The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-04-19

apcets the dad In th: Of carnage possible
would be spy revolving. drsvp bya sort Of fscin
aton corpse after another The impressions Of NOR
agony in the faces Of many eh = Parrhasus
ant The faces hard Others were boysh
and almost the repoe Sleep One smoothced lad
seemed smile aneied that in the dying moment he
saw his mother God pity such mothers! Most Of the
hands enched the glazed still garng as gared
upon the enemy in the moment Of death.
ravine further on corpses Of the enemy lay thick
Here there had been cannouade Of grape shot and
balls Trees foot in diameter had been cut in two No
thing seemed to be unscahed Two rebels lay dsemboweied
and Drained by huge ball. which had apparently slain
beyond Here lay poor wretch in the clammness
and palior of apparent decomposition supposed he had
died Sunday but conceive of my horror when saw that
his chest eayed in his the Of life Lep hea
wing and fro" shot had Drained him, but life
still workedin spasm upon features Rehind me came
astrang agonizing ~ that ofa wounded man borne
by litter Kentucky captain was exceedingly anxious
that should superntend the burial of old friend and re-
cent enemya whiteeaded gentleman of the manor born
and made him some vain pledges. He said that it would
br his wie heart If she knew that he rottng there
How many hearts will he broken-how many homes made
desolf by the last few ours One soldier told that he
was trying t. find the body of his brother who might be
dead the field.
Such is war. would have fingered much longer, but
night coming the landing three miles distant
and had fearful evidence that the enemy could not be far
distant Surfted with horrors fell in with the returning
soldiers and ambulances the weary to sleep and the wound
ed to die" < -
Reports which to be confirmed aoat that Gen
Prentis is dying (e known to be capured that A. s.
Beauregard has lost an
TUESDAY MoaNINa.-0n the bluff to the south Of the
landing Istumbed upon frtseven bodies Of the who
had since died Among them Lieutenant Colonel and
Major Gen, Grant Known to have said that loss will
TO- eco in wounded and that the enemy very
lsrger Gen. Bragg reported killed. this not
| reliable.
To-day Tuesday) strong reconnaissance was maie and
enemy found to he distant least fifteen miles, Ad
will doubtless be made tomorrow The impression is
general that the enemy is completely broken DIXIE
One Day Later.
TUESDAY EvEMSoI have spent good portion of the day
in travelling the field of the engagement but have
only small portion Of the field The hardest fighting has
been npou the le under General Nelson zhe en-
emies batteries in front of them were and
desperate fighting chargew made upon the rebels which
drove them finally from the field.
The fighting took place in the effort drive the enemy
from behind rail fence Here a struggle almost hand
and carried upon both sides with the greatest Oh
nacy The loss very Bodies in places
almost in heaps; many of them burned almost to
cnder by the she'll the south Of left also
carnage great particularly through oper
orchard. As far went the dead be in al
directions Most Of them secessonists, and man,
who had been pressed into the service
cabins had been turned into hospitals wherever found at
filled with the wounded fhe dead being buried
fast possible. but under the inu of hot t
air is already impregnaed with foul odors The indications
that tomorrow general forward movement will be mad
and the enemy compelled to fight fall back upon Cornth
| DIXIE.