Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 6

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Country,    must be seen to be realiz.'.l.     Of l wilb a magnificent  swoid.     Ilis plice a.s  ut tho SjatD-woST, to tj^tit tt>e b»tKos
coiiise tbo soMieis wcro in ignorance as t<j tbo.lesigii ol the movem.'nt, but were Lid lli;it il was a grand sii;ilegic movement, by which we were fo ouin.tnk, get in tbe tear of, aimibibiie, and dem.lisb, a largo robel for.:o. Tbioiigb ibis pari of the country, we found bul fow inliabitanl.s. Some liab- il.itioiis however,   were found even in  this
Col. of tiio Regiment, is ably filled  by Lt.  oof comipon Q.:)untry.'' C.il. Beriram an ollicer over min.lliil of ib^      C'jl. pinokaey replied In a vory appro- best interests of bis men, a lrie<l and  vefe-j priat-^ ani highly eulogluio  manner, say. ran soldier, and onoof tbe kind not likely  "   "    " '^
to  iie taken  by surprises.     Altlioiigb    wo
havo clianLred our arms twice, the last .'hunge making it nece.ssaiy to lake up the vy, instead .if tho   light inraiitiy  .liill.
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i..rf hJ waa always proud of hi4 regitnont,
whether in tho streots oi tao Oi.ies o, Madison, Chicago, St. Louis, or in the fiold; that ho wau not only po^Md of their eppoHranoo i\M soldiers, buV was proud of
as is   light,  from   d.irlness.     Our forciJ    weeks we b.ivo   niiircbcl    nearly or .piite pelled to undergo.      Ilo    assured   them marcb fermin.iled nt Cross Hollow,^. Ark.,   four bundr.-.I mile^.    Direct .-ill   m lil mat-  chat thov ctuld roly on tho militarv skill
ments to writo you a few lines, that your readers miv know that tho Twentieth Regiment Wipo main Volunteers is in the field and perfoAiing'somo arduous duties. I do so from tho faot that but little men¬ tion is ma lo of our rppimont in the public prints of our State. I can say without tho least fear rtf c mhradiotion, that thoro ban not a regiment left tho Stato of Wis. conein that has performed moro hard labor than has our^. Wo.wero hurried out of tho Stutn uadisoiplined, with worthless arms, and without any knowlcd;{0 of oamp lifv; wero rushed into long and foroed marches, and within two and a half months wo inarched over four hundrcu milos, and ht^d thoy not been mon of iron constitutions thev ooold not have stood it.
Illiogled with tho hacd-ihips incident to our long and tpdiou^ marobc^, vo have h>td many pleasant licile episodes sinco our oonncotim with tho army cf tho fron
^M,..v, ...- ... tier. That whioh tbo rcgimmt seemed m.wt
e done, and besides tbe Slate   universally to unite in was a  sword pre¬ sentation  to  Col. Bjrtino  Pinckncy. our
and tli.i election con<lucte.l in tbo u.<u:il wav. but owing to tbo bustle of pri'p:ir.ition for ibo inaicli, it is doul.tful if more f ban two Ibii.ls of ibe men vot-d. Our course w.is diiecle.l t.i the e.'fstwai.l, eamiiiiig the first night on tho balllo field t;f I'oa Ki.lgc The eviilenci.'.*  of   tbo bloo.ly struggle of
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wbieb ibis place was o:ice tbe scet.e, me yet to be seen in tho loin and splinlore.l trees, wbieb m.-.rk tbo toiriblo ravages , f tho artilk'iy on that fearful d.iy. The site of otir pvesent encampment, is two miles f'om tl;e battle fiel.i of Wil.son's Creek, w!K>re Lyin fell, and twelve iniles fr.im S;jrii)gHeki. Ma:iy are the lumors in cir¬ culation, with regaul to our future iiiove- m-jnts an I destination, but e.vpeiiencj has shown us, ihal speculations wilb regar.l to army inoveiiicnts, are useless an I uncer- laiii. It is, b.iwevor, imjirobable that we nliall tein tin long in tbe State, n.-> there is "liltle bi;re «o
.Viililia of .Mis-..>uii, noA- arme.l. oi^.^imzeil, anil in tho field, number , tliiity thou¬ sand, a force wbicb would scorn a<lequalo for Ihe.lefeii-c of the St.ito. Tlio health of ibo Tweiiliolb, may bo con«i.|erod good, when    wo   like   into   consideration    tb"
aetin? Brigadier Gon'5ral,whioh took plaoe at Osirk, about fifteen miles south of Sj:?;cgfield. on tho H.hinst. Aftor dress parade on that; eyoniwji, Col. ]?io^noy whs sont for to  appear  b(»f,)ro  the regitaont.
