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taliug through tbo right leg below the knee; Albert Norton, ball in tbe right bi|); Alvin S Ricburdp. ball through tho right; tlii^h; Jefferson Watkins, received a ball
/k-omtlt* 3bth Regiment, tVta. Vol.
Sprinokieu), Mo, Dec, 30, '62, Fkie.nd H'.-—I received your kind
in front of cap .sliijlbtly marking his fore
bead; also received a slight wound in the
rigbt bip; Reuben Norton went through
tbe fight uninjured—next day was takon
aick with measles, and died after a week's
illness. Sergt James L Baltin in the scc-j
ond charge on the enemy's battery firedl . ,, .k. v. , , , , •,. , ,
20 round., diapL.ying great beroLsm and *^'" ^ou thnV this is a fortified city.-
\ letter, and assure you it cheered me very much, . At the time I wrote you I was very weak. . ^d could scarcely connect two ideas. I hardly remem¬ ber wbat I did write, I thft}k I did not
It bas four forts in and aronnd the town,, tbey a|^e not all finished, tbe labor on them is done by secesh pris-
courage and eiscaping unbaimoJ; in fact where all wero hcr.K>s 'tis .p.iite unfair to particularize. Well m.iy Wisconsin be
proiidofhersons Oflicers of tho various, ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^„,.^„^j ^^^^^^ ^j,j^j rci'iments enrraged, some of whom have, , , . , .. ,
been on many a hard foughi fid.l, unite in ^^'^ ^^'•''=^ a..certain number of hours the praise of tbe 20tb regiment Charging every d:»y. '-The city and surronnd- ibc enemy's battery, (wbicb were suppoit-iing country i.s governed by martial ed by myriads of "buMernuts" having all j^^^ ^bich roigiis supremo. The busi- the advantaj;es of po&ilion, and outnumber- ,„„„„•_„„. „,^ „„i„ ..ii„.„„ i * u.. ,. ^ '. .,, V, , ,, nes.s placet are only allowed to be
mg us live to one,) with the coolness of ' "'
veterans, nnd only re I rc.it ing when pressed 9Pen Q»9>.o'?'; each duy. Everything by overwhelming iiuinbera, and un.siijiporl- is Vory high here except beef, pork, ed in their charge. It is a truth whatever and flour, beef is J3 to ^3,50, pork may be said to the contrary in various re ^4^, to «4,.50, -flour p to «3,50, Siilt ports of interested parties, that tbo 20lli, ^..j;^ • bVl numbering 405 men, attacked a battery .)f ' "
served u'p to Wisconsin boys alone, and by tbom called a Wisconsin tb.nnksgiving dinner by proxy.
I .nm feeling cpiite well, only my nerves arc all uii.strug, "by taking so much quinine—it is almost all the inedieiNe given for every disease. FratcriKilly Yours,
Daxiki, Ci.akk.
P. S.—Acuomjianyiug thin letter is a rough innp of Springfield, showing the situation of tbe forts, and tbelasi stand madc^by Gen. Price. Either of the forts ia so situated that it entirely coniniaiids the whole tewii. Tbe place can only bo taken by a very strong force, if the fortified points arc properly garrisot'od.
eu incieiised tu nearly twice its the number of mariners 15 per tons to one man.
orts in 1840 was 39,851, with a
y
iiai.mry,an.i i ^ "" . ', , ii'll^'C) tn WlllCn portS t)U PCr CCllt.
n the woods.: milea iu 12 successive hours, but could . 1 r p •
retreat from „ot catch tbem. These rebela are very ^MUented of foreign ports are :
head. He ,„.^jo,, jj^c the Paddy's flea, when you'^' Vomtn of the linos to Turkey, eraiion. tak-i^j^.^^j^ ^^^^^^ g g«r is on tbemjinte, Ponte-lagoscuru, (terminus
of the C0I-, . •' .•',„'', ..J I u..„:i„ /*.„ : i>„,. xk„ ..„
Capt McDermotl fell on the retreat
tho baitory, shot lb rough ibe
fought wilb bravery and desperalion,
inij the colors ftom the bat.ds of tbe coi-, ' , ' ..tt ~ 1 j n..r.;ir. /t.^... • „ r *!
