New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-23


the plunge Of shot and shell. 70 the right. again. we
can see bodies of troous and batteries Hear that long
crash Of mnskctry each individual discharge so blend
ing into tbs Others that We can only hear one long
sound ike the allow fall of some huge tower IL is
rebel vey terribly effective, az we afterward hear
and While the wind bears it TO u.s. are ordered for
ward and presently are on the very field
Amhulance-mcn with srecbcrs, are huTry ing across
the field 10 sugarhouse in the rear where hospital
s established. On each stro'cher is a wounded man.
ana NE nnmbor OF these makes certain to ny that the
engagement hes reached tie sad dignity Of pitched
battle We arr passing ammunition wagons now now
tree beneath s!hich is surgeon at work. and, close
where lie stands on his back stiff and stark, dead
tall, broad-cAcacd mar with closed cyos The column
files To The right out ~ be road and we stand in line
OF battle just nhe Of the action within lerange
Of the woods where The enemy lie concealed expecting
every moment lhc order 30 advance Tho frinl how
ever slackcns; and presently word comes that the
enemy are Withdrawing
Between the c0of.company and the next company
through tho center VI line runs the rart.frac down
into the field along Which now il cousonly naSsinr
stream Of wounded men, siechcrs OF supported by
corrados and lines OF Rebel prisoner am close by
end can Lcar te talk OF q sergeant bloody but able 10
wGs WHO IL clad he has had chance 10 do some service
took too. upon tho ghasty head Of young Iiertenent
who IL king upon his strctcher and uon many Others
Trisouers corr. ty in squadssometsrac. i've or SIX
sometimes twenty or thirty: some in gray some in pine
eop,o in feded brevp Gree in n willie tLcre Ia m in
,oI;ocnt oood looEin fare. more oo tho fe1t,rsq o
luniutcgcnt-the british face OF TINT doteTiolatpo
c,as. the white rpsb thus we stend close az hand U
s,,,rc,,f,o .na d,oth
M . f ~ hcir, con,;rued down The rooJ uo,rs
mass orJ we SIN rea,nin in line We cook eat, and
sIeoo Get ont 10Y portfolio and write little In tie
courso Of the day up into the blue. calm SKY 80 mighty
p@II rnDbontS and transpdts oveitaken in the Techc
by the victorious army and blown mp by their crews ns
they fee Within lalf dozen rods OF our lines i
field hosnital where lie Of Que Newl regiment the
wounded colonel the dead lcut..cOl0nol adlutant
and other officers and mcn Of regiment, too, arc
many wounded, Federal and Robel-sdme dying under
w"unged and the hospital attendants laying out the
dead An Irish private lies close by the straight young
adutant whore face Is reyeronty covered END not 'o
death 90 dogn all distinctions and unimositics.
Does not seem. when the experiences ae 80 ont OF
the common course and SO diendui Us u tHeie ou.ne
To be some change in oGtw0rd circumstance 10 make
them corrrspOud' Fnt no: IL was perfect Sainn' r
diam almost cloudlcss sly. with 4 c6o. sweet wind
coming from the woods whore the Rebels had been hid
den The woods green and fresh and Innocent IL ey
| wcrc Only a haunt for fairies
art -, = -, dS,, n tho car,n,.h Ia the nctlal
ala WI snae ,ho beoten rnnskets he scattered knap.
o,'s and ,o,Iirg tho throws whore the enemy l0y.
10 IonJy noo,s ,yLere he diving fiiutcd the bnlal
prtcg and the piles Of distorted corpscs lying b. the
,rencLcs INST du, 10 receive them have Nislcd that,
- - ~ va ,ros IN die he MIGHT have met his death
~ ct ~ hstt,e via mnnly shout upon his hps
and ,b. irit and ardors OF the conflict shining forth
n ~ ~, - h, Il 10 NON dreedful tion lad h..
l;vad AMI now thank God that We could lev his lir
,, hoJv in rho crave undesocrstcd-,rith the limbs
!O,,nt uou! IN ~ ~" st ,r, bis y.uthrnl brow nor
"hD''h'n, VIZ - 80. -,
gor SUN "l'" w !" The nerbborhood Of four lund.
ft' w 80 ~ d.
red. ON! one pfiga"o WIS o's"t''' - ~
strife.
! We must make room for the pleasant story OF
! -, ,,...l,s ro,rro
the 'ofporal s Ie'uIn'
/ Our work was done. The regiment languisn'd ioi
two or three we,ks-irsi upon me 9pni ,,oh upon
hot. pcftilennl PLAIN, far back WIthlh te iDFt.s.
Day by day, men fell sick Of fever or worn out ior we
want Of proper food DAY by day. We INA away W.
dead; and IL was plain more must oie uhie's We oo'"
soon go northward.
i AT length the forenoon OF lNf <)N VI onsNf
were bufymg loor spencer iheips, eeau Va .S ~
yer just 1T the moment wh,n r'ilci VIZ ~ NC
transport touched nj the lcvee when wHs 70 ~ ~
North. At dusk we ley the tchls ana .S e"'
long psrnpet With our rine-pts beyond ana e Daivn'
baked bum We marched sDoaiu lrI 49,, ~.
bated company too weak ana SICK 10 sho" -! o'e"
at going home p,
Grosyenor. indeed my good nlond hgl .ni me,
patriot whose er'al sp, .hn IL N,1 h,,r
went nom innh 20 mn shAs,ns lsi".. - u
NJ hisht; sir.ans ou' ~ ~, s L. -, 80 hod srrcad
~ ~ a, and The ,Ves Of no man have rest
u our ne ga" So NJ ~ hra,e and tni,h,lv s,nI
81 upon all sih.e' ms 80 -, w. ~, i', 80, 49,,
w uvuy' so - ~ r rat causr and o,or
% 49,, 'o ,hs, bnrlbn honornbl, borne yas soon 10
be oyor to sleep. The moon. about iull hoaicd Fio,
LOUSY oS,"'y MA .ssncres with ~ nails OF Whit
samie" noased before AEtlurs purc sonled Knights;
a., ,hn goJ S. orr good friend must have perished
Steadily We pushed norihward barge space where a',
crowded Win tie sick Here wa, my poet at night.
BON seven 70 one o1s NJ re- w" dre fepr,rd
Blew more col and the air OF home began to have ts
elect -, v,.,..,u...
uro, rDrlosts pstolng and al anchor on danrerou.
shoref Then came Memphis; and In day or two II
week after We had begun voyage up those long
leagues reached leland en- ana 'oinnbns-ihe hos
tie sironghods oi two yenrs before.
We ei nearly Of our more DEATH, sick 10 The
Sisters ~ Charity ~ Mound civ. thcn on Though
"Tgvut" who're they did not i0rus across through
80 a.. 81. r.H.a ~