Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-15

ceived none OF the attentions from the sur
geons on the othor side, (which, TO use
his own language, ~ should have shown
to them had our positions been reversed. y
The testimony Of William Il. Swain, as
sistant surgeon of the Fourteenth New
York Regiment, who was taken prisoner at
iSudley's Church, confirms the statement Of
DIR. Homston in regard to the brutal oper.
ations on Corporal Prescott. He also states
that after he himself had been removed to
Richmond, when seated one day with his
feet on the window-sil, the sentry outside
called to him to take them in, and on look
ing out he saw the sentry with his niuske,
cooked and pointed at him -,kand withdrew
in time To save his hte He gises evidence
Of the careless, heardess, and cruel lnanne,
in which the surgeons operated upon oul
men. Previous to leaving for Richmond
and ten or twelve days after the battle, he
saw some of the Union soldiers unburied on
the field, and entirely naked. Walkino
around were good many women, gloatinp
over the horrid sight.
The case of DIR, Ferguson, OF one Of the
New York regiments, is mentioned by DIR.
Swain. when getting into his own am.
bulauce, to look after his own wounded he
was fired upon by the rebels When he
told them who he was, they said they would
take parting shot at him, which they did
wounding him in the leg. He had hi,
boots on and his spurs on his boots, and
as they drove along his spurs would catch
in the tailboard of the ambulance. causing
him to shrek with agony" An officer rode
up, and placing his pistolto his head, threat.
ened to shoot him if he continued to scream.
This was on Sunday, the day of the battle.
One of the most important witnesses was
Gen. James b. Ricketts,, well known in
Washington and throughout the country.
lately promoted for his Daring and self sac
ritcing courage. After having been wound
ed in the battle of Bull Run, he was cap.
tured, and as he lay helpless on his back,
the rebels passing him cried out, KNOCK
out his brains, the - Yankee" He met
General Beauregard, an old acquaintance,
only year his senior at the United States
Military Academy, where both were educa-
ted. He had met the rebel General in the
South Il number of times. BY this head of
the rebel army, on the day after the battle,
he was told that his General Rckett s)treat.
ment would depend upon the treatment ex.
tended to the rebel privateers. His Isl
Lieutenant, Ramsey, who was killed, was
stripped OF every article OF clothing but his
socks. and left naked OH the field. He tos
tilted that thosa nf our ,vou,d.d ,yh1 Al; 4
at Richmond were bur;oi in ,bs noaro "no hur, uru
Ing ground among tbe nnrrnes m S an sn5 vUey wey,
nut into the earth in the mo.t nnfoe,nI
. manner
The statement of other ,v;,nossss .s >,
how the prisoners were trcatsd il f;,ilr 80 CON "
firmed br Gencral R;.Lat.s IL h;,rsslf
willie in prison, subssted mainly upon wha
lie purchased with his own money, tn,
money brought To him bv his wifa NV,
had" he saws "wbat they c,lled b,.o'
soup soup made of boiled bacon. tha baco,
being a little rancid-.wIich vo,, could nn,
possibly eat and that for n nan whose svs
tenn was being drained by a wound. il n,
diet at all" In reply to a question whetb
, or he heard anything about our nrisoners be
ing shot BY the rebel sentries, he answered.
"Yes, a number of our men were She, I,
one instance two were shot: one WIS k;r,,,
and the other wounded bv n nv, ,vho go n..o'
his gun on the window.sili rh;ic ho $50 a1'o'
it. ~" ~ '"Pp''
ing been held p. one az tha bn1, ~ nts nl'
prIyateers, statcs 81 oon";dasea S o' ~ t tn'
treatment to he Salo,t.d ,in,,n.'o e. ~ o''
teer wien was oo'Iu so Iaa "ti'usg tIat or P'sa
walf and wb;le nv Sn'n,i. t"a. rS, 'oG Iii nv ~
and nnhoalsJ A; .i';s 80 " '',, ;op1'
came ~ sse mo ia I I'D eiIao hoon uom ,nue
INV reg;uent. had LnnnD In liz, "T e. oa.e,
: nid Years was an ,thni"o1h | ~ ~ ,'. non'.
l ber that he cana 70 V~ saa No W !" ro,Iu'
r nv wounds ware eli ~ ~ unhe.,oj. ny. sam 'ha
cond;t;on. bmt tha, varu Jan mo saw w.
orJer to select bnstsraS 10y me = ,1Goaeu u
; onJ otw;tbStanJ;n, bo tn uno p'sJI;:.:o's I:.:n1
tho navt dar SmuJnn W ~ HI" I",h y e eottrlon M
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