ALTOONA, PA..
THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 1862.
TOalt’tethe Antietam Battle-Field A
Hospitals.
not tar intention to attempt a fall portrayal
eftiteberrors which, in the early part of last week,
—irfcffl the battle-field of Antietam, although we
vdosht nota portion of; ouraecoontwillbe conoid
,«*«d enffietentiy horrible. We weretold by those
■ hod preceded <■ to this scene of destruction,
• titatwe obtained a sight of the taiLend only. llf
thnt be so, we lure no desire to see the whole *n
■ linel.
While stopping in Chanihersbnrg we hod a sight
tire -Fennsylvaiiia Militia who were,encamjted
in that locality and ell along the rood from thence
to Hogecstown. We found Col. J. J. Weitiel. of
Horrisbaig, with a on his bock and a
mosket on his shoulder, acting under direction 1 of
tbe Surgeon in charge of the Chamberzbatg hos-
pital. We- also came across Jim Cramer, the
‘t Model Ccmdnctor,” figuring in the position of
Poet Master of the regiment to which Capt. JJc-
Farlarw’s Company was attached. Hon. Samuel
Calvin, B. A. McMnrtrie, candidate for Assembly,
James Funk, late sheriff, Essington Ham in oral,
, and other notables of the town “over the hill,”
were in camp, and Jim told us that they per
formed guard duty cheerfully, and behaved them
selves in all respects as became veteran soldiers. '
Out party arrived in Hagerstown on Monday,
22d nit., and immediately proceeded to the Lyceum
Hall Hospital to look up the wounded of the 125th
Begt In this hospital we found Capt. C. R. Hos
' 'ttMot, of company D, who had received a gun
shot wound in the right side, just above the hip
bone, the ball just grazing the top of the bone.—
Although suffering severely at times, be was in good
spirits, confidently expecting to be on his feet in-a
few days and return to take charge of his company.
Oh another conch lay Serg’t E. L. Russ, formerly
a compositor in this office. He had received a
gun-shot wound in the stomach, the ball passing
out between his ribs.on the right side. While tlte
regiment was Calling back from the position to which
it bad advanced, he loaded his gun as he moved,
add.would wheel half round to fire, and Just as he
was ip the act of taking aim, the ball struck him.
His case was at first considered hopeless, but haw
ing survived the wound for a week, his physicians
think that, with care, he will recover. He is much
prostrated. At his head lay A. C. Edwards, of
Blair Furnace. He had received a gun-shot
wound in the right leg just above the knee, the
ball coming out at the cap of the'kncc. It is only
a flesh wound, but from its proximity to the knee
joint.is necessarily very painful. He bears his lot
with soldier-like fortitude. It is not likely that
amputation will be necessary in his case. In an
other part of the hall we found Stephen Beales,
fromnear Allegheny Furnace. He had received,
a painftd gunshot wound in the left arm, just above
the elbow. The atm was. not broken, bat from
the fact that he had been almost a week without
Imykig R dressed, it was much swollen
and very painful. It was properly dressed, before
our leaving, and he was forwarded to the hospital
at Bomsborg. Another.cot contained Sergt. Da
vid E. McCahan, from near lloilidaysburg. He
had received a flesh-wound in the leg, near the
knee. Although of a serious character, he bore
his misfortune nobly, evidently glad, as were all
die others, that he had escaped with his life.
Therpwasa perfect jam of people in Hagen
town ere we arrived, and each succeeding train
addedto the number. In vain We searched for a
conveyance to tarry ns to the battle-field, some
eleven miles distant. Every horse and vehicle in
- the fown and neighborhood had been pressed into
the service. ofUncie Sam, or hired atthe most ex-;
horbitant prices, by curiosity seekers, or those in
of wqopded or dead friends. All the hotejs
filled to overflowing, and, bar endeavors to
frosl .accommodations therein were crowned with
nobetter success than pur search for a conveyance.
•• A private citizen, On becoming acquainted with
pprflijssjonand situation, kindly took in our party,
; thnstjKspriling onr dhanees for sleeping on cellar:
doonii with onr carpet-bags for pillows. Lodgings
secured, we felt more comfortable, and tamed onr.
attqnfioo again to the wounded who were constant*
ly arriving in ambulances and on foot. Those;
■ whh had been wounded in the arm or shoulder,*:
walked into-town and gave their places in the am*
balances to .those who had been wounded in the
legs «jr about .the body and were tumble to walk. ‘
Thpswns kept up a constant stream of stragglers
toward the hospitals. Some of the, wounded were
scanxly able to drag their weary limbs along with
rhran, and appeared to findrelief on being permit
ted tolie down on the pavement in front of die
hospitals. When night closed in, every available
specie In the Court House and Lyceum Hall was
occupied bywounded, sick and worn-out soldiers,
h an npper room of the Court House were a num
ber »of secesb prisoners. Scene of onr soldiers'
looked hard enough, but the secesb looked far
worse. how men who are no better
clotked and fed can make even a show of light.
: Although the rebels had full possession of Ha
«e**town and surrounding country for four days;
previous to the, battle, they did uo damage to prop
erty. The citizens say they behaved themselves
toy **ll, with the exception of eating them out
afevmyftiing in the eatable line. The testimony
oftba'people is, that the Pennsylvania Militia did
taotr tei'iiigf than the rebels. This made us feel
had,vH>enwe considered that most of the people
Sit Hagerstown and vkanityare Union. The
rebab’wgre evidently on their good behavior, in
hopes Ofwimdng the people over to their cause.
