Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-03-12
WHOLE NO. 237O.

= Iyard. Ii was on Tuesday morning, that
visited the spot, forty eight hours after
: the surrender Of the Fort, when all were
E supposed TO have been taken from the
: field, and yet, in that single ranIble Of two
: hours, I counted forty-nine dead bodies,
: all lying as they fell. On a subsequent
, visit, on Wednesday, found seven addi-
tlonal bodies. making fifty-six in all
5 These were all secesh, the Union men hav-
ing all been buried, or taken away, and
: their graves, in many cases, marked Will,
barrel slaves, or fragments of pine boxes.
on which their names were rudely carved
, or written, while trenches and graves for
o half mile, mark the unnoted resting
places of friends and foes.
i On a cleared spot of half an acre, saw
twelve bodies, the breast strap of one OF
whom bore the name OF Rev. Thomas
Bond of Tennessee. Thus had this, apos-
tie of secession met his fitting reward, and
thus may all traitors perish. The same
spot had the graves of number of Illi-
nOisans, and trench unmarked, doubt
less occupied by rebels. In another spot,
near by, of about ten feet by fifteen, law
i've dead rebels, one BY the name of s. 7.
James. Within rod or two, lay two
more rebels, one of whom had fallen into
gully in the road, with his body half
submerged IN the water of the puddle.
In an unoccupied cabin of but two
rooms, found dead body in eaeh--one
OF whom was rebel captain. In. tho
yard IN front of the house were found
dead rebels. The most CHASTITY, sickening
sight Of all was the body Of rebel. whose
thigh was broken above the knee. He
was found by our men after the capture
of the place, and at his request they built
him tire by the spot where he was lying.
In an endeayOr to get before it, he had
pitched forward, face foremost across the
fire, and in this position burned to death;
literally roasted alive, the loss of blood
having rendered him too weak TO help
himself. When saw him he had been
placed upon his back, and the horrible
ravages on the fire could be distinctly trac-
ed He was burned from his knees up
ward to his breast. The protruding. end
OF charred thigh bone markining his
wound. The intestines and vital organs
were all exposed, while the arms from the
elbows to the palms of the hands were
burned half through. The expression of
his face which was not even sinsed, was
most painful, betokening violent death
z Being near the limits / had prescribed,
for myself, feel that I must not tres
pass upon your patience, longer, bv such
painful details. A few remarks of a more
general nature and this letter shall close.
Of the result Of the battle. the number
of killed and wounded on either side. the
luIber Of prisoners taken, the amount of
polls, or TO what new movement this Is
we gre wholly uninformed, far
more so than YOU, who have daily access
% the papers. For over week, not one
If our Battery has seen L late paper, and
wen Of what is occurring NJ this post, we
know less than the most Of you who read
his. This deprivation is universally con-
'idered our greatest hardship, though we
nave had many, of late, especially, as may
De inferred from the fact that at present
'yer one fourth of our men are unfit for
luty BY reason of sickness. 14 -'
For the past two weeks we have not
cen pleasant day till today, which is
5 warm and sunny as an April day, with
on. This is however, the rainy season of
he south, and with the 18th Illinois Il
4th Indiana we were driven from our
amp on an island, by the rapid rise of the
lver. and are now encamped in 'cora-
ED which is now threatened with SUBJ
lergence, also though not having been
veriown before, since 1880.
''On to Nashville is now the cry, from
-hieh place hope to date my next
'et those writing to US direct as follows.
Mr.--, l4th Battery o. " A. Gen.
rants Division, Tenn, in the field, care
apt. Burrows
Yours hastily. ARrILEERIsr