The national Republican., 1862-07-07
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Last Friday morning the steamer Lcuisiars
aDrtved at Sixth street wharf, bringing $40
soldiers wounded in the late battles before
Richmond. In the af ernoon the Vanderbilt
arrived bringing i9i more Of the sufferers, aud
again on Saturday the steamer Commodore AR
rived bringing about the same number as the
last. These men are from aImoat every regi-
ment engaged In the various battles of the
week. They are principally from New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts,,
while number of scattering na,ues are from
almost every loyal STATE IN tho Uninn.
The ambO'tnces were promptly IN waiting.
with surgeo' Q, assistants, Sc., and the ce emo y
~, removal I ok place wiln order and rapldi,,
IN each case, Witnessed by u large crowd oi
cit zsbs, attracted to ths spot by sympathy or
curiosity. They were AL sent To the different
hospitals scattered throughout the city and are
now reposng on clean and tidy beds In com
tnrtAbie airy apartments. where they will be
well attended and provided tor, thanks IL the
exc Isnt arrangements of the medical authofi
ties here.
We passed among the different sufferers rs
they landed, and cunversed with the wounded
from almost every battle field of that terrible
week of iishirg. We fnd the men unanimous
In their praises Of General Mcclellan, declaring
him to he an admirable leader, ever present
where danger was. inspiring his men by his
presence, his zeal, his kindness and interest In
the welfare of his men. We could not get man
to acknowledge that VIC were beaten IN n single
engagement, but. on the contrary, though the
rebels fought with the desperation Of m idmen,
yet our bays drove them ut the peint 0t the
bayonet. and would not consent to leave the
Held except by command OF superior Officers.
In obedience to n strategic plan which they
could not comprehend. hut on the assurance
that It came from their General. they willingly
obeyed. They represent the hsht of Friday as
most terrific. and some declare that the ground
was completely covered by the rebel dead from
our rAktng artillery fire. The hottest contest
took place AT S,vAge's Station. Here commits
sary stores had To bs burned to prevent their
falling into the hands of tho enemy. "B But the
hardest sight" says an informant, was to be
obliged 10 leave our dead and wounded on the
field, and In The hospitals at this point. But II
had To be done. Tho enemy were pressing us
hard; the prospect was that we were already
the rear, or that we soon would be; so, with
tears in our eyes, we placed hospital signals
about the place OF our suffering companions,
and ddng them hasty farawell we left them
to the mercy of the enemy"
We noticed that the soldiers, though some Of
them are horribly mutilaied. and nearly all Of
them bedaubed with mud, with clothes torn by
woods and undarhrush, yet they are m"st re.
markably cheerful. Their only anxiety seems
to be that their wounds may he speedily, that
they may take the field again, so aS to he with
the army "when It shall take Richmond"
S,rne, however, express u desire to 60 homs
and see their friends before entering the lists
again. One man, y pleasant and intelligent
SCDlCuulhu, sbu nt Hru Uls tNly TeNtINb vi tHe
came company with hmselt-that was his
father. In the action near SIvage's, his father
was n few PAGES in front Of him. and the son
had the extreme agony Of seeing the death.
dealing bullet pierce the fathers brain. He
rseled and foil. the son sprang forward To
pick him up, and stopping tn do 81, Il ball struck
him in the head, knocking him senselesS, but
glancing of, passed through, aud his lie will
probably be saved. He soon recovered 50 n. to
| he able to walk, and Ietreailng with the army
saw his father no more. beng forced To leave
the dear relatives remains unbured on the
field.
Another m IN, speaking or the desperation
with which the rebels fought, told Us OF one
| instance In which they crawled on their hands
| and knees TO capture one nf our guns. One
| regiment-ws think 1t was the Sixth Maine
| was entirely surrounded two different times.
| but Cut their way through, and came ont Al
| Turkey Bend terribly reduced IN number, but
| fun of courage 10 the last. The First Massa.
| chusetts, in Hooker's division. II ia said, can
| report but ono hundred men. Not an officer III
the regiment il able Ia report its condition save
| Co.onel Cowdin, who was sun struck early 10
the action. The men represent that they had
plenty 10 eat during the whole time they WEI e
| cut uii, stores being plenty, and the Wagon
Kept safe, and they Kept Ia good spirits all the
| tine.
Tie story Of the rebels being Supplied will
| WHISKY auI gunppwder Is CurrUbDrat by
many of these men, who say they SAW
| the compound in some nf thui captured can
| teens.