or bciier wbo fell dead on tbo field, and' tlH-7 are not there. We only succeed- Biaila, (terminus lor the samo
waving them in tbe air in advance of the'ed iti taking a few straglmg rebel i, Sta. Maura, Brindisi, and
regiment, culling on tbo men to follow, t p,.}soners, and two or three thousand .utinople-Trahezund line.)
iviils ot Austrian vessels in all
lepclilion. Sullice it f^ say mat Uio 1 battle of Piaiiie Grovo bas eftcctuaily dis- ade thon returned and aro "ow en, ^.^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^.^^ . thoy also make persed of the trans-Mississippi army, Hind- ^ camped twelve miles from this place man's men leaving bim in all diiection8,iud ^ ^jjJ ^^^ ^j.^jjj Wilson's creek battle tbe itibabitants of Arkansas are taking tbo I ^ j ^^, l^jHed.
oath of allegiance at tbo rate of 300 per g«oun(i, wnero vr ^ ,
dav. I came from Springfield, Mo., with Our regiment lelt Madison on the a I'raiu of 80 wagons of commissary stores 30th of August, 1100 strong; most 01 immediately after the battle and fonud i ^^^ ^.^^^ being hardy, strong, healthy
tbero d for 100 miles full of deserting ^^^^^.^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ generally sees.-
conscrints from tbe rebel nrmy. The mor- muster more
al effect c f the battle is incomprehensible. I Tbe regiment cannot now muster mo. e We do not look for anothor fight in tbia 1 than 500 men fit lor duty. VVe have quarter. Lieut. McLaughlin arrived at j^^j 50 by death, tbe rest are distrib- Spriugfield in time to join tbe regimenl j ^^^^ .^^ ^j^^ diflerent bo.spitals. very with rae, and is now on duty. Health ^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^.^^ .^^ ^,^i^ t^„„, I
^'^tase continue to send your paper and ' bave in my ^ard, some 16 convales-
draw on me aftor pay day. j^ cent men, all ablo to t ke caie 01
Yours Respectfully, , tbemsclves. On tbanksgiving day,
P"^f; ^/. ^Jn^^'^T Nvo raised a contribution hnd sent out
Comm'dg Co.C,20ib W.V. c ^^^ turkey, nicely stuffod
P. S.-Alllho woutided ..ro lu g«J^ It ^^/^^ ^^^^.^ and a fine lot of chickens,
spiiil. and gctfug aloti, finely, ibo ^^^ ^.''^''7;^ ^^,.^,_^.,,^ ,„d cooked
|fiist give tho most interesting ilferent seaports of tho empire;
of articles (and these in groat i without passing through any
country is, therefore, only of
boys aio heiiliby luidrin tbe best condi- the chiekons w< lion. Private Walter Lull died at Spring- I ourselves, to th field ton days since witb iiiflamntion t>f ^ .,j^^^^^„ .^^ j^y,.p^^^eggion which were11|,if^ trade is claimed hy the
• 1... l.panal mill liiiiora. C E. S-
at the different ports amount Hchargcd, 174,500,000 florins; f ihis trade the Austrian flag
iimher of vessels and tonnage)
ill tons ; and of Naples, with
'3 coasters. Next stand those
cse wore added otbe«.'| 212 vessels and 011,870 tons ;
ibe bre.i8t aud lungs.
