The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-04-11
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WINCHESTER, March 20.
Il portcrs, like oil oth"rs, sometimes
suffer fpm lack or fore 'Ch,, and ID gcn-
erals had no expectation or precedence OF
battle, certainly tio public viii not
think It strange taat the writer ol this
letter was taken by surprise when hc
lcarucd thgt great fglt was going on
near WinchCsbr. AID great conflict
Il was--lar grenicr than We had ut frt
rcalizcd ard aitar careful know edge
Ct all The cirm'het1uccs ot jhr bntile, We
cannot be- lfcUuous ol The assertions of
mcn who have seen Bull Run snd Ori-
mean batt'cs, and who ufirm that the
battle of kcarnstown, IN the desperate
ness Of d4ht ng, was equal 10 guy of
them. Estimates at fret made ol The
Losses were Nerv for diminished and not
,xar Ctrptcd, and facts recently rec iyrd
leave NO doubt ihat tie bel loss wa
boo killed and 500 vi ,OO1 wounded, be-
rides tho prisoners, tb-ut 500 of wulm
have have b1cn cent Forward o. Baltic
more, Iuftlucla of individual brt,.g
come IN continually which are Ul. of tIr
most thrilling interest aud ch.rgas TO.
ward the deadly fire of artillery, lrd by
brave aud uilen uu.JrtUu.t' uti ar., boo.
fpired thc grra'Dst ruuddyue0 boz the yIi-
nc Of our Union urmin The ouuuy
fought wei, AM i "a usclcss and urtu.
o. speak Eighty of thor lrVJy. They
fought well and held ,ui lorr arui..t thu
superior firing and daring ul uur lortc5.
a. their imm,r se loss m ic3yeIy Jy.iout.
No wonder Stunc-waIl Jackson thinks
Il was desperate h-lt ann informed,
by one ol thc staff 90 Con. Shields, who
has just returned Ium The track ut their
retreat, that, as far Us he moved, the one.
my's dead wcrC found ~. Wn along the
turnpike. For twenty four hours from
tho beginning OF th, fight tho enemy
were bury,ng thcir dad. In one baru
along the road therc had been en- Glty.
Ell but eight Of whom were bur- d. Thp
Cttimato of their loss is cal. hlly made,
Hnd vciynearly accurate, " ithOut doubt.
Oar own los., az ascrrtiucd, is 10 or
TOO killed, nnd 80 wounded. These
viii moi rsceiya much alteration. shall
send, Wy tu-morrcw't matt complete
let of The killed and wounded of our own
men, aud some other accurate details.
The sccuu of thc conflict IS Terrible
CNilinus are generally prevented from
visiting IL tui the rr,s nj. n s mposN-
bic o. dcscnh' ihc coue aJ ga ll Give a
real eaton ut ii' ghaBln .ss 1ul tou,r,
which any one uugllt D. hlG.h uat tu p,r.
ccIyo w.ule walking amid thoramuant,
Of humanity which are scljt rcd about.
Bodies IN nii the lfivhtul attitudes which
n violcut aud unnmm1i death could pro.
ducc, stained wa. bI Ii, mln cd uui
lWoratcd perhaps, u1Uu .umed auu
black, lay sea tctyd here aud there, s0mg.
times almost iH hcappi!
Some had crawlgd gwav when wound
td 10 n comfortable nlacc o. die. ywa
men lay almost covered with straw into
which they had scrambled and lay unttl
d'a h Z leas d them. In tie wood,
Through winch our tfoops had t. na,a 10
charge the rebels lie the largest number
OF our dead, aud beyond, on the other side
Of tho wall from behind which they pour.
cd their volleys OF balls at our men, largo
numbers Of the robels lie, pierced IN The
forehead or face as they rusc above their
hiding place to shoot at the tcdyrals.-.
There il a peculiar ghastlness in tho an.
pcaranco Of the enemy's dead. Did no,
their dress distinguish them, their faces
would enable any ou9 instnntly to tell
which were icdcrals aud which not. One
would think they were all indians, ~
v,ry dark had they bceome from their eS.
posure, sleeping without tents Us they did
for u long time at the beginning of tho
war.
One who has not seen Il cannot tel
what II il TO SEQ n battlefield.
II there Is anything more drcodfl il ID
aysit TO the hospitals after a battle.
la the Court HOUSE are placed large
number OF the wounded, onr own and the
enemy's without determination, and in
several places In town, hospitSls have
loen establishcd since the battle. Its
ssiihcult 10 compel ones self udVell lonp
enough upon the scenes witnessed there
OF the dying aud deal, 10 give them d
faithful description, Surgeons and at
tendauts have been constantly ut tabor
without rcsi, m Attending to tho Wlotu
natc soldiers Ia the hospitals.
Yet, alter all their rilorts, IL was lonr
before many ur the wounded could be-
properly cared for aud their " vuuds pron,
orly dressed.
The courtroom was filled with the sui.
ferers, lying upon tAe floor, so many thai
II was difficult 70 pass about among them
Among them was the Cunicdcrtic Can
tain jones, who had both eye, shot oui.
and whose tSce, covered thi,kly will
elottcd blood presented thc most repul
siyo and ptiablc sight which one coul,
wen behold Some, from loss of blood
were wan and pale, and some, from In,
injuries 10 the hoe, Nerc swollen, dis
tortcd, and disoolorel. SOM. indeed
were cheerful, and lejoicing that, Will,
comrades were many OF them 20 srrioush
Injured, ihclr Sught wounds would soul
heal and become honorable scars, testify
Ing their patriotism aud loyalty. Bu, ia,
majority Of those wich Isaw here Wyr,
dangerous wounds, and sume were to suf
fer amputailuns, aud their iclluw-soldiru
about them, suffering frum their owl
wounds, were obliged TO listpu 20 thsi
cries aud groSns, and 10 hear the prat,n,
Of the sur rgoon's saw, uremunitur :
their own hard late. saw many in ii,
agonics Of DEATH One Who was raise
aud seated half upright, hauuts Mc nu,
with his palc, oIruWdd {, uptonance'-
He Was almost dcul, ard every mumor
would raise his head, open his cycs, an
stare vacauty around, as 4. he would "a,
sure himself that he had not y,t .ust o.
the sense OF sight.
Her, also lay some who had iu iic,
and as passed. through thc bail, q gru
haired guard, sting upon his muskc
with a solemn, grove cuuutrnen,r. VH
standing beside number O, dead, IN On
attitude Of death struggle, each with
paper pinned 10 his olottdug, stating a.
name, regiment, etc, OF th0 deceased.
Many ladies of the town wsrc soc
visiting all the hospitals, Mustitbc sa