Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 2

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bjr (ho fair creatures.    .While some of tho h,.„^T.,   «„ , ,     .
"boy.s grow de.spe.-afc when thcy sec such .r7? i'- ,        "''^'^'"e   °<^"'». ^l^'^t  ouo
as far as   battles aro   concerned.
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and Foote, following each olher in such quick succession, is buff'^io harhinger of Ihc good timo coiiki*g,    TheirclTect upon
Shakspcaro" —— " ^'^     " "T-ri^v oioop^nd.p(Mok.fsoj\Uho faiuily cij-cl<', | but look   for  Savannah next, or Norfolk.—
"Oh,fr«ll«j.thjn»B..f,w<»manJ'' i ,'hh^M^^f^'^'^hoso   suniiy   ihnoconcc it ' They will bavo a   merry  time   of   it al Co-
>HfiUUOa fh«l}i*ASK>J/  T-""--?' '"'*"'^''  ''° ""'* *" ^*'*^'"''' ' '"'"^"''-   ^y «J«« ""« ^"''e .ore for a short
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ToM, H. D01.1K.
Camp Tillinghast, Va.   I
 ., „„    ,,     ,^^   caiica ¦ Feb. 17, 1802.     /
fhem remember, (hat future genernlions «'Pon to dHnk of'at this tin.c, "a'lurThrt ^ T>i-»kel duty is truly said to be one of *'41 »iSli,.°i.'^?/? pjfss ,tlio ^aamcs of the ^••'' rom^fting child, a^ld his gentle ai>d '-the most important and dangerous duties heroe.<5 of'02, nnd to havo thcir history a«"cctionale laify, mny l.e restaixd lo tlwi's connected with a soldier's life. It hns linked in with these, (hey have, but'to ^"¦'":>''"ont of h.-.ilil. .,,..] i,,,pj,i„os.^. God . its dangers, and also ils pleasures; but |f^»*\*|piri*?iig^ uVjf<tl>^*\ i'*''***P^'^' '•^<y'^ 'i^J'omU«ft>vethJi<iJlit of. the amount of enjoyment—real genuine Tlio "broken bnckc*' oxpecfilion, ns ^rcat sorrow there oomolh perfect pcace^ mirth—that such duties givo rise to, is the 8eces.sion press plea.sed themselves by '"-^^^/^"'f^ '''' ' i I "fJ^ vTir: i.'u. *^ ¦ only known to old stagers like tho 2nd.— calliii" that of Ttin-nuMA. 1... 1 1 J        F'i'Oin tHe Seoond Rejjlimont.        _,,        . . .        j .    -i    j
"'"'*'"''' i'.i'^Si'lfi* has been heanl       .^   They have become accustomed to its dan-
froni, giving a  most glorious  nccoiint of-f^'xtract from a private letter from Tom Dolam lo • gcrs and   its  hardships,  and now, whilo Itself.    The success of Biirnside, Thonla^ ''•""*''" *'*'¦ *='*yl on such scrvice.they labor how thcy shall,
Camp Tii.LlNcnAST. Va., )    .^j^jj^ properly  performing their duty,
Feb. 16lh, 1862,     )   ^^^ract tho   most fun   from   tho circum-
I have just returned   from   three S'ays   of gi^^^^^   surrounding    them.     liain   or
the armj4.pf ;nio   rolomnc, cnnnot fail of' picket duty and I feci  somewhat   woary.    A ahine, it's all tho same   to them.    If tho
being ofjifcU benefit, nnd if an opportii-l march of 10 miles through mud a foot  deep elements combine   to   make it  disagree-
nily 18 gi\'W«--«.em, (and  lliore undoiibt- J,^ I can assure you, enough   to   mako  one able, they got up a "counter irritation,"
• cdly will be shoYtly) to meet (he enemy,  ,cary, especially (o march through the «Sa- by combiaing tomakeitpleasanl,»nd they
the deeds of bravery enactaii  on   those        ,a .,.,    r.    .• i           i    1        .u cenernlly succeed.
