, 1863-01-17
From Eye Witnesses and Par
Elephants. :
Col Bradley's S 51stIllinois
From the Second Board Of Trade
Regiment,

uAVc lFanhplrcQ- But precisely tor Inc reason
that they are restricted to actual details Of
personal adventure, 30 by far the best and
most thrilling detached sketches Of battle nd,
venture will come from the pens and memo
1ics Of those who bore part In tho dangers
and the daring, In this view, the following
from Chicigo boys In the Murffeesboro battle
will be read with eagcrness by multitudes OF
our readers, who. will thus get nearer in
Imagination to the share their own relatives
and friends bore in the fight. - J
FROM THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
BATTERY.
4 private letter from John &. Conkln, Of
this splendid battery, will be read with inter-
est. Nr. Conllltn mas for years compositor
IN the TR1uuHE office, and is one Of the mauy
proofs we hare Furnished from Chicago, that
. good typo makes good soldier:
In CANT AT MunrREEsnoRo, Jan. =, 1868.
Ne are now attached to the Pioneer Corps,
which is made up Of two men from each com
pany in the army, or, including officers, twen-
mechanics aud picked mcn-all under COM
nand Of Capt. Morton, one Of the best cngi-
necrs in the service, and brave, earnest and
patriotic man.
No man could have behaved better, or dis
played more skill and cool Judgment than our
Captain Stokes: Be va eyeryEhere, superin-
shot, ind guaging. the sights, which made
every discharge do terrible execution. i
The rebels taken prisoners wanted to know
"who commanded that he1l-hred battery on
the right - and what it's name was. A Major
said be had been in the service ten years and
had never seen such firing" We had fired
1rn,s rHp If ef1 1o11 leho -
= = Capt. Stokes was for rseven years q
Captain in the Florida war, having received
his commission from Gen Jackson, and has
been IN instructor Of artillery at West Point.
He outranks several Of the present Generals
in the army, and We hope to see him ut the
before the enemies Of the Union. The " little
battery," as be calls 1t, will follow where bc
leads-and lie tciA lead sc1ere any man zoiN 90.
Some amusing things occur even In The
midst of the roar Of battle. When the tide
Of battle was turned, on the 3lst ult, and the
rebels were being driven over the same ground
where they had driven our men, wounded
against tree, with his cantcen Of water ID
| his hand, and snilingly saluted Dave La1ande
| OF Chicago {of the 42d) as that regiment was
| charging By. Said he: Good mornin', boys
how dye do? This Is reg'iar Ae1l, aint' its''
Lieut: Trumbull D. Griffin Is now in Mash
plllCs l0EEk4CE Will tuG 0LutI HOuuuEQ
The bali which struck him down passed
| through and nearly severed the waist-belt o
| his sword. His wound is severe one, buI
| physicians think he will recover; yet 1t /!
doubtful II he will be able to stand the hard
| ships Of camp life again.
FROM THE SECOND BOARD OF TRADE
ssTH ILLINOIS.
From Capt g. Y. Smith, Of company A
88th Illinois regiment, Second Board Of Trade
who arrived in this city On Wednesday eve
| ming, direct from Nashville, we gather som
| facts with reference to the 66th regiment
which WAS attached to General silrs brigade
II did not disappoint the expectations Of it
friends. Capt. Smith was himself wounded
which is the cause Of his being at home a
this time. On the evening Of the first day
general fighting, rifle ball passed throng
his left leg, below the knee, prostrating hir
npon the field, where he lay for several hourt
and finally fell into the hands Of tho rebels
by whom he was conveyed to u farm houss
and placed beside other wounded prisoners
Here he wns obliged to remain four days
during which time he had a good opportunit
Of hearing a free expression Of opinio
from the rebels, and Of witnessing their trea
ment Of our men who had G,]len into the
hands, Among other acts ofbarbarity, he o'
served that all the Federal surgeons whom II
enemy conld 'gobb1c up" during and aft,
the battle they brought into their own lin
and torcib}y retained them there; thus, 50
as possible, dcpriying our wounded so1die
Of necessary surgical attendance. They als
took from them their horses, and sent thel
away beyond the reach Of their 1egitimaI
owners. Our informant corroborates the 81,
, rifcant fact that the rebels are great admire
Of General Don Carlos Buell.. Their Office
! 1sand soldiers Are enthusiastic in their pr7ais
Of that now obso1ete Major General; and p'
contra, bitter in their denunclations Of &C.
era1 Rosecrans.
By some oversight, on the part Of the re?
! els, into whose hands he fell, Captain Smii
was not Conveyed South, as were other Fe
. eral prisoners, but managed to get back int
The Union lines, whence he was removed |
Nashville, which place be left last aund,
!; evening.
The Casualties in the Ssth we're onitc ii
(; merous, considering the number Of men G.
, gagged. But little over four hundred men
this organization went into the fight, and OF
: Of that number, one hundred and thirty-fl1
wero among the killed wounded and mIssin
Lieut., Chester, Of Company G, had Il
;; upper portion Of one Of his boots torn of /
a piece Of shell, without tho slightest injul
to his limb.