 | John William Draper - 1868 - 630 pages
...visitors within. Out in the grove behind the little church the dead had been collected in groups waiting for burial, some of them wearing our own uniform,...fellow during my ride, something in whose position or appearBurial of the Wiled. ' , •, °. r -,-,-, ance had caused me to pause ; and here, lying side... | |
 | John William Draper - 1868 - 628 pages
...visitors within. Out in the grove behind the little church the dead had been collected in groups waiting for burial, some of them wearing our own uniform,...the heart, glazing the eye with horror rather than filling.it with tears. Burial of the killed. 7 , .. &- * _ , rr , " I had, however, seen many a poor... | |
 | John Harrison Mills - 1887 - 400 pages
...burial, some of them wearing our own uniform, but the large majority dressed in gray. No matter in which direction we turned, it was all the same shocking...many a poor fellow during my ride, something in whose appearance or position had caused me to pause, and here lying side by side with three others, I saw... | |
 | William Henry Powell - 1895 - 1076 pages
...almost sickening sensation he rode over this graveyard of unburied dead. No matter in what direction he turned, it was all the same shocking picture, awakening...eye with horror rather than filling it with tears. And this was war in all its hideousness ! The Fifth Army Corps, as Organized for the Maryland Campaign... | |
 | Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts - 1900 - 792 pages
...God's own glory. No matter in which direction we turned on that eventful afternoon, it was the tame shocking picture, awakening awe rather than pity,...eye with horror rather than filling it with tears. The ghastly battlefield was strewn with the wreck of conflict, and dead and mangled men and horses.... | |
 | Ohio Antietam Battlefield Commission, David Cunningham, Wells W. Miller - 1904 - 216 pages
...visitors within. Out in the grove behind the little church the dead had been collected in groups, waiting for burial, some of them wearing our own uniform,...majority dressed in gray. No matter in what direction we turn, it was all the same shocking picture, awakening awe rather than pity, benumbing the senses rather... | |
 | Eugene Arus Nash - 1910 - 690 pages
...fire. As another has said in describing this battlefield, "No matter in what direction he turned it was the same shocking picture, awakening awe rather than...eye with horror rather than filling it with tears. This was war in all its hideousness." On the 7th day of October the 5th Corps relieved the 9th Corps... | |
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... rebels were stretched on the benches, one of whom was raving in his agony. Surgical aid and proper attendance had already been furnished, and we did not join the throng of curious visitors within. Out in the grove behind the little church the dead... 