The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-17
RECOLLECTION OF BULL nus.

WAS st the Sudiey Church Hospital
after the battle Of Boil Ran. and assist
Cd in the care Of Col Siocum. Maj Bal
lou. and nearly three hundred other
wounded soldiers. To care for these
men We bed but nine surgeons. was
the only officer not surgeon. although
/ represented myself - one. and vol
unteered to take charge If tie hospital
% - to be allowed TO remain on the
field. There were several fsrm houses
near the church. Col SIocam and Maj
BslIou lay In one Of them. The form
O., With bullet through bis brain s,iii
alive. bot past ell earthly aid. lay roll
ing his head with bis eyes upsarned.
from which the light bad forever fed.
. nslsncholly spectacle OF the fate Of
var: and the gslisnt Msj Balboa. / will
never Sosgst him, though perfectly con-
sci0us, bore his agony with the great
ct fortitude No murmur escaped bis
lips, bat Q look OF tbs most intense
gratitude rewarded me when extending
the slightest comfort. He was the
mest semsrkabls case OF sell. denial ]
ever ssw or heard Of. HIS life was fast
sbbing away and to keep up his
strength ssi0ulants were sbsoiutsly
necessary; bat could not induce him
under any consideration TO allow drop
Of whiskey 10 pass bis lips. And there
they Icy In thst smsll room with some
half dozen other officers and msn,
slowly passing away without soul to
sttsnd 70 their pressing wants. II poor
Nsj Ballou could have b.en properly
attended 10 aud his terrible wound
kept constantly bathed. he might have
survived.
At the Majors feet Icy noble fellow.
Cspt AcQaads, brother OF Justice Nc
Qusde Of New York. with his shin
bone shattered to pieces. Hs was q
proud. brave and splendid looking OH
Ger, end had served in the regular cav
airy ave years. and h,w he fought to
save that leg; bat at last be- bed TO sub
NIT n ampatstioa when It was too late
end . second smputation was made
hixhsr mp. from tha effects Of which
tho peer fellow died.
visited tbem probably SIX times
during Monday the day after the battle.
- their building was further away
frsm the church than any of the o,hsrs.
some eighth Of mile nearer the battle
heid. Toward dusk we had twenty.
eiGht dad bodies. which We placed 10 n
row IN front Of the church. who had
died during tho night and that day.
While doing what | could to relieve
the wounded. Capt White Of the Con.
fsdsrsts cavalry ordered oil To MAnass-
-. A this would leave our wounded
without = soul TO care for them, va
protested. He said he had his orders
lson Gen johnson. We tried 70 show
him that the order did not include the
surgeons end pointed out the euormity
Of such On unparalleled act of inhu-
nanity. 10 abandon nearly 800 wounded
men 20 their fate. many Ut whose
wounds were net even examined; bat 10
: xll our entreaties he turned deaf ear.
Nothing would satisfy him. Go W.
must. We entered the church and the
other buildings To bid our poor com
rades good by. The scene ~ parting
beggars Gil description. GOD spare m,
from ever witnessing such q dreadful
spectacle again. When they came I,
realize that We we're about - abandon
them. their lamentations and erie
wore heart.ending. / will never forge
the look Of anguish on the facs o
bravo Maj Ballou when took his col,
hand In mine TO bid him farewell. III
waa the last one Of whom l took leave
aud this noble fsllow was called to hi
6nsl account next morning. Col Slocuu
alec Lreathed his last during tha
night. | vas about to cut ths Gag 10
fsosn his shoulders - an heirloom whe
/ vas hurried away.
On Our way 10 Manassas. across th
battlefield. my attention was directe
BY N old Southern gentleman to
clump Of bushes where he sid three q
our men lay wounded. / found ID
men. Who lay there from the Close q
the aght tho day before without An
attention whatever. procured .
ambulance. and In the pouring rain ge
she poor fellows In and brooRht thss
on With us TO Manassas, six railes o.
avss . moss horrible road. The joltin
Of the vehicle added much TO the poe
fellows saiIarings. One corpora
JAmss . Pisrson Of Bloomfield. N J
and another of the Fourteenth Brook
Ign, sftsrward died Of their wound,
The third. Of the First Minnesot
Regiment. was . prominent mar
Jamss CAmeron. Eco. now living /
that 0tass u Manksto.
On oar ARRIVAL at Manassas at I
o'clock that night We reported 10 IA
surgeon In charge. and informed him /
the condition OF the men lsft 1t th
sadlsy church. He expressed gres
iDdignstIon 81 our being ordered awAy
which, no sAii was never Intend
"a, % The order only related 10 abl
bodied peisouers. lilo left IL ut ou
option 20 reeurn 81 once or remain u
mosning. IL was then near midnight
Our olaehing vas thoroughly drenched
and Ghe surgeons had been up The pss
vious night and moot Of The nigh
before The battle. and were utterly ex
hAus>ad and needed some rsat. Know
ine they we're In . condition TO 10 d
hssls service that hight. We conclude
% Walt tin daylight, and start bee
then without delay. When mornin
Aae On Preston Of Keutucky, on Ga
BsAureeArd's stah. produced an uncou
ditional parole. which he insisted =
should slgn before returning 10 GU
voandsd. Az was Obliged 10 reeves
nv rank. I VAS not allowed 10 resurr
In jastice TO Capt White Of the Con
fedeeAss cavalry. aflsfvsrd killed !
battle. would cay that his ordering q
AWAY go more the resuIt of isnorspr