Failing in this, had they been permitted to remain
miMhlaiigu, they would bare taken care of them
• secured a conveyance, we left for (be'
battlefield at baif-past five o'clock on Tuesday
ilwroMh’ .taMqg^ejlharpebmg' Pike. The at-'
wS|feian yrfk spfS&ttlttv 'cool to render a shawl
irikne
comfortable. Nothing worthy of special mention
attracted onr attention until we ascended ahill, about
two miles this side of the battle-field. Here onr
olfactory organs informed ns, very perceptilr, that
we were in the region of decaying animal matter.
On every rise of ground; thereafter we were greet
ed with the sanies stench, yet we conk! see no
marks of the battle. Tfans we passed on until- we
arrived at the second toll-gate, which is on the ex
treme left of the line of battle, the line extending
from thence beyond Sharpsbnrg, being some four
and a half miles in length. Here we found the
first evidences of a battle, in the limbs of trees cut
off by artillery, and trees, fence rails and posts per
forated with musket balls. Passing on a mile
further, we came to the noted cornfield, in which,
it is said, dead rebels lay as thick as cornstalks,
after the battle. For the truth of this we-cannot
vouch, as all the dead had been buried ere wear
rived, suffice it to say, however, the number of
graves, and the manner in which they were piled
into them, from 100 hr 400 in a trench, were al
most sufficient to confirm it. On this ground we,
for the first tune, realised the destructiveness of
war, where large armies are engaged on either
side. All we had previously imagined sank into
insignificance when the reality met our view..
Such a sight- cannot be described. It must be
seep to be comprehended. Fences, both rail and
stone, were leveled with the ground. Fields of
com were tread into the dost and the whole face
of the country resembled a wide wagon rood.
The fields and woods were strewn with tom hats,
coats, pants, shoes, canteens, haversacks, cartridge
boxes, muskets, good and broken, broken gun
carriages, &c., and the graves of the Union sol
hirers, who had been buried where they fell, gave
fo every field tbe appearance of a vast cemetery.
In all directions lay dead horses, some of which
had been partly burned, but tbe task of thus des
troying them was evidently ’ too great for the force
detailed for that purpose and they had been left to
the elements and the buzzards. The salubrity of
the atmosphere, in this locality was, in conse
quence, anything but agreeable, and eye did not
tarry long.
On every part of the field might be picked tip
rmexploded shells, cannon and musket balls. Con
ical shells, very much resembling the old fash
ioned clock weights, appeared to have been most
extensively used in this engagement.
fhe rear of the battle-field, known as the stone
house hospital. Hero the scene beggars all des
cription. Our own and the rebel wounded were
thrown together promiscuously. Five of the rebel
. wounded, who had died the previous night, were
carried out just before we arrived. Every room in
the house, the porticos in front and rear, the barn
floor and mows, all the stables underneath the
barn, the wagon-shed, and around the straw and
grain stacks, were crowded with the wounded, many
of whom were already beyond the reach of medi
cal skill and were now struggling in the last ago
nies of death. Among this number were men
wounded in every conceivable manner, witii shot
and shell, in the head, body, arms and legs.—
What astonished us the most was that they were
still alive.
Tlie secesa wounded, and the prisoners who
were attending them, were a sorry looking set of
mortals. Scarcely any of them had passable
clothing, and many ot them had not sufficient to
cover their nakedness. We were heretofore disiiW
dined to believe the reports we received, as to the
destitution ot the rebel army in this respect, hut if
we may take what we witnessed as a criterion, it
is worse than represented. It seemed to ns
that they ail looked alike. They are all thin in
flesh and sallow complected, and almost every one
to whom we spoke adraittted that they did not
get enough to eat previous to their entrance into
Matyland. A few bear the impress of intelli
gence, but most of them are evidently of the poor
er class of the South, who, at home, are pot as
much respected as the slaves. Some of them
were Northern men, by birth, who had settled in
the South, and when the war broke out they were
compelled to go into the southern army. All such
expressed the intention of going so far North,
on recovering from their wonnds, that Jeff Davis
would not see them again until the war was over.
Otters again were foil-blooded and
were not sparing in their denunciations of the Ab
olitionists, whom they vowed to fight to the last.
One old man, a Captain, from Mississippi, who
was wounded in the arm and knee, said that he
considered it his duty, in case he got well, to take
his place in the rebel ranks and try us again. No
kindness or attention on the part of Union men
make any impressions on the minds of bigoted
Southerners. So far as concerned attention to the
wounded, we could not see that there was any dis
tinction made between Union and rebel.
We think it Would be a bad idea to put the np
uniformed militia of the North into the field
against the rebels, especially if any of onr volun
teers were in the neighborhood, because of the
similarity of the militia and rebel dress. We
heard a number of our soldiers say tlmt, in an en
engagement, they could not distinguish between
them and would be as likely to fire into our own
men as the enemy, unless the signals; were very
distinct. Scarcely two rebels tlmt we saw were
dressed alike. Their hats and caps are of every
color and quality, and their punts ditto. Their
coats were of cotton and mostly of two colors, light
gifey arid walnut, hence the appellations of “ grey
backs” and “butternuts."
