The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-12

ENEAuEs-uoW TREATED.
We yesterday visited the encampment
of the Fifth New York regiment, Duryea's
ZOuaVes where we met with their Chief
Surgeon, X. o. Munson, gentleman
whose skill and kindness as Surgeon,
and whose bravery as a military man we
have often highly spoken Of Knowing
that the Doctor was one Of those who
were left behind at Sayage's Station 20
take care Of our sick and wounded who
were left there, and that he had also been
in Richmond, we desired him TO relate
what he saw and heard upon that occa-
Sion, and the incidents of his stay in the
heart Of Secessiondom. He kindly con-
sented, and narrated, in substance, as
follows:
After our rear guard had departed, he,
with some twelve or fourteen other sur
geons and about twenty hospital stew
ards, set themselves TO work to make as
comfortable as possible those of our dis
abled whom We were compelled TO leave
at the above named station, TO administer
TO the sick, and 10 perform surgical OPP
erations upon those who required it.
After being for four or five hours en-
gagged in this charitable as we'll as lau-
dable undertaking, the rebels having
been badly whipped and worse fright
ened, came struggling towards the hospi-
tai, singly, in pairs, and by dozens, until
the remnant of that portion Of their army
who had been engaged in the fight Of the
morning had assembled there.
Scarcely had they been there five min
utcs ere they began what seems TO be
their duty after a battle in which our
forces are compelled TO retire-l,tm Ior
spoil3 and phmder. Although our troops,
before leaving, had destroyed much Of
the subsistence stores and forage, still
they had left all the medical stores, and
provisions enough 10 comfortably provide
for all the disabled aud the attendants
who were left behind, for a month 10
come
When our narrator discovered that the
hounds were gathering, and knowing full
well their propensilies, he, with some two
or three others, managed TO hide portion
Of the medical stores, two barrels Of cof-
fee, few boxes Of hard bread and about
City loaves Of fresh bread.
With the exception Of the above named
articles, the Rebels carried off everything
they could lay their hands on, including
about bali the medical stores, such sur
! gical instruments as were not about the
/ persons Of the surgeons, together with
| some eight tons Of ice. When remOnstra-
ted with and asked TO leave behind, for
/ the use Of the sick, some of the latter
article, they replied, "Let the -- Yam
/ KEGS do withoutit--We want it in Rich
mond." Alter this reply they drove of,
leaving nothing 10 nourish and comfort
I the three thousand disabled troops, who,
at that time, were at that point After
working two days in assisting TO make
/ all as comfortable as possible, DIR. Nun
son proceeded voluntarily TO Richmond,
30 look after those who We're taken to that
place
Upon arriving at Richmond and
alightng from the cars, he asked per-
son standing near by, one wearing a
/ Lieutenants shOulder-straps, which was
the way 30 the Office Of the Chief Medical
PuryeyOr The Lieutenant replied, "li
you will wait a few moments ! will take
you 10 him. The Lieutenant absented
himself for a few moments, and upon
returning told the doctor that he would
then show him the way. The former
travelled on with his companion, thinking
all was lovely finally entering a large
building, and was somewhat astonished
10 be told that he was a prisoner. II,
was stationed In the Old Tobacco Ware
house (uow Libby PRISON., and was ID
occupy a room about twenty feet square
l..
others The room contained not one or
licle Of furniture, nothing 10 be upon bu
the bare floor with no covering, and 81