The National tribune., 1884-01-31
Nursing the Wounded-The Hospital in the Barn
and its Occupants.

Nursing the hOEnded-lhe Hospital IN the Barn
and its Occupants.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
The account given by one of your contribu-
tors 81 now 200 Union prisoners were sent out
as nurses from Richmond to Sayageis Station in
July, 1852, was read by The writer with great
interest. / was wounded at Sayage's Station,
Va, june y, 1862. and taken prisoner on the
morning Of the 50th OF June. Those of US who
were able 20 work cared for our wounded to
the best Of our ability. but we were obliged TO
neglect many. and lnaggots filed nearly every
wound t.lat came under my observation. Stone
wall Jackson was the first Confederate that /
saw approach our hospital. ! net him as was
going Tor a bucket Of water for the wounded,
when the following conversation ensued q Is
this i5ospitalgY Yes, SIR /" You must do
the best you can for the wounded; we've got all
We want to do 10 follow up your army. How
many men had you here yesterday" +" Idon't
know, sir" - don't suppose you'd tell If yen
did know" .. 10, sir but don't know" The
general then asked me what regiment and
corps ] belonged 10, and / tod him. This was
about O'Clock in the morning During the
day, as 1 was after a bucket Of water / was
picked up and ordered 10 fall in with a squad
4 Of Union soldiers 10 march TO RichDland. 1t 50
happened that we were TO pass by our field
hospital and were halted moment. I here
discovered Confederate general conyessing
]
and saluting the unknown officer. explained
10 him the circumstances Of my being among
the straggiers and told him / desired to stay
and care for the wounded. The general pulled
d letter Out of his pocket, tore OF the front half
Of the envelope, and, as he sat on his horse,
wrote in pencil:
June %. 1852
Pass j. III Taylor TO bring lgater for the wound
ed II hospital. MADE HAMPTON.
Brig.-Gen
Turning to the officer in command of the
squad he called cut: sia5or, let this man 60"
l have ever since read with interest every arti-
cle ia tie newspapers IN reference TO General
Hampton. ] have that pass yet After lying
ca the field for about week we moved our
hospital nearer the station and / was placed in
charge of an old barn which we used as hos
pital. The following is list Of the boys il
the barn.
LIST Minnesota v LII. c. Bradley, C. G.
sherbrook, Mardock Pattison, III. i. Scott, Jno.
Mchinister. Ransom Mott Charles Valentine
and Isase !. Taylor-e.
"a Vermont v I-E.-J Carpenter, l. D.
Savage, q b. Moore, Benz. S. barnard, D. F.
Coolidge, Myron s. Ferguson, 4. ". Loomis
and PhSllip Wards.
5th Vermont infantry.--E. w. Sager, George
+ d Sweet, john Mcguire. Matthew Magnnis
Lawrence Burton, Levi w Merrill, Thomas
Fortune, Earl r. Carney. ID. s. II. Payne, Rob-
ert johnson, Vim. W0odcock, Sheldon Belden,
1 John Manning, and Joseph Elair-l5
9th Vermont nfantry.-Iawrencc 0Conuel,
I Chas Latler, l.. 3. Goddard, Watson Cheney,
1 T. Spencer, Charles Hin, I'll. w. Parker, J. q.
I Parker, and c. f. Newton-9
55th n. Y. v. Patrick Dargan, Dennis
Sbeehan VIM. Keelfe, John AicCarfer, Law
renee Lawiess, Thomas Cannon, and Martin
Madden.
Mgitin Baltiser, VIM. P. Moore, and Wm. q.
Marks, I'D Pennsylvania Y. l.. john Staufer,
/ Wa. H. Comfort, and John w Ray, i06th
Pennsylvania Y. l.; ID. L. Gilmore, sd Penn
sylyania infantry Robert Grieye, 20th Massa-
clnsetts infantry; Michael Munich, 99th Penn
/ sylvania infantry; Louis La Mountain, 49th
/ New York Y. l.; David S. Buck, I'd Michigan
infantry; n. w. johnson and James Forsythe,
92d New York V. T.; w r. Dobbin ADD
New York infantry; Robert D. Mexican, 63d
Pennsylvania infantry: 5. Underwood 7th
Michigan iDfantry--toial 60.
We were left on The field ten days and then
sent 70 Richmond OH cars. Seven Of the above
died before We were sent TO Richmond II this
should meet tie eye Of any Of the above COM
rades ] would be glad 10 hear from them by
mail or TIE TRIBUNE. j was placed in charge
Of the second floor of a three-story brick
tobacco warehouse IN Richmond. aud then sent
to Belle Isle. Was q prisoner seyenty-seycn
days. p. II. TAYLOR,
Lieut., commanding Co. {, ID L. S. w.
HARRssoHyILLE, SO.