From the hospital above.,mentioned: wepassed
to the one in which most of the wounded of Cap-
Gardner’s company had bepn placed. Here we
found the house, barn, wagon shed, and every availa
ble spot filled with wounded.: Alter looking up our
acquaintances and doing all In onr power for them,
we walked through the hbnse and barn examining
the different cases. We had heard soldiers say'
that, by constantly mingling with and attending
upon the wounded, (hey lost that feeling for them
which they experienced at first sight. We thought
this impossible, but two hours' among ; them con
vinced os that it was possible.' Sights which at;
first made us sick and compelled ns to turn away,
we could now look Upon without a shudder. A
gunshot wound in the arm, or leg ,was, apparently,
of no account. We found one man Who. had been
shot through the head just below the temples. It
would appear impossible that a man thus wounded
should live, yet this man, after having Ids wound
dressed, was walking about the bam, talking with
his companions and seemingly giving it little at
tention. Another man- had been struck with a
pioee of shell which carried away one side of his
(tee and part of his skulk |le was still alive, bnt
evidently conld not last long. A rebel had re
From this field we passed to the first hospital in
.ceived a ballet wound which cm out both eyes and
carried away part of his nose. Though apparently
atrpog, his case seemed to us entirely hopeless.
; A. piece of shell had carried away the roof of the
mouth of a Union soldier. In bis condition it was
impossible for him to take nourishment in any oth
er than a liquid state, and it was hard to think
that be must die of starvation, if not from the ef
fects of the wound. Another case was that of. a
voting volunteer from Massachusetts. His thigh
had been badly fractured so close to his body that
amputation could not be performed, and the sur
geon gave it as his opining that his life could not
possibly be saved. We could multiply cases, but
the above will be sufficient to give our readers an
idea of the sights to be seen at one of these field
hospitals.
From this 1 hospital we proceeded across, the
country, some two miles, to another, styled the
“brick house hospital,’* where our lamented young
friend, Fred,' C. Ward, had died. Here we found
some seven - hundred wounded, occupying as be
fore, eveiy nook and comer about the house and
bam. Two or three surgeons were busilv en
gaged in amputating legs and arms, trepanning
skulls, &c, We witnessed an operation on a man
who had been struck with a piece of shell on the
top of his head, breaking the skull. He had lain
insensible from the time he received the stroke,
on Wednesday, 17tb, until the time the operation
was performed, Tuesday 28d. As soon as the
fractured bone was taken out and the depression
removed from the brain, consciousness returned
and ir required four men to hold him until the
wound was dressed. When the surgeon had fin
ished: and the man w-as lifted from the tabic, he
walked several steps and appeared perfectly ra
tional. The smgeon considered his case quite en
couraging. Quite a number of the wounded at
this hospital had been lying there for a week, with
gun shot wounds in their amis and legs, and had
not yet received medical attention. The reports
sent out by newspaper correspondents, to the ef
fect that the wounded were well cared for, no
doubt had much to do do with preventing the at
tendance of a sufficient number of physicians.
How men can survive their wounds so long. |
without proper attention, Is a mystery to us. And i
yet you never hear them utter a word of complaint. I
It is a perfect school of patience. Each one iqi-
peared content to bide his time, thinking there were
others more severely wounded who deserve atten-
tion first.
Night coming on, and there being no accom
modations for sanglers in that neighborhood, the
people having left previous to the battle and not
yet returned, we set ontfor the camp of the Penn's
Reserves, distant about three miles. Persons who
have never traveled in a strange country where no
pne knows any more than yourself, can have little
idea of the difficulties attendant thereon. The
battle-field was still thronged with citizens and
soldiers looking up relics, and of every squad we
inquired the way to .the Reserve camp. Each
party put ns on a new route, right or left, ami
nearly always wrong. After having traveled
about three miles, and laid out a pretty fair worm
fence, we came on the camp of King's Division.
Again we made inquiry—some of the paitv direct
ing in one direction and some in another, and al
most quarrelling over their differences. One said
it was half a mile to the right, another a mile
and a half to the left, and so on. Finally we
found a member of one of the regiments who con
ducted us to the spot, otherwise we might have
wondered around half the night, and been within
sight of the camp all the time. The men in the
army know but little about any other than their
own regiment, or at most, brigade, hence the dif
ficulty.
Having found the Reserves and our acquaint
ances therein, we prepared to make ourselves com
fortable for the night. Three of our party put up
with Capt. Bohlcr, of company H, 12th regiment,
of Indianna county. Capt. B. bears the reputa
tion of being one of the finest officers in the corps,
and certainly he is a perfect gentleman. He is
what might he called a “ fighting parson” being a
Presbyterian minister by profession. When the
Reserves were being mustered he gave up his charge
embracing two appointments, and recruited a com
pany of 84 men. He has been through all the
battles with the Reserves, and his company has suf
fered severely, numbering at this time only 32 ef
fective men. ■
The camp of the Reserves was immediately on
the bank of the Potomac, opposite Sheppordstown,
which latter {dace was occupied by the rebels.
