Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-23

A prOmiuant otficsrs attached to tie
ambulance cos,s ofsthe Eench army ID
ltsly. DR.. Armard, has pub ished the
result Of seme cur'ou. and interesi'' 6
Oh -evvst.ons made by hilns II and yihe+
upon The battie field o! The late Nap
leon's var With saust,ia
The position which The bodies OF tie
stain assumed, und the effect OF NOR
tai wound. produced by diff rent mis-
slcs OF death, aud the .tisci OF such
wuunI- 10 various pats OF tne body np-
OH the oxp-es ION Ut tie tea'u es, rs vel
az rpon the general attitude, were lie
snbj.cis oil The somewhat novel investi-
gat,,n. which ~ gbt have teen pursued
o., grand sea G in LLis country for tn.
past tao years.
. o II. number Of cases the dead soldier
IA found almost ia the spe ,sing atiltade
/ Of I,ir. q llaag.riaa hns-ar, killed At
he same moment wi Ii his borse, was
~, slightly moved frsm his sadie,
and sat there deal holding he polnt Of
his sabre in advance, 10 re po,iti n 81
ehafgsrg. A p,raiiei case occurred ~
he death, OF All Austrian artillery man
Those wounded IN the Iseed 1t y a. re-
marked, generally tell wilh face aud sb
domen TO he ground. Wounds in the
chest and heart produced a like posture
OF the body, hough in the latter cases
modifcaions Of the position and exrres-
OF more frequently took place than 0
the former. A Zousve struck full in
ibe chest was "doub ed upon bis musks ~
as If taking posit'oo to change bay ,neis,
his face full OF energy, with an al tudv
more meDaoing that tina Of a ion"
Ia wounds Of the abdomen The agony
seemed 10 have been PRODUCED the
face WAS contracted, the hands crossed
an closed upon the stomach. the body
doubled upon itself and lying partial
on the side.
But the report Of Dr.. Armand, after
all, contains no eases SO remarkable as
two which have been observed upon one
Of our own battle field s--that of Shiloh.
On tsat bloody field, when the carnage
WAS over, solder was foand standing,
his legs eonewta. spreai apart, and ii )
arms thrown consulsiyely around, hi.
posture that Of living man, agi,ated,
perhaps, by stforg emotion he IS
ueveflbeless stone dead, ghastiy mon
ument OF seeming lie aloogs de The het
acon,b ct fallen corpses. Another body
10y partially prostratei on one side, The
light hand holding to the moutli piece
otc'iecse, with thc set teeth were al
most IN tue act Of graspng. Lying NJ
On TIE back, with the arms extended
and the kaces dra gn up towards the
lace, was a posture frequently 10 be Oh
served, on this as well as other fields
O her observations would be # inlcre, t
il de.cr,bed; but the living attitude Of
the dead soldier Ill Standing upon hi
eet, and tie grim mJckery Of lie IN the
apparent offer OF food 10 co p1e, are
nald SURPASSED bv any reported inci
deut 81 war. The cts are derived irou
An officer, who tnessei the utusui
speciac e.
Nc are not aware Of any valuable re-
suits VIII ch has followed he observations
| of the +. ench ambulance corps IN tn:
di,ec ion, suilicn ut 10 induce our army
surgeons t. devote velua'le time 70 the
; the udy, hut douhtless tnauv PAGE.
OF GU IONS # not struclive mater mighl
b. made up III thi ghasliy Ii Id OF IN
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