The New York herald., 1863-07-27
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gcons. The wounded unrx xpectedly large nupber
were, as promptly as possible removed on s,rc,chsrs
and IN amouiances 10 tho main hospital, Light
house Inlet, eher directly by easy stagcs. Those
dangerously wounded temporarily attended 90 at
Intermediate hospitals, temporary relief was
ed By morning nearly every wounded had been
moved to one q the hospital boats and on his way
TO the fine hospitals Haloa Head ana Beaufort fsw
wounded ones, too much hurt heard and much
hidden to be found In tho darkness, remained she
ground I'll morning
Yesterday Dr. Craven reported officially General Gfl
more that the whole number OF wounded which had
passed through his hands the island was six hundred
and twenty-five Some OF wounded us well dead,
fss into the hands Of the enemy
The ambulance corps deserve especial mention. Mr.
Jshn Nsvi chief wagon master and Mr. Martin G. Clark
his assistant, had charge Of this department They
sevon smoulances, which kept constantly running
and ssreschors also brought into requlsNoa, tn
every wounded man was cared for
on TBE DEAD.
Early Tuesday morning burial parties by permission OF
the enemy went down to bury dead outside tho rebel
works Tho bodies had 10 be inferred uncoincd, with.
out being identified; but tho fortunes Of war
CONVERSATION orrcsRs
Several rebcl officers out OF tho fort during tho
burying and conversed with tho officers charge our
parties They complmentsd troops In tho highest
and vigorous that II almost impossible stand
fore them. AT time they anticipated being driven
from tho lort When the eight commenced on the leth
they scarcely expected TO hold the fort all day new
they said they intended TO keep possession OF They
were very bitter on the troops and sah such
they had captured would be sold at auction.
AnENrr 10 RxcovxR ooLoxEL rursAxs popY.
On Runday morning Lieutenant Colonel Abbott went
down with flag Of truce, having learned that Colonel
Putnam was positively dead and ado for
his body to be for warded lie received letters
which had been taken from Colonel Pusnam's person
body disintcrred and down the camp tho
Seventh Now Hampshire but proved afterwards mot TO
be Colonel Putuams, although thero most striking
resemblance, which doubtless od 70 the error The body
was not Identified, and at night buried . lanc
biuG 1t viii probably be impossible 10 Colonel
Putnam's body.
ANOTHER rRUcx.
On Monday Lieutenant Beo, WHO WAS captured by us,
severely wounded In the engagement Of the l0h died
In hospital Last evening Dr. Craven chief medical
officer; Lieutenaat Colonel Hun provost marshal and
General vogdcs went with flag Of truce return the
body They were met FIRST b. Captain Tracey and after
wards by General Heygood and Colonel Gates, formerly
member Of Congress- They had very pleasing inter-
view, and talked quite freely on some points eve In
tend be great nation yet" said they eve think
can live without YOU but you show your weakness by
declaring you cannot live without u.s." That their
principal point. They also complained about tho
negro soldiers, urging that IL unchivarous TO send
10 light gentlemen Ono important result OF tho
Interview = mutual agreement for the general ex
change or wounded prisoners Tho Cosmopolitan will
take ~ the wounded point Fort sumter,
and tho be met by rebel steamer with woundod
on board, when an exchange viii take place.
OPERATIONS sATuRDAY.
ucsf. a.4a,
busily engaged with humane occupation, buryng dead,
taxing care Of wounded and recovering from tho nght
ON Monday there quite bombsrdmenl of Wagner
by the gunbtats and batteries On Tuesday little
nonading done, but We had no casualties.
sKw x.ngL ssIYsRss.
The rebels have built thrco large batteries James
Island and with Of they Tuesday opened
cnnlAd,ng fro works. Traverscs were speedily
erected. There were no casualties.
sunIxn.
On Tuesday Captain Iangdou threw a thirty pound
Parrou ball at Sumter. IL god shot, striking On
the parnlet chipping on piece and scattering score OF
spectators vesy rapidly. Only ono shot was bred, but
that secmcd 10 assonsh tho rebels
PRISONERS
In Fort Wagner tho best eviisace of foothoId
there. captured the following prisoners OF war
Lieutenant James Campbell, Go. Charleston battalion
Corporal w. Garrett, 60. h, Tn'rty-nrst North Csro1a
Thos PheIsn, Co. h, Charleston battalion.
John rOwrll, 20 IL, tbari.sl.p battalion.
James Bramghau 10. H. fifss roath carolina infantry
Lbaf % Peterson, Co. n. sAt, third ceotga-
The following were tiscn the 1854 when attempt
was made to surprise p.cknlss--
Sergeant NJ J. GcSeii, Go. A. Twelfth Georgia
Private q. Moody, 90. a, lwell IN Georgia
rriva,e ). Moody, ". A, r"ci th oeosgsA
The following were taken Island tho engage.
ment of thc ioth;---
Sergeant James H. Brown. Go. X, 9Th Georgia.
naisi,s iiicr, 20 X, otn oeofsia.
John W. tcais, GO y, 18th Georgia.
VIA. >. N3il,s zones. 20. H. lsrn Georgia.
john s.eyvr. z,th south ,afniinA
VIM. u. brewster, Co. y, ivth Georgia
NcIpKsrs.
time spac, mention any Of tho thrilling
inciacnis hair breadth c-c.rs, tue rromou,t
death .dy iuailed, and the thousand interest
ing "reminiscences Of the Acid Scarcely oicer
o. man did escapes. Hundreds, uDhurt.
had their with grape and bullets. The
der Is that a could escape from such . sweeping
well directed hre.
oKSaRAL srrxorRs srAU.
have before published General Ginmorss and General
ssougs stats The follow ing Constituted General sey
mours.-
Captain ?. h Chadwick, Assistant AdJaiant General.
Calaain Mofdccii, shicf ot ordnance.
ur b. I. ibDis, Medical Director
Licsisnant Jackson. Aidde camp.
Iieatsl AIT 4. ). stevens, AID Camp.
IAeutenAnlc " iIcit Acling AID do Camp.
IIeuteuant holly, Assistant ORDINANCES Usnccf.
Is4tensnt Nidsii, hief signal oih,sr
Napr J. l. Pyninn, inspector General.
Llcutsnani Irsdsb@~, Ali ds.tA amp.
ryrsAn's rAU
consisted q the folio~ing-
MAJOR a Iisndsrso~ Acting Assistant Adja'an' Gene
RAJ aud hef of stall
IIeg enaat Coz :. Ianson, Quarterm.ssss and Con-
l,saieaa1l virgil Il. Cate. AID dc Camp.
Al. a seventh Sow iiampshire.
sosm
Leave q absence tor tgeuty days hsa granted
the ol0~ Ssnsdcd ofcer, who wia 20 North py the
same steamer which carrlsr this mail
lrsgsdrr General Truennsn ymour.
Tris ,dler 1enefat ts0rge q. -trouG.
Ca tam lrnry k West, Gsi ohio.
Llsgtsusnt Colonei D.. e. Hodmsn. Tth Coonecsicut.
toiouei sabine Emery. 9th Name.
Captain Clss. A Irvukr, yth Name.
,uIJuel l.. Chatheid, 9th Connecticut.
seooua iisa,eoant Martin sto'ter esh csonscticat.
xlrx 49, N.xH