From the bluff on the opposite side of the river it
would have been an easy matter for the rebels to
have shelled the camp, and sqch a tiling was not
unexpected by the officers. While we would have
no objections to witnessing such a truly grand
sight after nightfall, we confess we would rather be
more than half a mile distant at the time, and
have the “clock weights,” as;the boys call them,
fly in some other direction than toward ns.
i If any set of men in the army require, rest for a
short time, for the purpose of irecruiting, it is the
Pehn’a Reserves. A littie over one year ago they
entered the army with full 11,000 men; now they
number but little over 3,000 effective men.—
Ur. Bower, medical director of the corps, in
formed us that that the loss lof the Reserves in
killed and wounded, in the late battles in Mary
land, was 072 : men. Ope cqjnpany which went
into the fight .on the X7th of Sept, with forty men,
came out with eight hilled and twenty-seven
wounded. Tihe boys .would like to hare a rest for
a few weeks, hpt nevertheless they express them
selves willing to go at a moment’s notice to any
point where Oeh. McClellan may order them.
Adjoining the Deserve camp was the camp of
the sth U. S. Artillery, to which is attached the
company of men recruited in this neighborhood by
Capt. John M. Clark, of this! place. We found
the Captain andithe Altoona boys all right side up,
so far as health was concerned, and looking none
the worse of the hard service jthrough which thev
have lately passed. The Captain's company has
been strangely fortunate thus :far. It was in all
the engagement* on the Peninsula, in the late
Bull Eun battle, and in all the battles in Mary
land, and yet, : if we remember rightly, it has lost
but one man wounded.
Learning that Gen. McClellan’s head-quarters
were at Sharpsburg, about a mile below, the De
serve camp, we iconclnded to pay a visit to that lo
cality on Wednesday morning. The country in
this section appears to be naught but a vast mili
tary camp. Every held and wood contains a reg
iment or brigade, and all the rpads leading to the
camps are filled with baggage wagons. No one
can form an idea of the scope of country which it
requires to accommodate an army of jthe size of
that now under Gen. McClellan, or the number of
baggage, provision and ammunition wagons ne
cessary to keep it supplied, 'unless they go. and see
as we did. The baggage j wagons are more in
, number than tho ambulances, and on several oc
j casions we observed trains trf the latter more than
I half a mile in length, filled, with wounded soldiers
j being conveyed frqm the fiqjd hospitals to the bos
: pitals in Hagerstown and Frederick City. We
donbt whether all the baggage wagons and ambu
lances of MClellan's amt)-: could be put on the
road between this place and; Tyrone (15 miles.) —
1 It certainly calls for a master mind to control and
j direct the movements of so Vast an army. While
j plallning a battle extending over four miles of
ground, in which 100,000 on either side, afe to be
j engaged, he must descend to the arrangement of
such seemingly small, matters ns that of having
baggage trains move at the proper time and ambu
lances properly distributed over the field. After
viewing this stupendous concern, we readily per
ceived why so many generals, who are brave and
successful at the head.of a small force, utterly fail
in manoeuvrcing large armies, and. also, why a
large army cannot be moved as rapidly os a small
one. If Gen. McClellan did not regard the wel
fare of his men and pushed:' them ahead without
caring whether his provision trains kept pace, lie
might advance more rapidly, but he would sun
have fewer men. We think that if all the people
of the north could get alight of this wist anuv,
they'would not ho disposed; to grumble at slow
movements, but, on the contrary, thev would won
der how it was possible to move it from Washing
ton to Sharpsburg as fiist a*! “Little Mae" moved
it. Wo have never, as journalists, or in any other
way, complained of the stow movements of oar ar
mies, nor have we found fanjt with,our chief offi
cers for not doing this thing or that at such a time,
and we now feel much less;like doing so. We
have seen enough to convince us that we know
nothing about such matters, and that those who
have not seen what we did know still less. It auv
reasonable man wishes to obtain satisfaction on
I this point we advise him to visit the battle-field
:ot Antietam and the army of the Potomac. Me
I will come away a wiser man by reason of having
! learned his ignorance.
We arrived at Sharpsbnrg about nine o'clock
and proceeded to what was |ioinicd out to u> as
Gen. McClellan's head-quarters. There was
nothing' about them to indicate that they were
more than common soldiers’ quarters, other than
a small flag on the largest lent, and a guard of
soldiers around it. We did not get a sight of the
General, hut in this we were pot disapjminted.
Returning, we walked through the town of
Shurpshurg, made famous by the late battle. It is
evidently an old town, judging from the appearance
of the buildings, and contains bn! one main street.
Many of the houses were perforated witit halls and
shells, daring the battle, and yet a traveler, who
did not know that such' had been the case, might
pass through the place tinzqis of times without
noticing a .-iqglc mark. As wc were on the look-
tut* lot sueh evidences ol the engagement we dis
covered a number of holes in the roof and side.- of
houses, plainly indicating that those localities were
anything but healthful or, the: I Trii nit. Bui one
house in the place was set on lire by the shells.