wo   t.iKo    iiii.i   v;>.",^-^.w  l^iout. 0>1.   Bertram,  tn his truly Isjnpo-
am.met of bard luatcbing an.l uarsliips en-  loonio style, addrcustd him ao follows : .luve! by the sain.'.    We b.oe  some men      uq,i   jj^r-tins  Pixchity :—U is with
I dreamless sluinbors, t»
held by  tbo  members 'of tho   Tvyentiooh
roll call, nttiio gro:.t leve'.iie upon tbo  rei- ,cgi,uont   Wi^g'-nsip V>>bjnt0cr8.    I could uivctiou   moriu    Tbe boys   are  exultant, jj^^^ ^ohcariio  with gre^t plcisuya to my
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I position be migbt occupy in tho nrmy, ai sh^ull ftl^-iyi roimmbor kindly tbo Twentieth K'^giment Wisoonoia Vol¬ unteers, und al -he ul.>so of tho remar)cs the regiment mi fo the welkin ring with loud nnd hcnrty chcris for Ools. Pinoknoy and Bortrini, in J our gallant littlo Major, Sti.rr, who erjoys an enviable reputation in his ro;ji-nont.
On th.i 4':h insf. wo br^^ke  up oamp at Cross llollows, bu*: not, howevor, until an .ipporrunity   wan giv^'n the  mou to vote I'ho cleotion   wau c nductod in the usual manner, but  owing  to tbo bustlo of pro- purution   for  tbo  march, it is doubtful if more that? two tbinls of thsm voted.   Oar 0 lurso was directed eastward, O'tmping for the first niebt on tho  battlo fiold of Pea llidgo-    Evidonofs of tbo bloody struggle of which   this   plaoo  was onco tho sc-ne are >ct to bo soon in th)   torn and  splin- terod trees whioh m'lrk tho fearful rava¬ ges of tbe ariiilery on that  fearful day. The sito of our present   oncimomont   is \ two milos from tho battlo Qobl of Wilson's | Crock, whoro tho bravo Gen Lyon fell.— i rho health of our rogimont miy bo oon- j sidcred good, when wo take into oftn.iidor-! ation tho amount   uf hard marohing and hardships «ndured.    There bavo   died in the vatioui  hospitals  einoo wo left Wis¬ oonsin about twenty five.    Onu died in tbe Hold, and two wbilo in transit from regi- ment to hospital.
Sinco writing tho abovo I bavo visited tho ho.^pital nt Springfield, whoro tho siok of our regiment arc. I was glad to find that tbey wcro so well oared fur. They aro under tho immodiato caro of our vory able Hurgeon, Dr. 0. B. Chapman, not withstanding bis absonoo is srriously felt in tho r-'giment.    It is oonoed(?d that ho is
will soon bo sUuca which sliaii oo leu .i , the very heart ol" rebeld.un. C.il. Piiick i ney is n.>w Biig. Geu. in commiUKl of tbi 1 brigade, an.l as a mark of the universal c(
I le.Mu tuid u(Tv.'cru>u, in wliich bo is bckl b
er  be buib-'d upon the io^^'. «»^* ^''"^' " 1"^^" oonpin Volunteers, is warmly appioepitod. . great neatness. I visited th« several wards will soon   bo suue*   wbicb shall bo K*li a  ^ y^^^^ ^-^^ Lonor to prtucnt to you :n the   und conversed with all tho sick in tho hos-
C.)l.   Piuck   ^^,„Q Qf ^ijo cQ,c,9 and men of tbo Twon-    r,ital.    They are «U-united in praiso of
"  tieih this sword,   rako it and wear if, and    the  Doctor's attention and  kindness   to
when you look at it roraombor that ie is a    wards them.    Tho building used for hos
-•' token of regard  from tho  bravo  soldiers   pital purpasofl (f.>r tbe aooommidation of
. .        ,'" ''"'" I'JeoulH that followed ycu  idahb and day without | our sick), is a fine residence of a poccsh
tbe soldiers umlcr   bim,   i.e      ';       ^.^J ^,u^c^^rio5 throu;ih tho mour.tqiqouo wild* j widow, who was "politely  ejected"   by
presented by the s.V,dio-8 of