New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-23


after the fight was done. 1t was the ground over
which our troops bad driven the enemy, but which
they failed 10 hold and it had since been jealously
watched by both parties, each prohibiting the other
from entering upon it, even to care for his wounded
or to bury bis Dead if the skrmshng sbarp.shooters
of either could prevent it. Numerous shots were
exchanged yesterday between them in this spirit;
but to-day the Rebel skirmishers had left ours sole
occupants of the field, and we civilians even felt free
and safe to wander over the entire battle-ground
without restriction. Our men have been engaged
to-day in looking up their dead comrades, and posi-.
bly, here and there surviving wounded one, over
this inhibited district, and this afternoon your cor.
respondent visited it himself. Had seen it before
jottipg down my observations just concluded, 'tls
questionable whether should have had the spirit OF
charity enough to mention the Rebels, living or dead,
for anything but malediction.
One field especially was thickly strewn with our
dead, in which the Hawkins Zouaves 10Th n. Y.
younteers) largely represented. Several men,
bers Of the 1884 N. Y. lay there also. Away across
the fields for a mile within the enemy's battlene,
our gallant soldiers had charged and chased the
chiyslry, but afterward had been obliged TO retire
before the enemy's batteries, leaving their fallen
comrades on the ground. Every dead mans feet
cav were robbed of their shoes, and there in
stances of our heroic boys being stripped Of their
psntaloons. Their arms and accouterments were in-
variaby taken, of course. On the other hand
record it with Of relief from disgust at my
kind-the enepys dead within our reach lay just as
they FELL untouched, excepting as their names might
be sought after their clothes, the buttons might
be cut off by the soldiers for trophies or remen-
brancers Of the field. God only knows what some
of our poor men have suffered before they died. 1t
is to be hoped that none, or few, at worst, died
lingering deaths.
few Of our soldiers We found alive, who had
been on the ground from their falling to Thursday
evening-more than "a hours. They were @, last
picked up by the Rebels, taken into barn near by
for surgical cae, and parOled and left behind
when the enemy evacuated the field, as lie did in
the course Of last night took the names: Capt.
c. L. Bowen, Company l, 4th Rhode Island; he 10
wounded in the thigh. Notwithstanding the delay
in surgical attendance, he seemed this afternoon to
feel comfortable, and TO he doing well. Corporal
Hilton, Company A, 18th Rhode Island, and Private
George Wood, Company l. same regiment. Hilton
had ball enter the sole of bis foot and leave at bis
instep. Wood is walking sbout, well enough for
ordinary purposes Then there were two men Of
the 10th Conneclicut-Jsmes ID. Garrett, Company
ID, and Robert =. Morgan, Company +. Garrett
was shot twice in the back and once 10 the leg. Two
balls had been extracted-the third remained inside.
Morgan had his skull broken, laying the brain bare.
He could not receive the surgical attention due to
his Gaze until he should get into hospital. All
"A IL D.I. Il. l. u.
usi now without wounded prisoners.
Some Of The Rebel missiles military curiosities.
One of the Hawkins Zouaves showed me great
big striped white marble that bad hi, lin after i.
was spent from cannon. Another soldier, a
cultivated young man, known TO literary friends Of
mine, told me Of comrade picking up the sheet
iron plate of door.lock, all rolled up, keyhole per-
feet in il, no mistake, which had fallen near him
from a Rebel cannon. The key had probably been
sent in another direction.
big, nervous-hesded, little bodied, amable faced
Rebel lay in the same barn with DR.. Bowen and the
others named. lie told me his name, but / reserve
il. He said he was worn out and sick, and when
his army moved to retire across the Pontomac be tell
out on natural pretext enough, and lay down to rest
His own regiment passed on and left him. He then
moved further out Of sight and lay down in some
straw and finally went into that barn, when cur
troops had advanced far enough to protect him. He
hoped he should not be exchanged lie wanted to
be paroled, so that he could not fight any He
said be would not continue with the army another
four months for go 900. He joined it by conscrp
ton in N. c., where lie resides.
subjoin list Of such Of our dead lying on the
field Of battle this afternoon, as | could get the
names of in a great and unavoidable hurry;
The following is list of some of our dead on the
battlefield Of Sharpsburg:
1t Col CLARK. comd'g &c o. Geo. Alien, ID. l6 Conn.
Thos. Fisher, q, 20 Ohio. Mchl Grace ID. 10 Conn.
Hockinbcrry u, - Ohio Corp II. Warner ID, 10 Conn
Capt Brown, ID, 10 Conn. Harry Burnett ID, 10 Conn.
There are about 40 killed in the 10th Connecticut.
II is one of the new lcvies. 1t made good charge.
Color b. w Carter. q, &c O. serg Watson. A. sN.Y.
Color h. w. White, =, 30 U. Hidebrand A, 9N y.
1T. X. H. Furby, X, 20 q. Jos Turner A. gN: Y.
Ii. Wilson, |, " o. {. Bosom, h, 9N T..
- Merritt q, $50 ID. Johnson. II, On. Y.
Eph'm Pike r. 4RI A. Longhardt 4, 9NY.
g. l.. Bumpas A. +R. II. McDcrmott. p, 3 N. Z.
Col Ser. Bich. A, l03 N Y r Glozer, T. 9N. Y.
Gilroy d. l03 ". Y. }. Lockwood, T., 3 N. Y.
schrcy J. lO3 N. Y VIM Lockwood. F.. 9N. 7.
Serx A. Ebert, r. 100 N. Y. N. Jocham f. \. Y.
sherman. g. 1903 N Y. McAntse. T.. 9N.Y.
Cor. s. Lawrence c, 9NY. Grosser, C, 9NY.
Col Cor. Patterson. II, 9N.Y. Beasey, ID. On Y.
w Stevenson. II. IN Y. Rotherel, d. 9NY.
ID. Fleming. H., On. Y. d. Stage, A, sN.Y