Most of the people left the town previous to the
battle and those- who remained took refuge in
their cellars. So tar as we could learn, none of
the citizens ol the place were injured, although
one ucwspa|ier reporter has it that a child was
killed. Quite a number of cows. hogs, and other
domestic animals were killed.
| Leaving Sbarpsburg we followed the pike lead
ing through Keatysville and directly over the bat
tle ground. On the right band side of the pike is
a stone fence about four feet high and over a mile
in length. Behind this fencc,;attd in a huge con,-
! field, on the left hand side of the pike, the rebels
were posted in great numbers,: and it was certainly
one of their strongest positions. Our forces were
compelled to advance upon them over open level
fields, thus exposing themselves while the rebels
were entirely sheltered. of an In
diana regiment told ns that ' he was in the column
which advanced upon that wail. As soon as the
column came within musket range the reltcls
opened a murderous fire uptjn it, cutting down
men by scores. The order Svas then given to
“charge bayonets-—double quick,” whereupon the
men sprang forward with a yell and the wall was
soon gained. Having reserved their tire until
this time, they now poured a tqrrilic volley into the
;rel>cls, almost covering the read with dead and
wounded. In the meantime r our artillery hud
been shelling the cornfield before spoken of and
the rebels were in full retreat therefrom. Just
.beyond the cornfield stands a small church which
bears evidence of the ferocity of the conflict in
that locality. It is perforated through the roof
and sides by dozens of shells and halls, and is a
complete wreck. .The rebels ;had taken shelter in
a wood just back of this church, from which it was
designed to dislodge them bymtUtery. We had
read of trees as large as a man’s body being cut
square off by balls and shells,; but did not realize
that such could lie. Here, however, we had jiosi
tive evidence of it. The ground was covered with
limbs and tops of trees, the falling of which would
have killed as many men as thq halls mid rendered
the place more insecure than the ojicii fields.
From the numerous graves (if union and rebel
dead, the destruction of houstfe, fences, cornfields
and woods, the dead horses lying around nnburied,
and the shells and balls which) could be picked up
at every step, we judge this to have been the most
hotly contested part of the field. A house and
bam situate about one hundred yards from the
stone fence alluded to, was burped during the en
gagement, and every bring thing about the premi
ses was either killed or frightened away, as there
was not even a chicken to be stecn when we-were
there. If this he the condition of i 1 country af
ter one day’s battle, what inuscim the condition of
the .volley of Virginia, over which the armies have
lieen fighting for the last eighteen months ? ,
We now come to refer to the; part taken hy “our
regiment,” the 125th Pa. Volk;, i n the fautle of
Antietam. It will be remembered that this regi
ment is composed of six companies from Blair
County and four from Huntingdon Countv. hence
we say oar regiment. It will ||> remembered also
that the 125th is one of the new nine month regi
ments, and that the battle of the 17th nit. was the
first in which it took part.' Omthe day of tire en
gagement it had only been under organisation
about five weeks, and during fiat time the bovs
had received but little tminlngj] As soon as Wv
arrived at Washington, about a week after their
organization, they were set to Work on trenches,
and kept at than business until tiered into Mnry
laud- While on them.murch into and through
Maryland they had mo tijrefor drill, all their halt
ing time being required for refreshment and sleep.
Gn thc day preceding the: engagement they were
niarehcd several miles, do a jwsirion in a ploughed
field, where they were Ordered to lie oh their arms.
At daylight on Wednesdjay morning, they were
ordered up, without breakfast, to their position in
the line. It is needless to say that every man was
at his post and ready for (he combat. After ma
ncevreing backward afld forward for a rime, the
regiment was ordered (o advance and hold a [>osi
tionin the woods in'frimt. Skirmishers wen
thrown forward to find the whereabouts of the en
emy. They advanced abejnt one hundred yards,
and found the rebels in full force. After enga
ging them for a short 1 time the skirmishers foil
back to their places in the fegimout and the whole
line al once advanced.' The battery, which had
advanced with the regiment at the opening of the
fight, bad retired, having exhausted its ammuni
tion, thus leaving it ;to contend, unsupported,
against a full brigade of rebels,' Our men at once
jierocived their perilous position, but haring been
ordered forward, they obey ed, the line never wa
vering. The rebels seeing the (losition of affairs,
chafed out with a yell, in full force, at the same
time endeavoring to dank the regiineut on the
left. The boys stood their ground firmly, and
would have been surrounded and captured, or cut
to pieces, had not the Colpnel given the order to
fall hack. A portion of the regiment did not
hear the order and only, became aware of it when
they found thcmselvq| along, and the rebels within
twenty yards of them. 'The regiment made good
its-escape-in the best order possible, but not with
out the loss of some as brave men aS ever shoul
dered a musket. Hud it been supported by a bat
tery, as intended, the hoys would undoubtedly have
held their (wjsition and driven the rebels from the
woods. When they fell hack, the guns of Ricketts
Isutery were sent tip to cover up the retreat, and
these, with a brigade of thp Reser.ve* soon made
the rebels "skedaddle" faster than tho 125th had
•done. :
While mingling with tfie Reserves and other
soldiers who had been near our boys during the
action, we made inquiry as to their conduct, and
tlie testimony on all hands jwas that they behaved
like veterans. Rebel prisqnepi taken on the oc
casion say that there mast |iave been-a brigade of
the boys, as no single regiment could have cut
them (the rebels) np so badly in so short a time.
Their superior officers,; and all who witnessed
their conduct on that trying occasion, award to
the men of the I2nth the Highest mead of praise.
