Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-11-14
The Horrors OF War.
AWFUL SCENES on THE BATTLE FIELD OF
CHICKAMAUGA.

The Horrors OF War.
AWFUL SCENES on THE BATTLE FIELD OF
CHICKAMAUGA.
One of the editors Of the Atlanta (Ga.)
{n'eNgpnccr, who visited che field Of
Chckamauga, ten days after the battle,
writes to his paper an interesting account
of his observations, from which we take
the following extracts:
"We leave the Chattanooga road and
turn to the right We ride along the ave-
nue., and on every side, thickly strewn are
the marks of the sharp hooters' skill, and
the terrible effects of she'll and grape from
the masked battery. The loss was not
alone, however, with us, but the foe also
met his fate. He has left the dreadful evi-
dence Of many dead bodies. In the woods
near the upper end ofthis opening, we saw
one of the blue habited dead, sitting with
his back against log, his arms to bis
knees and his fingers dovetailed together
Apparently he had sat down deliberately
to die. The worms were feasting on him.
His jaws was hanging down; his black and
gistening body, which had swollen until
il burst off his clothing, was one Of the
most horrible and disagreeable sights we
ever witnessed. Close by, another man
crawlcd upon log. and placing his back
against a bush, and resting bis head on his
hand, the elbow bent, the body in re
cliping position, he had pulled his cap over
his eyes and given up his spirit from the
battle field.
At the back part OF the field, sweeping
eastward and south Of east, was large
destructive battery. The worn places
where each gun was placed indicate tina,
ten or more guns were in battery there
The dead horses and Yankees lying abou
tell how vengeiul the assault was land how
successful. But from the hill where this
battery east its storm and rain of shot
and shell, and canister, and grape the evil
dence of terrific fire and more apparen
here than anywhere else on the field. The
woods are very thick in trees and bushes
and the limbs, trunks, and branches, a:
they lie cut off and torn in all directions
made an abattis through which our forces
rushed and charged 10 silence the lout
throated voices oil those death dealing en-
gines. We past through the path o
of the artillery storm, and here anG there
are the graves of our soldiers. On the sec
ond hill with trees and limbs lying thicl
about, evidences of the terrible passion o
man, the graves of many brave Texans
the gath and others, rest calmly, marked
by the careful hands of friends, back o.
these are number of Gecrgians. Thence
we turn to the left and follow the savannah
road. At intervals the open woods shov
signs Of the conflict being more severe
than in the thickly wooded spots. 1t i
along here, we are told, General Hood ant
his men made such terrible onset ant
slaughter. They and that portion OF ou
army W hich advanced from the Red House
and along the road to the right of the say
mill, did execution which is perfectly lear
full. The carnage was awiul-every ave
nuc had been swept as by e broad bosom
of destruction in the hands of Hecate.-
Battery paths are numerable. Here the
fought-there they retreated-leavin
dead horses, men, broken caissons, pile
of ammunition, rent clothes, and destruc
ton generally. On one point On the ris
of hill. we saw the body of an immens
Newfoundland dog. He evidently was tn
pet Of some battery, and was shot Will
following it up. Close by him we counte
thirty-eight dead Yankees, nearly lbirt
dead horses--saw more than a ton of sue
shot and canister, and all the broken an
abandoned parapheralia of strong ba
terry all within the space of eight feC
square,