Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-09-19
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TUE WOUNDED AT WASHINGTON.
W AsHIyGros, D. c., sept. :, 1862.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. :, 1862.
Ile repcrfs of the treatmest Of our wounded and
dead by toe rebels are quite different now from
th1s- Ola year ago. The inhumanity practlsed
upon those left upon tie field of Manassas last
year aas not pied by those who won this hght.
Through suffering they have acquired soul. IAey
a ted uen should toward the wounded our
wounded men al tell the same story.
One man was brought in yesterday, Who laid on
the battlefield for Eve days. He said that at no
time he out Of water-that his canteen was NIL
Ell up before it vas entirely emptied, by men who
were seemingly detailed for that purpose. Oree he
asked for something 20 eat, ard the man be asked
poured out the eonteunts Of his haversaek to hne
for the sufferer bit Of hard bread. His sack was
f.lei with green corn roasted, snd crude green
apples ard sect p0ts'oes.
/ am induced also to believe that they are
roughly but comfortably clothed, in cloth Of their
own mauuiae'ure-iu what is called negro-eioth,
dyed With tie butter still this clothing has
suffered much, that they are glad to exchange
u for q g.. Of our dead and wounded. As an evil
deuce @. this, cot a deaf Union man was found on
the ied with a whole pair OF trowsers on. Ihey
stripped Of their pants, If ihe pants were
worth having. SO il was with the shoes, caps
csnteens. and other small matters.
The horses cf the rebels seem 20 show more hari
usage and less o. strength than ours. They are
miseratly equipped in harness, and they seem 10
lack every thing Of which leather is a conronen.
part. They stripped cur broken ammunition Was-
ous Of their canvass tops, AMI every scrap Of eatn
er about them.
We are gathering our wounded into hospitals,
where every thing possible is being done for them
New hospital. are daily established.
At the Arn0ry hospital. which is situated near
est the depot Of the Orange and Alexsntria Rail
road tie wogldei ars received as they are brought :
from the cars. Here they are classified, cleaned
and refreshed and sent 10 the various hospitals.
These, however, who seem unable 70 bear further
handling sre kept there. On Friday the beds were
filed; 90 were the corridors, with men laid on
mattresses on the floor; finally tents were put up
around the building, for the accommodation Of
those who could 60 no further with safety.
Then Of course there must be much Of suffering
10 a hospital where 100 we're provided for, and
where 300 we're carried. But 30 soon as this was
made kn wn. ths builiing and grounds svarmed
with ladies' they performed disgusting otices
with steady nerves; they cut OF the horrible hlthy
clothes OF sufferers with their own hands, splngea
wounds sNarming with rermin, and clad the poor
fellows in their husbands. snl falling in these, in
their Cwn c'.tLing.
Itdid not strike ne as luicrrus as I saw one
six foot Maine Luz herman, with breast as sisg-
~ as O. .uf4lo robe, arrsyed In IN embroidered
clemise iu-teli o. a SHIRT.
nor words mr. pencil cannot paint the horrors
Of ihe hospitals yesterday. One case must sufioe.
man was brought 10 0n litter, BY four others,
and placed in the surgeons charge By an assistant,
with a special message. We gathered about him.
lie had llid f,E FIVE dsys on the battle field after
losing his LEI, eS above the knee by cannon ball
His wound was -r5ssed where be laid, and the ar
ter.es tel SO ather help did LIE receive till be
uss taken or the Geld under Ire second fag Of
t-ucc. The rough motion Of the cars had broken
open the wound, ard lie had lost so much blo-d
that be c-Uli not be put in sn ambulance. pr.
Bliss REMOVED the bandsses, clots Of dead desh
sdlerin- despite bis ca-s ne glance vas enough
lr me. The stump bad mortified, and vermio
infested tie .ate.i1r %; the project ng bone. And
tle aau was -.rluz enough % question The doctor
l= o. tae ar.spss, c; getting good stump for
cork leg
j. hard ta uallIs'and how men could 1--we 90
i.a. ir such state All with SO litle nourishment
Iut The l.c.ors attribute u o. n fact that
sine. ,ie battle we have much rain, which sssuas-
ei tati- t1i.s-. l4iI the dust aid kept away the
dies suera all. a wounded, f-verei man needs
u..t f.I and Httls covering. Our poor fellows
L.l .ail 90 t.e riiG; their wounds lad been wash
ell ty t-a raia- and taeir clothes being saturated
after tto clear sky cane. KEEP, t1Wnihs fever