AH honor to the 125th. '■ jjlnir County has boast
ed of her 81th, and she can now boast of her 125th.
’I lie latter has brought 110 discredit upon the for
mer.
—• -•-I*-
‘ A Word 0f Advice:”
1 he Republican, of Clearfield comity, quotes ap
provingly from the SSelinigrovo Times, the-follow
ing "Mold ol Advice
*■ To Democrats we wirnilitl say. say just what
y,i,i ploa-e. ,-iilier about Lincoln or I lie war. Do
no! allow yourselves lo be kjimeklcd down rather
go to prison than surrender one inch of-your inde
pendence. Always bean in iinind that Lincoln and
his cabinet are the greatest felu'ls in tbp land, not
one whit better than Jetf Dgvis and his devotees."
i hy. i- the organ ol Wallace; and il that paper
supposes that the Democratic party of this cqhnly.
which is loyal and true to tip country, can .be led
by any such treasonable language, their ale surely
mistaken. J’nblie sentiment, of all parties here,
is to sustain the goveninienlj —stand bjythe consti
tution. enforce the for a ajicedy and
honorable peace, whenaH sections of the country
may again be united, 11 vi ug under one flag and
boosting of one nationality. This is our 'sincere
hope and it is with regret and paid we see the
publication of such articles as that quoted from.
AH loyal men, however natch they may honestly
differ on questions of governmental policy, when
the question is, have we (t government tut all ? must
see they can do no goodr-qji the contrary, great
harm. What the object'd' them is, lye are at a
loss to devinc. ,i
The following paragraphs bring out clearly
some points of the revenue law,- which - have .been
imperfectly understood, pnd which are; important
to tie known ; ? ‘
Stamps not Coxvkktibi.e.—X o stamps issued
for one purpose can he used for any other
Sec , OC.
Stamps —How to be Cancelled. —*rhe person
using or affixing an adhesive stamp shall write
thereupon his initials 1 and the date When used
Sec. 99. -
Stamp-Duties.—Pknai.tv. —If any person shall
make, sign issue any Instrument, ’document or
paper, of any kind ori; description whatsoever,
without the same being duly stamped for denoting
the duty imposed thereon, or without having there
upon art adhesive stamp to denote said duty, such
person or persons shall; incur a penalty of $5O,
and such {taper shall he deemed invabd and of no
effect. Sec. 95, ( 1
The following resolutions were adopted bv the
Board of Presidents of tlje Banks of Philadelphia,
jteptemoer 15th, 1862, add we suppose indicates
the course that will be adopted bv the bunks gen
erally :
Itesolved, That the Banks) of this City will not
receive on Deposit, or for; Collection, or: Discount
or I ay nny Cheek, Draft,; Promissory Sole, Bill of
Lxehange, or other negotiable instrument, unless
the same is in legal form'; ■
Jte-ytved, That all Drafts, and Certifi
cates issued by the BanM shall be in legal form.
Important Order fjrom Gen,
'Pie following has just been issued from the
head-quarters of the amiV: I -
CutccLAß,—-From 1 casualties in the field, and
from absence .by reason of sickness, mauv volun
teer regiments liave not a sufficient number of offi
cers to command them, j it is important that va-
SffiArtdu 8 *? l e ,a t ihls,iimd h 1 s, i imd resignations be filled
" itti the least possible dejav.
The Governors of the sevehil States are bamest
i requested to fill these vacancies hv promoting
officers, non-commissioned Officers and privates
who have distinguished themselves in Ihq field. or
' wfe l? W r a {or mi,it “ f y <*>pmand.
Without the hope of promotion there is no en
couragement for afaithfnl performance of duty
and ,no stimulus to deeds pf valor. Moreover, the’
discipline and efficiency of an armv depends, in a
‘V- U l a * r *‘ h,r a " d qnaltffiStions
officere’fhc very
-T"*'* m<, refinilitaryjmoh, the I
of ifs ffilhcre^' "I reaSed
. : U. W. Iljatr.KCK, General-in-Chief.
Indiffehuxob to, Death.—A Soldier ■ who was
in all the battles beforplSchmond, retnaria that
it is asttmishing how indifferent to danger „ mal
in action, after; being in it a khlit ttoe
WhDe supporting a liatteiV some of our men lav
,n t c e S ro 4P d ftn ‘ l l lec P soundlv, utterly reL
them lf l Wbumting
tnem. Iflhad not seen this. I eerfainly never
would have believed it." 1 “ never
JJNDSEY’S IMPROVE!,
BLOOD' SEA Uc h i i
i SL'RK IUhL
Cancer,
Cancerous Formations,
Scrofula,
Cutaneous Dj s ,, i r
Pimples on the Karo,
Sore Eyes,
Tetter Affeetions.
>*ald Head
Old and Stubborn Ulcers
Rheumatic Disorders,
Jaundice,
Salt Rheum,
Mercurial
( ' De^,
Liver Complaint.
