Hospital Scenes After the Battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863 #245356

We had taken care of the sick ones and fed as many of the others is we could, and after tea walked up, to try and find out if possible something of our expected enemy. They all had the same tale to tell, of hurried marches, jaded minds. And exhausted bodies, and looked Forward to a. Rest here for a. Few days, with evident satisfaction. But their pleasing anticipations were soon to be dissipated, for before morning the order came to break up camp, and by daylight they were many, many miles awav.