Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-12

have Just returned from a ride TO the battle
hela with. q party Of officers. 1t is Just I've
weeks to-day since the battle, and our readers
may wish to know heW the field looks nov. The
aspects Of the field have greatly changed. Where
Il was dry aad dusty, new it is vel sRd bogVy.
The changing season has changes the aspect Of
TIE wo0ds, bat these are the slightest changes.
The Blowed up earth, the broken and CAPTURED
cannon, the piles Of ammunition, the guns, AID
scc0atTemsats and Gle hing, and most Of the
dead, have diEsBpes+Bi. Toe only memorial
left to mark the scene Of mortal sirif8 are tho
hasty iBtrenchments Of legs and reeks the
torn, scared and TiVen trees, bearing marks
which 8 century viii not effsce here and there
knspsscks and scraps Of torB clothing, broken
and perforated tins, a few shells and round shot,
the graves of cur ConfedeTates, and, most revolt
ing Of ell, the heaps Of yet unburied Yankee
dead. All oar dead, except two, were buried.
These were Ovorleoked by cur bUrying parties,
or mistaken for Yankees. One Of these. who
was killed On the bill where Graeie's brigade
fouEht late on Sunday evening, was very hand
soalely dressed IL Hne bIus pants aud dark rray
cashmere jacket He was g tsll and apparently
8 young nan. His hand seemed a srlsll and
handsome one, but he WAS slmost a skeleton.
and his mothsr would not have known him.
The entire battlefield is yet encountered with
heaps Of dead and uRburied Yankees. To aast
eases the Assh hs9 fallen from the bonas. en5
tho mere skeleton remained. The leg bones. freo
hip 10 f0ot, held together, and SEINE Of the "a
per bones ct TIE bsdy, but the backboHes gsa.
orally were dlsj0iEsed fr5m the Eips. IN som,
cases the hssh had shyunk rather than doom
B0ssd, and muscles Of the leg were sill 5iqt;nct
Ii many eases the skin was still vheIs and n-..
served, and parts OF the body had much AssE an
on them The heads wege sometimes only hsId
skBlls, in others the skin yet covered thsm. ssd
e. 80 w---ar.rI IL.
cruel mocksF bad severed the head from ne
body, and set the head upon 8 stump, whesee il
''grinned horribly q CHASTITY SMILE" Some Of
tho heads contained Fac, beautiful teeth. sndmv
anscntlnsHtsl companion remarked that q dsn-
tist essld make = fortune BY getting these testh
Years hence. children, new unborn. in their
sporss upon this held 8ill fad e skall. or a bens.
Of these eoor victims, and wonder and ask-wbst
IL is. And theE some grandfather will tell them
of the great baltic Of C~hickamauga.
Oar own dead are bariSd upon Tho vary spot
where they fell IN most cases their rsneB,
company and regiment gro written in 7eneil
IMAM a hsadh0aId. TINS lie shswn The parts Of
tbs Geld where the various regiments fought
Heavy details were made 70 bury The Yankee
dead. but Il was only partially done. l suppese
anr men grey tired Of the offensive and seer
frglv endless task. Ihear that Helps corps alspe
bsried eleven hundred Ysukees, but vast nun.
bers vet lie dnburied. The Ysnkeas who were
bursd, were buried in shsllow graves, and their
graves are thus distinguished FROM oars. These
whe were unbuTied were generally psst tho
offensive stage Of decomposition, and We could
ride aEong aud ever then with little or 40 pain
to cur ollsetoriss. Flies swsraled sToand these
graves, bloated and fstted upon the foul odors
that reeked from the cOrpsos through the wet
earth that thinly covered them. IL was very
sicEeBing. Ny stomach was Ftiuel with 0ualm I
sRd my hesdy grew dizzy and painful 10 SYM