Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-06

seemo 90 IL the time will never come when our
brave men shall have been made as comfortable
81 circumstances may permit. Il is awful to
Look around me, | can see every imaginable
form ot suffering, and yet am bclplcea 10 cid
them OF congsquence
"since niRht before last have not left nv
husbands eide for moment, except to get such
things sa rfqnired, or to hand some poor feI.
Low cup OF water. Even as write my heart
throb7 nch'ngly to hear the deep grosns and
sharp cries about mo. f. 10 sleeping, but d. re
Dot close my cyos, lest no should die while
sleep md IL is to keep awake, and Ia q man.
uer relieve my oVerburdened heart, ths! am
writing 20 you now under Bnch sad auspices.
On the morning OF the 81 inst. the fight be.
gan Tie attack was made or Gen. McAs,hur's
division, and We could plainly hear The roll of
the GilliieFy here, as it Is only two ml'es and
halt distance from this place. Oh, The fear.
iul agony oil that awful, awful day. had
seen q moment early 10 the morning, but II
was only moment, when be bade me eoodby,
saving hnrficdly as he tore himself sway:
"Piny for me, my wife, and, If fall, God pro.
tsct yop! There was something in his look
and tone which struck chill to my heart, and
every moment after knew the fight had be
gun telt as II he had indeed fallen. can
not tell how long 1t was before heard that
osleso,'s brigade was engaged, but is seemed
an age to me. After that my agony va4 nearly
inlolerable. Ineyer had thought OF fear 70.
myeehi wac thinking only of F Then got
the word that be had been hosly pursued by the
rebels end had fallen back
Late 'n The afternoon ! succeeded Ia gain
Ing little lntelligble information. Poor Gen
eral Hackleman was shot through the neck
"hile giving command, snd tell mortal!y
wounded. Hs died beiwecn ten and eleven
O'Clock the same night, have sinco learned
up 10 the time OF receiving the wound he lad
acied with the greatest bravery and enthusiasm,
tempered by cooiness that made eVCry action
| effective When dusk at last pu. an end TO the
arst days conflict, learned that General
Osleeby had been dangerously wounded, but
could gain no Intelligence Of iny husband.
could NOS bear the suspense Dark aa IL vas,
ard bo9eiess as II seemed TO search for him
then, started Ou. 10 the battle. field.
"Oh, h0u shall describe the Sc arch Of that
nigh!f IL locked like madness. Ii was mad.
neas.. But al! nigh. long struggled amongst
o'eediGg corIses, over decd h0rses, traupled
limbs fhaEteTed ars'ileFy--everythiDg that
gofS to mako up the horror Of a battle field
when the oobh ct Ia over. Fney wers Eenoying
The 6oucded all night On, Itink how awful
10 stumbls ever the dead and hear tho cries OF
the NouLdcd scd dying, alone. in ;hs night
tine. bad 20 s;aPs ef alone, eige they would
| nos have let me 20,
"As Jou may euppose, | could not hnd hin,
either amongst the living or dead. Bat the
Dsxs merniDg, just after sunrise, came to
little clump OF timbeIs where horse mad isll.
| en--his hes3 shot of and his body halt covering
mac whom | supposed dead, HIS face was
TO tbe ground, bGs az STOPPED to lock closer
perceived faint movement of the body, then
beard faint moan. stopped aOd turned the
lace upward The head and face 1sse both
covered with blood, but When turned IL 10 the
light knew it In spite OF lie dsfguralion. Oh
Goc' the agonY OF that moment sickened me
almost to sntfJcation. With sgepgth .lOught
impossible la me IdreW him, crushed and bleed
log, from beneath the csrcsss of our poor old
horse, whom We had both go loved ard petted,
aud, dipping my handkerchief in a little pool
Of water amongs. the buehes, bAihed his face
and pressed some mostu be ween 8 psruhed,
sEoien lips. He was utterly ipsensplS, and
there was dreadful wound In his head. Both
imba we're crushed hopelessly beneath the
ncise. he was utterly beyond the reach of
numan sklil to gave, but as soon as possible
bad him conveyed to the hospital. have
nursed him ever since, hopelsssly snd with
heart breaking with grief. Oh! how many
wives, how many mothers, arc to day mourning
The dead and dying, even ss mourn mp dyingi
he has not opened his eyes TO look a. or spoken
to mo since ho fell. Oh! could he bu: speak
to me once before he dice, should give him
up with more resignation Bus 10 die thus
without look or o word! Oh, my heart is
breaking"