Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-30

artin E: Craven 0ualhl 80 ,.o,,
nd . Elcecombe !; Nor'hAh'p.'W, 'W,l' r
re,ra | =. Davidson / +; Lenolr > W. Mnr
N / Brunswick 5; Jones i1"li'' q
Pbe 2e' 'o.lowing are from other statoS'
e s3nt, Carolina /; Virginia /; Ten
,essee |; Georgia 1 ireland q
chiekamauga Month after the
Battle.
F,o,n an occasional army correspoh-
da,cs Of the Mobile Advertiser, we eA-
~,t t>aot the following interesting partlcu-
lars. 1t should be stated I'm e1P1@rS'ap San
If a portion oF it, hat koseerAnA agL'n ao,'nd
don.d all his dead, and never once 'ssNeu
nermission to bury them. our Sl.n9
nressed Immediately on next oay' l0"!
;np the battle field some elght ih'leS I"
the rear, and our hurying party lel1 oJ
hind. though immense, had al they 80
do in attending to the ConteaeraSe ueaa t;i
and wounded for many days. anu unsi1
+he condition of the Yankee corpses was
snch IS TO forbid handling. mus IL WIN
ho seen that if humanity mas oeeh
rhoskad the yankee commander Is MN
sa1f to be blamed. The correspondent
says: .a from, ride tc |
tho hatt,e- field with party OF ohcers'
: II H. j. met fyc weeks today since the Dat
= ia nd vour readers, may wish to kno"
: o, nov the field looks now. The aspects Oh
: the The feld have greatly changed. Whers
q we :. xas a. drg and DUSTY, now 1t is wet and
Y, $500 The changing season has chang
IS "a tne aspect Of the woods, but tueSe
! W .stfa st sliphtsst changes. The pleughed
. d1o 80, rtb fha breken and captured can
st ~ ~ the n;les Of ammunition, the guns
q I'D accoutrements. and clothing, anc
it's most Of the dead, havs all disappeared
e The only memgrials left to mark M
~ of-zs "a Jugs ana rocks the torn
n SCARED and riven trees, bearing mark,
. which a century will not efface: her,
r. ana there knapsacks and scraps Of torn
ar clothing, broken and perforated tins. 6
ed few shells and round shot; the graves O
al our Confsderstes, and most revolving O.
Ia all, the heaps of yet unburied yanke,
~ dead. All of our dead, except two, were
os buried. Thsss were overlooked bv orr
sr 6urylng parties, or mistaken for yankees.
tb One OF these, who was killed on the hill.
~ ~ where Graces brigade fought late on
ne sunday evening, was very handsomely
~ stressed in fine blue pants and dark grew
p. cashmere jackets. He was a tall. and
as apparently, quite young man. His
r~ hand seemed a small and handsome one.
az out he was almost skeleton, and his
or mother would not have known him
w. The entire battle field is yet numbered
with heaps of dead and unburied van
od KEGS. In most cases the flesh had fallen
=. from the bones, and the mere skeleton
ar remained. The leg bones, from hip to
m loot, held together, and so of the upper
o. bones Of the body, but the backb
o generally were disjointed from the hips.
~ ~ In some c b the flesh had shrunk rath.
th er than decomposcd and the muscles Of
;s the leg were still distinct. In many Ca
~ ses the skin was still whole and preserv-
M ed, and parts Of the body had much flesh
md on them. The heads were sometimes
,rn only bald skulls, in others the skin vet
is covered them, and a few poor hairs yet
remained Here and there ssme cruel
.irg mocSer had severed the head from the
relp BODY, and set the head upon q stump.
liia whence it grinned horribly ghastly
In smile" Some of the heads contained
ltv. inc beautiful teeth, and my unsenti-
-ins mental companion remarked that den
&C.. tlst could make fortune by getting these
illk, teeth. Years hence, children now un-
'ro', porn, IN their sports upon this field, will
arg IND skull, or bone, of these poer vic
and TINS, and ask what it is. And then their
has grandfather will tell them of the great
sge, oattle of Chickamauga
Our own men are buried upon the
very spot where they fell In most ca
: ses thelr names, company and regiment
me rre written in pencil upon headboard.
... aus AUS Is shown the parts of the field
l,546 E Hhere the victorious regiments fought =
I,15s neavy details were made to bury the
$50 III" 5alINee qesd, but it was only partially
= Ioale' tpal e., suppose cur men grew tired of
1915 Tue 7 s offensive and seemingly endless task
17nn mesF that Hin'S corps alone buried
495 ~ y2nkses, but vast numbers yet lie
r;a3 ua3usiee. 'r The yankees vine were bu-
+ba 49, were buried II shallow graves, and
an s s'Tses gS are thus distinguished from
sas os-,-.,; 60. 1hoss whs wre unburied were
@ 80 gensTaliy past the ofs1sive state of de-
Toi eoln2osItIon, 60 n2 and We oould ride among
,taa or over them With littI, " Or no pain to