Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 10

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About  hilf prm  ..|,>ven   n   m    tbi»  fif.J French  (iic.nlion,  ami   will   fiAxt tbem in ,, .,     ,./.,,-,v    ;        .
.,,,,1 ,1 , '        •^'<* n   p-  m.  me  nio ii     .   i    r t i-. Irom th» :!tiUl Ueirinieut.
••n<« .hum  announced   thu  nppeaianc-   ,,f^ ihe'r (.'lerrillH style for years.     In   re dily .-      .%     ,, ,   „    .
'>"'- forces. tlu._v- marehed   i:.lo town a» ml '^^ l'''''-"^'»' "'''^'^ .'"•complished  noibing- I   , E.^tract.^ '''y'" ''-^t^^'r^   "*  Lt. Col. II. A.
UOU .-»tr..I Ig   with   two   piece*  of artillery, '^'^y ''**'• '"^ ^'^"'"'"'^ '^^^ "^''es from any    StfVrr to his father:
taking imim^.Ji.-xi,. and complete possessioi! P'"*^-*' ^^^''' ^'"'d exe-pt in   hrge   ho.Ii«.s.-l "Foar II^j^ow.n, Texas, June 2(3.
J of ifio square 111   n-|iic-h   wms  aituated   ibo' ^'"'''' •'''^'''''"¦* ''"^''* "'"'"'•"'¦*^'*'¦' '''"^ <^-'"** I      *    ^  I received your letter-tijUliiiy Sth
I ro-iidonce <)f tfie consul.     As the boys jnveil and are  dc-'-oning  daily, s.;\oral of them   day before yesti.-r-lay, and v^f^gfad to rc-
I three rousing cheers for the National colors! have come to us ulready, nearly every day   coivo it 1 assure you.    Our niail facilities
which fl lated fioni the cou-iuhto, t'lu fir- we get recruits who have been in their ser- I ino of tlio contomlinir paiije.s ceisi-d and 1 vlc.«, and leariiiiig that the United St.-de."» ' coiiimiK-ioiiers anived from cicli p.-irlv to i trooj/s aie here, cvune t-) join us. 'fhe lib- L-arn our intention. Tiicy were replied lo oral party in Mexico would have-iTet with in sul.stanoj by Col. IL.niy IkMtr.uii eoiu- better sticecss haJ-*liey a projier miiilaiy iiiaiiiliiig, ibat wo came t(j protect Ameri-i orijaiiizilion. AF present their army is can (-itiz-ns and their pioueity, not to in-i badly fed, poorly clolhed. and worse paid, terle.'e with ihofigl-t; which was thereupon They re(piire a few enlerprisim;, energetic renewe.l with vigor and continued during American oflficers to teach them how lo the iiiglir, ihe co'n'ialanta tikiu^ good care iiiaiiuge an aimy, and give them .some eX not to Bi-)lest our boys and keepiuija jjoo-l-   ample* of good   soldierly   qualities   in the
ly distance from .mrUcahty. In th.i moin- fiehl. When this war ends and the 8er-4 ^j^., „t- H,,, f.^therlcss cheer and ppotcr-t i.ig the troopo returned to H.own.svdle ac-.vi-es of our ofli.-er.s are no longer required.^, ,,;^ ,,,,eavcd widow. His body iscnclo.sed (-on.p.mii-d ov tbec->iisuls  familv, leavinir  "t home, the Mexican army wiI. get many    .       .. .\   .-. i ,   ,
Riez and Cortii.as to settle lheir,.wn n.i r I Of th.-m; then we mav hope for the releaill '" '' ^'" ^'^'^^'' «^ ^IV^t/tinay be removed .at rel. Early in the inoriiing of the Lthjof that Republic trJiii inteifeie.iCe from f *""'« ^"^"''^ P«""^' "'* «hen..ver liis Cortin.-is' parly   mile  a eha.go upon  the" any source. j '''"'"ds choose.     It cannot be done before
Reiz' men anl  capHii-,-(|   two pieces of ar-^'     I  am   snli-fied   from   an    acquaintanco \ "<^''^t fall or winter, as thc quarantine re-- tillery. nnd a hou-<econtairiinor ammuniiioni with many   of their   prominenl   men, and } nlulioiui are too itriet at present   to allow —from tbis time till tlm battle tenuinaled   llie expres.vion of all classes  with whom I I it.   „!   wrote   to Mrs.   Ewen this day; it the Reiz party iii.ide feeble  ivsistaiico nn<l' have cimversed, that they look lo thie gov-.' will be n very s(-verc blow to her. were finally routed and .Inven from :h ' ci-[ eminent for a .v.lutu.n of their Innibles.—t . 'i-j,^.,.^ j^ ..'..thinj. ,>f pai-ticlar moment
are not a-. re;.;ular as they might bc.