<•„,,      .,,,             ,,        .    ,,  ,                  credSoil.'    It sticks  as bad as the seven- »«""""•/ ouvv-v,««.
fields will be moro than nvnlled.          :,                 ,      _.,                                   , .             Tho morning of thc Mth   ^as ushered
In the  battle of Koanoke Island, om, T^'^'^^h.    Did you-^pu erer spend a winter ^^^^ ^ ^^.^ ^^^^^   ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^
i«.l«t*e<«M LlghrtJimrd, fr. D. yjiVvis, in Virginia? If not, for Clod's sake never ^„„^,„ informed tho commandant ol participated. We feel a great deal of do./If the soil is sacred, ns boys ought to be ^^^ gnd that his regiment was lo do anxiety as to his.fate, ns tho newspaper ere this, for occasionally we nre literally pj^j^^^ jy,y j.^^^ 43 jjQ^„^jjmmg^j.jj,g ^^ account from Soulhcrn source.? rep- masked wilh it. The weather though, I wish 12 M.of that day. Th© prospect was resent Ihat the ro-imcnt iii.^ V}^i0 I'cji could tell you how many changes we b&ve'gloomy, but thc boys fell into the ranks Imlds tho posJtlon-of l.\r^iUthcnrfTiV~24l.h - ;„ ^ day. Get up in the morning it will be "without a murmur, and soon the march Mass.-was badly cut up.    One thing is   ^ get breakfast and it will bo snowiug;  of eight miles through (ho deep mud and
cerlain-no   mor. gallant, high-minded   ^^^^^        ^.^,^^^ ^.^ .^ ^ j.^^,^ ^^^^ ^ soakingr.in had commenced. Four hours
and   honorable  gentleman   and   soldier   ,.   ,   .    . . ., .   1    i 1 . ,1.   of steady plodding brought us in sight of
Uan him. took part in that engagement. , l'"!* fro»t-out comes the sun, and ob f such ^^^ ^^^yj^^ ^.J^^ ^J^^^^ ^^ ^8^ ^^^ In losing him, the Light Guard lost one ja P"ddle. Grand place for youngduck.s, this ^^^^^ .^^^^^^ ^^ j.^^ ^,^^ ^^.^^^ ^^ ^^^. of its best members, and the warm wishes   i8.\Here is our whole division I might truly  ^^rch—the picket line.    To   the front of
say mired, for lo move even a ten pound field   ua__io the riglit of us—to the left of us, piece is out of the question.    Weil,  this bas  ^-m be seen tho blue smoke  of the pick- got to dry up soon, and  when it does, I can   el's fire, as it  rises toward tho clouds.— i assure you there will be a lively time in tbe  Now we are closo to our journey's end
of his old   comrades   have   followed liim t^y4i|{r, Oh'|T^j^.^ft3 ii^rc.-ii^fulTield ol
labor.
Thc Weatiicr slhoe iny Insl hns been a fickle and   unoeEtala as thc  veriest co
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eUe. ISniil- aits' si»t)W, sunxhi
vicinity of Centerville aud Manassas.
1    11     •     I  .      4i „   :    „!...!«.,.„/..*—    I know it must bo hard on the farmers to mud, all mixed  together 111 glorious con-
fGsioii.    The present day has boon one o!, Hve.    Factory is worth 15 cenU ayard. Hold the finest of the sefison—a houa-fidoMay on now, us boys down hero will soon jerk a
The picket upon thc nearest posts can bo seen upon their lonely watch. Now we hall, having reached our reserve. Tho reserve presents quito a cheerful look, notwithstanding (he rain. Nol less than dozen bough huts are hero  built  after
supply of tbe raw material from old   Secesh
m a style which will amaze you  folks up in  the old aboriginal style, with  thcir nar- Wisconsin.    It took some time  for " Little  row entrance  way, pine bough   floors, Mac " to got ready, and   now treason has to  and huge roaring fire in the centre, snug- , take just such cuffs as he chooses to give ond   ly ensconced in among the broad-topped "
what   is   known- Big Pine Woods."    There-' lief is detailed and sent oul to  relieve
day,  with   ono   important  oxcopHon—n rather loo free   a  distribution of jLLbilcJi
There is a bright and   a  dark  sido fo life, 80 there must be to this letler. Ahou
i#ffhff,r^b^OO©j^^ head  sees   pino trees,   composing
cdto Washington by thc sickness of his     J r ^ , here as the "Big Pine
family.    Soon after   wo learned  that his"'*
two little childtcu had been   uUttckcd bjr     Having just come in I havo »ot heard the l^j^^^j^ ^.^^^^^ ^^^ remainder boing held alscaso, aud to-night, rostmaster Clai^k ,»ews, but the news hereafter will all be good,. ,^ reserv*, are ordered to "break ranks/',,
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