The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-04-23

position, resting on his hand and feet With n.
faee downward, yet cold aad rigid a. marble
One bad eravled away to the border of n,
woods, and ensco1ciag himself oesweea suo ID
had spread his blankets above him TO shield hin !,
perhaps, from the rain Of the previous night
He was q wounded rebel, ard he pisisu!iy ssksA
IF We could do anything tor hiuns" At his feet
lay the body Of Que OF those Union boys hsv~
spoken o; as having had his hair burned frpo
his head On iaterrogating the rebel a 90 the
cause 0; his being in such condition. his uclv
reply was, II do rot kno~, l did 10, do ia
We assured him that An ambulance would No.
be at hand to take him to better quarters, s.l
left him. =
The larger guns had done some strange vork
One case l saw where the entire lover portion
of mans foot had been carried a~ay, leavine
two toes and the upper portion remaining IA.
other had been struck by ballet on the fore.
head, and the missile had followed the carve Of
the head entirely around to TIE termination az
the hair on the back portion OF It's cran!,a
The case OF the Celebrated kansas scout, Cam.
(noi Kit, ~ss horrii,ing HIS face ard the es.
tire lover portion of HE head ~ere en,irslv gone
his brain dabbling into the Little pool o. b,eoi
which bad gathered in the cavity S<lou.
could hll pages with such cases, bu; IL is .s-ses.
TO psrtcularixe. Suffice il 10 saw that the
-'~" se~
slaughter is immense
An old surgeon, who has been long in the
service, and ~ho has jas, returned from th,
field Tor the first time since the battle BEGAN
SAID 10 me a. he SAT down onsht on the river
bank: Il have been present a. both Bll. Ran
and Fort Donel.on, but they uere skirmishss 10
What have seen since yesterday morning
Such, it seens. lie the testimony Of ali with shom
have conversed in relation 10 this great con.
test
Though the health OF the men xas improving
yet there we're many ~ho had rot vet been dis.
charged as Fl for duty. These we're on the sick
let at the time the enemy 20 suddenly made
| their appearance within the camp on the froas
lines. Many Of them left for the river, an or
der being issued for the Immediate svacus,ioe
of the hospitals, aad il vac pitiful sight TO ses
| the poor iuvalds, scarcely able TO drag one foot
after another. vending their nay slowly TO cone
place of safety. The fire o. the enemy uas -
we're behind them, but come Of them looked q
though they would welcome . frienely bullet, a
at least receive it With indifference Those Who
| we're unable to walk remained and az aited der
fate.
| The tide Of battle rolled on, and they vss~
lett TO such treatment a. the rebels might choose
| 10 bes,ow upon them. In some cases tie hespi.
tai teHts we're burned, with the sick ssili VisSh
them. These, l believe, were isolated casss, foe
in others, all the kindness which could be afford.
ed ia the excitement OF such an hour ~
| a~srded them. In some cases l found that they
had even filed the canteens Of the aisk uish
| sater and left them by their couches for future
use.
| As near as can estimate OF the entire teees
engaged in this conflict, have set it down q
the opening Of the battle as being about sixty
thousand on the rebel side, with q somewhat
smaller number-say over nifty thousand-oa
ours. This morning witnessed an addition 70
our troops of about ~ sive thousand mes, Whis
from The testimony Of the rebel prisoners takea
TO- day, the reiniorcements to the enemy veee
about eight thousand men, mere than han Il
whom had been left at Corinth when the troops
moved from that point on Saturday evening
last.
| The intricate knowledge possessed by the en-
envy of every foot Of contested soil on Which the
battle was fought, gave them greater advantage
than vas awarded Ne nv the trifipg incresss b
numbers but on eithers side the battle vas fought
With desperation which could not have BE-
lieved to exist in the minds of men, uEless in
cases of strong personal grievance. The deter.
rninstion appeared, even under the most CALLING
fire, TO be victory death. The Missisipp ans
4
aud they well deserved 10 be set down a. anous
the best fighting men Of the day.
AZ for our own troops, shall Lot refer 10 but
few especially. The lllinosA, already famous 4
DonelsOn, fought Ike devils 20 sustain their vel
earned reputation. The same may be said q
Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and sous
Of the Iowa regiments
| The ground beyond the eminence, stretched
away along broad ridge, which VAS pierced q
intervals by deep ravines. running mostly in Z
-outhwes.erly direction, and covered with scrub
oak, growing 20 close together that il vss -
possible for either infantry OF cavalry 10 presu
through them ard at the same time keep any kind
Of order. In this scrub oak, or ''blsck. eek" tbe
enemy kept themselves q much hidden from vice
as possible. From the river bank TO the fsrthes,
line of the National camps there were but three
open feldsf Of from fifteen 10 twenty five acres
each, and it was when the enemy endeAvOred -
cross thcsef into the heavier forest on the TOP q
the ridge, that our troops were enabled TO %
| them the most damage
The rebel loss in killed must have been nearly
double the estimate have made a TO our osn.
Their wounded is aiso very great in numbers.
| although perhaps not so great in properties,
a. kuie balls are more fatal than those usealy
| fired from Mississippi r;aes, the old Hsrpsr'l
Ferry, or even the Algier's rife, Of which they
seemed TO have q large number.
Que strange feature in the battle WAS that
| neither yesterday nor to-day have seen May
prisoners. On our sid. j, did not seem 70 b. .
contest for cAptives. IL vas lie aad death
struggle to US, and the rebels seemed to enter
tain the same idea ~ TO themselvea.