The New York herald., 1863-09-25
Letter from Cslonci Heel ksr.

EFiom the London Newa, Sept II
by Frederick hecker, the well known German repnbi.
leader. Colonel n the federal army and one of
the r, Germans that raised regiment In support Q, The
CAMP ov EIoHry sKcoSp REoMyu ItIIHos,l
WALNUT Rrs CarnoH sn.n wAnsns1oS. Va
Ny pkAR FRrSp-As you sec from the superscription,
you, letter reached mo yesterday in the camp this
taon aud dosoiaton Of this part OF the country you NAV
easily imagine write the p!sse9s letter on the half
DESTROYED pulpit Q, ca.re 10 ruins where my head
down % tho number o. two hundred and hity mes, 10
cl cAmped 10 tho grove that surrounds the chapel undcr
the wsn known small shelter tents which evcry soldier
has W carry himself The granite rocathat found
hare 10 most bizarre shape. converted into seats.
With touch IN !, q the sncicu, Germnnc mlsrs,scus
fon should 80 the clsvernsss and agility with which
weather, beaten fellows erect the canyss city, and Ak
up bcds laid out with Virginia feathers o. wgs OF Or
c'mfortsbc. stl o'at4 isg secrs i .o0 !
- Tho powers OF endurance which our soldiers
10 America and the American horse posscss can only be
fully undo soad by hose who have shared n shc IA
the ,hird year, sm convinced every Earopcsn armv.
down 70 ihc lasi man and horse would under similar cir
rs~ ,rs Ss 70 s worss plight There Arc VI
The rebel army 70 in sorry condition The symptoms
al; abs sEssss & s $ s.e:s sSs ia Z
se cssion VIII cone with giant ssl4. Thcrc will ihcn
s rr 's :. s Dapds
,efsniry on horseback. sas
At Getty sburs The rebels we're terribly cut un You
may easily maaioe that whore some four hundred pieces
q ordrsrce below forth the 6afvsst must bo s,oedy
one Whole lines of the enemies lying thcfc-rank
and ME ocers and mon, though thev had becn
down NJ one blow AZ the battle ragged so long and the
dead c"uid not bo barred the corpses became swollen
through rain and SUM- and had appearance black as ne
grocs The smell was pcstilential hundreds OF horses
lying abort dead. The wounded being ou the ground bep
iss for 20 iovG time, worms soon xbpSAred IN the
wounds. A. llaEestowd an atvck shooId havo been
made, but council Of decided In n contrary sense
ice has taken position n bis hole army we're ranged
behnda fentiu crdcr 70 cover hts retreat m ws had
attacked him, he would have been annihlaied Our
roois we're animated with tho best spirit and asi al
enerse,ically to be led again into battle
kschsrgcd prisoners that have Just returned describe
tho stale n the rebel army after the battle of Cettys
burg @ one OF complete dissolution Tho enemy could
hsve easily been driven into the Potomac M wnIjams
burg The wrssoiusio6 q our generals has saved Lee
\ " uas We TOO would have 1a6crcd heaviy, and q de-
felt would perhaps have led Loo 10 Washington: bn
at All, only hc that darcs can win and an eucmy that
sss cssn esassn may Be supposed 70 be capable ot
Ius wc marched simply behind the rstreatlns enemy
nuth we entered our present camp order bss
}ust arrived 10 be ready 'or msrchi0e. IL sad
That Lee - received succov and mcans 10 ouaank m
Sets FrvvNs u have q little more leisure
VII write you more wsh hearty greetings 70 you and
youf fanny, svss yours, r. HFTKFR
RAnf hirD, NJ London.