The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-05-15

them. Zeal 10 all MS Appeals, tney con-
| tinued to refuse water to these suffering
men, and he was only enabled to procure
it by setting cups under the caves to catch
the rain that was falling, and in this way
he spent the night catching the water and
| conveying it to the wounded to drink
As there was no light, he was obliged to
crawl on his hands and knees to avoid
stepping on their wounded limbs; and,
he adds, dit is not wonder that next
morning we found that several had died
during the night" The young surgeons,
who seemed to delight in hacking and
butchering these brave defenders of our
country's flag, were not, it would seem,
permitted to perform any operations upon
ded," saws this witness, 'were left lying
upon the battle field until Tuesday night
and " ednesday morning. When brought
in, their wounds were completely alive
with larvae, deposited there by the flies,
having laid oct through ali the ram storm
Of Monday, and the hot, sultry sunshine
of Tuesday The dead laid upon the
field unburied for FIVE days and this in
Guided men not only Of his own, the Four
tcenth Regiment, but os other regiments.
This witness testifies that the rebel dead
were carried off and inferred decently.-
Ia answer to question, whether the Con-
federates themselves were not also desti-
tute OF medicine, he replied, 'they could
not have been been, for they took all Of
ours, even to our surgical instruments"
He received none OF the attention from
the surgeons Oh the other side, "yhch,"
L al l.
shown to them had our position been re-
versed"
The testimony of VIM. f. Swain, as
sistant surgeon Of the Fourteenth New
York Regiment, who was taken prisoner
at Sudley's Church, confirms the state
ment Of DR.. Eomiston in regard to the
brutal operations on Corporal Prescott
lie also states that after be himself had
been removed to Richmond, when seated
one day with his feet on the window-sill,
the sentry outside called to him to take
them in, and on looking out he saw the
sentry with his musket cooked and poin- |
ted at him, and withdrew in time to save |
his life. He gives evidence of the care
less, heartless and cruel manner in which |
the surgeons operated. upon our men
Previous to leaving for Richmond, and |
ten or twelve days after the battle he saw |
some of the Union soldiers unburied upon |
the field, and entirely naked. Walking |
around were great many women, gloa
ting over the horrid sight.
The case of Dir. Ferguson. Of one of ,
the New York regiments, is mentioned by /
DR.. Swain. ''W hen getting into his attn
oulance to look after his own wounded,
ne was fred upon by the rebels, When
he told them who he was, they said they /
would take a parting shot at him, which
hey did, wounding him in the leg He .
had his boots OH, and his spurs on his
boots, and as they Grove along his spurs
would catch in the tail-board of the am
0u!ance, causing him to shrek with ago
az" An officer rode up, and placing his
pistol to his head, threatened 10 shoot
lim if he continued to scream. This was
9n Sunday, the day of the battle.
One OF the most important witnesses
vas Gen. James B. Ricketts,, we'll known
n Washington and throughout the coun-
.ry, lately promoted for his daring and
courage. After having.
been wounded in tie battle Of Bull Run,
le was captured, and as he lay helpless
IN bis back, party Of rebels passing him
,ried oct, "knock out his brains, the
Id Yankee" He met General Beau
'egard, an old acquaintance, only year
lis senior at the United States Military
4 cademy, where both were educated.-
lie had met the rebel General IN the
south number of times. BY this head
# the rebel army, on the day after the
,attie, he was told that his (Gen Rick
tts) treatment would depend upon the
reatment extended to the rebel priva-
GERS. His first lieutenant, Ramsey, who
Sas killed, was stripped of every article
f his clothing bat his socks, and left ma
ed on the field He testified that those
f our wounded who died in Richmond,
7ere buried in the negro burying ground,
mong the negroes, and were put into the
arth in the most uufeeling manner
he statement o: other witnesses as to
ow the prisoners were treated is fully
by Gen. Ricketts,. He himself, {
lhlle IN prison, mainly subsisted upon
hat he purchased with his own money,
ne money brought to him by his wife. :
We had he says, ''what they called l
aeon soup-soup made OF boiled bacon, |
ne bacon being little rancid--which t
on could not possibly eat; and that fer
man whose system was being drained I
J wound is no diet at ALL" La reply /;
a question whether he had heard any |
hing about our prisoners being shot by 5