Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-05
THE BArrLx yrrLD-HORElBLr sCuEs.

letter in the COnfederacy gives the following de-
scriptOn Of the battle field:
As It grows darker, we observe bright light about
one mile in front Of u.s. which guide informs b
the bu ming Of their second line Of works. which the
Yankees Aired before leaving. 'You will see avn
full sights If you 90 there remarked he. Ere long
THE pale moon rose up slowly and calmly she looked
down
On the red sands Of the battle field with bloody cOrses
streWn."
And vending our way among the grand old OAKS Of
the forest SCARED and Withered by the strife en-
acted beneath them, and picking our way among the
dead bodies Of men and horses we 1t length reached
the works constructed by the enemy on Saturday night
and defended with such Obstinacy Sunday. Mol
Wthstanding have some dozen battle fields du-
ring the war have never seen anything to compare
with the horrors of the scene presented here. As |
stated before the enemy had set FIRE to their works
when forced 70 leave them, and the fire had coMmuni
Gated to the forests and liz up the far aud wide
The dead and wounded LAY In heaps literally piled upon
each other and in many instances the Ere had burned
them to a cinder and many of the wounded had their
clothes burned of, and their bodies were perfect b
ter The les Of these poor Wretched creatures were
SWful to hear, and many mploring us to kill them and
put them out Of their misery.
Upon examining their haversacks nothing was found
but corn bread and several told that they had been
eating that for five days without food or water and that
their leaders did not care for them after they had
groups of dead meR and horses and WThing forms Of
the wounded there in that dreary forest only seen by
the scattered moonbeams as they stole through the
branches, and the Pickering fire light il crept slowly
but steadily up to where they lay and th fearful cries
of those who watched lis ADVANCE unable TO drug their
broken limbs beyond the rea:h Of the destroyer aud
then the distorted and upturned faces Of those whOse
bodies laying amidst the grim shadows which fell
around conspicuous among which vas the shadow Of
Death. All the pomPous pageantry Of the scene was
gone, and nOught rema ned OF ell the glory lost and
won upon that bloody field rave the Wreched forms of
those who no more will spring forEArd at the call to
arms. ..-... ff...r >.
GIN. LONG TREET's GENERALIZATION ORDER.
The following general order has been issued by Gen
LOngstreetS
HEAD'oRs., LKTr WING, Anir Fxxx,
September 2Sd, 1868.
General Orders. No g.
|. The Lieutenant General commanding expresses bis
congFatuadon to the brave troops Of this command on
the brilliant victory which has crowned their heroic eff
forts. .-
The enemy, late 50 defiant and eEulting, has been
driven from bis chosen positions with slaughter, and
the loss Of artillery, prisoners, arms and colors To
this glorious result you have contributed share
The gallant troops Of the army Of Tennessee have
once more exhibited that proves that has ever usra.
ted the bloody battle fields Of the West and have full
filed the high expectations that entertained for
them. Side by side, with their brave comrades from.
Virginia. they breasted the wave of invasion and
rolled il back.
Soldiers Much has been done, but not all. The
fruits Of yonr splendid victory to be enjoyed Ten
and Kentucky, with their rolling fields aud smi
ling valleys, to be reclaimed TO freedom and indie
pendenee You are TO be the agents for their deliver
ance, and your task requires the heroic iOrttude
patience and courage always shown by you in the trying
past
Your General looks to you for renewed e1erlions
H. The Commanding General takes pleasure in pnb-
rslDg to his command the following names of soldiers
Who have distinguished themselves by the capture each
of stand of the enemy's coors;
Private w. II Barnett, Company A, 2lst Miss. Reg
ment Humphries' Brigade.
Corporal r Conrad, Company 4, 2lst Miss. Regiment
Humphries' Brigade.
Corporal j. =. n. Skinner, Company G, 18th Miss
Reg, Humpbries' Brigade.
Sergeant l. \. TimmOns, Company J., 18th Florida
r g Triggs Brigade.
Private Oscar y. Honaker, Company +, 64th Virginia
Reg, Triggs' Brigade.
Private W. Y. Harris, Company :, 64th Va. Reg !,
Triggs' Brigade.
Private Henderson HytOn. Company =, 64th Va. Reg,
Thggs Brigade.
By command Of LieuL-Gen LoDgstreet,
lSgnedl G. N. SoRRELL, A. A. Gen.