Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-25

RECOVERY or rHs Beplss or OypIcxRs KILLKn
AT BULL RuN.-On Tuesday last party com
posed Of Governor sprague, Colonel Arnold, hia
ram Burgoss, Esq Lieut.. Col. Sayles, and Chap.
lain Dennison, and Surgeon Greedy, Of the knode
Island Cavalry, accompanied by two OF the K !;
volunteers who had been taken prisoner at Bull
run went to the battle field at that place to reco-
yer the remains Of Colonel Slecum, Major Ballou
and Captain Tower, Of the second Rhode Island
regiment, who were killed at the battle there In
July last: The two .elessed prisoners had noted
The party arrived on Friday afternoon at Sud
ley's church. Col. Slocum and Maj. Ballou were
buried In the yard Of the building near by, which
This building had been destroyed by the rebels,
but the graves were found as described. After
they had commenced to dig, q negro girl In
qnired If they were digging fot the body OF Col.
battle some soldiers Of q Georgia regiment had
dug II MP, cut of the head and burned the body
at the side Of the run close by, and taken the
coffin away t. bury dead negro. Her story was
corroborated by a white boy and a white man
who lived In the neighborhood. On repairing
to the spot indicated there was found pile OF
ashes and bones, which were pronounced by the
surgeon to be human. Remnants Of the blanket
In which the body had been wrapped, and also
Of a silk undershirt, were also found. The un-
dershirt was still buttoned at the neck, and had
pieces Of flesh adhering TO II Col Slocum had
been buried In a box, and Mai Ballou In coffin.
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niZed by Mr.. Richardson, who was present at the
interment, and the remains in II were Identified
by all who knew Col. Slocum as his The iden-
tifcation was complete. Upon opening the other
grave IL was found to be empty, showing that the
body dug up aud burned by the Georgia barbara
ans was that OF Mai. B., as they were the only two
inferred In that yard. The body Of Capt. Tower
was found near the log cabin on the battle field.
In the search for Il six or seven bodies Were ex-
huIned, all Of which had been buried with the
face downward--a marx Of indignity offered by
soldiers only TO traitors and dcserters. Capt.
Towers remains were also fully Identified. The
graves Of many OF the rebel soldiers the battle
tcld was designated by neat marble slabs.
B.fOre the party started, cofins were provided
at the establishment Of Mr.. A. Buchly, on Penn
sylvania avenue, between Ninth and Tenth ats,
and when they returned on Sunday the remains
OF the deceased officers were taken to Camp
Brightwood, where they were received by the
I'd Rhode Island rel iment. They were brought
to this city Yesterday, being escorted as far as the
county limit by the regiment. They were taken
directly TO the establishment of Mr. Buchly, where
the collins Were castd in zinc, sealed and placed
In wooden boxes, for transportation to Provi-
dence, X. T., by the early train this morning.
An effort was made TO obtain the remains Of
Captain Smith; but an he was killed on the retreat
no one could designate the spot where be fell or
where ne was buried.
A guard. consisting Of a non-commissioned
officer from each company Of the I'd Rhode Island
regime nt, waddetailed to accompany the remains,
under the orders Of Lieut. Col. Steere.