Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-21

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WHO WAS THE BRANKsT son
OF scenes Ike these, saw who Nii.es,
who e'er can write, the story? OF ms,
score, ave, thousands, north and south, ..
n INV htroeS, unknown heroisms. tncred-
Iole' lmprompIu. nrst-class desperations,
VITO tells? No history ever No poem sings,
iof music soETds those braveSt men OF all
those deeds No formal generals renor, no,
print, ror book in the li6rary. nor cpIurnp N,
the paper, embslms the brayesf north or
south, east or west. Unnamed. unknown
remain and stiu remain the hraveSt soldiers
our manliest-our boys-our harry darliugs.
Indeed, o picture gives them. Likely their
very names are lost. Likely, the typic one
OF them (standing, no doubt, for hundreds,
clump, or ferny tuft, on receiving his death
shot-there, sheltertng little while. soak
ing roots. grass and soil with red blood-the
battle advances. retreats, fits from the
scene. sweeps by-and there. happily with
pain and suffering yet less, far less. than is
supposed) the last lethargy winds Ike q ser
pent round him-the eyes glaze In death
none recks-perhaps the burisl-squads. in
truce, week afterwards. search not the sc
GUIDED spot-and there, at last, the bravest
soldier crumbles in the soil OF mother earth.
unburied ard unknown.
HOSPITAL INCIDENTS. lSs5.
Wednesday-Nisiled Armory square hos
pital; went pretty thoroughly through wards
+ ard ID. Supplied paper aud envelopes 10
all who wished-as usual, found plenty OF
The men who needed these articles. Wrote
letters. Saw and talked with two or three
members OF the Brooklyn Fourteenth. A
poor fellow IN ward II. with a fearful wound
in fearful condition, was having some
loose splinters OF bone taken from the ne gh-
bOThOod of the wound. The operation was
long, and one OF great paiu-yet, after 10 was
well commenced, the soldier bore IL in
silence. lie sat up, propped-was much
wasted-had lain a long time quiet in one
position. mot for days only, but weeks)-a
bioodlCss, brown-skinned face, with eyes
full OF determl Observation-Disclosures 10 a New
York regiment. There was an unusual cluS-
ter Of surgeons, medical cadets, nurses. &C,
around his bed thought the whole thing
was done wi h ten ierness, aud done well.
In one case, the wife sat by the side OF her
husband, sickness, typhoid fever, pretty
bad. In another, by the side of her sou-a
mOther-She told me she had seven children,
and this was the youngest. A fine, kind,
healthy, gentle mother, good looking. not
very old, with cap on her head and dressed
like home-what a charm it gave TO the
whole wardD / liked the woman nurse in
ward E-Inoticed how she sat a IO0g time by
poor fellow VINO just had, that morning,
in addition 10 his other sickness, bad hem
orThage-she gently assisted him. relieved
him of the blood, holding a cloth 10 his
mouth, as he coughed 1t up-he was SO weak
be could only just turn his head over on the
pillow.
In one bed Young man, Marcus Small,
Company h, Seventh Maine-sick with dys-
eniery and typhoid fever-pretty critical,
tool talk with him often-he thinks he will
die-looks like II indeed. / write "a letter for
him home TO East Livermore. Malne-I LET
him talk 10 me a little, bat not much, adj
wise him 10 keep very quiet-do most of tue
talking myself-stsy quite "A while VITA
him, as he holds on tony hand-talk 20 him
in a cheering, but, slow, low and measured
manner-talk ABOUT his furlough, and going
a Is = - : IN a
Thomas Indy. First Pennsylvania Cav
airy, shot very badly through the foot
poor young man, he suffers horribly, has 10
be constantly dosed with morphine, his face
ashy and glazed, bright young eyes-give
him a large handsome apple, tell him 20
have it roasted In the morning as he gener-
ally feels easier then. and can eat a little
breakfast. j write two letters for him.
Opposite, an old Quaker lady is sitting by
the side of her son, Amer Moore, Second
United states Artillery-ShOt in the mead
two weeks since, very low, quite rational
nom hips down, paral yZed-ne Will surely
die. speak very few words 20 him every
day and evening-he answers pleaSanuy-iS
handsome feilOw-wants Dothing-the told
me soon after ne came about his home az
fairs, his mother had been an invalid, and ne
soon after she came.
lin my visits TO the hospitals found il was
In the simple matter OF personal presence,
and emanating ordinary cheer and magnet
ism, that succeeded ana helped more than
by medical nursing, or delicacies, or gifts of
money, or anything else. During tue war L
possessed the perfection OF physical health.
My habit, when practicable, was TO prepare
for starting out on one OF those daily or
nightly tours of from couple 10 four OF i've
hours. by Certifying myself with previous
rest, The bath, clean clothes, a good meal, and
as cheerful an appearance as pOssiblel
Thursday, Sundown.-As 1 sit writing this
paragraph see a train OF about thirty huge
four horse wagons, used as ambulances, filled
with wounded, passing up lith street, on
their way, probably, 10 Columbian, Carver
and Mount Pleasant hospitals. This is the
way the men come in now, seldom In small
numbers, bui almost always In these long,
sad professions. Through the past winter,
while Our army lay opposite Fredericksburg,
the like strings OF amoulances were OF fre
quent occurrence along 9TH street. passing
slowly up from the steamb boat wharf with
loads from Aqua creek.
CAVALRY, CAMPING OR MARCHING.
am writing this nearly sundown. watch
ing a cavalry Co, (acting signal service,l
just come in through shower, aud max
vacant ground, sort OF hill, in full view,
opposite my window. There are the men in
their yellow striped jackets. All are dis
mounted; the freed horses stand with droop-
ing heads and wet sides. They are TO be led
of presently in groups 10 water. The little
wall-tents and shelter-tents spring up quick
and kettles over them. The la guards among
the men are driving in tent-poles, welding
their axes with strong, slow blows. i see
Isome with unbuckIed sabres yet on their
sides),a few officers, piles OF wood, the flames
OF the fires, comrades, oy two and threes,
saddles, harness, &c. The smoke streams
upward, additional men arrive aud dis
mount-some drive in stakes, and tie their
horses to them; some go with buckets for
water, some are chopping wood, aud so on.
June 29-Just before shutdown this evening
very large cavalry force went by-a doe
sight. The men evidently had seen service.
First came a mounted band OF sixteen bu-
giles, drums and cymbals, playing with Wild
martial tunes-made my heart jump. Then
the principal officers, then company AFTER
company; with their officers at their heads,
making, OF course, the main part OF the
cavalcade; then long train of men with led
horses, lots OF mounted negroes with special
horSes-and long string Of baggage-wagons,
each drawn by four horses-and then a mot
ley rear guard. IL was pronouncedly war
like and gay show. The sabers clankd, the
men look'd young ard healthy and strong;
the electric tramplng OF so many horses on
the hard road, and the gallant bearing, fine
seat and bright faced appearance OF thou
sand and more handsome young American
men were SO good TO see-qUlte set me up Tor
hours.
VIRGINIA.
Dilapdated, defenceless, and troiden with
war as Virginia is, wherever / move across
her surface find myself reused 10 surprise
and admiration. What capacity for pro-
ducts, improvements, human life, .nourish
ment and expansion! Everywhere that /