
) In reply to q question whether he had
! heard anything about our prisoners being
. shot BY he rebel sentries. he answered
. Yes. q number Of our men were shot
In one instance two were shot; one wa,
r killed. and the other woun,lej, by q maj
9 who rested his gnn on the window-sil
while he capped it,"
Gen. Ricketts,. in reference to his having
been one OF the hostages Of the privstecrs
+, states: IL considered it bal treatment te
be selected as hostage for q privateer
when was so lame that could not walk
. and while my wounds were still open and
I unhealed. At this time General Winde
came to see me. He had been an officer il
: my regiment: had known him for twcns,
a odd years. 1t was on the 9th of Novem
Q bcr that he came to see me. He saw
? that my wounds were still unhealed; h
saw my condition; but that very day h
h received an order to select hostages 70
n the privateers, and notwithstanding h,
e knew my condition. the next day. Sunday
e the 10Th of November. l was selected on,
oftbe hostages" Il heard. he continues
''of the great many of our prisoners VIII,
1 had been bayonetted and shot. l saw
. three Of them--two that had been bayo
netted and one Of them shot One wal
! named Louis Francis. Of the New Yorl
: l4th. He had received fourteen bayonc
8 wounds-and through his privates--an
q he had one wound very much like mine
on the knee, in consequence Of which hi
: leg was amputated after twelve weeks hat
: passed; and would state here that in re
o gard to his case. when it was determined
: to amputate his leg. heard DR.. Peach,
Q the rebel surgeon. remark to one of bis
{ young assistants. L won't be greedy: yol
, may DO it, and the young man did it,
saw . unmber in my room. many o
3 whom had been badly amputated., Th'
, flaps over the stump were drawn too tight
o and some Of the bones protruded. A maj
Q by the name Of Prescott the same refer
l red to in the testimony OF Surgeon HON
: iston was smputated twice. and was thel
o | think. removed to Richmond before th
j taps were healed. Prescott died unde