Here were fragments of clothing and equipments, pieces of broken weapons; the shattered wheel of a caisson, and near it the exploded shell that destroyed it.

Skeletons of horses, graves of men, scarred trees, trampled graves, the ruins of the burned wagons of the Rebels, all formed their portion of the picture.

It well illustrated the desolation of war.
The spot where General Lyon fell was marked by a rude inscription upon the nearest tree.

The skeleton of the general's favorite horse lay near this tree, and had been partially broken up by relic-seekers.

The long, glossy mane was cut off by the Rebel soldiers on the day after the battle, and worn by them as a badge of honor.