Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-08


tuoglr Comrades will sprinkle the dust
and spread the turf above them, aud little
CT slked head.boards may tomorrow tell
their names but time and the elements
and the despoiling hands of sacrilegious
foes will sweep away every record Of their
death, except that carved upon the hearts
Of friends and craven 10 the book of God.
If you want TO see human nature 10 its
honest and noble developments, just visit
our men in their rife pits. Hear the i'm
partial praise expended on each noble &C
ton, watch the liberal fraternity of feeling,
the generous solieitude for each others
| welfare, exhibited in macy acts of self de-
NAL. and see the devoted patriotism with
which they share their peril and exposure.
Il is remarkable, too, how handsomely
they adapt themselves TO the circumstances.
Give Yankee soldier a little coffee and
hard. tack, a tin cup and a half dozen chips
for culinary purposes, and he will make
himself as much at home in d hole 10 the
ground, as he could in Taylor's saloon
Even the scarcity of water, that produced
so much suffering few days ago, especi.
| ally on the left of our line, has been rene
died. By digging through the clay for five
or six feet, bed of beautiful white sand
| is reached, through which Oozes pure,
| sparkling water, and wells Of this depth
have been scooped out all along the line OF
battle. Occasionally ration of soft bread
finds its way into their trenches, and now
a regular daily whisky ration. that they
gladly accept as 8 relish, looking every
blessing, as well as every danger, iu the
face. Wounded and sick, they are brought
to the care of faithful surgeons and atten-
dants at the rear.
Whatever may be said by croakers in
disparugement of our surgeons and hospi-
tai appointments, they are known TO be
generally faithful and well selected. When
battle is raging, and hundreds of man-
gled sufferers are crowding 10, "all the
comforts of a home" cannot be expected;
but il IL remarkable how soon each has his
place assigned him, his wounds dressed, ,
and his simple wants supplied. The la
bors of our surgeons, aud of the delegates
of patriotic commissions, are, al such
times, most uuremiItiug and severe and
each of these, in his patient, self-sacEIhcing
toll, is a patriot hero. The Sanitary Com.
mission, in its liberal issue of clothing,
hospital supplies and delicscies-the Chris
tiau Commission in its practical, efficient
and devoted expenditure OF labor and at
tention, and the Independent State ageu-
cies looking with special soliciiude TO the
wants of the sous of individual States
all these are setting part as important as
any IN the vindicaUon of the integrity of
our Government.
Thousands OF brave wounded Union
soldiers have full reason TO thank the rebel
citizens of the country through which this
has led the army, for their fore
thought in packing a generous supply OF
ice for hospital use.
By the side of every rivulet newly built
houses are found filed to their utmost ca
pacity with the solid ice, to the accumula-
tion of which the last severe Winter was
favorable. Little did the Rebel authorities
imagine when they ordered this liberal
storage of crystalized water that it would
cool the heated brows and parched lips of
thousands of the men they so much hate.
The people of this section, like those be-
tween the Rappahaunock and Pamunkey,
were dwelling in most stupid security, and
were overtaken by our onward marching
armies with surprise and CONSERVATION -
Leaving their property to the doubtful
protection of their negroes, they fed to
The cities for security. Time-a short time
will tell how wise their action.
These days of monotony, the report of
which falls SO vexlngly upon the public
ear, are big with portentous preparations
a movement that will exceed in brillancy
and Importance any past one of this cam
paign will soon be executed. 1t will be
successful. H. f. ".