Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-10-18
One of the Unrecorded Incidents
of the Camp.

OF Cne camp.
Many glorious incident the field, and
many human action in the hospitals of
the army, will be described by the lips Of
our soldiers, but how few of these will be
recorded by the pens ofthe country. Yes.
teraay we happened to be in conversation
with one of our brave Dauphin county
boys, soldier from gallant old Wiconisco
: township, who had seen much Of the hard.
ship OF march and the brunt of the battle,
and who know what it was to suffer some
of the imposisions of the hospital. He was
with Mcclellan in the swamps, and was
wounded in one of the severe skirmishes
which took place in that locality. He was
sent to the hospital, and then, to use his
own homely but emphatic language, "he
suffered lots and gobs of pain, and thought
that at one time he would be compelled to
fall in good order into the grave"
While he was in the hospital at Harris
ons Landing, he noticed a quiet, benevo-
lent, middle aged lady, lowering over sick
beds like ministering angel, and passing
among the wounded with the power of a
health-giving, soothing and inspiritiDg in
fuence. One day the kind matronly lady
told number of sick Pennsylvanians, that
she would order lot of oysters to be sent
to the hospital, as she believed that stewed
oyster broth would be iDvigorating to the
system. The oysters came, but the sur
geon and some of the nurses IN charge de-
cided that they were not the thing for the
sick-that soldier should not luxuriate
on oyst er broth-that it would unfit him
for his usual rations when he was dischar-
ged from the hospital-"and Therefore
surgeons and nurses had grand time over
splendid oyster supper that night
The next morning the same lady returned,
as ever the bearer Of comfort and cheer
to the wounded, and up on inquiring after
. the health Of her sous, rs she called all in
-, the hospital, desierd to know how they had
rolished their oysters. The poor sick boys
, hesitated for moment, and then Informed
e her, that the oysters had been decided IN.
, fit food for colr mon soldiers aud that
tho gentlemauly nurses and brave surgeons
, had regaled themselves with those she had
5 sent, in an oyster supper. A frown sud-
denly gathered on her features, but it sud-
! denly gave way to the placid smile which
. was want to render her countenance SC
f beautiful in the eyes of the sick men tc
whom she mintstercd. At this moment
S several of the nurses and surgeons appear
a ed, and having heard that the old lady was
= inquiring as to the disposition of the oys
y ters, and learning that she was informed
r as to their conduct, attempted to look very
. dignifed, and in an imperous voice want
;. ed to know why the old woman was inter
il fering with the men, and what right sh'
t had to go discomfort among the patients
: She gently reno nstrated, and in SEEM
d ing supplcating voice, said that sh'
e thought she had some right in the hospital
: One of the surgeons next inquired as t.
how she sustained that right. This wa
S answered by the old lady that she had sol
in the army. 'Plenty of women hav'
c sons in the army, and still they have NJ
n right TO interfere with the hospitals" wa
k the insolent rejoinder. "What is the nam
: of your boy, mother" was the next qucs
tion. "George B. Mcclellan" midi.
Il replied the lady. Had bombshell sud
denly burst in the midst of those surgeon
y and nurses-or had the entire rebel arm.
/, suddenly rushed on the hospital, the confu
d sion could not have been greater among al
le present.
le The surgeons and nurses, scarcely know
n ing what they did, added to their humilia
Is ton by their awkward apologieS-whil
II the sick soldiers who we're within hearn
NJ of what was going on, rose on their pail
&c cts, cheered and then fell back again wee
=! ping and sobbng with ecstacy Of joy.
ID 1t was the mother of NJ ajor Genera
ID George B. Mcclellan, who had been tn
nurse and benefactor OF the sick SOLDIER
ID What mother in the land will refuse
invoke Heavens richcsl blessings on be
d. head
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III A Coon JoKE.-"Now remember :