Object Description
| Title | Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 6 |
| Source Title | Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 6 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Author/Creator | Quiner, E. B. (Edwin Bentley), d. 1868. |
| Description | When the Civil War broke out in 1861, journalist Edwin B. Quiner began clipping from newspapers any letters written home by soldiers who were serving at the front. He also included some letters from journalists embedded with the troops and from civilian agents appointed to accompany each regiment. Quiner bound these clippings into ten scrapbooks totaling 3,793 pages, and compiled handwritten indexes to eight of them. They formed the basis for his thousand-page book, ""Military History of Wisconsin: a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the Union..."" (Chicago: Clarke & Co., 1866). The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically, with each volume broken into rough sections devoted to individual regiments. Their text is not keyword searchable, but each volume has been carefully tagged by WHS staff and can be searched at the Quiner collection home page. The scrapbooks can also be browsed effectively, since within each regiment, letters were generally pasted in chronological order. At an average of 3 letters per page, the scrapbooks offer legible texts of more than 10,000 letters written by Wisconsin Civil War soldiers. |
| Subcollection | Letters |
| Source | Wis Mss 600 |
| Source Type | letter |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWQU0060000 |
Description
| Title | 133 |
| Source Title | Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 6 |
| Regiment | 20th Infantry |
| Volume | 6 |
| State | MO |
| Place | Springfield |
| People | Baltin, J.L.; Bertram, Henry, Col.; Clark, Daniel; Lull, Walter; McLaughlin, Jacob, Lt.; Norton, Albert; Norton, Reuben; Richards, Alvin S.; Stevens, Charles E., Capt.; Watkins, Jefferson |
| Source Type | letter |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | m taliug through tbo right leg below the knee; Albert Norton, ball in tbe right bi|); Alvin S Ricburdp. ball through tho right; tlii^h; Jefferson Watkins, received a ball /k-omtlt* 3bth Regiment, tVta. Vol. Sprinokieu), Mo, Dec, 30, '62, Fkie.nd H'.-—I received your kind in front of cap .sliijlbtly marking his fore bead; also received a slight wound in the rigbt bip; Reuben Norton went through tbe fight uninjured—next day was takon aick with measles, and died after a week's illness. Sergt James L Baltin in the scc-j ond charge on the enemy's battery firedl . ,, .k. v. , , , , •,. , , 20 round., diapL.ying great beroLsm and *^'" ^ou thnV this is a fortified city.- \ letter, and assure you it cheered me very much, . At the time I wrote you I was very weak. . ^d could scarcely connect two ideas. I hardly remem¬ ber wbat I did write, I thft}k I did not It bas four forts in and aronnd the town,, tbey a|^e not all finished, tbe labor on them is done by secesh pris- courage and eiscaping unbaimoJ; in fact where all wero hcr.K>s 'tis .p.iite unfair to particularize. Well m.iy Wisconsin be proiidofhersons Oflicers of tho various, ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^„,.^„^j ^^^^^^ ^j,j^j rci'iments enrraged, some of whom have, , , . , .. , been on many a hard foughi fid.l, unite in ^^'^ ^^'•''=^ a..certain number of hours the praise of tbe 20tb regiment Charging every d:»y. '-The city and surronnd- ibc enemy's battery, (wbicb were suppoit-iing country i.s governed by martial ed by myriads of "buMernuts" having all j^^^ ^bich roigiis supremo. The busi- the advantaj;es of po&ilion, and outnumber- ,„„„„•_„„. „,^ „„i„ ..ii„.„„ i * u.. ,. ^ '. .,, V, , ,, nes.s placet are only allowed to be mg us live to one,) with the coolness of ' "' veterans, nnd only re I rc.it ing when pressed 9Pen Q»9>.o'?'; each duy. Everything by overwhelming iiuinbera, and un.siijiporl- is Vory high here except beef, pork, ed in their charge. It is a truth whatever and flour, beef is J3 to ^3,50, pork may be said to the contrary in various re ^4^, to «4,.50, -flour p to «3,50, Siilt ports of interested parties, that tbo 20lli, ^..j;^ • bVl numbering 405 men, attacked a battery .)f ' " served u'p to Wisconsin boys alone, and by tbom called a Wisconsin tb.nnksgiving dinner by proxy. I .nm feeling cpiite well, only my nerves arc all uii.strug, "by taking so much quinine—it is almost all the inedieiNe given for every disease. FratcriKilly Yours, Daxiki, Ci.akk. P. S.