Urownsvillc is very healthy now, and but little siekness in the re/^iment. Mr. Kwcti, our lIosi>ital Steward, died yester¬ day morniiifx of dysentery, an-l wo buried him ill the. ceinctery ground last evening I'lio entire regiment tiu-n*nl out to pay this last tributb of respect. It is asad loss to the i-o<>;i.-iieiit. for he was one ef thc best st.-w-ai-ds ill   the   whole  m-ni}'.    May  the
a'miuioition,  itc.      He immediately   .lis- 'some information aa to tha p-iople of Mex-jj to butt  hi.s brains   out  here,   and at tbis |>'it(dief| a messenger to Juarez, ib-j Presi- .ico, as I ba^jg been among thom more or^ time.    Fort Urovvn is very !<tr(mg—.stnmn;- deiit, nnd  issuing  bis   protiunciamento .is-  less for three   moiH^, but   1 fear this wilM er than ever before, with  plenty  of artil- siiined   comm.-ind   of llio eily.     I enclose Hie m suflicieul boie for this tiin<r!J'«iid here \ lory and stoi-.'s of all descriptions, lis pi-ociaiii.itioii  in   Spanish".     Yeslerd i y i!»''<er I may be belter  ablo to judg« tbom ;j   ,j„ki'lWi.—To-day it has been eold an-l
stormy;  the rain   piuirin>^   down   in. .tiol- umiis, which is a   very agreeable ehan^^e.
I dispatch from  .luaiez, announced   Corti-   ^>y « more extended  acqn.-iiiitai.ce. I
I.as ci'iiiinaiider of the forces in Tamaiili  P   I learn from .N'ortborn  pipers that yDU : p.-i«, and iiiilii.-iiy cnnmander of M.ilamo j |av« had a very  severe winter, while here
ras, and semla Reiz to tin* commiiid ofi 'e have been at limes quilu uiuoinfortable some other p-dot. flie President in his Mioiii the beat. To day 1 sit here wilb the ii.ii.ui)ieati..n iiia'e ihein a lectmv iip.-n [ i'or'* and windows open, wiping the pcr- ' " I -     1-        .• ¦.- ¦        y   ¦   .   .: :.,.. e    »-..,..,      'j'l,jj  dimate in
is
\ whon tbe irivadei is on   our  .s.nl, etc., etc. Oot   so   unromf >rta le   in   «iim.n"r   as   al
If the fiohlinir   f'«"ne   in   Mi.Umoras   is  a iJoiiie.     OceoaHionallv w« have a 'nortber'
I the filly .ind ciiminiliiy of sacrilicinsj: ib-jiri   >iiaiioii fi-->in  my   f'aea I lives and spilling blood  in   loc.-.l  qiiarieK ' jinter is d.-lightful, an I I am  iuforine
,s   a i^J
Yesterday the division turned out at a military exc'ution. A -Mexican, belon-r ing to thc 1st Texas regiment, deserted his [lost, und fired upon the guard sent to arrest him, was tried, and scntciiccil to be shot. It was a very solemn afi'nir. Thc man was foarle-i.-<. He died without a .jtriig'^lc.
