Incidenti di gli Stati Uniti Commissione cristiana . in effetti. Vi Avereliterally acri di uomini feriti, molti dei quali aveva gustato neitherfood né bere per uno o due giorni. La Commissione non aveva yetlearned come dotare i propri delegati.* In WashingtonThe feriti ^^^^^^^ fj^^ ^^^^, benne, e furono obbligati a sub-a Fairfax sta- . ^^•^^ stitute burro-vasche da bagno. Non avente alcuna lanterne, come sono andati oltre la massa doleful dopo il calar della sera, onehand deve servire come candelabro, altri come ministrant. I delegati riempito le loro vasche, con caffè, veloce come il contrabandcharged con la sua preparazione potrebbe dis

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Incidents of the United States Christian Commission . indeed. There Avereliterally acres of wounded men, many of whom had tasted neitherfood nor drink for one and two days. The Commission had not yetlearnt how to equip its Delegates.* In WashingtonThe Wounded ^^ ^^^^^ fj^^ ^^^^ buckets, and were obliged to sub-at Fairfax Sta- . ^^•^^ stitute butter-tubs. Having no lanterns, as they went over the doleful ground after nightfall, onehand must serve as candlestick, the other as ministrant. The Dele-gates filled their tubs with coffee, as fast as the contrabandcharged with its preparation could distill it, and, candle in hand, Aventfrom man to man, distributing the refreshing drink with soft crack- 1 See p. 31. ^ The outfit of a Delegate, for any point whence he was liable to be called tothe front, afterwards consisted of rubber and woolen blankets, haversack, straps, canteen, two woolen shirts, blanks, badge and memorandum-book. The Base andField Stations were kept supplied with other articles of service, which were notBO easily carried.. NOT ENEMIES. Page 37. popes battles. 37 ers, until before the morning dawned all had been served. Aboutseven hundred were lifted aboard the box-cars; the helpless carefullycarried and laid inside on the floor spread with hay; while those whocould walk were arranged on the car-roofs. So the wounded wereborne on to Washington. Mr. James Grant, of Philadelphia, who labored amongthe men at Fairfax Station, tells this story of a Testa-ment : ^ I was busy removing the bloody garments from a wounded Unionsoldier. In his pocket I found a small book; taking it out to ascer-tain his name, I discovered that it was a Testament. On opening it, to my surprise, I found the name of a North Caro-lina soldier. I inquired how became to have it. He „, „ . Way to Thank told me that he was disabled at Hanover C. H., and You lay on the field nearby a severely wounded Rebel, whowas crying piteously for water. Desirous of relieving the poor fellowsthirst,

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