Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-12
THE KERNsTowN BATTLE FIELD.

nfTnY r, 1FV n
IhE hbhNoio"N oAiih1
THE WOUsDED "RIBFLs" AND THE sEcrssiokIsr Wohh
-ScrDrsrs OF THE BATTLE.
Thu W;rohas,e, corrssnondsnt Of the New York Zoe
=: D., 60, ,,ar 5s,o Of n ,rch "a M 4, llovs:
"y 20, 49,, .,oonn, Of The haul, IA s,it ar.
n.a,0d n tbs m No,ds, The LIGHT VA, 20 dim
70. =; :. ~, - ., -. 81 no. tss haItls Vas
forg,t or connt tho dad then living there The fsld
,s sven then strinned of everything in the shape Of
- Dd soIa;s,s r. rcbiny for something 10 carry
80 80 m.msntos, If The 6sb, ErI, in tbs morning
,c,in yj,i,ed the field. / took the FRS. road lead.
me- out of the turnpk from the right nd while follow
inc n nm dscovered nile Of rail, regularly laid togeth
or Appro lchinR H. found the dead " OF Of
c,nponeers the skull Knocked In by piece of she'll
Far her thu marks where round shot had Ilow-
oil up the ground and bounding up shattered tree into
spl nters.
Near the field where the bel battery had ben posted
there we're moro terrible evidences Of the hct Here
snd there long intervals lay Federal soldier, star
ard stiff just the edge OF the woods lay two heaps Of
them vo sI in EACH their hats over their faces con
ossli2g ghasly wounds. while on the coats OF many OF
them uri tn labels tanning the NAME regiment
I'D company OF the dead Back In the vooos ard
fields 10 the righs, where the Huk movrmsnt vss ac'
o"mp,ted other ad Fs6erss lay, with here and there
bL Bn. further on in the hickst the sight sick
q aud sadd ming in the extreme. Dad Rebels, with
most horrtl WOUNDS lay ky strewn tho ground
Nest Of them had IA len backwards, ard with pac,
gha,ly faces cottt with blood we're sight shall not
forget Fighting, "a they did bel ind one Wall,
their heads only vist and there scarcely one
who noi shot in the lead.
Many OF our men were armed with the Eahsld rih',
the conicsl balls OF which made terrible d'srucuon-
All through this wood the rebels lay 70 the number OF
fifty. n- further on lay the artillery horses, disom-
esd by 8 she'll and jls. back Of them, behind hay
rick young to dressed than the rest, and,
from th, appf arauce and rositior oncers. Here the
enemy had he un to run and the work of cur lss
IyiDg thcky around The wounds we're lover down
aud more terrible D,nel np from tree hung n naked
hum,n foot taken civ of above the ankle by
round shot a Rhss.ly spectacle. C!ose toge her lay
borse and rebel beast and msu IN death reduced to
equality.
rHr srcrssrosIsr WOMEN.
Tai. -. Tus.a.v Tn. 6,ht had ,,k.n nl,cs on Gun.
A. "a 90. ~ ,La did A. nr.n.rs,opa v,re made
o hs bnri,I of tho kIsd IT, d.r the direction OF tie
Mayor Of Winchts,er some fly cErs collected the
dead, dug great pit on the b't hsld and gently sid
the poor fellows 10 their last ps ing place IL was sad
sight, and ssdder still 70 see women looking carefully at
every c0rpee to try 20 identity the bodrs oil their fieLos
Scarcely family in the county but had relative there,
aud what torture Of Anxiety must have been sui red
Knowing only that their friends were In the hight, and
ignorant whether they were prisoners q. Baltimore SUI
ieing in the b; spal., lying uabured en- the sand
Bu thoir tufIiag did not moify the Secession
Every womanly, even human, feeling seems TO bsVe
been eI gushed IN their Intense haired Of 'he Tan
kees. They insul!ed FEDERAL tmcere 70 the street,;
they oil red nelP ~ Confederate "ounded ana connP
TO FtdeIas They we're even on"ilhng 10 ieta straw
reSe's ior we wounded 10 lie Oh, ~nen' rom sono
nsa' IN the ian' rmastts depsr'msn'' suas Soua
not De ootaneo. ana AL tns VIM, 'pe" "ounuru Ahu
'ur ~oundco were y,ng sue 0! 'a'' reee''Ds e'Ae''
'hs q eAue S ~, anu H'eu''oh go, , A.. ,,
oo~e " 1 w sons " - " "a 60
TUG uo1 80 ~ - ~ a.en S; H.
anu am '"' $3.50 oou 80 ia 49, an, b.nrv
. ,,nNS., "a LIN, a.. ut 1on bsy. brop,b,
- oO rs onr br.ho, 4, and byo,b,r, are dying
" d.rerna Of ,hsr bom.s and their country You NAV
,bs hoIa i,,os 81 ,hs Sortb here I'm, Won can
t, "nonor no 20 ill hd an, l., a. don of toadn
80 IN tho S,y Tho contained Linsness of onr
-, :. - rr,.o, ~ "a ,hsr, nd th.v seemed IN
bs;, rsssb.vcr NV h,;ne;nc osicsciea for
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'heif ni"'" Hos 'e 49, . % o. ,o,,,,s
SAD soiSh' IN rAh hosr'fAl'
There was some very sad sights IN Inc nospiAs. Al
the Union Hotel lay rebel badly wounded In the lurg
who positively refused all medical treatment He had
entced out Union ciz N some time ago, under hsg
of truce and when he trusting TO the flag, bad come
within range shot him. A terrible remorss had now
| seived upon him. His own wouad seem,d jademen,
upon Lin for his ~ckedness and he wanted to die
Death punishment and be eager to suffer that
| his death might tIpse his crime, which nov rose up
before him 10 It's tue dimensions one young fair, oiue-
eyed f,llow REBEL was very anxious 10 take the oath
OF allegiance He thought il be only took that he SHOULD
get well But bis wound was mortal The United Stahs
will DO longer cl i'm fealty Of him.
As one OF OR ofc r. vas passing Il rough the large
rom of the hotel thcky crowded with wounds one Of
tem called out 10 HIM STOPPING down. he recognized
"A the face blackenei BY powder and IT, the well
known A urss of college a,smste Geo Wnhinr,o ,
NJ ba snt,rsd n the cl IF 'gI wa, beloved
nd ,s.n.o,,d NV ali bi cI.ss For soms,ims he reals ed
his f,bsr, ouest TO com. home bu, Z. lst Welded to
parental authority and when once 10 Va II was but
-, 90 a. IL a. 80 II, .,,...a w;,h HI. h-r