The New York herald., 1862-09-27
THE VISIT OF DR.. GARRISH TO THE BATTLE
FIELD OF ANTIETAM

Dr. John Garrish, OF No 40 West Twenty first street.
returned TO this city yesterday from the battle sd Of
Antieam He left this city the 18th inst company
with nineteen others Of the medical fraternity,
sponse to teegraphc despatch received from Surgeon
General Hammond for their professional services the
battle field OF Antstan. They proceeded from this city
their destinatonsn Pha slphia, Baltimore aud Frede
rick City Dr. Garrish arrived the latter place
inst He there learned that thu rebels their
pancy the city, had entered nearly every house and
helped themselves everything In the shape prov
sions, clothing and valuabes they could lay their
hands on The rebels had destroyed the beautiful
railroad bridge at Monocacy. This they did by blowing
it up with powder, they could effect that measure
in no other way. Al Frederick Dr. Garrsh and his COM
panons found difficult to get transportation TO proceed
to the battle field elsewhere 1t impossible to hire
venic;e at any price, The hotels crowded their
utmost capacity and eaabes could not be proeur cd At
them under any circumstances. On the road from Fro
derrick Sharpsburg Dr. Garsh and party passed long
Of army wagons loaded with commssariat and hos
p storcs going westward to General McClellans army
These wagons the ordinary style of army wagon
but the old English style Of market wagon with high
fronts and backs used by the OF and
Pennsylvania Each wagon drawn by from six to eight
mules driven by negroes. When DR.. Garrish reached
Middletown he somewhat fatigued aud hungry; he
endeavored, but vain, 10 got hearty meal; not an
then directed his steps the hospitals All the churches,
public buildings and many private dwellings, had been
converted hospitals. In them were many of our
soldiers who were wounded South Mountain and others
from Antetam. In all these places the wounded were
living on the straw beds had been procured The
citizens Of Frederick extended every kindness and at
tenton 10 our wounded soldiers that patriotism ana
hospitality could dictate. Dr. Garrish he observed
this moro at Frederick than at any ether place he
visited at tho seat Of war nearing the battle hcld
the stencil from decomposng animal matter almost
insunerable, probably arising from the decomposns
bodies OF horses killed battle Dr. Garrish said he
noticed particularly that these horses generally
in the fore logs showing evidently that the enemy
fred low Dr. Garrish his arrival at sharpsburg,
witnessed additional evidences OF the fury Of
tho late conflict. II here the rcbcls direct
cd tn cir steps their from Antetau Before
the battle the rebels ordered the citzcns to leave the
towns range shot, The village Of Sharps-
burg bears evidence Of the great battle. Many oi the
houses perforated with shot aud torn by shells
many Of them having been struck by from to twelve
Of those deadly messengers. Dr. Garrish continued his
Journey 10 the OF tho immediate battle 1eld and
Mount Airy Hospital, which he found occupied by the
United states Sanitary Commission In this locality the
rebels left arst class evidence OF their devastating visit
They had stolen everything the article Of prov isons
sheep, oxen pigs and corn. The visit Of the Sanitary
Commission at this point was mos, opportunc From th.
place they dispensed with liberal hand everything ne
cessary for the comfort Of wounded soldiers blankets