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

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Jno. Wcbcr, do ; 1st liieut. Thomas Bent- lift; do. Line Ofuckks   Wounded.—Second Lt.
• •rU.r.-.l lot MMi-.l, iiikI tiiH tjutile at this timo aiul pi'uro.l a to.»5t destructive lire int.. tb<- Was lii>ily <:<>iii<-<,t«-d. Tne rebeli., hnwexer. 'JOni WiscmKin; j'ct ihis r.-giumnt rctir^J liT'die und Ue.J. our<-Mvnliy in puisuil. wliiuli but ii f.'W r.>.1.4, again ral1i<-d, r.-t.irn.'.l In the
.¦••ntinned uniil daik. Tin. ein-iny ubaii- conflict, look the buttery again, ar;d a sec.'tid Samuel A. Jackson 20th W^iscon.sin In- iloned two pice.s .•! ariiiUry. and lli.ir d.ud limo were driven liack. bit only I ' rally and fantry ; 2d Lieut. Fred. A. Binl, do.: Caiit. and w..i.nd.-d w.-ro l\ing along liie r-'ud. como to tho fi.;lt a ibirl lime, this liin.) sup-' 0. Gillett, do.; 2d Lieut. Albert IL Hlake. ab..ul one b,.ndr.Ml and .ixtv in all. Uor p..rt.d bv the I'.Uh I.iw.i, llUh Illinois. „nd ^''p-' ^^JJeiit. Jaino« Furgeson, do : ('ai.t. ..        , .        • .        .   ,   f    '       ,...    ., . H. C. Strong, do.; Ist Lieut. Ueo. (. lloot.
li'M   was   thirty, fi.ur ol  which   w.Te kitb-d. -<'ih Iowa.     1 he tiro iiow becamo inie>sant.   do.-2d Lieut. Geo   W  Miller do
Tiny w.Tu attiukd ^.l i>n.l>l.Mily that iln-y Tli.i lOih, 1 Uh and 13lh KanMt.<, in Hliint' could ii"t return ili.i dre with «lf.>.:i. Wo division, now opened their firo on the left, r<'iiiaini-d at Can.' ili'l all nigbt.    Thu next in the w.iods, und e.inipul>od tho rebels lo ro
III..tiling t.iir Wriuad.. wa> ¦¦ril.T.d   to  Kbeu'stire;  but only to eomo on with fresh troops. ! *^""".''"'   ""="'»""=•     ,'*"'""'"','   """   ""
^ ~ n.     u • 1.    > • jvaiicing on lilunt nearly  .^0,000  strong.-
.Mill, nino milo Ir.Mii Cane   Ilill.  wb.^ro we 1 no batteri.-s, — Kabbn nnd Allen's,—"f «'ix : Blunt knew his .lancer and   sent  hurried
guns   c'ucb,   nnd   keveral   h.iwiizers. two of ^ine.s.sngcH to Gen.   llcrron, wbo   hius   th(> which were in my coinniund ibut day. now ' command of the 2.1   and   .'hi   division.s of
llCTAIl.S OF TIIK IIATTI.E.
TheSf. Txiuis Democrat gives a  lull ac¬ count of tbe battle.     Hindman   was  ad-
remained lltilll tbe great
BATTLK  OK   IMlAlKm   OllOVK,
a  victory   wbicli   1  i>U|ipu*« y.>u are celel ling ill  tli>> n.irib : und long iiiuv it be
a vietorv   which  1 Mippu-e \>,u are celebru- .'pencd wilb shot und siieil.    Some caviilry I'I'*" ^^"""Vi.",' '^"'' ^''^o"*''''", and was at that ¦    * .    , „ ., .     •   1. J- ,   I       I r      I. ''time at n ilson s Crook,   lour miles south
Ig may it be re-,on the enmny s right d...m..unled and f"";;'" Jof Springfield. Mo. Tho moment Ucn. itieiiib"T.-.l. Tbo battln wrx totighton iho like voteruns, upon which tbo enemy retired J jferro^ roceived intelligence of (General "ill. On th.' llth w.> discoveri'd th«i eneiiiy, b»r good. Krcim noon until dark it wa* like I Blunt's ilanger ho set his army in motion li.ng-.-x|..-.ried. murcbiiig rnpi.lly towurd* one cut.tinned peal of thunder. Noibing and made forced marehes, ac'complisbiiig KhcnV .Mill. wher.. Gen. S»lom..n'* brig.ido ctild be beard bul tho roar of cannon, llie tjie f.at of pushing his infantry one hun- ... ,      - , ,.,,¦¦...   o'-e.I and twelve miles in three days,   and
W..S.    bulur.lay night we n'eeived  ..rdi-rs I., raillo of mu.wketiy, and the horrid shrieks of   ,„•„   ...^valry   one  dundrcd   and thirtv-two iniirch f.ir Can.» Hill  ul llireo in  tbi> morn- tbe   woun.led.      llegimont   vied   wllh   regi-) jtiiles in two daj's and .'i half, ing, pi.'paratory t.i g'-tting lb.. divi>i.>n  iti- ment, but in evi;ry case tho rebel.s gave way.        Afl Herron's advance was puHliing ahead
breakfasts or feeding tbo horses wo remuined; ^^ ,.^„^^^ ,„^ engagement in Iho morning. fone.    th.r forces only i.iimber.Hl C.riOO or
in lino, when suddenly we  wero startled by|     ,^,,,^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^.^^^j^^^. ^^^^^,^ ^^^ ^,,^ 7,000. and consisted   of the   following in-
the rour of artillery on tho south road about ¦,     .    ,   ..,   ,,   . ,      .  ,        ,        , ., faiitrv:    The 9Ub antl  .'{7tli   lllinoi.-i; tht
•' ' bloodv battle that has tak.m place during the ,,,^,  •     ,   .,,,.,     , .,      .,,,,,    ,   ,'.
