Newbern weekly progress., 1862-09-13

rebel officers, coming by the way Of Fairfax
Courthouse and Falls Church, and proce eded
to Alexandria in the evening.
INCIDENTS AND APPEARANCE OF THE BATTLE
FIELD.
Our own dead, with the exception ef few,
were lying unburied up to Tuesday morning.
The bodies Of the dead and large share Of
the wounded were stripped of their shoes, hats
or caps, and all their accoutrementa, and their
pockets rifed Of everything Of value. We are
assured, however, that this was done by camp
followers, and that Stonewall jackson had
dealt severely with the marauders whenever
caught. We saw not single dead rebel, and
but very few wounded. The dead, it would
seem, were carried from the field for the. most
part and secretly buried. Our wounded state
that OH Sunday, when great many Of tho
rebels were visiting the battle field, they were
kindly furnished with water and biscuit.
On Tuesday sixty one citizens Of Washing.
ton--a portion Of the volunteer nurs: corps
passed us at the battlefield on their way to
Gen. Lees headquarters in charge Of rebel
guard. They had struggled through the
enemy's lines without the protection of q flag
of truce and had been taken prisoners.
presume they were paroed, but it is possible
that they have been sent TO Richmond
We saw many thousands OF the rebel SOL
diers. They are clad in all varieties Of cos.
tume-many Of them being barefooted; but
they are well armed, and although courteous
talk exuliingly and defantly. .....v. .ar1
While on the battlefield we saw two trains
OF Confederate army wagons, moving north
wardly toward the Bull Run Mountains. Also,
several batteries of artillery moving in the
same direction. From this we inferred that q
movement was making toward the Upper
Potomac, and from conversation with divers
rebel parties, think that Hills and Long.
streets and Ewell's forces-Ewell himself was
wounded-have gone in that direction, and
that it is the intention of the rebels, simply to
menace Washington, while the true point
aimed Mt is by the way Of Lecsburgh into
Maryland judge 20 because they talked
confidently Of attacking Washington, which
inferred was 10 mislead u.s. These accounts
and statements were, however, from subOrdi-
nate officers and priyates. .r..'.t
Rev. DIR. Burrows, OF Richmond, who is -
chaplain in the rebel army, informed us that
$4,000 more troops were on the ~ay from
Warrenicn, coming up. cannot say whether
he spoke truth.
We heard Of three negro ambulance drivers
who were spirited away by the rebels while we
were on the battlefield, and that nine of our
party had been taken prisoners while wander
ing over portion of the field distant from the
surgeons quarters, ...i..... t..r.. ~.
Only portion Of the battle field Of Friday
and Saturday is that OF the 21st July, 1851 -
the greater part Of it being west. ......
Most of the rebels whom we met were cour-
teous, but some of them spoke with bitterness
of the yankees the general appellation
applied 10 the Union forces.
sToNEwALL UAcKsoN's HEADQUARTERS.
On Tuesdey night, Gen. Jackson's head
quarters were between the Wanentnn and
Alexandria and Little River Turnpike, at a
point five or six miles east Of Centerville, and
in the neighborhood Of Fairfax Court.hous
We passed by the side of the mp for a milo.
The soldiers were bivouacked under the trees,
being without tents. Some Of the soldiers told
us that Gen. Lees headq quarters we're aqout
mile distant. We saw jackson, who was
dressed very little different from private He
has no extensive staff but has couriers taken
from the ranks, as we conversed with one Of
them, who was intelligent and communicative.
We saw Gen. Fitzhugh Lee on W ednesday
at Fairfax Courthouse, where a large body Of
|Stuart's Cavalry are Stationed INC last rebel
vidsttes wero Stationed about three miles
beyond Falls Church. One of them told me
he had the New York Herald Of the day before,
and to remove doubt expressed he showed It
to me. A.r.s ot
rebel lieutenant told that they had shot
courier bearing dispatches from Gen. Halleck
to Gen. Pope, and were therefore advised Of
the calling in of our forces to Washington.
There should be thorough and efficient
organization of ambulance corps, after the
manner of the French army. and each ambu-
lance should be provided with small amount
Of provisions, such as crackers and concentra-
ted food TO be made into soup when necessary,
SO as to be Independent of hospital supplies
through the regular process. The War De-
partment should not lose moment in effscting
such an organization. If the country could
but witness the suffering which have behcld
among the wounded on the battle field, the
people would imperatvely demand that sur
geons should be made to do their duty strictly,
and that there should be thorough efficiency
given to the ambulance corps by their proper
and systematic organization under competent
head and proper subordinates. .'a.a