▁their ▁wounded ▁from ▁near ▁the ▁American ▁lines ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 6 – 2 7 ▁October , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁withdraw ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁deep ▁j ung le . ▁The ▁Americans ▁recovered ▁and ▁buried ▁or ▁burn ed ▁as ▁quickly ▁as ▁possible ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁of ▁Mar uy ama ' s ▁men ▁left ▁lying ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁P ull ers ' s ▁and ▁Hall ' s ▁lines . ▁Sa id ▁one ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁particip ant , ▁John ▁E . ▁St ann ard , ▁of ▁the ▁scene ▁after ▁the ▁battle , ▁" The ▁car n age ▁of ▁the ▁battle field ▁was ▁a ▁sight ▁that ▁perhaps ▁only ▁the ▁combat ▁inf antry man , ▁who ▁has ▁fought ▁at ▁close ▁qu arters , ▁could ▁fully ▁compreh end ▁and ▁look ▁upon ▁without ▁a ▁feeling ▁of ▁horror . ▁One ▁soldier , ▁after ▁a ▁walk ▁among ▁the ▁Japanese ▁dead , ▁said ▁to ▁his ▁com rade : ▁' My ▁God , ▁what ▁a ▁sight . ▁There ' s ▁dead ▁J aps ▁stretch ed ▁from ▁the ▁Cor ner ▁back ▁along ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁j ung le ▁for ▁a ▁half ▁a ▁mile .' " ▁ ▁Mar uy ama ' s ▁left ▁wing ▁surv iv ors ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁retre at ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Mat an ik au ▁River ▁while ▁Sho ji ' s ▁right ▁wing ▁was ▁told ▁to ▁head ▁for ▁K oli ▁Point , ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁L ung a ▁per imeter . ▁The ▁left ▁wing ▁soldiers ,