The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-14

4 woNAN's ACCOUNT OF TIE BATTLE AND
ITS INCIDENTS.

To he Edi!ors Of the Erfn,ng Post
elclose extracts from letters just re-
ceived from Corinth, giving such informa'
Of the late battle as may prove interesting
TO your readers. The first is from lady
whose husband was q captain in Oglesby 4
brigade. She says:
"Ob. my friend how can tell You of the
torturcs tha, have nearly craxed me for the
last three days Pen is powerless to trace,
words weak to convey one title OF the mis-.
cry | have endured. l thought myself
strong before. have seen so much OF suf.
fering that l thought my nerves hsc grown
| steady. aud l could bear any thing but
to day l am weak and trembling like .
frightened child. But do not wonder At it.
My dear husband lies beside me. wounded
unto death perhaps. l have lost all hope
OF saving him, though thank Gsd for the
privilege of being this moment beside him.
"And beside this. all around me the sui.
ferers lie moaning in agony. There has
been little time TO tend them, poor fellows.
True. the surgeons are busy all the time,
but all the wounded have not vet been
brought in, and it seems as il the time
will never come hon our brave men shall
have been made comfortable AS circumstan-
ces may permit. 1t is awful to look around
me. l can see every imaginable form OF
suffering. and vet am helpless TO aid them
any of consequence. Since night before
last have not left my husbands isde for .
moment, except to get such things as l re
quired, or to hand some poor fellow cup of
water. Even as ! write my heart throbs
achingly TO hear the deep grosns and sharp
cries about me. +. is sleeping. but dare
IL /. 4 n.
| sleep. And it is to keep awake and in .
manner relieve my over burdensd heart
that am writing TO you now under such
sad auspices.
On the morning of the 81 inst. the fight
began. The attack was made on GeneIa al
McArthur's division, and we could plainly
hear the roll OF The artillery here, as it is
about two miles and a half distance only
from this plac.
On. the fearful agony of that awful.
awful day | had seen F. moment early
In the morning, but it was ouiy a moment.
when he bade me good -by--saying hurried
~ as he tore himself away : Pray for me,
my wife aud. il fall. God protect you =
= There was something in his look and
tone which struck a chill to my heart, and
every moment after knew the fight had
begun felt as i. he had indeed fallen. 1
cannot tell how long it was before l heard
that Oglesby's brigade was engaged. but i,
seemed an age TO me. After that my
agony was nearly in,olerabie. l never had
thought OF tear for myself. l was think.
ing only OF p. Then l got the word
that he had been too hotly pursued by the
rebels. and had fallen back Late in the
afternoon l succeeded in gaining a little
intelligible information. Poor General
eha a..
while giving command, and fell mortally
wounded He died between ten and eleven
o'clock the same night. l have since learn
ed. Up to the time of receiving the wound
he had acted with the greatest bravery and
enthusiasm. tempered by GOODNESS that
made everv action effective.
When dusk at last put an end TO the
first days conflict, learned that General
Oslesby had been dangerously wounded, but
could gain no intelligence of my husband.
could not bear the suspense. Dark as il
was, and hopeless rs it seemed to search for
him then. started out to the battlefield.
"Oh. ho,o shall describe the search Of
that night 1t looked like madness II
'0as madness-but all night long Is,raggled
amongst bleeding corpses. over dead horses,
trampled limbs. shattered artillery-every-
thing that goes to make mp the horror Of q
battlefield when the conflict is over. They
wers removing the wounded all night Oh,
think how awful to stumble over the dead
and hear the cries of the wounded and dy-
ing, alone. and in the night time. had TO
start off alone, else they would not have let
me go.
As you may suppose, could not find
him. either amongst the living or the dead.
But the next morning. just alter sunrise.
came to a little clump Of timbers where .
horse had fallen-his head shot of and his
body half covering q man whom | supposed
dead. His face was to the ground. bat as
l stopped to look closer. perceived faint
movement OF the body; then heard faint
moan.
81 stopped and turned the face upward
The head and face we're both covered with
blood. but when turned it to the light I
knew it in spite Of its dis6guration. Oh.
God, the agony Of that moment eickened
me almost to suffocation. With q strength
l Thought impossible in me, / drew him,
crushed and bleeding. from beneath the
carcass q our poor old horse. whom we had
both so ioved and petted. and dipping my
handkerchief in little pool Of water
smongst the bushes, bathed his face and
pressed some moisture between his parehed.
swollen lips.
"He was utterly insensibIe, and there
was . dreadful wound in his head. Both
limbs were crushed hopelessly beneath the
Eorse. He was utterly beyond the reach of
human skill to save, bu, as soon as possible
bad him conveyed to the hospital. have
nursed him ever since. hopelessly and With |
a heart breaking with grief Oh bow |
many wives. how many mothers. sre to-day /
the dead and dying. even - /
mourn nv diving He has not oPened bis |;
ewes to look a, or spoken to me since be
fell. Oh could he but speak 70 me once
before he dies. should give him up with
more resignation. But TO die thus-with- !
ou, look or word Oh. my heart 10 break
rg !"
Here the letter becomes almost illsR;bls,
the agitation and distress Of ny
friend - much - her words but - there |,
= a. no more in substance than vhs, I he,> 4