, 1862-02-27

S,oa~- ,,;ro ~ ra5a;s1, .,e,1ov c1ov mid 1ee
dea,, ~ ~o,r horeo "a bc n1nnqos thronoh #
is crervrhero nreva1ent Jfonnd # deem and
st;ff m tho yerv hi, TONS where IT was tn,d !;
md crt aoen1r hv onr batteries, and in the
o1,11,as n is a1,noot ;non,ss,b1a Jvhat hut Tho
resist1ess v,1or of our Western 1,ovs led by de-
+a,n;nsd corom,naers eror Il orran;1ca a x1c-
torv,, IN Tho fare of ohstac,es like thesea
T1,a 1,.t+1a Is Won md favr mouths bonca
tho T;c;n;tV win 1anse into it's nrist;re sti1}nezs
ona ,,oc;1.a+. f,r - 7e no+ , -ao7,n that v.;,7
eyer in 7,cocefn1 t;mcs invite anv 1arre share
of mo,,a ministry or onternr;se Where the
b,++o,v ,o,roa its ,1,ro;ro b,;, tho r,hh;t
viii hreed ond the snot t6,t now lies torn and
t,np1ed fo mark the anot of fine dcsnerate
choIoc thc r,11v and retreat. tbc wild flowers
will 1zsye ar7 the wild f0wJ lead bis covcv.
Bnt there will lon.r remain traces of the fear
f,,, cont4;ct Here is t7,c rnonnd beneath xvb1,1
e1aer The nndfst,nou,shea dead. s;xtv here.
onc hundred Wonder wene eathere5 froun
,r,,oro thew fa71 md onp comn,en orave holds
~, c.. ar 4r aaoa h,,;oa hn
t1o;r orn eomr.d Ace nor mr. nr;soners were
49, 49, s1,s,,t1a @ tn.saa ona ~. ~, no., ,,ora
charitably and decently restored the disturbed
earth TO saye the coEpscs from the rasages OF
the hogs. saw one place Wherethls WIS de-
layed until the animals were disturbed in the
A,Tss ~, ~ ..,en - ~ -s1S.., A,s.
,on 0..s, 80. 49, - ~ -. -
.sss. ~ go - ~ ] tl:a1s1,~ sts,n:. r .,,r;t,,
weapons thrown down in the fight or belong
ing to the dead Many Of these are valuable
rifles and fow1ing pieces, belonging to private
rebel ownc1s, I llaye seen several Of Colts
best revolving rifles, picked IN and brought
in, a still more common weapon is the i'm
mense knife. with which whole rebel reSi-
ments were armed. Some of these are made
of tles and rasps, hammered into shape on a
blacksmit1,'s anvil. and finished in the rough
est manner. Others were made Of mi1l-saws,
and others again Of carriage springs, showing
The straits to which the rebels were reduced
for ray material for ycapous, and also the De
cn1;ar sonthern view Of n field foht. which
comprised mauIfest1v hand to hand cut
throat trame. IN meet the serrieti lines of
our Western bows with the cold steel Of tue
bayonct. yas not What thev had provided
oooinst- MANY If these lznircs are heinz car-
RED nway IS relics. The longer weapons.
swords. rifles. &c. are on1y to be snursled
past the guards. for strict orders have been is
sued by Gen. Grant to preserve all these spoils
Of war for the United States,
could fill one Of your pages with details OF
| the fight, but as much more would be left un-
| told, have seen and conyersed with the eff
| GERS of numbers Of the regiments who were in
| tie action. Ono Of these, the 5Sth Illinois,
| Col. Ignch,s. WIS. as your Chicago renders
| are awarc, fresh from Camp Douelas. and vel
IT bore gallant share in the fight On onr right
I Dr. Crowford. thc sur,,eon followed tho .rep;
ment into the fight on Saturday on the righ1
/ of onr lines. where the atruoc1fnp rehc1s eaee,
to break away, were opposed by Wal1aee,s
| l,r;yade. There WAS n]cntr of work far TIN
snroeon of3,.rcd in tho fe1d bos1is,,s 7vh;e.
,rere s,,n1v hcds of 1n,ves laid r,,on +1,a sno1r
fnv rn;serab1, In, ,,or.1s rer<, 1,oc,,,,;o;
for ~, eov,a ,,-,,,,.a .,,d ", 80, -
.o;ox,,a t,aotoa ~ o,,1.- ~ ~,
r.l,c1 ,vonndcd ~ o,,n fru ;do, ~ ~,
b,44Ia cola and +ba e13,3+ of +1or e,,a;a- ~.
,,.,e+ 49, - 49, t.,as
a.,5 +,,o;. ..to,a.,>t. oF 49, :1e;sas.- g -,
,ao1, III, .;s;nsr e1na.;or 49, ~ 1asn ~ sha.
+o~aa ,;,,t, ~ ohest r,;,rood ~, +,,o f,,,at
49, eohras on+ ~ 80 baro1ot .tr,.t ~ -.os
tLa-a 1,t nn,;1 ~, +1,o 1onrdoa hraras d.
+,;1ca Nor o,r, ox,orioncos d;scnssoa 80;
c,,,,cos ~ +ho b,tti, n,,d ,r;+1, stron,r ro;c
ona anerret5c scoentz h,r,ed oonin ~ IL
1t :, +,,e f.s :, - ,.-,. "a oe -,
no., , stroD:;nr car,nan whose r;r,,t orr
nn"ns oe4ta"' ""o@e A'ss"s -