—Acuomjianyiug thin letter is a rough innp of Springfield, showing the situation of tbe forts, and tbelasi stand madc^by Gen. Price. Either of the forts ia so situated that it entirely coniniaiids the whole tewii. Tbe place can only bo taken by a very strong force, if the fortified points arc properly garrisot'od. eu incieiised tu nearly twice its the number of mariners 15 per tons to one man. orts in 1840 was 39,851, with a y iiai.mry,an.i i ^ "" . ', , ii'll^'C) tn WlllCn portS t)U PCr CCllt. n the woods.: milea iu 12 successive hours, but could . 1 r p • retreat from „ot catch tbem. These rebela are very ^MUented of foreign ports are : head. He ,„.^jo,, jj^c the Paddy's flea, when you'^' Vomtn of the linos to Turkey, eraiion. tak-i^j^.^^j^ ^^^^^^ g g«r is on tbemjinte, Ponte-lagoscuru, (terminus of the C0I-, . •' .•',„'', ..J I u..„:i„ /*.„ : i>„,. xk„ ..„ Capt McDermotl fell on the retreat tho baitory, shot lb rough ibe fought wilb bravery and desperalion, inij the colors ftom the bat.ds of tbe coi-, ' , ' ..tt ~ 1 j n..r.;ir. /t.^... • „ r *! or bciier wbo fell dead on tbo field, and' tlH-7 are not there. We only succeed- Biaila, (terminus lor the samo waving them in tbe air in advance of the'ed iti taking a few straglmg rebel i, Sta. Maura, Brindisi, and regiment, culling on tbo men to follow, t p,.}soners, and two or three thousand .utinople-Trahezund line.) iviils ot Austrian vessels in all lepclilion. Sullice it f^ say mat Uio 1 battle of Piaiiie Grovo bas eftcctuaily dis- ade thon returned and aro "ow en, ^.^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^.^^ . thoy also make persed of the trans-Mississippi army, Hind- ^ camped twelve miles from this place man's men leaving bim in all diiection8,iud ^ ^jjJ ^^^ ^j.^jjj Wilson's creek battle tbe itibabitants of Arkansas are taking tbo I ^ j ^^, l^jHed. oath of allegiance at tbo rate of 300 per g«oun(i, wnero vr ^ , dav. I came from Springfield, Mo., with Our regiment lelt Madison on the a I'raiu of 80 wagons of commissary stores 30th of August, 1100 strong; most 01 immediately after the battle and fonud i ^^^ ^.^^^ being hardy, strong, healthy tbero d for 100 miles full of deserting ^^^^^.^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ generally sees.- conscrints from tbe rebel nrmy. The mor- muster more al effect c f the battle is incomprehensible. I Tbe regiment cannot now muster mo. e We do not look for anothor fight in tbia 1 than 500 men fit lor duty. VVe have quarter. Lieut. McLaughlin arrived at j^^j 50 by death, tbe rest are distrib- Spriugfield in time to join tbe regimenl j ^^^^ .^^ ^j^^ diflerent bo.spitals. very with rae, and is now on duty. Health ^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^.^^ .^^ ^,^i^ t^„„, I ^'^tase continue to send your paper and ' bave in my ^ard, some 16 convales- draw on me aftor pay day. j^ cent men, all ablo to t ke caie 01 Yours Respectfully, , tbemsclves. On tbanksgiving day, P"^f; ^/. ^Jn^^'^T Nvo raised a contribution hnd sent out Comm'dg Co.C,20ib W.V. c ^^^ turkey, nicely stuffod P. S.-Alllho woutided ..ro lu g«J^ It ^^/^^ ^^^^.^ and a fine lot of chickens, spiiil. and gctfug aloti, finely, ibo ^^^ ^.''^''7;^ ^^,.^,_^.,,^ ,„d cooked |fiist give tho most interesting ilferent seaports of tho empire; of articles (and these in groat i without passing through any country is, therefore, only of boys aio heiiliby luidrin tbe best condi- the chiekons w< lion. Private Walter Lull died at Spring- I ourselves, to th field ton days since witb iiiflamntion t>f ^ .,j^^^^^„ .^^ j^y,.p^^^eggion which were11|,if^ trade is claimed hy the • 1... l.panal mill liiiiora. C E. S- at the different ports amount Hchargcd, 174,500,000 florins; f ihis trade the Austrian flag iimher of vessels and tonnage) ill tons ; and of Naples, with '3 coasters. Next stand those cse wore added otbe«.'| 212 vessels and 011,870 tons ; ibe bre.i8t aud lungs. |
| Digital Identifier | CWQU0060122 |