The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-31
ARMY CORREsPONDENCE.
FIELD HosPrTAL, RESERVE CoRps J
NEAR CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. :
OCTOBER 6, 1888. J

pondcnts have told you Of the great bat
ties; who occupied the left, who the GEN.
tire and who the right, how desperately
they contended, and against what over
whelming odds, and finally, how the gal
liant "Reserve corps came to the succor
of the brave Thomas. Just in the nick
Of time, and through storms Of balls thick
er than ever. hail fell, they charged up
hill into the very faces Of Longstreet's
veterans, and drove them from the crest
of the hill and then held it all the long
sabbath afternoon, praying for reinforce
ments or night to come to save them from
destruction, and after all the incidents Of
the fight have been described and gor-
geously colored, with phases of brave gal
lant, daring, impetuous DC. &c, the
number of killed and wounded are
guessed at, and then with long list Of
names the account stops. The world is
never to know Of the daily toll and mid
night watching given to the poor fellows
with mangIed bodies, and MANNED limbs,
| the sad result of the terrible contest
What care they at home how calmly Cen
eral - looked upon the dreadful
scene, or how Col. -- distinguished
himself BY his yalor2 In vain they look,
day after day, one for some account of
the fate or condition Of fond father, an
other for husband, and many for sons
and brothers, ever and anon dear name
Is found among the killed, wounded, and
missibg-no need 10 search farther now,
but wait for days, perhaps weeks, till a
pale emaclated form, with trembling hand
propped up on his straw pallet, describes
the sad days and nights spent in one Of
the many tents OF field hospital.
There are acres of such tents here, in
an open field, across the river two or
three miles north Of Chattanooga, out Of
reach of the dust and noise of hurrying
armies, and each of those tents are filed
by those who are the subjects OF many an
anxious wish aud earnest prayer. But
day after day fatigue parties are busy,
and fresh mounds of earth u parallel rows,
with strip of hoard at the head, tel
where Illinois, Indiana, Ohio aud other
States, have brave sons quietly waiting
r Il
will attend the call, but to learn war nc
more forever. All Of these scenes are
sad, bu, occasionally deeper impression
Is made on our minds where such cases
a. the following occur: An old sergean
with a shattered jaw, begged enough .
life to once more be able to see his help
less family, but large artery near tn
), track of the wound sloughs through, ant
in few moments be is still in death
and now with his blanket for a shrout
J and coffin, she sleeps his last sleep OF
the little knoll few feet from camp, will
those who have "foueht their last battle,
and no sound can awake him to glor,
again"
4 Yesterday our chaplain picked up
letter tha, had been dropped, and read
:, to Us. A little child sending kind word
= = of greeting, and saying she had the bes
81 Pa ever was. and, added the fond wife,
3, think SO too. Then follows an appeal t
y come home soon-to try and get a fur
= Tough, &C., DC. Poor fellow! ! two day
o :, before instead OF furlough, he had take
ed his final discharge, releasing him fror
or service forever, and the fond ones a. HON
will wait and wonder why Pa does M
come, and it may be no one will ever te
~ them where he rests or how he died.
~ Day after day such scenes occur, and y
.' the world knows nothing of them or the
''' would be no war.
! There are great many indi cations tn
If trade will again be revived with the Sou
o,o at the close of the war. Even now the
nh is an evident disposition to avail ther
! a selves, on the part of the South with sou
orc of the comforts aud luxuries Of life, givll
hat in lieu thereof, such articles Of traffic
MS. would generally pass current anywhel
ov. For instance couple Of cases illustra,iy
occurred within a few days. You W
de- remember that We are pretty closely
nee vested on three-fourths of circle by I
,is- enemy, and their pickets and ours, f
ion quently End themselves in rather ci,
one proximity unless there was more frier
no. ly feeling between them. The other
mn one Of our Lieutenants seeing somethi
and like flag of truce up the road W
fer tured from his shelter and by frien
signs induced the parties to come N
va enough to make their wants known.
will coming within hailing distance they
anne pressed wish to trade. The sole arti