The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-02-13

Ang iOuOWtnk are umOnR the lnCiucntS
recorded oi the battle at aud near Mur.
freesboro Many were driven TO the ne
cessity Of feeding on horse flesh --cuiiinx
The meat from those which had been killed
BY the euemy's shot. and cooking Il upon
lheir camp fres. And yet, with all this
suffering and want, not a reproachful mur.
inur was 10 be heard. The troops had
full trust and confidence in their. com.
manding General, ard their commander
was fully aware Of the spirit and deietmi-
nation of ghose whom be had presen, with
him on the field:
1--WE have not come here 10 be beaten,
and we can never be whipped by the army
now 10 our 'front.' Fight as you have
ever done, and leave The rest 10 your Gen.
eral. and we viii gain decisive victory
DER the hosts now arrayed against us I"
was the remark Of Rosecrans 10 his troops.
When Il was known that ths enemy had
re,reated from behind US, l, was then lhat
they were brought TO full conviction Of
their condition. "a
| AS soon as il was known that the ene-
my had LEFT our front, parties were sent
forward 10 gather up lhe killed and
wounded. should any OF the latter have
survived the exposure OF the intervening
time since lhe battle first began. Strange
as il may appear, some OF the wounded
were still living on the battlefield, over
which the forces OF either party had not
passed since the battle OF the first day.--
These unfortunate men had been lying for
four days and nights exposed to the rains
and cold, without succor or attention Of
any kind. How il was possible for men
to survive this length Of time, exposed as
they had been TO severe frosts and heavy
rains, is really impossible TO divine.
And among The dead were many 10 be
seen whose wounds were not al all dan
gerous, could they have received attention
and care bu: who had died from cx.
posure. having been left between Two bel
lligerent lines. neither party daring 10 ven.
lure over the intervening space. The
wounded Of both armies at Ibis particular
point were thus TO be found --perished
Through ihe cruel fate OF var. Parties
with flags Of truce had already been sent
forth from the Federal lines for the pur.
pose OF bringing in the wounded and bury
ing the dead, bat In every instance these
parties had been fred upon by The enemy.
and they were obliged 10 return without
accomplishing the object for which they
were sent.
10 some instances those bearing this
hag OF truce had been wounded from The
shots OF the enemy. ALL the killed with.
ia the national lines had been collected TO-
gether and buried. irrespective Of party
And all the enemy's wounded within ouI
| lines had received the same attention and
treatment as our own wounded. The fed
ersi wounded which had fallen into tbs
hands of the enemy were also kindly
treated and well cared for. But the dead
] within their lines had received no atten.
lion. except the stripping oG all the ;loth'
ing from the bodies. and leaving ther, thus
exposed. M
/ Many OF their own dead were also tc
he seen,which they had neglected 10 bury
/ Details Of men were Immediately ordered
by Gen. Rosecrans,t to gather the bodies o.
all the dead 10 convenient groups and
that other details from each regimen
should seek their own and bury them
Thus did the commander turn his earlies
J, attention to the caro- OF those who had fal
len in this deadly strife Of battle. The en-
emy's sla;n, iound unburie6, were ais,
gathered together and deposited in III
earth. A brave and noble-hearted chief
tain holds no malice against the corpse o
; an enemy.