erit.-rion ()•¦ their capacity as fighlin-,' men ¦>''^" '^ '* qnito cjoI for two or ibiue days
I w.mld like to cont.act"to accomplivh tbe »   What .s the pronf.ect for the renomiua- ^     y/e have been waitin--- for a da.sli upon
-  nquest of the   Mexican   RnpuMie.   with (,ion of Old   Abef .  «¦    r w ;..   '^'d^ post by Col. F,n-d, with bis force, for
I am  at  present  on  tbo Rlafl  of Major ' - '
1   ,000 men an-l   three   or  four  batteries Reports from the   inte-ior are anything
JOeneral K. .1. llerion. as A. I). 0. 1^'"' '''^«^ ^^^'^ '••0«'   '^^'^''^ ""''"'"  '"•'"» y^^'
y,t ,, .      ,-,        ,       .,,,       , Tbe Geiieralls   in   ommand of all the J<'i'>'''.v morning at   ;i   o'clo.;k,  and  in the
out r.ivoralib' to the   r reneb.     lliey nave-, ¦     i,     /-i       i i i .• ..1'^.,.,,....,.   -ii ..       nm-  i-.miw m.,.../. ,.,.v.^..
,.        , ...        f »i    - , .forces on the Rio Gran le, and our relations    attcrii'ioii, al>o.      tUir tioop.-, were ne\er
t'oen wbiiiiied near tho ciiv of Mexico mid     . t-     \ .i      - i.    i ;» » I i.„.,ifi.;... »^..,^ «^„
,1 ' ' .     . .   ii-'i .1   ,    -    wu I our f.iends over ibe river make bis a rhcaltluor than now
all (^nnniuiiieatioii cut ofl  betwoen th-il ci- ... ,,    .        ,  .
J., ,,      |.    J I   r .11 \r   ,     very re*ponsii)le nosiiioii.     lie is equal to
ly aw Ibe   Hiei^h fo.ee  at  Biieini   V.sia. - ,   •'       '^ i     •   ..     \» •     <-
y-i , r     .1 I r.v           -    the eineijreiKV and a iietter M ijor 'joiK*rai
Were it not for the unbippv dill-rene.-s 111 J .    ^    .-    , • .,-.''    ,   .,    „    .
,      ,. . ' ',-      ,     I        ,,    Ihoro IS not in lb; a-rvieo.      1 no  lovo aod
Cfitaiii    oca Hies  anntno;   the   loaders, ilu' • , i     i • i ,• .
ai.i   luv    I .i.u.       1    iv       ,. O-Mi^C'^t of ihe men iin-ler hi-icom.ii-iii-l for
r.ench w(uil<l soon   take " r reiicn   le«ve.      ,   '.    ,, , .   ,        .i     ;    , i
.-..,,, ,   V        I •      ..beir U ueial ttiiioLUJts to eiilliasi.i.^tic  «a^/- i      ;,/.,u//.     i* ;„ ,.,.„
V i-hinri the (iovt-rnor   ol   New   Leon   is a 1    . -. -f y     July Hth.—it is u\c
Selfish   specnl.«top>  shiew-d,   cnnnini:,   and o*'       ' .      .» t   n   i •    i     t mail was received bc
powerful      He -secretly favors the French.       If .votl . ver _g..f tin^T. read .ill t!.M. Ki f ^.i^^,,,^,,,^ ^.j^i,.,, „,^. ,,
Col.   llcrtrain   has   just   returned fro" .V'ew Oi'leanr*, bringing a large ipiantity ico, wlii(-h is a great rarity here, sellin*^ir. '.'roin 0 to 15 cts. per pound.
iiii.l h.-is beietoloi-e   favored   th.; C-mfeder- €n» k.n.w a-.d I   will   w.ite as^dn. atea.      He  is .i^aid    to  be   more  powerful
Dir.
tliJlP'^lbe President, Juaitz.     Tho ni-»j .rity f^f-^ie   Mexicans   will    never   submit    to
o ea-e of M-jor  (iiiuiral   Her' ^     \'eiv |-e8|>e0lfully v»uir  ob'l  serv't.
.to
the la-1 of the   month   Im-;  blown   away.
eiy respect
Cii.\'«  K. ."^rKVuxs. Capt. 20th Wi»., and A.   D.  C.
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"'.md Col. Ford has   been   obliged   to sko-
da'Idle back to save what   he   bad left at
Eu;;lc Pass: for wbcji be loft there a party