Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-09-18

they exposed their How well their Co.ones srJ
subordinate officers performed their duty best
by the list of killed and wounded. Eouh Carolina ined
lost four as noble spirits grsced the eartbpSoe
into action Coonels Gadberry Glov5r and Marshall
Colonies Moore, Benbow, Edwards and McGowan r. Snis
wounds which disabled them from further particireNed
the fl hit have however, forwarded several lsts IN
ualtes which renders unnecessary for me to Sa
ize them further at tn time. F''uar'
The battle ragged In the manner described until sf,,
ard when it was impossible to firearms tbs uafk,
the Meteor fight OF shells scattering their iron and
this the enemy had been forced across Bu By
their dead covered every acre from the starting pon ana
fight to the Stone Bridge. Had been favored n the
other hour of daylight their weud have bee % an
which followed the original battle Of great
it was they retreaed in haste and disorder to the
of Centrevils. w Fad driven them up HID and down
lance OF two and half miles, captured between twsDS @
thirty pieces artillery several hundred prisoners ana
few soldiers cared to be troubled by the latter and
six eight thousand stand have ied some
the George w. Taylor, Gen. Patrick tam e. tGr
Gen. Boiler, Gen. Hatch Gen. Isaac j. Stephens (of Sal
soov memory and Gen Buford (eported sOd Seoss
neIs we have killed Fletcher Webster son of Danu
ster Brown the 18th Indiana Con Of the sd P.oO
sylvania Thomas, of the 22d New York and Others rS
naroes neglected to note while conversiDg with the D
onets.
FIELD AFTER TIE BATTLE.
This portion of the history of the day which pen ~
not fully describe But if the reader can imagine himself
looking the country the direction from which W.
ed overthe gues, ravines and vaes which divide
the opposite hills he will dead and wounded living nv
thousands as far the eye reach The woods are Ill.,
w.e full Of them has been remarked by every one tht
the enemy this vast hetacomb outnuber five or s
to They lie thckest upon the slopes and SUBMITS
where their batteries planted, and the infantry were
drawn up supporters in many Instances many as
single regiment 1t is one Of the singular condolences o.
bis strange battle that Hoods brigade encountered on
Saturday precisely the troops whom they met at
Gaines Mill in the battles before Rchnond-tho Duyes
Zouaves, fierce fellows in red baggy breeches red skull
caps ana oue as on mat occasion
literally mowed them down. In front Of the Hampton Le
gion and Eighteenth Georgia, counted ninety six the
to say nothing Of two three hundred wounded who
in iman
able key
havock been terrible The ground is strewa only
with men, but arms, ammunition provisions, haversacEs
cautsens and whatever else the aighted Fedsra cOud
throw away facilitate their fight before onses at
that point Several broken cassons, wheels and
numbers of dead horses also to be seen bore.
killed are plentiful In many places you cannot
walk three feet without being compelled to step or
very rarely you Confederate soldier lying the
midst of purifying mass To-day 1 found wounded
where by extending his hand either sde he could touch
the dead bodies of five of his compsnions One Of these he
s 1nGs Gs S the of Ra men
The evidences of handwork are not so great around
the Henry and Robinson houses in the portions of the
field to which haye just alluded The dead
tered, as they were picked off or killed while running
dark for either party to eectualy engage the other One
fact howevers remarkable and sces to indicate that
etr5utvo justice has already begun its work. found
Mrs. Henry who billed by the enemy balls in the old
battle which this Three others
the very spot where Barlow FELL and within few feet of
the death place of Gen. Bee still ANOTHER group Some
Of the Georgans in attempting to fnd the locality where
had broken in fragments found the base OF the
ed by oae of the c9Ipses may here and that daughter
house, the night alter the preparation of the outrage
and secured the only portion of the that was left
This she is guarding with care 80 religious that
could hardly prevail her to part with small fragment
a relic.
do know whether you would call the act dsgraceful
not, but there is dead Yankee in all that broad
who has not been stripped OF his shoes or stockings
had his pockes turned inside out and In numerous cases
been left naked the hour he born. If you could
bare footed and ragged men, might think there
was even virtue in stealing from deunct enemy Some
OF soldiers however, scruple taking every
valuable thing they lay their hands upon and rob friend
and foe, dead and alive alike For ali such comorants the
halter is the only remedy.
Among the amusing Of this kind, it is rea
ted Of colder belonging to the Eighth Alabama Reg
rated his regiment did know what do with him.
While soloquizng, the officer who gave me the incident
rode by and his advice being asked he told the soldier he
had better let the prisoner GO. Well, said the Aabamj
an, I" reckon will; but look here Yankee, you can't
leave TIL you've given of them good Clothes
Strip / want your boots and breeches." The Yankee
protested against such ndgniy and appealed to the
Here's this fellow, said he, leone downhere robbing
OF people, and he's stayed 80 long it's moren right
he should pay for his board don't want him to round
10 his bar legs more he wants to- and mean to give
him my ole Clothes" " fair exchange is no robbery,
poor pair Of pants reckon you had better help yourself
New, Yankee, you hear what the boss rays, 90 yer
of with yer traps and let's trade" The last thing my
friend saw he rode away was the two worthless IN their
" par legs" stripping for an exchange,
either side have already said that that of the enemy
from the evidences the field, exceeds five to
Riding in straight line without turni7g to the right or
left, yesterday counted hundred and sxtytwo Of
their dead There probably three times that number
Major Wheeler of the 5h United States Regulars who
compaDej flag of truce to nes also visited the field
yesterday and his estimate of the Federal loss from
900 to $1,000 killed and wounded.
HOSPITAL SCENES.
As rapidly as possible our wounded were carried tie
aud laid in the woods by the roadside deposited in
some ct the Eeighborrg farmhouses For nearly halt 3
mile aloGg the Waent0n turnpike the forest presented
vast spectacle OF human suffering Here were the various
temporary division hospitals including in which were
congregated seventy eighty badly used up Yankees
Green Bust with their attendants, work By
torchlght upon the wounded of Hoods division.
The poor fellows were lying upon the ground awaiting
their trn With patience, dead and some dying but
the great majority with only painful wounds in the e1rem
covered with few rough boards and these were slimy
with blood. Arms anG legs were lying around the halt
dozen surgical affairs in prouon and as fast enc patient
removed another took his place to be by the
mercul choform, under the surgical treat
ment The men all appeared TO bear their wounds cneer
fully, and it only now and then when the knife cut
deep that smothered revealed the sharp paDg
Many of the njared were boys, few men sdvanc
ed years. grey haired and wrinkled Some thought they
had enough Of war but there were others again. hot
fiery fellows who /" ached' to return to the field.
1t is sad sight to poor, mufng, bleeding men, sup
ported by companions frequently making their way
alone borne in blankets tters and others rid
ing horses led by comrades and calculated to ubdue
the excitement add enthusiasm which attends the progress
of fight. But this is no time for feelings.
1t consong Also to observe how cheerfally the men
bear under their msoruHes, many of them smiling and
I've got broken leg in here but we've been giving them
felers thunder said young fellow travelling along In an
ambulance. Well, they've got this time, sure, ex.
claimed another who was shot through the but IN
better off than filed co1n an'tI? In several cases
the wounded had been before wounded and in two H.
stances saw where balls had struck within inch Of the
yet unheaed orifces
Our wounded field officers Carried to the neighbor
ing houses but ALL be DONE will be sent