The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-05

IN lbhNTS 'l d. LII hlN AT the reception
- c. WOOD, rcp, rtei yesterday, one % the Carl
age in the procession contained a private Of the
18th Regiment, whose appearance attracted general
atieutl, and much sympaily. Ills name Is Lewis
Francis and his family resides Ia Hamilton street,
near Park avenue. Wien the order Tor the muster
ing o. the militia was received in Brooklyn, At the
breskins on, ofthe rebellion, he offered W snlls, In
the 18Th Regiment, bu, being pale and u sckly ap-
pearance he was rejected unable " stand the
hArdships o. a campaign, Determined " go 70 the
war, he applied At the head 1uNtcrs OF the 18th
Regiment and was passed, with ont, however, a very
strict examination A. TO his physical condition.
lie went with the Regimen, 10 Washing.
tor, improved 10 health, and participated
in the battle " Bull Run, where he lostA leg,
and besdts sutaini fourteen Jdyore' rounds.
lie states ,ha, a, enc period during the engagement,
tit res ment btcame mixed up with the rebels In
sone, ing fIer the style q city street hsht each
re cutting and alashing away a. hard As he could
A'eA,l frei dhim and missed. lie returned the
, ,mphmcni and brought his antagonist down. Two
f.'.1vs ,hsn charged on him will hxed bayone,s.
one % them thrust the int Of his bayonet through
NE kncc-psn u his right log, and he fell. wnile
pr sIrate stabtsd him refeneily, aiming At his
or'sst "a making gc'd use q his hands he wNd-
ell . the thtusts BON his vital parts and in some
instances the points Of the bsyonets struck the
ground, and In others wounded him in the extremi.
les A, .eng,h one Of TIE rebels fell from a tho,
fred by re, fths l4h. And the other was cIel
of ~ ieb,l nc who remarked that he tFranc.l
had or ,ush-Ae Wis wounded and that would
DO. Tueie Was c,her S.rk 70 accomplish. While
he was PROSTATE one o. bis AAsaiAlts said. while
making thrust You yellow. Jellied Yankee,
, u'' To who. Francis repdei, "ye, | am, and
III agbt and die or the stars and stripes" lie was
len ly log there in helpless condition, until at
ength lie picked up aud sent ~ NJ ,nassaa,
thence " RsAmont, where he was conf aed In COM
with o,her wounded prisoners, In a tobacco
warehouse. Al hrst he received hardly any a,teu-
ton, and was most bru,Ally treated by the rebel
officers, who appeared 10 delight in adding 70 the
mi,eriea OF the helpless A. length, affairs became
more settled, and the physicians, whom he des-
ctibss A. kind and humane, did all in their power
for Ms relief Ills wound, hal, moreover, be-
come ses,sred, and In three weeks afser the battle
was found necessary ~ amputsie the leg. lie suffered
severely for long time, with hardly any hopes ofrc-
oovery. Az length he began 70 improve and as
so1n as |, could be done with comparative safety,
he was sen, TO Fortress Monroe, where he remain
ed under treatment for three weeks. when Col.
Wood and the other prisoners arrived, he was san,
with them TO Washington, AMI, his condition bsing
deemed precariouS, he was sent 70 81. Elizabeth
Hospital, in Maryland, where he remained withou,
SCI ing any Of his old friends until s,,uiday morn
ms, when he was glAddened by the sight Of com-
m,,te Of his old Brooklyn frisnds who at their own
expense went on TO bring him home. The commit
tee consisted o. Thomas Farron. Thomas Kerrigan,
Edward Carr, Patrick Crook, RIber, Ryan, and
Philip Gragan. Being assured by Francis in
person, aud by the superntenieni Of the insiitu-
tion, that he wa, in a suii GENTLY sound state
| to undertake the journey, they conducted him N
| the cars and brought him home, where ha arrived
Yesterday morning. Marriage being provided for
| him, he rode in tie procession al 'ng the entire
route. Francis says that he was frequently asked,
while impris ned, VIII he did not surrender, rath or
than suffer 50 severely, h. wh,h he Invariably re-.
| Piled ,ha, he enlisted 10 hsht hr tia stars and
stripes and that ho would rather die than surren.
der. knd.heartei l,dy, named Van Tlour, a
native ~ New York, but a resident 81 RlJhm nd,
malo Il her habit 10 visit the Hospital every day,
and provide the wo' nied with such dellca,ies Az
| they stood in iced Of The rebel Ulcers, ascertain
ing the object Of her calls, forbid lie. 10 visit the
| Hospitals. She, however, managed 10 send
iAily supplies by servant who was per.
i HllhNeA W pas blAhTu AhNhk hAt lA'ohhl
she made TO Francis were siI linen pocket banker
i ohls 70, with her name marked thereon, and which
he intended 10 keep ms long as he lived in remem-
branoe ~ the only Union friend he had in Rich.
| mond. FrAnci', although some Of bis wounds are
still uhhealed, presents good appearance notwith.
standing the suGorings he must have undergone
and expects soon ~ be able to 60 about town and
see his friends, As il now Is he sets along very
| vel with crutches.
Colonel Wood present when jefferson Davis
delivered his inaugural, and says that there was
| no enthusiasm whatever. One man called for three
cheers, bu, IL not responded ". While at Char
otteyille, Col. wOod FOR some time occupied 90. Ia
hospital whore there some two hundred
rebels and they talked quite freely about how thsy
had been mhled by their officers a. u the cause
the war they also expressed themselves Al having
been deceived as 70 the nghtDg qualities o. the Nor
ihern men. They now believe that Yankee is
ittlo more than . match for a Southron.
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