The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-21
GENERAL NEWS.

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wAssuorsH, July 70, 1soA
'ouH ncx AND WOUNDED AT nIqHMoND.
Dr. R. Brunot, Of Pittsburg, member Of ths Penn.
syfvania Sanitary Commission. has lust returned from
Richmond, via Psternbnrg. whore Ae WAS confined in
the Libby warehouse prison. with large number Of
wouadsd, whom he humassy bsfrisnded and cared for
when retiring army left them in sncmy's hands
FYsm Mr. Brunei and from other sources ws ebasn an
idsa Of the condition Of soldiers and Of The treat
msnt they received a the time Of their capture and sub
ssqneptiy
NNl bs recoalsetsd that most q she sufferers IA the
battles Of thursday Friday Saturday were removed
Savages station, where the mansion, negro quarters
and cutbuilAings afforded thsm impsrfsct shelter
great number Of hospital tents hs been pitched the
adjacent orchard and nsds and these provided further
accommodations for large number OF tho sufferers
Bankets boards aud canvass covered all the surround
ing space ana those who ceula b laid in the tents
were stretched upon these in the open air. There was
necessarily much pain endured by the unfortunates
the falling back Of the army involved things In confu.
sion the few surgeons remaining had neither the
appsrt enancss the opportunities to ply their ayoca
ton.
The battle Of Peach Orchard tosk place on Sunday
morning. and the wounded from that fold were brought
directly savage adding largely the number already
upon the plain. Al three o'clock in the afternoon tho
OettN bo GbVe8os, Coome0coo the roDem,
either not psrceiving dsregarding hospital nag
Arcd the first three shells directly into the hospital
Considerable sooisus ensuing amsug the helpless and
manned somo Of the surgeons volunteered take Nag
OF truce to tbs enemy. 1t received by them and
note returned signed BY three rebel eoonol promising
not 70 ssssil the hospital unless unfair advantages was
taken Of II by army.
The battle ragged gill nine O'Clock In the evening the
wounded being constantly brought in TO Savages and
under caver Of night troops retired leaving dstac
msnts 70 bring the wounded from the nsd, who con-.
tnued u their labor TIL O'Clock on Monday morning
At daylight the snemy's pickets came riding into
Savages and gnards at once placed upon the hos
pital Common country wagons were then set 10 work
by the rebels collect the wounded ain on the field
and they wssa all brought 70 the Some c tho
dead were buried the field that day, and the work
progressed Through the three ensuing days until all had
been inferred.
On Tuesday ,merping tho barricades having been re-
moved She track and also the smoulderng ruins OF
the trains and baggage des roycd by the Unions the
rebels ran outhrans OF Savagss commenced
removing their own wounded to Richmond. In the
meantime dstachmens set 70 work 10 pick up the
issvines spells Of camps. The poverty Of the
rebels Is exempned by the fact that they picked eHery
ihing clear down old on clothes shoes solitary
cartridge and haversacs and the Iron frag
rulsnts o. shells.
Their own wounded we're provided with adequate &C.
cermodations in the houses and pleasant hospitals o.
Richmond, while oars were mot taken TO the city tl
Tuesday week after abe battle. Many Of them had in
the ueantims died OF their wounds, and Of thoeo
were Inferred near the station At length our wounded
zero transferred TO Richmond, and regarded not 20
WOUNDED, bat as prisoners Of war. They placed
in various warehouses, prisons whore the air was i'm.
pure aad the ventilation shocking. No surgeons were
81 liam In af
each hoseita and these took means to relieve ou
sufferers cave N single casc, when rebel surgeon
pro1uc d rusty and afnputatsd alsg The patient
died. or all the rebel ladies that were 30
oilcous In attending to thoT own mapod, not one ap
pcarsd among the vwoundsd ana dying strangers that
crowded their city.
Mr. Bromot atates fnat tks mortality was Increasing
(, ,iy Up to abs time bo left In the Libby and other
,ri, cns Of Surgeons wore Lept In prison Mr.
vas allowed to come awv 10 make ssme arrangements
~ an exchange of pssonev, but gave sringens parole
= ron IN iu twenty days unless cxokanRed for Mr.
syren,,, Washington Ho came TO Petersburg h. rail,
"a heneA 70 City Poal whrs found car nag truce
joat.
~. r.,s,s were sexeraily exuliAnt but Rich.
ona aa,, psts, sburx wsss places Of Ooarng, every
,,,.o bonv tho recertaee OF corpse. Mr Bremot
ecr.lus from dsa losing Ac points IN his possession
c,a,ye 10 The repe force, potion, ETC., such being
a !, ,ho farms Of is parols lie learns that General
DIX .s arranged with ohs rebel authorities for AZ ns
late roicase Of our wosnded upon parole
j, IS stated that the psroe Of wossded Union prisoners
Richmond has alrea,V been commenced, and that two
audrcd aud ly have ,4rsady boen sent to ibe White
iousc awaiting ass Of Il see to bring them away
Dr. Bsonot states that bo 81 w ~ The onseJs sor p
Richmond Generals Mccall and .S'ynods Aslbsr were
ou,dod The two generals occutN an apartment sepa.
ted by partition frcn the qaartrs of'cclonos ard
,a,ora The CAPTAINS and hculenante os's bsep !