Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-16
NashpiIIe atmiOtl.
FRIDAY MORNING, NAY 10, 1862.
Observation-Disclosures.

The following abstract Of TIE evidence be-
fore The COMMITTEES on the Conduct Of The
War, confirm the statements Of rebel barbar.
ities which have her, tforo bsen published
De- Hamislon, nth tBrcoklyn) regiment.
testified that he was brutality rsiu sed per-
mission 20 remain on he field aud attend to
THE wounded men. When, iweuty.iour hours
afterwards himself and companions were
allowed 10 20 to their relief the r. bel sur
ge0ns would not allow them to perform any
operations but maugled the poor fellows
themselves In a horrible manner. When
they cut of Corporal Prescott leg, be says
the assistants were pulling on The flesh at
at each side, trying 10 get hip enough to
cover he bone. They had sawed of the
bone without leaving any Of the desh TO
form the flaps to cover it, ard with all The
force they could use they eea!a aes got
flap enough 10 cover the bone. They were
then obliged 10 saw Of about an inch more
Of the bone, aud even then, when they came
to pat in the stitches, they could not ap-
proximate the edges within less than an inch
and a halt Of each other OF course, as soon
as there was any swelling, the stitches tore
out and the bone struck through again. DR.
Swain tried afterwards to remedy il by per.
forming another operation, but Prescott had
become so debilitated that be did not SUR
vive. Corporal Prescott was A young man
Of high position, and had received a very
liberal education.
The same witness describes The suiTerings
of the wounded after the battle as incOR-
ceivably horrible; with bad food, no cover
Ing, no water, they were lying upon the
floor as thickly as they could be laid There
was not particle of light in the house TO
enable Us to move among them. Deaf TO all
bis appeals, they continued 10 refuse water
to these SUITE, ing men, aud he was enabled
to procure 1t by setting cups under tn caves
to catch the rain that was falling, and in this
way be spent the night, catching the water
and conveying it 10 the wounded TO drink !,
AS there was no light be was obliged to
crawl on his hands and knees to avoid step
ping on their wounded limbs; and he adds,
It is not a wonder that next morning we found
that several bad Died during the aigbt. The
young surgeons who seemed TO delight ia
hacking and butchering these brave defen-
ders OF our flag, were not, it would seem,
permitted TO perform any operations upon
the rebel wounded. Some Of our wounded,
says this witness, were left lying upon the
battle field until Tuesday night aud Wedues
day morning. When brought 10, their wounds
we're completely alive with larvG deposited
there by flies, having lain out through all
| the rain storm Of Monday and tn bet sal
try sunshine of Tuesday. The dead lay upon
the field unbuiad for five days, aud this in
cluded men, not only Of his own, the our
teenth (BroOklyu) regiment bat of other
| regiments. TAis witness testified that the
rebel dead were carrHd OF aud inferred De.
Gently.
In answer TO a Ques ton whether the Con
| foHa 4
medicine, he replied that they could not have
| been, for they took all ours, even to our sur
| gical instruments. He received noue OF the
attention from the surgeons which, 10 use his
own language, II -hould have shown to them
had OUT position been reversed"
The testimony of VIM. +. Swain, Assistant
Surgeon OF the Fourteenth (Brooklyn) regi-
ment, confirms the statement Of DR.. Hamis-
ton 10 regard to the brutal operations on
Corporal Prescott He gives evidence d
the careless, heartlgss, aud cruel manner In
which the gu geOns operated upon our men
Previous to leaving Tor Richmond, and tea
or twelve days after The battle, he saw some
OF the Union soldiers unburied OA the 6eld
aud entirely naked, Walking around were
q great many women, glcsling over the hor'
lid sight The case Oi Dr. Ferguson, OF QUE
of the New York regiments, IL mentioned BY
| Or, swain. Nnea getting INTO DIS hmou
lance, TO look after his own wounded, be Wa,
fred upon by The rebels, when be told then
who he vas they said they would take a
parting shot al bin, which they did, wound
log him Ia tue leg. He had his boots on
aud bis spurs on bis boots and as they drov,
along his spurs would catch 10 The talboarC
OF the ambulance 2, ciu,ing bin 10 shr.sk witt
agony. Au officer rods up, aod, placing BIZ
pistol to bis head, thrsatsn, 20 shoot bin ]
be continued h. scream This WAS on Sun
lAH liz DIV III Lne hasIlt.