The sun., 1893-07-16

Only those commanding corps and divisions
have posts from which to survey battlefield
while the fght is on. 1.-THE fighting Is furious
oil along the line even the General In COM
mand may not be able to take in over half a
mile offront One may have been In dozen
battles without witnessing moro than the
manGuvres OF a brigade. Battles usually end
In withdrawal and pursuit. In either case
nearly all the troops on both sides are set in
motion. and SO men who have been fighting all
day march away and see only the dead and
wounded in their front. But very few. wounded
are brought in by night. and the dead can wait
for the run to rise. To move about on the field
There are Ghouls robbing the dead who will
fire upon you and there are wounded men who
horses galIoping about. while others. mad
dened with the pain OF wounds. will rush at
you open mouthed from the darkness
1t Is when morning comes again that those
left behind to bring in the wounded. bury the
dead. and collect the equipments scattered
fully realize how ilerce and deadly the fighting
was. The dead are not all on the battle iines.
in the rear. are the first OF them. They have
been killed by solid shot or bursting ehells.
They in "a and in neay
dead man here and there as We advance. some
woandeG they 'es we're remoSed % Under rff re
Halt mile In rear Of the battle line We
musket fire. They were not really under fire.
but acting as supports: and yet lost heavily.
Soas 81 been %
BACK with arms Sc I Their G feet t"s are
them lie with their heads to the east than in
any other direction. The men shot in the head
are clinched. There IS not on any faco
and neither do you fnd smiles S nor r placidity:.
IN tatte and YOU you viii ind the same general gI
81 and ooE rests On tHs
faces Of men killed In their tracks. rs it were.
SIDE to die. and yon may ad him him with with es sms s
on his face ntn He has "a hid had time S6sa to breathe
home: to know that his hour has come
The battle line runs across hiGhway; over
rails and dirt, At one, spot they had the cover
Of a stone wall. at another the banks Of wind
iins The dead and wounded W lie isss as " they hey
Used Spe and esnssr bassy
planted on that ridge. and the mis- siles did ter
bie Here the
at iull length on his stomach. though their
faces seem half buried in the grass Many OF
the muskets still rest across the breastworks.
Here for 300 feet we cannot find wounded
man. Most OF the dead were struck in the
With his back to the wall sits dead man
who probably lived an hour or two after he was
arms. and his head Is thus supported, Next
on his left is a Captain lying on his back with
his outstretched right arm still holding the
sword. and that sword rests across the body Of
another dead man. Tho officer was , struck
are parted. as III i shouting 2 command when
% then step e over the 6reastworrs and ADVANCE nee
to the creek. at this spot It was midway be-
tween the combatants- Night before last
Ard foe 1hs snt here
the We Knew Il would be so but
were i'm PEELED to como.
than feet high: in some places they are 5 or
9. The bed Of the stream is . or . feet wide.
but the flow OF the water only halt that and
a mile all tho wounded on both sides who
could creep or pull themsel Ives along inch by
inc. made for this creek as the nf4ting
to hank. lying three, four. or five deep Here
and there may be- a M Lying nan nan but ~ out Of
frst comers Guenched their thirst. Be-
fore they could move away they were
trench. with its dead ready for the dirt TO hide
them. and the waters Of the creek have been
damned back until they are seeking new
and We walk slowly along the bank to look for
wounded men. We find and extricate about
twenty. none Of whom will perhaps live the
drowned,,alm ost q thousand BY tine returns OF
the burial party. 1t is almost night before the
creek flows on II Its old bed again but even
running rod. They snin at 1t and turn away
with Wild eyes and snorts OF alarm.