The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-10
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Al ~ itichnOnd.
The correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Press writing from Newport News says
The boat from Harrison's landing
brought down yesterday large delega-
tion Of wounded prisoners, that were cap
tured by Che rebels In the week Of bat
ties before Richmond. A large number
OF PennsylYanians were among the arri-
walls, and they speak in not very fatlering
terms of the reception and treatment
they have received AZ the hands Of their
captors. We think that were plain
spoken, truthteling wounded prisoner
sent North, into each recruiting district,
Il would do more towards Fastening en-
istmehts than al the bounty which
could be offered. We conyersed with
one Of the 4th Pennsylvania Reserves,
who was In the number wounded, Re
had been we'll 10 the front, az a ball had
passed through his cheek, and another
through his shoulder He stated that
the hospital he was in was crowded
that part OF the time they were supplied
with half a ration Rday, and, after being
there for week, the ration was reduced
by one half making but quarter ola
ration for each man.
Men were dying from sickness aud
want Of attention daily. The flrst duty
of coFporals guard in the morning was
to make round of observation through
the wards of the hospital to see how
many were entitled TO their miserable
allowance. Were a man asleep, his sa-
luton was a kick and, as our infor-
mant stated, many a poor fellow was
kicked 10 awaken him, whose breath
had left his body hours before" aud the
remark of The guard would be" Well, it's
one ration less to waste on the id
Yankees" Yon sympathizers with rebel
prisoners In the North, we have just one
word for your private ear. Instead
of examining the enemies of the
Union with delicAcies, and ministering
TO TIER wants, instead Of making mo-
toriety for yourselves, to be accounted
for to the veterans Of the Union, when
they return home, instead Of all this, you
had by far better do nothing; or if you
wish TO show your sympathy, and render
yourself notorious then we say come
down here; there is, at this place, fine
field for you to display your abilities,
and you viii gain far more credit there
by. Nurses are wanted, delicacies are
wanted, time, means, and men are want
ed before the Army Of the Potomac can
regain its former standard. In the hos
pitfalls they are short of everything but
"pliick," and it is a subject for remark,
that no matter how seriously or how
much man is wounded, whether he has
but one arm or one leg, his spirits are al
ways up, and he is Just as confident of
getting over it, and rejoining his regi-
ment, TO use an old musket on the rebel
ranks once more as he was when he first
enlisted.
The soldiers that arrived were wound
ed in every possible manner, in the
limbs, shoulders and head. One man
had ball through his lung, and still
was able to give a secesh "orderly" a
thrashing for ordering him of a sofa,
which srcbel general had appropriated
for his own use in the hospital. Another
had ball through the front of his nose,
which had passed in and around the coli
lar bone. Fingers were shot of, arms
amputated, and the persons who are
hundreds of miles away and speak of the
horrors of war, were they here they
would realize what such thing is
They would witness IL in every cOnceiv-
able shape and form. Several poor fell
lows died shortly after their arrival at
tho hospital.