Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-08-25
Horrors of the Ra,,IefeId-

A correspondent Of a Philadelphia ma.
per, who has been on visit to the late bat.
tle>groand at Gettysburg, presents Us be.
low with the result his observations
The battle field is still visited by tboua.
sands. Men gather here from all parts of
the Union; some merely to crafty their
curiosity, some with bouyaDt spirits and a 81
fearful cOuntensnce, while many. alasl
hundreds, are seen with a careSorn ex-
preston. and with tears in their sorrowing
eyes. How different must be the feelings
of these persons.
The former having heard the peans Of
victory all Jubilaut, resolve to view tbs
groubd Where the palm was awarded, and
where ting invaders vac sent back to their
MONIES the latter learning that some loved
one KIND latheFp dear brother or an
aaHeetlonate SON. was there stricken down 4
By the ruthless hand Of war, basten I, tbs
place, as if by instinct some 20 sootbs tbs
pains OF wounded, others are roaming over
the field. looking at every grave in search
OF the liieless, mutilated and swollen form
Of the lost.
The past few days were again occuuisd
in walking over the field to mark the diff.
ference alter more than three weeks elap-
sed.
We took our start from Cemetery Hill.
and passed over our lines on the FIRST day.
Shells, solid shot aad bullets are still living
around, one would think as thick as ever.
although great many persons have ever
since the battle made it their business 70
hunt bullets and sell them by the pound.
Many thousand pounds have been gathered
and sOld in this way.
Nearly every stranger returns from the
fed With bis pockets heavy with lead
Government has forbidden any Of the rel
les to be removed, SO whatever visitors can
conceal about their person, they are most
likely to take with them. All who come
from distance naturally desire to rsturA
home with some trophy of war.
on account OF this propensity, come very
amusing scenes are sometimes enacted
Quite number who come in from the
country are not aware that those broken
Implements are "cOntraband of war" so in
their innocence they pick up a handful of
bayonets, or sometimes they think il would
be capital idea to take along a good En-
Geld rifle; they shouSer arms, walk of
cody and exultingly over their fortune,
when all at once they are arrested it their
triumphan march and deprived Of their
plumber.
| A close observer must notice an impo-.
! tant fact in respect to the number of shells
found on both sides Of the field. The ground
occupied by our forces is literally streWu
with uDexfloded rebel shells, while along
the Confederate Notifications very few can
be found but the fields AMI the woods are
all covered with fragments Of exploded
shells.
1t is said not one-sixth of the shells
thrown by the rebels exploded hence the
greater destruction of life by artillery from
the same number of guns. One would think
from the number Of bullet holes in the
trees all through the woods, that it vas
almost impossible for single man to es-
care unhurt. & go gllT.sf
On Wo06s hill, on our right, where the
trebels made go many unsuccessful charges.
We counted in single tree, but foot IN
diameter over seventy bullet holes, thirty
four of which were within six feet from the
ground.
The field still contains many scenes of
Interest; the ground is yet covered with
knapsacks, broken guns, cartridge boxes.
oroRe0 cannon, wagons, rebel hats, boots.
Shoes stockings, packs of playing cards,
prayer books, bibles, etc. etc.
Government wagons have ever since tbs
| hight been hauling away loads of whatever
they can tind OF this description, hut were
they TO continue their labCrs for months 10
come, IT would be impossible to clear this
vast battle ground Of all its relics.
We found still a number of rebelS nm
buried. On farm occupied by Mr. Rose.
/ we found no less than seven Of those fof
whom not even a covering of ear,b VS.
gwen to hiGe their CHASTITY looking forms,
Others were found thrown between two
rocks, and covered with few large stones.
aud numbers over whom q little ground
was thrown, 'their eyeless heads and Iiyid
feet still visible. s
Scores Of dead horses are still scattered
over the field, yet no effort is made to burr
them, and no chi rstus, no disipfectin0
agents of any kind are used. The people
OF Gettysburg and all who visit thsre. mus
necessarily be exposed 10 the poisouou,
gases resulting from the decomposition O.
animal matter.
have visited g great many hospitals
and must say that have never seen any.
where the wounded bette treated in every
respect than they are ia snd sb0ut Geltys
burg They appear cheerful and well satis
fed
The ladies OF the town and vicinity de
serve great credit for their kind assistance
not only 10 sending a great many necessa-
~ arucles' but BY going in person and do.
ing all they can to alleviate the SUFFERING
OF be wounded. Wagon loads of good
bread, cakes, wines, pillows, pads. Shirt
and whatever may be desiratls 10 The
wounded are every day sent to the hospital
from the surrounding neIghborhood. From
York Sulphur Springs, a small town in
Adams county, they send several loads Of
provisions essIy d y, and many Of the
young ladies of the place have exchanged
their homes Of ease and luxury for the
wttchf9l days and sleepIsss nights of the
hospital
1 Is rs heErtrending sight to look upor
this great urying-g.Cund. Fields waving
with luxuriant grain a few weeks ago. bss1
DOW been turned ir.o one vast sepulcbr,
tor the dead; woods with their primsya
grandeur have been checked in their beau
tiful growth, and their tall oaks have nov
become monuments to mark the resting
place OF those who have been crushed be,
meath the deadly wheels Of war. ~
ADvIcE-If your coat is comfortable
, wear it two or three months longer. n,
matter if the gloss is of. If you have ur
wife get one; if you have, God bless her
stay at home with her instead of spendin,
your evenings in expensive, fat rfoolpries
Be honest f-ugal plain; seek content a
homei be industrious and persevering: an,
our word for it, if your circumstances Ar
now embarrassed they will soon beconn
, easy, DO matter who may be Premier, o
what may be the price of stocks.
When you hear young Abolition Lesg
, uer bUasting that be is down upon uskinf
peace with rebels until every Eestige o.
| the cursed institution of slavery is rooted
/ out from the land" set it down that be i
also opposed TO shoulderiug d muske. OF
any terms, and that either he or his daddv
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