Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-04-25

about big battles. Buena Vista for exam |
pie, has been with rs standard illustra-
ton Of a great American battle. Said
wounded Captain, 81 was through BucDa
Vista, aud / thought saw some fighting
there, but that was triling skirmish COM
pared with this" ave thought Donelson
the greatest battle Of our modern time, on
this Continent, at least, but Donelson was
about equal to three hours out Of our two
days Sighting here" was a remark which
in substance l heard dozens Of times re-
peated among the officers.
SOUTHERN cHIvALRy.
The definition Of chivalry, as understood
and practiced amongour Southern brethren,
will have, fear, to be modified Take,
for illustration, this contrast. A rebel Off
Ger among our prisoners states that Gen
eral Order was issued to their troops, in
structing them particularly TO pick off our
officers. Meantime the rebel officers dressed,
almost 10 man, IN the coats or overcodts
of privGtcs, and thus prudently avoided
danger, while our URchivdlroUs NoTtbren
officers mostly core their insignia Of rank
as usual. do not say that the rebel course
did not indicate commendable prudence,
and that our officers did not display more
valor than wisdom by making themselves
targets for sharpshooters; bat it is we'll
enough the bigh-struDg Southrons should
be taught that the tables have turned when
they put on old clothes to save their pre-
cious lives, and Northern Lincolnites play
the chivalric role of going into BATTLE and
dying with their robes Of Office all upon
them"
HOW SIDNEY JOHNSON WAS RECOGNIZED.
Albert Sidney Johnson's body, which
was not found till Monday evening, was
first recognized by Brigadier- General Mel
son, who had known him when the one was
an honored officer in the old army and the
other was lieutenant of the navy. Pris-
oners had been telling Of his death, and
describing him as dressed in velvet suit,
and when such corpse was found inquir-
les were naturally made as to who knew
johnson. Gen. Nelson was sent for He
at once declared it to be indeed the dead
Commander-in-chief, and had the body re-
moved to his own tent. Gen. Rousseau
was subsequently sent for, and he too rec
ognized the features. Capt. Chandler Of
the regular army did the same; and strange
ly enough there was a wagonmaster there
who had been one of Johnston's teamsters
in the famous Utah expedition, who like
wise remembered the appearance of the
Chief he had followed on that disastrous
march to the Rocky Mountains.
FINDING GEORGE W. JOHNSON
As party of our officers were riding
over the field on Tuesday, they found per-
son ofevidently more than ordinary intel
ligenee among the wounded. He was
dressed in plain citizens clothes, but there
seemed no reason to doubt that he had
been actively engaged in the battle, and
that in all probability he was an officer of
some rank. The officers were called up to
see if he could be identified. Singing out
Gen. A. McCook from the party the
wounded man asked him if he might be
permitted to see him alone. The rest re-
tired and a conversation, lasting for some
little time, followed between the two. AT
ter the interview General McCook explain.
ed that the wounded man was George w
johnson, provisional Governor of Ken
tucky,' who bad set in motion at Russell
vile the bogus machinery by which Ken
lucky was annexed to the Southern Con-
federacy, and serving as Aid, l believe, on
the General Staff He had made some
personal requests. The "Governor" was
severely wounded in two places. He re-
ceived every surgical attention, but the
next day he died.
SECTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS IN FIGHTING
1t was curious 10 notice, too, the differ
ent styles of fighting, so characteristic o.
their respective sections, adopted by North
ern and Southern soldiers. On Monday
our advance was slow, steady and sure
The rebels, on the other hand, came dash
ing against our advancing lines, burliug
themselves into the contest with wonder
ful fury, and on the first repulse, flying Of
to try il somewhere else. Northern cool
ness against Southern fire, Northern slow
ness against Southern dash, were fairly pit
ted that day; and the Frenchy, eptbusias
iastic, unstable Southerners went down.
BARBARITY OF THE REBELS TOWARD oUI
WOUNDED.
There are some shocking incidents rela
tive to the wounded. The rebels, it will bs
remembered, took possession Of a portion
of the Federal camp on Sunday-actualIy
sleeping, on Sunday night, in the tents o.
several Of our regiments. Most of ou
wounded who fell outside Of the line occu
pied by them on Sunday night, fell int
their hands. They allowed the helpless b
lie there-not even allowing the Nationa
surgeons taken prisoners to attend h
them. Our poor fellows lay ther,
until the ground was retaken on Monday
Some were found who had crawled 10 water
and there died. Some inhuman barbara
ties were also practieed upon the dead, som'
of whom were stripped, and in one instanc
at least, the body was mutilated in th
most vulgar and blackgnard stylei Man,
were found on which the huge Mississippi
bowie knives had been used after death.
Many of the wounded Secessienists die
before they were found after the. battle
One party Of some forty. men wege foun
in ravise where they had cFawled to OF
tain water, and some died with thei head
in the brooks. Another party wa4 foun
close to the Corinth road, partially Sobsain
GO BY FIRE. Itseems that party had bee
placed, probably for shelter, in pile Q
brush, and then dessrsed. Our shells Sc
fire 70 the brush heap and two days afte