The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-02-08

body laid upon Tie srcuud In front Of one Of the
Minnesota tents, surrounded BY some twenty
soldiers. II had been stripped Of all clothing
except the pants, and two soldiers were busy in
washing of the mud With which It had been
covered II was almost a. whito and transpa-
rent As the most delicate wax-work. The fatal
wound was In the breast, and vas evidently
made with a pistol ball, a. Il could be easily
covered with the end Of my finger. There was
another wound upon the inside OF his RICH. arm,
shove the elbow, and still another glancing
wound little above his hip. This was lol'
lieoffer
DR.. Cliffe, ZollicodSrs Brigade Surgeon, az
tsrWArds told me that among all their wound.
oil, 20 far as thoy had come in, ouly one had
been Injured by artillery, and he had lost his
arm. Passing through the woods from the
arst open field distanc, Of nearly half
on the lett Of The road. Eighty. Eve dead rob
els lay in this field, which, by way Of distine.
ton, win call the old fold" Further on,
and to the right Of the road, 10 the corn Aeld
where tho brave Indiana Tenth suffered so
severely. In the woods, and along the road,
the scene was dreadful. Gao body wa. placed
In a sitting posture, with the back leaning
against a tree, the hands crossed in his lap,
his ewes partly open. and lips slightly part
Cd The ball had entered his loft breast,
lust above the region Of the heart
Another laid upon his side, with heal
and arms thrown back the ball had out
away a part OF his skull over hi, left eye.
My own brave boy was either among tho slain
or pursuing the 6,ing fee. In which ~ these
positions might ind him know rot. With
all the an Nietiss common tO parents, | searchcd
for his well known countoranco among the
slain. SO close WAS the resemblance n many
cases, that my pulse quickenod and my brain be
gan IN reel. | remembered that no wore a pair
Of boots Of peculiar make, aud before looked at
the face Of the corpse, locked at the boots, I'LL
al last | felt confident | had found what
sought. | looked again and again before
dared 10 lot my eyes rest on the face. lhde
was a mark-not on his. passed on in haste,
but suddenly felt compelled to stop once more;
againy, tree leaned back in tho most classic
composurs, was the hifcbt and most bcauli'dl
cuuutcnanoo I ever saw in death. NJ female
complexion could 10 more spo'lcss. The silky
Locke o. wivy auburn hair fell in rich protuson
upon r temples and a idultloss forehead.
= mo fritn Is hard hal pittoi his garments,
harirg his hreolt, from which the rod current ct
/ 70 h1wod cut AMI had baihod his tompl'', which
/ Vy,ro still " arm, but al ecagel 20 tnrob Tor
cvor. q SO winds, bear those uiings softly TO
/ tho loved ono, a. home Among tho mn led
Of our mon IL was really c1miotting 10 with
what pati'1t h"toism toy bNo thor puns.
| | a1ii to orc poor fellow with shl'tCr0d Log,
" You must bo in gie,t pain cll ! do my
| thing for NoI ~ llu said, lhtrs are Others
worse Oh than mo when hay arc carried IA
YOU csu tell them whore ! am, /. YOU please.
Aao. her nan had tsll through his RICH,
han' hTo,king two OF the bones. Ito hal done
10 100 him eli with a vet handN,o and with hi'
othor baud WA ctrfyi"g one corner OF a
strctchof with a wound / man carrying an
.haf corner Of the .ina ,irot:har, was ma 4
With his head arj face covered VITA bllad. III,
said ho wa NOT hart a, all be hal only lost !
lar,,o piece OF his hat and .,"JI pee' Of -. >.
ear, e., -, ~ ,-o,, H ~ ra ~ nc
the scouos were ho-rl an rcyul in +, w tt' OK
tr,mo. 4 large numbsr % tho dott w4ro s'o
In Nh head. ono WAS shot dire 'v a tbs ave
sbi tho brain wa ooling from tho wound -
Five dead and wounded lay behind ono TO-, al
bot the wounded ono wotu eho' in the heat -
ono Robol hal ahdl through his neck, who
destroyed Tho pow0r Of spcech-though don
think his wound was mortal Several o. "a
doal were Old ere, hlSiei mon.
a iuh complexion mau with heavy 6.a
horl mo -ud he was from Mississippi, ",
living ,n tho ground with 4 brIknn thlg1. II
WA s'ern art sulon--hc h.d only one t',pr :
ask--tlAy wa7 that some ono oi W. wolf N
tir,
A y,u-E man. quito a hoy, hoygoi mc no. {
, tot .ns I'uu Into, all him, A. ul'cdy ma
vi, % shack a'uir-. stump win ball JlroC
through the centre oi the head At tho raao ol Oh
] brain There was a ghsstly Vrin upon u
. ! CONFERENCE.-The eyes were ttrr''hoi wiisl
E open, AID s'at'rs VIA, into vsc,nrv, Will
8 Us lca'h ras t.pi loop AMI hntvy. II
. wa O. living iNy'h ". be was onselssa. A ia
~ 'u'f..n with sIi..h.i aNh'', prot s'"i %
= innocence, nd begged to 10 taken caro- Of.
. | left these fields OF human suffering with fee
ingl such "a | never before experienced. To
fro huess Of hoath seemed 20 ill ~, WI {,
|, nosphert. Il Is scone which man re \ o,l
1 so look upon once in bis lifetime IN order
. o.rUpy all his powers of r,hsciyn.
( llout. j.. &. Jacobs tot me %, 'iw a Mn
, nosolian cu,lly advance tom the -ant. s.u
dis'arcn, ana, placing his ride ny lhr .I.o Of
[, tree t,s' a long arl deliberate aim tuwul. ~
old loy house, wh,n robol heat, which D.,
boon pyyius from uchini tho cor -" %
, house wts sullrbly Gi-gl,oral TO h,yo , '.l
, attached 10 %, 10y i,s pNDh.u.; 40 tdi' iHuE.
Fl, m tho cud Of tlo house. found '.,su dal
beiIn- IN this oil huil lux, who must h,to Nee
.iliu4 rs close shooting n,uuut thc llsi.