seven miles  cast.     With  nstonishinont lboi     ,   ,,'. i       ,,    i .i    i   ...   «  .T     ,( U'th an.l   20th    Iowa: fho   20th Indiana
«,.i«.....,i,w   r„„  .i.r,.i..,i, ib.. o....,,.   .. VVhJ'"'"'' '""•'    I *»""-J"^'0''l'»-'l>""'««'^'J""<l ami'20111 Wisconsin.    In a.ldition to tlie.s. oxclaniulion ran  tlirongli tlio camp.  " Wnoi          t,  .,                         j .¦ ..     ,   ¦   ¦     i      t ,. • .• -.i •
,        .,   ,     . ,.       I saw bolh our own und tbo rebel dead.    In a were four   companies   o»    .'irtillerv,    whc
bas Hindman found lo fight in  that dircc-| ,„,^,,   „^,j   ^,,^.^^   ^^^^^ ^^^j dead rebels.    I worked'21 guns, and   some    halfil dozen
1 «aw forly-bix dead in another pile, und so on   compaiiios of  cavalry,
move Inward* tho scene of action.     Artill.-ryl ., ,   ., , v ., i   , ,-       ^     Artillery bring   was kept   up  all    day
•'I through tbo woods. I saw tho   rebel Gon.    ..,..,   ...     •'   i   , "        ,t        ^i    \ i  r
 »,i   ..If  ...:.i.   1 .:...i   ...,„...   .i.~   ..„:.,,.   ..(! ° . Willinlu. iniieli  mNM.      I;nnn flw»  bluf
linmeiihitely   a  diiipatcb   eamo    In
r •'  "¦ "^ ¦" " ^" f'—"— '—
I through the woods.     1 saw tho   rebel Gon.    ..,..,   ... ,   , ir      ¦ ^i    i i  n
moved off with hurried (Steps;  Iho noiso of'  ,. ,.        ,     , ... -n    i Without much loss.     Lpon the blufl occu-
„        ,, ,,    , ,,., .,f ,,. ,1 ,1 '^^''""   '-^'"S '^'-'"'^   "'"""'''  ten others     Ihe   piod bv the secesh, were many line   farm-
Ihr.iO Ihou^and cavalry ut full speed aounded    ,       , . .i     .      ,„  .      -i .        t    i     i t "      i • i   ,     , i / , .,
•' /^ i slaughter among Ihem wft.$ terrible.    I also > houses, which had been erected   upon the
wont lo tbe hospital, nnd saw their wounded,    elevation to .•scape the damps antl vajiors
Th.!y   run  away  without leaving them uny . o*'t'"'P'"',"   ''•'•o^^-     ^'^^^^   the    rmr    of
„ . .    ,    .,     ,„,   .   ,      1 these two houses, was kept np   a  well-di-
rations or sufBeienl suri^icnl aid.     Iheirloss .-        .. .  .      •       i.
liko distant thunder;   bugles   bl <wing here
and there, hurrying us on;  while tbo heavy
trend of tbo infunlry added to the confusion
All  wus exeilcmonl.    A cireuinKlanco bert
occurred whioh it   Is woll   lo   mention:   A
soldier cnlled out,  " Conr.rndcs, It is the sun
of AusierlHz shining   up.m   ns   to-day;  wci
shall como   .lut   triumphant."    And   so   wc
did.     As wo approached the bftltl.-li<'ld b'u.l-!
er nnd  louder the cannon  b.lched  forlh  its!
thunder.     Soon   wo   cuiiio   in   sight   of   tb« .
'^    , ' j.'cl of convorsnlion over sin
sm.iko, which r.died up in large volumes nt"; ,v      i .
