The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-29

They knew this, and yet no heart fiinched,
no muscle quivered.
They were with Hancock, and he had
never yet deserted them or led them to de-
feat. And SO they went quickly to sleep,
and not even the glimmer Of light gave
warning to the foe OF that silent bivouac'
Long ere the first glimmer OF day the gal
liant Second corps had been awakened from
their slumbers and drawn up in line OF DAT
tie IN front of their works. Not man
then but knew what was before him.
Scarcely had the first faint trace OF hght
begun to color the atmosphere when a
hoarse and sudden boom from the Conted-
crate line gave the signal for commence
ment of the bloody carnival which was to
redden the memorable day. do not pro-
pose to enter into the details OF this strug-
gle. Not man in the whole Clover-leaf
corps but had opportunity Of beholding his
commanding general repeatedly during the
contest. He was among them and OF Them
sharing their perils and their work through
out the entire day. AT the close of the after
noon, just as l was assisting in a move
ment, by which the line Of battle was to be
relieved, l was struck by piece OF shell,
which had spent its force, and caused only
a flesh wound. But it bled profpsely, ana
about dusk found my way to the fleld
hospital in the rear. The surgeons, ambu-
lance corps and all the paraphernalla OF the
hospital had taken quarters in deserted
building, which had been the residence OF
tobacco planter. By the time ! had
reached the house the wounded were being
brought in from all directions, some on
stretchers, many Of them on foot Many
more were on their way, and frequently
when the ambulance or stretcher reached
the hospital the poor complainant was taken
out dead. There were groans and impre-
cations filing the air all about me. The
terrible stencil of the unfortunate ones who
were undergoing operations was enough to
sicken the stoutest heart. From the lips
of many came the most horrible oaths
and imprecations. Men were dying all
around. And such death All the avail
able space in the yard was thus used. It
was scene to beggar description. What a
scene that would have been for Hogarth
Bewildered and confused with the horrible
sight I witnessed, I entered the main
building and passed into the large front
room. AS did so strange spectacle met
my gaze. There we're half dozen cots
containing the forms of wounded men, but
there must have been score or more OF
other soldiers PROSTATE on the floor, or find,
ing other support. The surgeons, with
their assistants and attendants, were NOV
ing about hither and thither, making hur'
ried injections, and the hight fell from
! two or three lamps upon the scene. 1t pre-
sented lurid sight.
"Upon one of the cots lay the PROSTATE
figure of Union officer. Upon inquiry
learned that he was a near and dear friend
the adjutant of the Sixty-third New York
| and that he had been shot through the
groin. advanced to the bedside, and as
did so | beheld the form Of q woman-she
could not have been more than a girl Of
eighteen from her appearance--kneeling by
the cot. In her hands she clasped Bible
and she was offering up a prayer for the
souls who were dying about her. Attel
she arose the dying adjutant beckoned tt
her, and as she bent down her head whis
pered something in her ear. Then TIT
young girl turned to those who wer'
standing about and quietly asked them t.
join her in singing Rock Of Ages ha(
heard that hymn sung before
and have since, but ! shall neve
again hear it as it was sung tina
night. Taking the adjutants hanc
in mine Immediately saw that he wa
dead l could not but be struck with tn
strangeness of the circumstances whicl
should find this young girl in the midst o
such scene Away from home an
friends, the only one of her sex in such
place. The stencil of the wounded an
dying as they were brought in, the roarin
OF the battle as it stlll ragged furiously L
front-all of these were not the natura
surroundings Of such as she. Surely sue
woman must have the sweetness an
tenderness of an angel, with the heroism 9
/ a martyr and the heart of an oak. She wa
quietly covering the poor, pain-distorte
features as I turned to ask wounde
officer if he knew who this young lady wa
eyes, he said promptly, that lady
Miss Hancock, daughter of our command
ing General
"And so it proved. She had only late
arrived, but there is many heart in tn
| nation Ito day-a hnve which was furle