The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-24

are sent forward, who carefully feel the way for
the marching columns sending scouts to the
top oil every rise, VINO, standing out sharp
agalnst the sky, peer into the distance; rihemen
move IN dotted lines through the helds at an
even pace with the troops marching on the
load, AGO tread through the corn as carefully
as II they were sportsmen beating covert, or,
slipping into thtcket now appear, now dtsap-
pear IN the foliage much like hounds drawing
ior ioY.
The troops on the road push along as steadily
and perseveringly as on the first day they en-
tered SaXony. The infansty, with their trowsers
LuIntd up and boots often drawn on outside
them, trujge along merrily. and seem little TO
feel the heavy yellow cowskin knapsacks and
mess-tins for cooking which they carry on their
backs. Their helmets have suffered more in the
campaign than any other part OF their equip.
ment: many have lost the spike on the top,
carried away by bullet or the splinter Of
shell at the battle of Konlggratz. Some looked
as Vt they had been knocked off in the hurry OF
action and had been marched over heavily by
the ranks behind. The belts show q want OF
pIpeclay; and the boots have lost all traces OF
Dlacking; but the barrels Of the rifles and the
blades of the bayOnets are all bright and clean
and shine out cold and grey against the dark
blue uniforms.
The artillery horses little thin, and with
rather prominent RIBS, from hard work and
scarce forage, step briskly out, and almost with
out stretching their traces Tue straight steel
barreled guns roll along behind them, looking
on the road mele playthlng to be drawn by
SIX 0O1SeS; Dul Wnen tue ground Is uebVy IrOul
falling ram, a. on Tuesday morning, near Kong
gratZ, it needs nearly ali the strength OF tne
team TO get gun over the fields up hill, and
then horses are often wanting, TOR their bodies,
larger than those OF men, are more liable to be
struck by shells OF bullets and many are killed
or badly wounded DIS soon as a battery goes
under fire.
Alter the battle of Konggratz, the positions
that had betn occupied by the field batteries on
either side Gould be traced by the numbers Of
dead horses lying where the limber5 and wagons
had stood. Often twenty or thirty lay dead in
the line near together along the front of The
battery, and others limped about near them,
and, though always moving, never tried to 20
away from their dead companions. They, too
were soon stretched upon the ground, for the
Krankentrager LOOKING tor the sick, mercifuly
put carOine behind the ear OF every wounded
| animal aud quickly put 1t out of pam.
The mass of the cavalry is securing the
country To the south OF the main army, keeping
| watch and ward over its right flank; but here
! and there few turn up in the line of march,
generally detachment of few troopers guard
| ING wagons. These detaChments are of all
| kinds of horsemen, cuirasslers with their white
| flannel coats braced tightly In by the Cuirass,
| and with heavy-looking big eh,ack boots, are
| followed quickly by some few men of the Ziethen
hussars, with short crimson jackets, or by So me
| OF the Weimer light cavalry, with their light
| blue and silver uniforms looking none the worse
| tor exposure, while every column seems to be
| headed by Uhans, the black and white flags o.
| whose lances wave with an almost tunerea
| a, pect ABOVE their small caps and gay red OIL
| yellow facings.