Loss of Appetite,
Low Spirits,
Female Con,piai„„
Lptlcpsv or f
Paralysis or Palsy,
Syphilitic Diseases and
Caries of ltle
Together with all-other diseases havi„,
origin in a depraved condition of the hlJ.i '
dilatory svatem. C a «
CASE OF DANIEL A. BOVD,
Pmsnniaii, December ii I
»K. O. 11. K«8EB: I take pleasure In niakiu.l
nntarj statement in favor of a meilirin,. prepare,V I
called “ Lninatt’s Bioon guspuni." j hsii |
five year* with Scrofula which broke out n „ m” h 1
forehead so a* to disfigure me very much, and Iu)li 1
hair when the disease made its appearance; it iiw v,|
on my anp above and below the elbow, , n j. al .'I
skin and flesh so as to expose a fearful sore, thr T 1
on my head went so far that several small pi Krt , J"1
came out. I was very week and low ,pi n ,,.j a , , i
given np all hope of ever getting well, a, | t .‘ K ‘I
eral skillful physicians and Uiey did me n „ pwl
tember last, |861,1 was induced to trv ,/I
PROVED Bioon SRARcagB.” I mn»t confess I '' '.T
in patent medicines, but after I had used thro, h-!, I
Blood Searcher, the ulcers on my head and atm • I
heal. 1 have now taken eight or ten bottles, I
and arm are entirely well except the scars remains
the sores. I will also state that I had the rhtmnJ
very bad in my arms and legs. The Blood Se,Rk, u
cnnn| tho rheumatism. lam now u w»ll man.&v
years of ago, and I feel a* *uple aud ymm- Xk j di ..
I was twenty, and have increased in weight tween
I would aleo state that the disease in my forehead ,7J
bad that when I stooped and lifted anything ban J
blood nm out of the sore. Dr. Keyser Imd a
taken or me by Mr. Cargo, the artist, after I
well. It doc* not show my appearance as ba<l > ,
before I commenced taking the medicine-. Y-m J
the photograph, one of which is now in my
and also at Dr. Keyset 5 * 140 Wood street. I Wul . s
state that I took the Blood Searcher which- un,. ~ 1; . .
fT«‘ Dr. Knyser commeured innkum it, Aii,
helped me some. I did not recover fast until 1 roi
made by Dr. Keyset himself, one bottle of he
more good than two of the old. 1 believe it h i -
stronger and better. I have th
Searcher to a great many of my friend- u.r vin >
ease-, and I believe it has helped the wind.- <-i \
may publisii this if you wish, and I am ;in\iuu. :lc
who are afflicted as I was may be cured, i iiv- m:t:«
No. 4 Dine street, and am employed ut C-divili. a i ...
son’s Union Marble Works, o 4 Wayne etre-t.
A BLIND MAN CUBED
1 live in Sligo, at Clinton Mill, ami have l-i r-. .
blind in both eyes for nearly foui; years. I &i>
Keyset ate.ut three months ago and asked Inm i„ a ,....
direetions to the Institution for the Blind in PWlairiiti
He told me that I need not go to Philadelphia to g 0...
ns he had medicine that would cure me, ,t- he said u...
ease was in the blood. I was treated for ii two or im
times in the hospital in this city, and was relieved, -
my disease always returned after a month nr two ,6*
came out of the hospital. I fonnd my diraw »>■ -
turning and 1 called, by the advice of a good irer... :
mine, on Dr. Keyser, who has restored my sight, and ;•
eyes are nearly as well as ever. The Doctor pm*
* l.indsey's Blood Searcher” and a wash.
Pittsburg, July 5,1881.
Witness—K. F. M’Elroy, Anderson street.
City.
A BAD SORE LEG CUBED,
Pitctbcsob, 1861.—1 hereby certify a
I have had a fibre leg Ibr over a year. It was coirr;
with ulcere and sores bo that I could not work for n«J-:
a year. My leg swelled so that 1 was unabls to d- 13.'
thing for a long time, for at least sue muDth“. 1 w*
several of the beet doctors In the city, but withent u?
benefit; finally 1 colled on Dr. Keyset, at No. 140 w.v:
street, who only attended me about two Weeks, and
mo but two bottles of medicine, and I am now - titir'i 1
well and have contioed so for six months. lam empi
at the Eagle Engine House, on Fourth street, wher*-
one can see me.
, CANCER CURED.
A Letter JPaoai Enoi^vxd.—Mr. John pope, el Bi*'
von, near Montypool, Monmontshire, Knclaud. * n,r *
follows:
SiR t— An old woman i>< this place ha- wished rjr
write you respecting Mindset's Bioor
which she found great benefit, and wishes to haw a
more. She has been suffering from a disease of»
one nature for die last six or seven years. Her daught*-
who Is living In' America, obtained it for her, »nd « o 1 bft
eighteen bottles. She is now quite out of it and Ik*
written to her daughter twice and have recei'’ ft i D '
swer: of course she is anxious to inert, to •'*
pletely coked. I told her I would write to you for v
agency in this country, and she felt very muon
hear me say so. I now beg to asfc you on what w®*’
will supply me; you will please bear in mind
riag» r and ntpply mo as cheap ss possible. Tb* pir, ‘
'■>n the one dozen bottles, was £1 Ss 6d. The in**dici r '‘
a present from her daughter. I would like t“ ba*^ 1
Blood Searcher’in a jar gr small ca<k. if you can
In that way, dr lu pin/ or ijuart bottle*. I "ill l,, ' J i
through bank or registered letter, which *?ver will ] ~ e
convenient to yon, ityon will send me carrier’s rf'T
the parcel as security. I would send you a slam! ’ *
ftwer this, btit as It is uncertain of thii reachin? J
account of the country being in (*ix and 3
which in commonly used, yon will lx- timl
charge me with the postage.
