New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-24
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W.,r,seroy wednesday, May %. 1881
Tbsve inst returned from visit to the bar-
..oL. where the wounded Rebels are being cared
n, These men were, as you know, LETT on the
6sld by their own people al the battle OF Williams
huru and were brought up to Washington few
dsys AGO in Government transports, in company with
few of our own soldiers. There are about 260 OF
them at the Barracks, sick and wounded but by lar
the largest number are wounded. Most OF them
have flesh wounds or simple fractures about thirty
are sufcriag from severe wounds, and some OF them
cannot live. They are strictly guarded TO prevent
intrusive visitors, whether they be ANNOYING fan.
kees or too deeply sympathizine Secessiors's Os'
your correspondent, being privileged PefsonntII,
was allowed go through the wards and tak Ir, ,ba
with the suffering Southeruers. l wouid 1'y wa,
the restrictions on visitors to tho,e No. 20 bn,an
imposed from any desire 10 debaf ths9 io .or,hy
sympathy and kndnesri tina, "V "haev 70 prevent
a msgnanimous conqueror; bu, emehy W T 80
the confn.ion and excitement aud unnt cessary a''.
ton to the suffering when always ioIiom =. 80 r
train Of numerous visitors, ana wmch often oaue'
,.-iops arrangements 10 sick and wouhoeu mon.
H.. vvb;,s evsry rrecauton shonld be taken against
visitors who are obnoxious, these men shouo DC
land are ] believed allowed to nave tneir ifienu'
HisIt them while they are lying on beds OF pam;
LET ma not follow The example OF the Klchinobo
spt on our mercy Vigorously
Some visitors were on the grounds wien arrived
nj the barracks. l noticed u handsome open ebalse
filled with ladies aud gentlemen, at the END Oh 'he
road as my own carriage drew up. Inc uehet1
demanded their pass, winch being produced the
cbass drove or across the grounds and stopped oc-
poeite a little uuVaint.d uDwhitewWhed wooden
house-the store-rooms Of the place-while soldier
was dispatched to the Doctors quarieIs--a mite
cottage a few wards Otto summon The head sur
Vbiu Dattlemln made Ina appearance,
and instantly and graClOusly rendered 10 your COT
respondent The privilege Of roaming about 81 VIII
He was not so gracious, however, 10 the occupant
OF the chisse-a party who came, AZ th saiu, ~
learn some particulars Of relatives whom they sup
nosed were there He couversed with the ladies
some minses and then, In slite OF Gil tbeir ehieat
les caused to be removed from the chaise Suh0fy
deIcacies IN the shape o. baskets OF WINE, oranges,
lemons a pail OF ice cream, boiled eggs, ana ONO,
good things which they had brought for the wounded
men Visitors are never allowed, even 10 Union
soldiers ia hospitals here, TO dltbute such things
themselves; il they were, the SICK ana wounded
would be gorged with such nlesses ard IN sucD guam
titles as would soon vlsce them beyond surgeons
skill; aud though tell sorry for the grievous dis
appointment of tia parry, was ROT suIpnsed 10
see their uxures carried away ana lOtkei up III the
store.roous The ladies' had Eone paln-ieat isns
with them; these they were permitted to take INTO
the wards and distribute among the Rebe's. con-
yersed with several North sud South Caroiinians,
Virginaus, Alsbamians and Georgians, ard Dat one
spirit ms to animate them above for the South,
and determination 10 cling 10 its fortnnes ire
spectiye of poiic al or Stale questions.
There was but among al with whom con-
yersed that sad he was hencefor,h ON our tide; ana
a. this one, iumeda ely alter ne naa assured me Vi
this, suddenly dropped Tue snolect, n II IL were u
rnat,sr of little Interest impore me to brlng BIN
som, oranges when should come again, more than
ruspected his loyalty. found many handsome and
very intelligent men among these Rebels One OF
them Thomas w. SimmOns, OF the Sth Alabama
.1lto tad atfa l.
.eotiments as expressed TO NE, viii serve 10 Illus
t,ate those Of al The rest. ILOmas, who s Yong
man of about %, with handsome, msnly face and
animated manner, is lying on his cot with tesh
woupd in the leg He seemed, as nearly all OF them
did in fscs eager TO hear some news from IL seat
of war aud asked many questions IL relation TO tie
damage 10 our gunhOate III the late tklfmlsl near
Richmond. lie seemed we'll acquainted with the
roliticsl and social questions which Rave brought
sbont this conflict, and, though he defended the
South aud sid he would fight again Tor her, ne Ut
last SAID that tls was oauseless war, brought on
by politicians. lie said tie North prosecuted the
war to abolish Slavery. Ipointed ont TO nm ihe
Proclamation OF President Lincoln III an evening
paper of yesterday. To this lie bad nothing to say
only that right wrong, he was OF the South and
with the South, and ended by ping wouid cone
TO live there day. These men oil sad that they
had received none but The kindest treatment slnce
thew were taken from the field by oar men. They
spoke highly of DR.. Bill ings, the head surgeon of
the barracks, and said they had plenty TO eat and
good food.
In one ward were many erytipelas cares, wounds
and severe fractures where the msligi ant disease
had generated from tie heated and crowded stae oil
the men on board the transports coming mther.
There are three oihCers-a caltain, lieutenant and
surgeon among the Rebels. Tie fret officer IS Q
Capt. Coffee, belonging TO the 18th Mississippi keg
nent; be has a severe wound III the thigh, and
suffers terribly from eTyfileE.s. lie spoke eagerly
and very friendly about himself, until told HIM
was from the North, he then locked eoldly at me
asif were hyIocritieally pretending sympathy
bouonet of flowers lay on biz pillow, placed there
by the ladies from the chase, who were in another
corner Of the ward willie stood by the captain !
bed. He seemed like brave, prondspirited son oil
chivalry, but ehoked ard filed up with tears when
be spoke OF his family far, far away. Lieut.. Cooke
aud Assistant Surgeon Bates of the 10Th Alabama,
are the other officers. Tbs surgeon n able to be
about, and does what he can for bis comrades.
Three of the wounded have died since they were
brought TO tbs barracks, one wbose name aid not
lesrn, Thomas Slope and L. L. Allen OF the lfh
Virginia Regiment. A very painful scene occurred
after the death Of the latter which took place
yesterday morning. A sister OF his who Ives III
Alexandria, the home Of Allen, procured psss
yesterday 70 visit the barracks, thinking she might
posgby ascertain rome news OF her brother oil whom
she hsd heard notbiog for yea. On preventing
her pa.s and 81 ting her mission, she told that
her brothers corpse lay In the dead-honse OF
the place. His leg aud thigh had been completely
sbatiered by d shell gaDppene had set 10, end al
save bis life, the poison had penetrated 30 deeply
through his frame that death eD-ued. TIE sister
requested 10 be taken 10 the place where his body
lay. Tie attendants had but shortly before placed
it in the sdhouse and bad not bad time yet TO re-
move the linen, saturated with the poisonous gan
CREME, snd emitting the terrible and deadly door
which accompanies this disease and replace it with
. clean shroud. Orders were given TO robe the
body in clean linen and white socks ere his ulster
could it, but having heard Of his death she could
at1 i.ltn lutn ID
house, cas-, herself upon bis mangled body needless