The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-04-22


A correspondent Of The Philaaslphia Isquir-
or gives ths following description Of visit 70
the cid Bell Ran battlefield:
A poet might End here in the ssce sstivs
relic, Of the deadly strife tss theme Of snd sp
ic, or painter might illustrate On canvas the
horfsrs Of war from the nsnsntoes here left
Of lie ruthisss work. Bullets ere picked MP
and exhibited By the handfal, asd soldiers who
participated in the fray ara comparing .. the
same time their gathered rneneto0a aud their
personal rscellsctiess OF the bloody field. In
the lsng, Iaxuriaat grass one strikes his foot
against skulls asd bones, mi-esd with the
deadly nissilss that bresgat them to tho earth
Hollow sk.lls lie contigsous 10 hem spbsrss
Of exploded shells Toe shallow gravee r'ss
here and there above the grass, eos, shines in
rsws. somot mef slone or scattered at irreg uIsr
ilterv als.
Through tie thin layer OF soil that hidao the
name less hero who gavo his life for his coun-
try. one sess the pfotru ding ribs whenss the
rain has wa.hsd their covering, a foot or an
arm reached en-. be end lite car thsrn bed: and
saugy up to tse ohin. but wits the entire fac.
exposed and turned up to tho parserby; o:o
could imagine him soldier lying On the 6ed
Wrapped up ia his b'arkst, bu: that The ban.
ket was Of clay and thu face vas a-zho.s a I'd
eyelcss.
In one C, so foot p.oruled, with tie f-.k
| still partially pressrvet; in another an entirc
skeleton i. y exp a, ed npon tho srrlaess. with
out any covering whatever. The sattsrs OF
what had been he uniform slowed that b. had
bsen q cavalryman. The flesh wac, OF course
| dscomposed; bat tbs tanuod an shrivs lied
skin still eneased the b,ny f amswork Of the
body and evsa the fnser nails vers in their
places. Tao ligan.nis that fa,teu the Int,
must have bsea preserved, for he VISA ted
ny tho hslt which WAS still aroued the ~ aist
and not bons fell out Of ito place.
THE CAsE CT Grs. L.vrLL.--Ws published
yesterday from tho Columbi, C,roln,ar, AZ
alb Atcle vind;catirg this ofliesr from On.
just assan't lately made by some writ.I in the
Richmond E.quirer Few ilicers entered orl
service with higher repu'a ion for capaci y
than Gen. Lowell. Non. = ,rr present gene !.
of1icsra had aver before nt;d jera'a crT-
nanda. They wero all experiments and wer'
assigned 20 !hcir positoAs by tho Pfeti len
on he strength Of their r.rG atiens lis the o q
service. In making this asnignmont, Genera
Lo,ol was placrd at tbs important pet I
Now O:.ccns. He wsa mao. tuna:s. The city
fell, and public crlsure res'ed heavily or hin
for this di.a.,e-. Wa confoss the publishes
f,c's go far 10 ac1rit G.n. Lowell OF all rcspon
sbiiity, fer tho capture Of Nsw O-leaa,, sns
tho decision OF s. e., ching court o. enqrr.
n II only role ewes hitn OF all ociun but es!ab'
| she's that throughout he displayed nigh ca
pacicty fer cennani." Fhis w.sro waiN
washinr verdict of th: eourt. 1t WIS com
posed OF officers who, if th.y had a.y bias j
was s:aizst Gens'al Lov.. But tacy deal
with the queetiop ~ becawo homes; mon, ana
rendered their opinion on tie egidenc, a. pre-
scntsd to thom. Gon Lovoll has suffered. va
think, enough in this matter for Sis not hit
ewn -Honfgomery Nal.