The New York herald., 1862-03-29

O'Clock M precisely. Ths commissioned s,sr and
engineer corps Will resort 10 the Adgiaaf a. hail T.st
O'Clock 4. NJ Tho baud and hed ND rcI-rt
NJ TIE resgna,ons o. Captain VIM : nuhaln ara flsa-
tenant y IL. Wade having been accep'e1 b. Hignaisr
Private VIM. Lowrie. q C comsny having 81 ths
fr term Of service, a. rslured by lsw, "a hsteby "a.
charsed Iasutenani O. W. Curtis viii assu'ns csrina
oslons HENRY r MARTIN.
A. HAsnIIus PxlpF, Adjutaat
GENERAL oRIxR-No.5.
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Nkw YeEx, March y, isef.
Inc parade ordered for Friday the ,s'h i1ss here
In compliance with brigade orders. this resincui wn
arm on saturday thc 18th inst 10 escort M romans q
Colonel Socum MAJOR Rsliou and Csp'ain Tower.
Tho sompsnies will assemble al their armofies al
Regimsntal line will be formed IN the Park front Of
the Hall Il Records. at three o clock precissy.
The field stan will the lrvlas hulldings
| two O'Clock BY order of Colonsi CHAR1ko KOUNE
Tho procession Vim move precisely At halrpass three
from the Astor House, up Park ow and Chatham strset
to the Bowcry to and through Canal broadway
and down Broadway the Fall River boat. II Viii un.
| doubtedly bs an imposing display.
Barnum has made extensive arransemenss 20 Aeccm'
modate the rush OF persons that will Wait the Museum
for the purpose Of witnessing the funeral Ny
to our advertising columns the roader will sec has pro-
gramme. F.tA4AEAFs ~ Et 0.-.t
| BODIES.
We subjoin in this connection, the following thrilling
sketch from correspondent Of tho Pres who
accompanied Governor Sprague to the field OF Bull
to look upthe remains Of tho deceased officers ques
ton 1t shows clearly the barbariy and heartlessness
| Of the rebsls:-
l. The cavalry pushed on the warrcnton turnpike
! while tho Governor and star went down to the
4 memorable bridge whore the Second battery were
obliged TO leave their guns The object OF this visit
to see il any graves hereabous, as il the
slaughter that occurred at this spot Captain s. j. smith
supposed to hsvf lost his life But no sign OF agays
covered in tho vicinity and the bridge itsolf blown
and destroyed The party then crossed the folds TO
through joined tho cavalry in the vicinity
OF the battle field the little house to the left Of the
church. where Socum and Baou died and in the garden
Of which they inferred. Mr Richardson at
recognized the spot and pointed ont the graves Of the
heroes, and the preparations for exhuming
this time the Governor, accompancd by Mr. CLARK and
the remainder Of his staff rcdo in search OF the place
whero poor Tower lay And occurs incident
which am almost afraid pen 1t causes shudder to
hear or to relate but 1t is true, alas, too true
hs n eaa ao a Su @ an wS 1ns
when negro girl came down through the woods from
house near by on the h and watched the proceedings
il they not digging for Colonel Siocum's body On
being answered in the Affirmative she said'Youre too
late the Georgia regiment have dug him up good many
weeks ago procure his bones for trophies sckens
me to write the revong account-'that his body had
been burned for this purpose and finding the bones
with the flesh and the stencil ntoerable they had
thrown dirt on tho fire to extingrsh it," She pointed
|
there in tie milst OF coal and cinders. tlir horror
rarty verified the almost lncrcdi-
further down On the banks of the brook, and in the
water, stopped by little clump CT bushes,
the blanket ana M shirt stripped from ,n the bod bGdy
from its pattern and figure, at pro-
his moments, to be that OF Major Paiou, and of
Colonel Slocum After circumstances also proved that
the ghouls had mistaken the object of their vengeance,
aud that the fate intended for tho remains OF Colonel
Slocum received by those Of the heroic and unoru
nate MAJOR Baou. ! write this with trembling hand
and burning heart. would have spared you the pain
uf such narration; but caln clear version o. this
endsh outrage must be given and scnsbilty laid aside
for tho moment The ashes and bones were gathered
with scrupulous care and wrapped in the blanket, were
with the Clothes laid carefully in the coffin. The body
OF Colonel Slocun was discovered to be unnutated il
was enveopsd in his blanket and had been contained in
| a rude box. so well defined the distinguished
traits ta, none Of the party failed to recognize instantly
and with certainty the identity Of the remains. With
uncovered heads the body laid IN the burial case
which in each case was marked with the name and date
OF dyintcrment.
For purpose Of cleaning further intelligence about
this horrible affair the Governor and Col Arnold visited
tile house from whence the co!ored girl had issued, and
theIr couverscd with the occupants, who borated
every word The gisl had said Mr Coleman also male In
qiries another house i'll the neshborhood, and held
l. ng conversation with white WOMAN the premises
who had nurscd sick and wounded at Sudey church
She assured him that she herself had witnessed the whole
Affair." had expostuiated begged and that
tho should be held eI; bu the slvages Knocked
her and them finding ali en- eavors useless, she had
saved lock his hair and preserved it tor his friends
who she confident some dsy would appear and this
lock hair she gave 70 Mr., Coleman lhe who per-
| formed this hesh deed were members II the Twenty
| frst Georgia regiment and il will be remembered that
Georgia regiments that the Second
had met and vanquished Oh the battle field
On through the woods again; across broyks the horses
wadod and founderod tho mire deep night had
set in but went the little band, until the cavalcade
emerged on tho battle ground VI Bull run Tho tired
Lorses shiverag and trembling, picketed TO the
.crces and by the aring candles-sor lanterns were
10 be obtainedths search commenced Tor Captain
| Tower at eight O'Clock IN the evening Mr. Clark by
looking from a window the house where he lay wound
| cd
| Mathews pointed the spot where the Captain
Inferred The ground wet and shy, and often
spadeful OF earth thrown from the grave the
! would trickle in. The work therefore reiuc
tatiy ceor ed until the and the party, tired
and mournfu, clustered in the little white hospital
| building which wounded carried on tho
zist of July. ALI wrapped themselves in their blankets,
and with saddles FOR pillows, sought spose on the hard
| floor.
On the morning OF Saturday the water stood in pools
the surface OF the groundor 1t had raiEed heavily
ia the night, and ditch dug around the graves to
facilitate digging and tho bodies again uncovered.
Tho dead all found buried with their down
ward mark of foul ndignity, and thus lay onc
red burial bsn" Poor fellows tho tears gushed from
the eyes the troopers they royerenty gazed upon
| their dead comrades in arms.
| Tie body OF Captain Tower identified by Colonel
Arnold who stood by tbs sdo OF the grave, who
oI the mst earnest al OF che saddened group
10 his enCeavois TO recognize his remains. t is mat
of that, guided by the directions Of
Mcssrs. Richardson and Clark, tho precise locality
each of the remains recovered satisfactorily de-
isrnioa and IL 10 TO be regretted that ts party who
as am informed lett Rhode Island tor the purpose OF
Identifying remains of Lie Prescott failed Tor
reaso to JOIN this expeditions and consequently
guide was al hand to aid in finding his remains
4 Personal InteIlig cnce.
Professor LOUIS Agassz, Vi Cnbridse, Mass, arrived
| At the Everett House yesterday
So. Forster, Of Canada; George Dwight Of Spring