Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-02-08
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THE LATE BATTLE I'm KEN
TUCKY.
A VISIT TO THE BATTLE FIELD

A VISIT TO THE BATTLE FIELD
The distance from Fishing Creek TO Webb's
cross Roads, where our forces had been
blvonacked the night before the battle. is two
and half miles, We had made about two
miles ol this distance, when the artillery
ceased brlng, aud soon after We met mai
rloing turlonsly down the bill. when we
succeeded 10 bringing him TO halt, he told
Us Ho'i'coner was dead, and his army 10 foil
retreat ms man was hardly recognized by
MS oia ncquaIntnnces for his naked. spark.
ling eye balls seemed to be the onlv two
spots about him not covered with mud II
was DR.. Hale When be had told his story
on be flew TO tell it to other prosecuted Union
men.
My frst inquiry was for the Kentucky
Twelfth; but no one could tell me where .bey
were or what part they had taken in the
action. Only one dead man had been brought
ln, The body laid upon the ground in front
ol one OF the Minnesota tents, surrounded bv
some twenty soldiers. 1t had been strpped
OF oil the clothing except the pants, and two
soiolers were busy in washing of the mud
with which II had been covered. IL was
almost as white and transparent as the most
delicate wax work. The fatal wound was in
the breast, aud was evidently made with a
pistol ball, as it could be- easily covered with
the end Of my fnger There was another
wound upon the inside of bis right arm
above the elbow, and still another glaucine
wound little above his hin. This was
Zollicotier He whose name had so long
been terror TO men who loved their copntry
on the banks Of the Cumberland. With
some doubts at the time in my mind as to
whether this was really the body of The
Rebel chiei, turned away TO visit the field
OF hattie.
The hospital tents had been hastily pitched
10 small open field at the cross roads. and
along the edge Of the woods skirlipp The
south side of this field were the FIRST marks of
the storm Of destruction which had ragged so
feariully an hour before. Nearly through
the middle of the feld is the road leading TO
Mlll Springs, in south or southwesterly
direction. entered the woods on the east
side OF this road. Along the edge of the
open held lay the bodies of -four or fye of our
men. AS advanced toto the woods. the
marks OF cannon shot could be seen on eyery
SIDE, but saw none Of those marks nearer
than twenty feet from the ground /; uor did ]
see dead or wounded man who had been
struck with cannon shot. DR.. ClfIs Zoli.
eonefs brigade Surgeon, afterwards told me
thst among ell their wounded, so far as they
nau come 10, only one bad been Injured by
artillery, and be had lost bis arm. Passing
through the woods from the first opeu Geld.
distance OF nearly half a mile, we reach
another open, half cleared 6eld on the left of
The road. 10 this feli there STANDS some
deadened timber, many large stumps aod
trees, some Of the latter have been cut down
and some fallen TO decay
In this held The ground is quite steep. with
a southern descent to near the centre of tba
held, and then rises as rapidly till VOC reach
The woods on the south. In the eastern mart
OF this field is log honss and barn and an
apple orchard. Eighty five dead Rebels Law
10 this field, which by way Of distinction.
will call the "old field" Further on. ana m
tbs right OF the road, is the corn field where
the brave Indiana Tenth suffered 90 severely.
10 the woods and slong the road the scene
was dreadful One body was placed in a
sistios posture With the bieh lssnioe sgsin.l