Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-04-04
BEDFORD INQUIRER.


stand The valor OF our men. They never
Ainchsd or gave way an inch. bat gave more
than they took, and after fierce fight gained
the enemy's flank, which caused them to fee
IpreCipitately.
SCENES ON THE BATTLE FIELD.
! rode ont tonight to the scenes Of conflict,
and although full day has passed ssince the
battle, the dead lay thickly strewed around. in
the thi cker at the foos of the ridge, there was
the greatest number Of them, and theirs the
lay, the cold wind WhstIing about them, their
upturned faces looking doubIy ghastly in the
fading twilight. turned away with shudder.
/ bad to Step carefully, for it was almost
dark, and the dead bodies were so thick that
it required good deal of care to avoid tread
ing on them.
One of the surgeons said he counted two
hundred ard thirty dead bodies yesterday, and
from all accounts, should think he might have
seen as many. saw thirty-three tonight on
but small part of the ground, in half an hour
of twilight, day after the battle, when many
of the dead had been reno Ved saw no
offers among the dead. and suppose the Rebels
must have removed them when shot and car
ried them off with them.
THE WOUNDED.
There is at the hospital now, Rebel Captain,
who is terribly wounded. A ball struck him
behind the eye, tearing out both eyes and the
upper part of his nose, and strange TO say, the
surgeons think he may recover. We have taxi
en- prisoners two of General Jackson's Aide
de camps snd several officers, besides over 800
men. We have lost about sixty in killed, inclu-
ding Colonel Murray; of the Eighty, fourth
Pennsylvania, which was badly cut up, and
have about one hundred and fifty wounded,
most Of tnem not very badly. The surgeons
are hard at work, and, assisted by the surgeons
of the other bTigades which have been sent up,
are fast getting the wounded well cared for.
put our killed at sixty, which l think
will cover the loss. myself counted fifteen
in the hospital aud thirteen on the field, who
will be brought in tomorrow; and as | saw
perhaps half, think my estimate is nearly
correct.
Rebel and Federal wound ed receive exactly
the same care and attention at the hands Of
our Surgeons and attendants. Every one
seems to forget that they were our enemies in
remembering that taey are our fellow creatures
in want of care and attention, and, as such de-
serving every thing we can do for them.
saw thus foroibly illustrated By rougL-look-
Ing man who had been preparing some Cruel
tor the wounded. The first maa be came to
was federal, the next two we're Rebels.
With the same tenderness be held up their
heads aud gently put the Cruel inte their
mouths. lie did not stop to question to which
side they belonged. 1t was enough for him
that they were in distress. 10 painful contrast
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duct of some Of the Secession woman. They
hsVe been to the hospital to inquire if there
were any confederates wounded thoro, aud so,
rendering tieir services; but if not they went
away, doing nothing aud efsring no assistance.
sEnEssloNlsT WOMEN.
The Secession woinen here viii receive az terri
bic retribution as any one eau wish them
when the whole result Of the fight is kncwu.
Scarcely family IN the town but has one or
more relatives in Jackson's army, and there is
scarcely family in the county but will have
to bemoan the loss Of some friend. / canuotpity
the women. To them belongs more than half
of the blame of this wa:. They have urged en-
young brothers and friends and pushed them
into it. They 1T was who misinformed Jackson
Of the strength of the Federal armv here and
wrote urgent letters to him to come back.
One of the prisoners said that when the day
was going against him Jackson swore that
had it not been for the women be shouldn't
have got into this scrape. Aud now when
jackson has been fairly beaten by their misn-
formation they have the impudence to say
that was confederate victory latter all, that
Jackson didn't come to take Winchester, but
had some ulteror snd in view, which he has
accomplished, aud then retired. If a sound
thrashng, the loss OF q sixth of his force and
the complete demorali2it alton of the remainder
was his ultcrior, view, he has succeeded to
charm. His stone wall brigade fought behind
stone wall brayely, but they were routed
after fair fight.