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

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It was a bright day we met In tho fray
The host of Van Dorn, sir, We shall never forget the trap that was set.
An true as I'm born, sir Though ten to our one, wo wished not to run
Hut fought them five hours, sir, Wu made a great slaughter, but had to back water.
Because overpowered sir.
CuoRls—Tho bo7s we still are, Ac.
Our caTalry Hcd, artlUsry spcl
Things began lo look blue, sir. Our Generol, Gilbert, proved not worth a Dlbert.
Anil yet wo stoo.l true, sir. The great C. S. A. then cnmo in our way
We don't ihink it great, rlr; As prisoners of war Ihey starved us—I'lc swe.-tr
We had little to eat, Sir.
OiioRCS—The boys we elill are, Ac.
One ration for three, did not (julte agree
With stomachs like ours, sir. When we meet Kebs nKaiii we'll pay them like men,
We w-lll by the powers, sir. We stood in the .niro. In the rain, without Ore,
It seemed vary hard, sir, Wc forded cold streams, had no sleep and no dronins,
Il killed eigl.t lit thtir, guard, sir.
CoRus—Tho boys we still an., Ac.
WI.e.i wo reavheilJTullah.inia, all will allow me
That Bragg had his say, i-lr. We stood all aweary, the wet night dreary.
Our strength giving wny, sir, (ialhering brush for uur fire wo grouped In the ...Ire,
And then wrung our socks, sir. In giving US nicni, the lli-bs seemed to feel
As hutiiane as hard blocks, sir.
OilOKL's—The boys we still nre, Ac.
Our overcoats blue, and blankets (lultc new
They took from Ihe Yanks, sir. They scorn Northern foes but not our line clothes
Which they took without thanks, sir. 'Tw«« a cold frosty ...om when thus wo  wore shorn
Tl.ey stripped olliccrg too, sir, llebs to the dickens, they'll watch their own ohlckei.g
With tl.at we aro through, sir.
CliORCS—The boys we still are, Ac.
The cars were so old we shivered with cold.
Some were minus a door, sir. Too dirty for hogs, fit for old Kgypl-o frogs
Was the flltli on the lloor, sir. We tat bolt U|iilKl.t, rogues near plinie.l ii.i tight
Or lay several deep, sir, WUI. aches In our boi.es, wllh curse, and groans
We hardly could sleep, sir.
CiiORi-s—Till' boys we still aro, Ac.
Days to weeks hurried on we were furnished and gone
Kre to KIclimond we came, sir. To Qnd the bad air and to eat tlie bad fare
Of old Libby prison of fame, sir. Ourselves on the brink ofthe grave, well think.
Those dead in the battle well oil', sir, Deprived of our cantec.is, our coat and our blukcts,
And every one hoarse wllh n cough, sir. Cuuui-s—The boys we slill are, 4c.
Like beasts in a den, these long famished men
Can scarce wait for meat, sir. But from morning to night they talk wl'.li delight
Ofdantles to eat, sir. The soup Is not sweet from such horrid .nest
Kor life, we do desperate thiugs, sir, Wu eat the stiiflT up, drink s»up from a cup
And whittle the bones into rings,  sir. CiioHiit—Tho boys we still are, Ac-
But we're ready lo shout, rebellion'.-, played out.
Through sheer want 11 wanes, sir. Their money's vile (lulT, with food not enough
The right soon will gain, sir. And as April is come, »-e are on thc --ay homo
Hurrah for the stripes and Ihe slurs, bir I,jok l-oys. there they be, on an arm of llie se.i,
Karewell to thc cursed Ilag of tiiirs. C....BV»—The boys we still are, Ac.
Letter from the 22nd Regiment.' ^o made an o irly start ainl good dis On    board    (-teaiucr   Coiiiiiieiciai,    tanco.     Wo   had   good    bo-ls   ovori Louisvillo, Kentucky, February, 2nd, \ night, fer as soon ns guns wero stack 1°63. p,]^ balf the regi,ncnt   inodo   ii hri-al
Dear Indbpkndknt.—Wo are noTT for tho ndj.uning h.iy and .slrav onboard the transports, nil ready for I stack*, whilo the rest set up th. a start somewhere,—about to leave! tcnfs and stortfl, and with good rail tho neutral and neg.ilivo Stnto ofi to burn, wo wero comfortabl.j in li Ky., for something positive, which ia    iniiiut(.s.
