, 1880-07-31
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Surgeon at the Field.Hospita'
Its Horrors and mya.
teries.
Operating On the Wounded In the Erst
Assault on Port Hudson.

accounts VI pAtn.ss to"ireu ~ 1Ae'l M.Io a'A.'
torne tholr part IN Ine nga.,nkt or 1yhews.
,p%niuly paIuil xel on the crcngotncnt rs was nat,l.
'l,'."IJ IN not rc,nrn,hnr te hnvo Rad n a,r1,,
ra No os a ~ 'nu ~ .''saa s.su
%isS ns work @ 10y durnE and attcr Is tSe @ nattlo Iic,
nm elnre In the fierce md stimulating work
~, ~ ott,ct, and tcfcnse.. TIM strr,,n-,,,, aua.
nensc NJ scot OF expectatIon, the intensity Of effort
vl v"hilo the stru9rle hangs In tloubtful balance.
the exaltation Of victory the depression Of
defeat, como to him at second llnid. Ills
nlnce Is III mn eddy OF tho mighty cur
rent of battle where tho wrccks sweep
III, anu Ils business IS 10 meho mem ~ ~
may. 1t. may we'll be supposed TINT lilo de-
spondent tather tltnn tho tubilant view gets
reported there, whittier shattered n,anlloo'l
- u'ino ..nat., 49, n,.n.,,,, 1,af,r.,
was ~ Iush ol'' sWeeplak uao e..e"y uo.u'o
IT, Bi'fef dlsappolnt1neht ana ooul'y "hEu'sll
men, whose strength Of soul Is usually taxed
- ~ ~ ,,,moat endurance. Al though t1,eso
~ to MAN. Htnr,o1,s nxrnniions tia usual to,,e
nte asa lGas ,S,n rn,nc intp sbn Nns1stnl IL
dspIsssst 9sd 1e + %ot ts1a ad they a1s az
to Ress sas as o f srsc9t e t
ro,,g5roIles i9.g in lbs lno Of battle have ncc of
Il ayrartnnnR hGfNrQ tHNv nJuku
~ 9c' ,'tS aoWaccs fr lis cxnEygcratlon XII M "H Of
o,sI'e on, r. tl,e,n IL as wIiI save u,eir own
Sss hearts " from ' growing hcavy with tic
IN the ,llnSt Su ~ Which tncS ate "o'S'0g' Nus
e9e erer igs ,}i1 sia}i forret Inv st7o,,e wos tb,s
influence mIsac i.t at q ''0" 0''7 ''''0 ''''"
THE Fll!sr ASSAULT oN 1oKi Hops"N.
Public attention was not SO drnWll 10 tll1s
Rebel stroliR1oln as 70 VtGkSn4fEt Inc tillal
nnb sneceSstni slegn OF Wnacn negns nnoMt
onta G s''i;u fo1eottcn % Tint IN onisInda torc WIS
to-" II RGno ads abovn ~ aies Ss6w 6y
7enS: 7RIasi:ss,nhi 'in an iniH ni,t msnriy we'll;
inner t, linn Wjcksburg. Banks, army Ind
n sw ~ pt iSjf cSrrtc,i tha n,ssvnrI.s nt ,,uc NJ
a ri,n, II to''; + o,,oy,v t,,;, hts mai, ii"n
ai .,usnsss villa III Fnrrast sI,,;t Fin IN nitH
IS IS Closely on % tic river Side. III Id TIC f(ush
our INST sneSess es % efKea ste 11 efe
H. ts,,rs, a. ~ stnr ther, n1,a mt n tin
1lver riI LeforS Grant;s II a. me W WesWeo,. @ n @ tic
woods IN Which onr eanIps were hidden ati
S ag aann Gg "0nn "oring oH,v fron W. r ~ ~
M}dsi, 1T fSane It'll % heen e1 t." VIZ a, tn
ysar y.a hefora to gIye frea swcop to artillery.
aa s 4eG ess ~f1s W IT. iey n III e e"s IN Ge
y a o ~ G sei %a ,"n ss
widely separated, nnh strong bushes md
brlan Ind grown up among them, rendering
Ii Impossible to preserve any regimentil
formation III trayerslng It, even unlnpcstetl
BY MI enemy. But from tho wonds'
edge where our line was formed
these obstacles could not bp seen,
alNl 1t looked simply like hnlf-
i mile Of spnco to be rushed over under fire,
alll the only question was how To. pass tue
farther side. It was Well understood tIat
Il ul1ere was to be
AM aea.ur
!. -. s."s..fs.... oosAo. ,,,,,,.,
LEY III eVelS IeglmgnG t9scihes were magn. Wnlcn
an MsaG ~ IL, W ehseu ia'Ht ~ LIZ IilGn ~ ai; @
LYLE ~ n q! one point: ~ they Shonlu III hlla
H. pIlage IL 13T 1ur aIlnMpMane cMargo over
soe e "9IKs xP'4nlHers ~ @ %ese c@,;en lor 1{o
sact1 Teg.iElens gEl5s 70 IoInl stoFMnillR party
Isalir, w oSso1t Any oinn III te .inas
able polnt Of tic Kebel hoienses iii inc lnain
body cu,nu up, Volunteers wore not want
inr for whnt was thu nosk az 1inry nv we'll ~
ii danger. Little Jld Wo think t(,ot not ono
4 iasclne would rnacIl tha tiiich. and that eycn
4 Hose WHO cnrrlcti only n n,usket wusIltl ba
giad to take sheiter pc!,intl stmf,i1,s md ions
n,Itvnv ~ 1hnt Trnn,, f,.nf,, rin;n a4