The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-09

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il the title Sf { couple 6f photoEtspna
from pencil sketches by n. William u.
Sheppard, . youne MA iof fthis city, nov
| for sale By Isssrs. 1ohhsoo - 1Chambess
layns. The frA, "a Hslt,n ~ yeayy
natural drawing Of body of Meopa who
have haitsd for 4 rest 81 the side6 & road.
All the incidents Of a,hals ife Mtt0dHoSd.
By the side Of tres D soldier, ratA0 ID.
vaucsd In aSe, hes fallen asleep, while -
his side . young fellow looks proyokedly q
horse Tied on the other side who has dis
tmbed his slumbers by his Kicks. In the
foreground are IN Sflcef and Soldier-the
former giving the latter light ffom his
|pips. In rear Of them and TO the right
Is q negro returning from . spring, loaded
with canteens. he has been stopped BY .
soldier who Is not 30 fortunate Is 70 own
one Of the freshly. flied vessels, and, with
soldier-like coolness, helps himself from
that of one of. his comrades. The more
gallant Of, the party Is engaged in conver.
sation with ; young lady at gate. A
Ejovial- looking young chsp IN the foreground,
engaged inwrapping up his blankets, seems
much amused ut the annoyance OF Ms
lcomrade by the horse at the tree. Other
characters are introduced, the whole,
making very excellent picture. l.,.., i
The second Of the sketches. ia nne tf
battle awaiting ORDERS represents B body
Of troops in line, in lying position, while
"a party Of skirmishers some distance IN
front are, engaged. The Arst figures that
strike the eye are those OF . poor fellow
who has been wounded, Id the lss, and s.
surgeon who Is examining his wound Ia
rear Of these iars two other unfortunate
fellows-the one limping towards the rear,
and the other awaiting the surgeons in-
spection, and looking wistfnlfy towards the
bursting shells Of the enemy, which appear
thick in the air. To the left Of the line
of battle is Q battery Of artillery engaged,
and all its incidents are well represented.
The positions Of the men lying are admire.
BILE. Those more exposed to the bursting
shells are bowing their heads close to the
ground, as If to protect themselves from
danger. Those not exposed wear moro
composed expression. A courier deliver
ing an order TO field officer near the CO.
lors attracts the eager attention Of those
near by. In addition to these, all the other
features incident to the scene are well
brought IN. rs-& = .fi"
Many pictures Of scenes Of the war have
been gotten out since the surrender Of our
armies, but these are, we think, the best
certainly they are the most natural-we
have seen. The fgdres oil have real Con-
federate appearance, and any observer
could tell from tattered uniforms,-or ra-
ther clothing, for the lack Of uniformity In
the dress of the men makes the picture
but the more natural, the easy familiarity
shown between an officer and soldier, and
many other admirably wrought character
istic features, that the men were bona Jide
"rebs." To the old Confed these pictures
look very familiar, and bring him to many
pleasant and sad memories Of past deeds,
while to those whose duties and sphere Of
action were at home, they will give an &C.
curate idea of some Of the scenes through
which our soldiers passed. t,,r.