, 1862-08-14

Total dfminut1ou. .-....-....................2
Unlisted and appointed "A
Actna1 loeH. -.......,....,....-....-..d89 .d89
Tie fierce battles in which We have Particl-
pated have made our loss from that cause
large, az compared with the deaths from dis
ease, being as t1fCyfour to tWenty-four. That
the latter Item is 50 small Is due In 9 Largo de-
gree to the sanitary precautions adopted by
our officers, and to the medical skill and care
of our surgeon, Dr. H Wardner, {s1nce pro-
moted to be eurgeen Of our diylsion) and his
assistant, Dr.. VIM F. Cady.
These items may seem to have but little con
nection with recruiting, bnt, even then, they
They show at least, that our regiment Is great
ly reduced and presents an appeal which ought
ought to be Needed, for our relief:
e is unjust to us that we should be left In
such Etate, For VIC shall always be held re-
pected with $50 men to do the work Of 500
eeou: c1 nut tDs On Ra0ft the led in fighting ordar
The brigade General Davi6J to which ne
belorg has FIVE regiments, az reduced Ike
It viii be expected to do the fighting Of 4, 900
men, and lift meets q rebel brigade, msy have
that number actually ranged against 1t, while
its own effective forces are only about !, 500.
It certainly ia not fair to call 1non us tSS ;iu
such WORK. and make ps Responsible in all his-
aVlf- 10F Lue deeQa oI 9tuN Meu, WILLIE NE
have not half that number. Such q course
imperils both our honor and our safety, and
thus endangers the national cause.
But it, also, is unjust to the country Itself.
The asulies are called into the field 70 main-
tain the nations integrity, end 1t is important
that every regiment should embrace al mue.
ofpower for this as possible. Now our regi-
year--many Of them fifteen months. We have
been seasoned by battles and sieges, trained
by d1ille-hrigade, regfmental aud compauy-
and ts all this of no account2 Our officers
know that the control ot even regiment or
company, 10 matter that requires the cool
ness and skill that can be obtained In no other
way than by practice, and. moreover, that tho
practice Of single day upon battlefield is
worth more than any number OF days spent In
amateur eoldiering+ Our prigates, too, kno~
practice has made their Judgments cool, aud
nerves calm, and scenes that to = new recruit
are so terrific as to make his hair stand erect,
and his limbs shake SO thnt he neither knows
what he ought to do, nor, If he
t%aa Il the Is fearful etc Sste 70 Of aSoh
the first day was made dreadful by largo bodies
! Of men cut Of their senses through fright, who
! we're fleeing. they scarce knew whittier, with
the cry, 1--WE are cut to pieces! Our regi-
ment is destroyed!' And most Of these
| were men who, with their officers, were uaac-
cus,omed to such scenes, and who were like
landsman for the first time upon the yards
Of ship. Their minds unused to form opin-
| ions amid such noise and confusion, 1naguiaed
every evil tenfold, and their conduct came
near bringing disgraceful defeat upon all our
forces. It was not because they were not
brave, but because they had not been prop
erly taught their work.
| The rev recruits, algo, do themselves an
I injustice by placing themselves under officers
who have everything to learn, rather than uu-
der those who have acquired experience. Be-
| cause man is respected as q politician,
lawyer, merchant, or anght else, It does not
follow that he is fitted to be general, 8 colo
Eel, or captain. 4 year ago, in the for1na
tion Of our forces, we could not but choose
! such; hut now there Is no necessity for il, al
perience has taught these officers {as she
must teach the new. ones) many
a bitter lesson. Is it for naught
that We have faced the enemy at various
points, and passed through hardships Of which
we before had 10 conception? Every man
among rs had learned something of the wa3
in which such peril5 should be met, and ou,
officers have learned how to arrange their com
mands so as, with 1east peril, to make then
most effective. This knowledge has been Sc
cured at great expense, but it is secured anG
the new recruits who place themselves uude,
who taye learned how to treat diseases an6
wounds in the field, increase greatly then
chances of life.
Ourregiment needs 3t5 men. Give us thes.
and We Shall not need to increase, perceptibly
the details for teamRters, artisans, ETC., hui
the force with which We would meet tn
enemy. In three weeks the new men, asso
ciatjng with those who understand what the,
have to learn, and catching their spirit, vii
be better fitted for the field Of battle tina,
after three months spent in new organiza
| ffnH We have Alt m4rhirnrE