' ,     Ibo 19lh Iowa suflered heuv
in killed and wounded is nol less Ihati Ibrcc lhou!>and. Our l.iss in killed, wounded und' niissing is now nscerluiiu'd to bo nearly one
thousand.    Tho ::Oth    Wisconsin   regimenl J , .''^''^"''\.^T''ifT"  ''1!""*'*^  ''"'', ''^'   • . Lieutenant ( ol. nertram, then .barge.I up
the dis.harge of every piece.     Hero wo ball I ed and >;ent f.irwar.l a m.'Si-onger t.> ascertain
suliered the ino.st.     No  Wiaoonsin  regiment
bus fought better than the 20ih.    Tho noble
bebavitir of that regimenl has been  tho sub
CO Iho battlo.—
ily uU.i.
reeled fire of some eight or nine guns.— (Jeneral Uerron ordered tbe fire of our artillery to he directed upon the one near¬ est to IIS, an.l silenced it  in    ten  rnlnutes.
the hill an.l took th«> li.attery upon a ilouble-qnick. They ha.l no so.in.u' gain- .'..1 possession of tbo well-earnod prize, Ij than the rebelsaro.se in iiiyria.ls from the bushes in Ihe rear of tbe ganleii eontnin- iiig tbe battery in .piestion, an.l jiotired a
ii.it a liltio snrpris.'d 1." Und Orderly Elli.' tho posilbm ..four f..rces. and ^^h.i thoy ^^^^ ^ g^^_^^ ^^^ Will'Farnsw.irlh there. b..lli' were.     Ho s.mn returned, und rep.irted Gon. ^^^^^^^   Whitewater.    After   partaking a c,
of cilloe, piece of bac<iii. nnd bard   bread,   IJ
I cnlled ut Iho camp of the 2()th, and  wa* ^ ,•„.,. i,„„ t|„, nmks of our boys    that   sent
repi H.rr.'ii. wilb li.OOO mon. Hghling Hindman with 20.000.     Our column marched in on th. lefl .if th.» enemy.    Uabb's battory to.>k uj
lefl tbem und return.'d to my own  camp. W H IT K W A T E U A NIA .V.
n  Worth-^ Arkansas.
a p-Miion ill the ..pen H.dd.   ^''"^''"''"'>¦ ""fyictorv  in  Worth-'Westem
tetiu.'.l  bis line ubing  the edg.i of a pruiri.! j^
in th- woods.    ThM prairie is lii^f a milo it
width.     Gen.  H.-rr.ui's  foroes   w.-r.^   .m   th(L^,|jj.^„^,„ ymccra K.III«» ami WounUert Tin. cannon of bmb arm:.-.     •- «•»* »»"'* ««¦ Pr^lrie «rovc, ArU.
iipposil.> fido. w. re UM'd only in lh« f..f.'ii.i'Mi ; tho filial aril's w.ro ju.-it b.'ing brought i'.lo play. 1 was n.'w ii.i.-n, an.I u ri-gnncnl .'f intantry cri»M*.l th" prairii' on th.- donbl.--quick, a*' c.nd.-d tl..' bill, oharg.-d Iho r.-b.d lin.-.^. ant l<i..k a ball'Tv; but in ctisitpionoe of lb. r.bels being s.iperi.ir in iiiimb.-ri* tbey w.r. e..iii|..lbd I.) abandon it. The r.bels wei. mas.-ed, .-ix  r.giiieMU deep, in   lli"   w.i.'d>.
Klkhor.n, Arkansas, December I" — The following is a list of field and line of¬ ficers, from Wisconsin, of tjleneral Her¬ ron's command, killed and wounded at the recent battle of Prairie Grove, on Recem- ber 7th, 18G2:
Field Officers Woinueu.—Lieut-Col. Bertram, 20th Wisconsin
LisE Obficers Killed.—Capt. Jno Mc¬ Dermot, 20lh Wisconsin  Infantry ;  Capt
their cobinuiK reeling back down the .b: clivity again, with great lo.ss of life and limb. In this struggle 197 were reported olli.ially ns killed tmd woun.led.
Within twenty niinute» afterwards, tho 19tli Iowa, with the gallantry eharaclur- isti.- of tlu' soldiers of that >State, .assayed the vain feat with similar ill .success. They performed deeds of valor almost in¬ credible, and shed their blood in torrtiiits, but it was u.seless. They retook the batttiry, .and were on the point of remov¬ ing it within our lines, when the rebels f>oure<l in upon tbem in emlless num- lers and forced them baek with great slaughter.
Lieutenant Colonel McFarlan.l, who led this glorious charge, lost bis life, and many privates also wero left upon the field. The color-bearer rallied the regi¬ ment twice, and led them up to the very cannon's   luoulh.
This battery was   afterwards  entirely