a thought very agreeable to our feel- ^ The country all the way seemed t< ing.s. Wo embarked yesterday. The ^ bo liiio for farming purposes, nnd tht embarkation scene was ono well suburbs nnd tho last few miles froir worth witnessing, but a strange one - Louisville is ospccially beautiful.— for tho Sabbath day. Ev(-rything \ \\q f,,,,,,,] goo.i water vory abund.nnt went on board the boats quilo hai.di--. owing, porhaps. lo the late rains, ly except the inuks, which caused a j ^ho eity of Lo.iisviHe, though I .K liltle amus.>raent for the .«=poolalor8, , ..^^ ,j,^^ j^^ Mcinito a large place, biK by obstinately refusing to walk the [,, ^.^^y diriy One. Thev have t.0( plank, h.iviiig to bo drawn on hoard ,„„^.,, „,,i,k^_y „nd t(.o ninny sluvcf wilh r(.pcs, and somelimes even ,•„ these Southern towns and citio.^.- jumping into the river and dragging y..^ t,,^.^ ^,.„ „^. ^^^-^^ ,,,.,j ,.,„.,„. the men aflor them. But if there i ^i^,^ti,,„ ^.j,, ^^.^^^^ blessings anc wei-oiio...desandhogsinU.ewoilJ,,.^^,^^j,^,.j,^^^       them,   ivhich   future
1 gvMicralioiis will ho ever   iir.ttefi.l for.
Wu had heard that a mob in I^ouis-
villo had  suoceede-l    in   clearing ihc
we would bo lacking in materials for j coiiiparasons. It is only by ooinpar- ' a.son with ugliness that we gain a full appreciation of beauty. Qualities appear by conirast.- Therefore . \re ciiinol fcol to blaino tho mules for boing mulish, but tako our lime lo get thom loadod.
3;jd Indiana and 19ih Michigan o.it of t!io fow iiegroo^ th-^y had lot'i with them, by jerking tlieiii out of iho •- inks as they marohcd through, shoot¬ ing one nogio as he camo near c-ieaj.-
Our mnrch from D.inville here w.'is ' ing.    Gd.   Utley,  and every   other to havo beon made   in a week, laying   man in the regiment   determined not ovor one day.    Jiut tho wea'.her   was   to bullied in that way, and  thc may- I cool, and wo mado   the 85    miles in ' or was infonnend   it   wouM   not   bo ( 'our day* and a half,   st.irting   Moii-   wise for tho  citizens lo inlorfera with day morning and   reaching   hero   on   us.    Not that wo valuo  tho negro or Friiaynoon.    Tho    principal  places^ his S'rvicos, bit they cluim   our pro- we passed through wero Ilarrodsburg. teetion lu-oording to the laws of  the r.awronccburg'and Shelby villo.    The   n.ntioii, and out-ideis might  ns   well whole   of   our      division.     General* ,„ii,(l tbeir own 1 usii.c-s, and   let   us Baird's, camo   on,   Ic.Aving   only    a) „io„o.     So, our orders were, "fi.x bay- eavalry forco in  Danville,    It rained' onofs—insult no man, but if any  one 1 the night before we''left,   so  tho piko attempts to   inlerlor(»,   give   him the was covered with from  one   to   two  b.,yoiiefc."    Soon   after   pissing  tho iiit-hes  of mud, wbieh. after   a   n-gi-  Q.^jt House, where G'>n.. Davis  thot • raciit had passed over it,   was   ah.ut; Qe„   NeUon Inst fall,  a great  crowd the con.siiteiicy   of   mortar.     So   we  (umnltuciigsly   gathered   around   u.s, 1 ohoorfully obeyeJ nn   order given by   cHing the .sticpt on b ith fsides of  us. Ij Col. Ulley, and not f.jund in the taa-.j .Slave holders whoso f.-itcs   wo  r^icpg- ,' tics—"nattiillion, roll up pants,' iindi nized as living along tho line   of oor ^ then we woro off.    It  rained   all tli^ former luarches,  from   Danville   and afternoon, and we campcJ    with   thoj aw.ay back to Georg'.'town, were rush- rain pouring down.     I suppose, how-, iiig along,  pointing   out  tho   negroes ever, that   this was nothing    to   ihc to the bullies  who   w-ero   to   do   the 'bravo volunteer', yet many of us did j.^king.    Our Captain, who was  on uso tho e.Nprcssioii,   Miis is tough,'— the walk   among    ihoia,    sni-J    they Tho nc.\t day it snowed .ill  day,   bul