Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29
NASHVILLE. TENN. TUESDAY, APRIL 80, 1862


Rebel killed existed. 1t Is lust to say. and
there are those who accompanied me on the
battlefield the subsequent day prepared TO
assert the same. that the killed OF the enemy
are one-third greater than ours, while ouI
wounded perhaps somewhat exceeds theirs
A rigid scrutiny enables me to speak posi-
lively on this topic. They labored diligently
all day Sunday, through the night, and again
until the retreat, carrying away their wound
ed and most prominent dead, such as it was
possible for them TO possess themselves of,
thereby compelling those who we're wound.
ed IN the retreat to become our prisoners. The
number captured in this way was perhaps
about Eve hundred.
Shiloh Field an Hour After the Battle.
Il was curious TO see the strategy resorted
TO by some OF The wounded Rebels, or their
friends. While surveying the killed aud
wounded 10 E. thickly wooded locality, but
VIII re trunks of large trees lay about In halt
rotten state, stepped upon one to look about
the crnd, aud hearing something move at
my feet, looked down upon what was evil
IDENTIFY the figure OF man, covered up by a
blanket, and lying close up alongside the
leg. The ground was thickly strewu about
him with bodies, many of whom | found TO
be only wounded. Lifting the blanket from
the wounded mans face, as l di4mouuted
from the log, he Immediately faltered out
"Oh, sir, Pm wounded; don't huct me, nv
leg Is broken aud I'm so cold and wet.n
Within three feet Of this wouuded Seces-
cessionist lay dead Unionist, with his hair
aud whiskers burned off. Just ut this period
two or three Of our men came up, and OBJ.
serving the horrid spectacle of their dead
brother.in-arms, with bis hair, whiskers and
clothes 70 burned, addressed the wounded
man referred to in violent terms, accusing
him of aiding ia setting Gre to their comrs1e.
For moment felt apprehensive that they
might retaliate, but upon his assuring them
that many on both sides were burned in
similar manner, quiet was soon restored. /
soon learned that the leaves and dead under
growth had been fired in various places by
the explosion Of shells, and also by burning
wads, the fire communicating TO the bodies,
burning them shockingly. Some Of the
wounded must have been burned 10 death
as observed one or two lying, upon their
backs, with their hands crossed before the
face, as a person naturally does when smoke
or heat becomes annoying.
Replacing the blanket over the face Of The
wounded man, proceeded to step over an.
other log near by, and was considerably
startled by a loud exclamation Of pain from
another wounded rebel. Having stepped on
a small stick that hurt wounded limb of
his by its sudden movement, he was compel
led to cry out. He, too, was snugly laid up
in ordinary, close alongside fallen tree 80
His wound was serious, and the poor man
begged for some assistance, The only thing
| could do was to get him little water, and
promise that somebody would soon come to
his relief / do not think he received any,
however, before the following day, as IL was
more than we could do to attend to our own
suffering men, night being near. What will
you do with u.s." said the wounded man TO
me. "Take you, dress your wounds, give
you plenty to eat, and in all probabi lily,
when you are able, require yoH b take the
oath Of allegiance, and then send you home
to your family, il you have one"
"Ob, God ~ replied the suffering man, 81
have family, cir, and that's just what my
old woman told me. She said if the North
ern men was so ugly and bad as our Gen.
erals say, they must ba' changed a heap"
Occasionally there was pause, accompanied
by q distorted countenance, that showed the
painful character OF bis wound, Stranger"
continued the PROSTATE man, " I've got six
little boys at home, and the biggest just goes
OF errands. / live on the -- river, ia
Alabama (the name sounded 80 peculiar that
/ was not able to- recollect I'D faint further
than that cottonwood from the bank, where
my house stands.n "Wnat has your wife to
maintain the family With or does the State
help them ~ said l. 90, she's shily. my
wig is, stranger, she's mighty shifty she's
a Northern born woman, and her father lives
10 Wisconsin now. / never was North before
now / married my wife in Alabama"
was obliged to leave this man, who pos
sessed an under-current OF nobility, although
his superficial knowledge bad allowed hm
to follow the fortunes Of bis base leaders,
tie persisted 10 saying, az / left him. that
he was certain he never had killed mAn.
TIE STUDY or ATTITUDES.
Perhaps a lner opportunity has NOT for
many generations occurred, than that after
the battle, for the study Of attitudes. There
was the ola man, his locks sprink!ed with
grey, knaeling beside stump, as 81 in The
attitude Of prayer, bis face now resting il
bis hands aud head reclining on the top, ap
parenuy having gone TO sleep ia death,
while Ia the net Of devotion. A chastity
wound in the side told Of bis end.
Another power'ul-l00k.ng mal had Just
placed b cartridge iu tho muzzl8 of hisRul.
AID had the rlmrod n bs right hand, as II
about 90 ram t down. DEATH caught him
TO that moment and as he lay with upiuincd
face, hright hand clauched ihe guU. ana
The lea one Che ramrOi. There wers a4uy
instances similar % this last Ole soldier
had loaded bis piece, and paused o. iale q
chew Of tobacco. 3 side bis body lay lhs
gun, aud 10 bis right hsud was fiat pug vi
tobscco, bearing ths imprint 70 teeth
40 one place lay nine men. iuur on llqe ~
oura and about ai many Rebels, who tom
| Indications, musl hsvs bad q hand o hand Fl zoo
| They were dead aud oJle wounds maze sgi
! DENLY viii Dayoneis lnd bullets Tao
had bold OF an0thCra 5air aud Oher ao.6
clanched 10 a'yareiy ui waya One seene1
% have bad a grip % Zoe t8rolt Of his 4u.
| tagooist, aud been comp Nd 20 telnQui lit
judg'ug from lhs ifigd marks Th. mla
singular atiuao of any thal have ever