Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-02-08

the region OF the heart. Another laid upon
bis side, with head and arms thrown back ;
the osl had cut away part Of the skull over
the lett eye. Among score or more of our
noble dead ! saw not one badly mang,ed
body like those which saw at Vienna.
My own brave boy was either among the
slain or pnrsuing the flying foe. ln which OF
these positions might Gnd him, knew not.
With all the anxieties common to parents. |
searched for his well.known countenance
among the slain. So close was the resem.
blance 10 many cases, that my pulse quickened
and my brain began to reel. remembered
that he wore pair of boots of peculiar make
and before looked in the face of corpse,
looked at the boots, till at last felt confident
l bad fonnd what | sought. | looked again
and again before | dared let my eyes rest
upon the face. There was Il mark-not on
his. passed on in haste, but suddenly felt
compelled to stop once more against u tree,
leaned 10 back the most classic composure, was
the fairest and most beautiful countenapce |
ever saw in death. No female compile xion
could be more spotless, The silky locks OF
wavy auburn hair fell in rich profusion, upon
fair temples and faultess forehead.
Some friendly hand had parted his gar.
ments, barring his breast, from which the red
current of life flowed out, and hud bathed his
temples, which were still warm. but had
ceased to throb forever. o ye winds, bear
these tidlngs softly to the loved ones at home
| Among :he wounded os our men, it was really
coUlortlng 10 see With what patient heroism
they bore their pains. ! eaid to one poor
fellow with shattered leg, ~ ou must be in
great pain can i do suything for you p
lie said, There are other worse of than me !;
when they are carried in you can tell them
where | an if you please" Another man
had ball through bis right hand, breaking
! two OF the bones. He hnd done it up himself
with wet bandsge and with bis other hand
was carrying one corner Of q stretcher with
wounded msu; carrying another corner of the
| same stretcher, was a uau with his head and
| face covered with blood. He said be was not
hurt at all be bad only lost Il large piece Of
! bis hat aud small piece of his scalp.
| 10 the "old fields" among the Rebels, some
/ OF the scenes were horrid and revolving in
the extreme. a large number of the dead
were shot 10 the head. Oue was shot directly
IN the eye aud the brain was oozng FROM the
wound. Five dead and wounded lay behind
oue log, all bnt the wounded one was shot in
the bead. One Rebel bad ball through bis
neck which destroyed the power of speech
though don't think his wound was mortal.
Several Of the dead we're old grey.beaded
men. dark eomplexioped muu with q
heavy black beard, Sho said be wos from
mississippi was lying on the ground with
broken thigh. lie was s.erU and sulleD--he
bad ouly one favor to ssk--tbat was that
some Que o! us would kill him. said 20 him
sc wlli soon iaks you tn The snrceon, and do
all We eau to relieve You for We s,e satisfied
you have been deceived by wicked men, and
DO bot know what you have been doing To
which he meehly rspiied--"that is possible"
young man, quite II boy, begged me not
10 lot the Lhcopitee kill him. An elderly
man sat with his back against stump With
a ball directly through the centre of the head
at the base Of the brain. There was
ghasty grin upon his countensnce- his eyes
were stretched widely open aDd staring wildly
into vacancy, while bis breath was rapd, |
deep aEd heavy. His was living death, for
be was senssless. A lad of fourteen. with
mashed ancle, protested his Innocence and
begged TO be taken care of. He said he was
pressed into the service, aud had never fred
gun ut a Union man. and rever would |
Numbers Of Rebels made 10 Effect the same
declaration.
left these fields Of hnman suffering with
feelings such as ! never before experienced |
The freshness OF death seemed to fill the |
whole atmosphere 1t was a scene which |
man needs only to look upon oDce 10 bis |
Lifetime IN order 10 occupy oil his power Of !
rejection. Following the wake Of our victo !
nous aud pursuing army. The road sdjoiniug |
heids aud woods, we're strewn with blankets |
knapsacks, baversacks, hats, boots, shoes. |
guns, cartridge boxes, broken wagons &C.,
&c, as perfect scene Of destruction as can
we'll be imagined. ! soon came up with our
rear guard, aud reached the advance column
about two O'Clock p. NJ. While the line was
halted Tor the skirmishers TO scour the woods.
had an opportunity of copversing with Col.
Fry, OF the Kentucky Fourth, relative to the
uealh OF Zul'lcOher. His version is hs
follows - bile on the border of "old fields"
q stranger in citizens dress rode up by bis
side, so near that be could have put his hand
upon his shoulder aud said don't let us be
firing on our owD men--those are our men,"
pointing at the same time towards our forces
Colouel Fry looked upon him inouringly
moment upon which be rode forward not
more than fifteen PAGES, when an officer came
dashlng up, hrst recognizing the stranger, and
almost at the same instant firing upon Col.
Fry. AT the same moment the stranger
wheeled bis horse. facing Colonel Fry whep
the Colonel shot him in the breast. The
Colonel showed me the feldglass which be
took from the body, aud which was Identified
as the one owned by Major Helve.i at the
tune be was taken prisoner by the Rebels
Coionel Fry also has the coat and watch
taken from the body. The watch has the
name f. X Zollcoier, engraved upon it.
make this statement in justice to Colonel
Fry, because there are at least half q dozen
different men claiming the honor Of killing
this famous Rebel. The body has other
wounds which we have seen, but only one of
them, and that the mortal one, is q pistol
shot; aud Colonel Fry is the only one who
used a revolver on the occasion. The ball
rom the Rebel officer passed through the
clothes of Col. Fry, upon bis right side,
slightly frscturing the skin.
have only noticed such items as came uu-
der my own observation, and comparatively
only few Of them. Liet. E. q. Jacobs told
ne that be saw Minnesotian boldly ad dvarce
rom the raDks some distance, and placing his ,
rife by the side OF tree, took u long and de-
lberate aim toward the old log house, when
, rebel head, which bad been peeriDg from /.
behind the corner OF the house, was suddenly ,
discovered to have body attached to it, by
Is pitching at full length from the end of the ,
house. found seven dead bodies in this old /,
building. who must have been killed by close !
hooting between the logs. When iett, one
hundred and ninety Rebels had been buried !,
y The ''old field" and many more ,cere sill in
he moods. Thirty.eight OF our own men had
'een buried 10 the first field, near the tents.
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