Yours. rpsjKTifuilv
(SignisJJ JOHN' !’" n .
'■ [We have soon the letter which fa puhli«h*i
Ditpatch. from johu Pope, unci believe it to be S***
iililon Dirpalch Pittsburgh.
v W-ioot/ur j 'Jr. Ksysrr'ii name &vrr thr
impost wpmi.
Prepared amt «old by Dr OftQJtOE U. Kars***»
* : j; k
Sold Jn Altoona by A. Roush and 0. "• KJJJL
HoUldayatmrg by J. K, Paiwj and Jacob > ,tl) ’
i J«in«2o. 1832.-1 y
Oostiv^.
Daniel a non
DAVID KI.NNOUI
Clinton Mills. Sli,
THOMAS filRBfU
SItBBM il
' '' PRINTED t
( afflptoH’s $650 “Cooi
tribune powe
PRINTING OF
KtrlWi within tbs put two yean
addition to oor estahUshiaeot In lha
type! Screw Frau, Paper Cuter, Can
chine. Card Power Press, and tarn
Frees, (a out of which we give
to execute anything In the line' of {
a stylo equal toaoy eataUtshraeat
p rfc>sa sgoally low. We can execute.
Ityteeof
Wedding, invitation, Visiting, Ball
Circulars, Proacra
mammoth postkm.
bbul> am®
pamphlets, P*y »nd j
BLANK Bd
AMO •LAMAS
ail wo ask is a trial, feeling eonfidi
satiMhotion if we have the opportnni
(Mice la Low titer's bniMing, cornet
nie streets, opposite Superintendent - ,
LOCAL it
Eukbbal or Cobpobal Jo
On Satatday evening U*t, Mr.
place, returned from the bat
..m | with the remains of hi* so
A. Kelly, of Company I>. 125th
fell, mortally wounded, in the
engagement. It to said hy his
he was bayoneted, before he diet
canto up with him on the fieh
the {bathe hto body was found by 1
of the same company, who had
hel]i bury the dead, who intern
decently as possible and marked
The funeral took {dace at thre
day afternoon, and was attends
nies of the militia, the Good Wil
and a very large concourse of <
mains were deposited in the circl
Eair Vtow Cemetery, which, as
remisaiber. has been tendered b
as jibe burial ground of all soldi
and vicinity who may die or be
war.
Soldier Killed. —Asoldier
Smith, of New York city, a mem
N. Y. Regiment, (paroled at Hoi
"from the train at the stone barn
ham, on Saturday last, and wa;
His remains were brought to this
were taken charge of byMr. Join
others, and bis father telegraphed
He {requested tha|j* metalic coffii
ate(y be procured tor his son’s he
would be’ here on Monday to takt
coffin was furnished by Mr. Isani
body properly washed and pine
father arrived on the Mail Train
and returned again with tb
East Line. Mr. Enoch Lewis, 8
R., kindly furnished a pass for th
father from this place to Philadc
At Home.—The officers of IN
prisoners at the battle of Shm
■ Were released last week, and on
Lieut. John 8. Campbell, of tl
fanny, arrived at his home, in tl
day morning last. He confirms
bad treatment these officers t
Richmond. They were imprison
what was used as a dead house
also used as a hone stable. Tht
was often stronger than their su
to hear, and contained more mp
ofthe beef. The guards would
to look out of the He
shot at ibr his temerity in this
gtaairng his wrist. We are indeb
Ibr several copies of ftidmintyi po
not yet had time to examind them
Bockd West.—The paroled
that' disgraceful surrender, at"
passed over die Pennsylvania Rail
on their way to settle the India
Minnesota. While it was a disgn
so far as the officers in charge we
stigma attaches to the snbordinat
vate soldiers, nor did our citizens
they snpplied every train load wi
of office, bread, cakes, pies, mea t
onbor two occasions they almos
. bread, and many husbands had to
cakes dr do withe
the ladies. When they attempt
they do it.
Wodxsbd at Home.—Several
coMiarues from this place, who. <
the late battle, among whom are
young Barley and Minebard, hav<
fnrlongh, receiving home attenfip
tltey may the earlier heable total
thepnkg sgain. It is not likely t
fcwjf » pass through as severe a
tarti proved to be. We hope they n
as safely.
Ijftnai FROM THE Army.—t
two letters from the army, whk
the same information given
Mdj in our import of onr visit to
finhj!, in this issue, consequently i
then). We hope onr friends will
br »ge at this, bnt continue to repc
inge, which are always interesting
home.
CesnuDlcnm.—Mr. James 1
08 fo thns publicly contradict die n
ktiqn" for the purpose of
a®tj that be sold coffee and brea
passing through this piac
?■ B*®ht number of them with ct
tons, but did not ekan/t and <fi
**w in payment therefor.
Jiist Srostves at Oak Ha
lot ipf pew music, from lee &]\
consisting of Mareij
fSH; “ PtehetOnard” can’t 1
arscoottamlymo«**-1« the
iwmd.