Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 1

              CWQU0010004; v.|.«i»Hr« VI me iseioii C'lif Uaards.
Never did this oil/ wiioeis such  a spaciaole •s was preiented last Fr iJsy upon the deparrure •r the Baloit City Guards, .or their  reniezrous' «t Milwaukee.    The   entire   populndon   of  the
The   1 *"^' '"•* """"^ P""""* ^"'" '^' "''J*"""' '""" Js of mu.ic, firing of cannon, flags fly-
,        ,        first ooropany from  Rook  County.    The streets that they . ' '
rnciit fri)i
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-     -                         ---  .J.              ..„„..^              ^    ,    Every thing Is coo? were tbrun;-ed with people, and every available   ,   .    ^,  .   -
seem to enjoy camp life hup:e!y. Our\^ compaaj:.is qjartoroJ ,.at liurcliard's-* IIuH witli tho Governors   Guard and
„,...-.-„.,-...uH-»P.-,.na every available   ;,'   The non-commi.Ti.m'd offlcTrs     Madison Guard, of Madison    Wo board        | position tn the vicinity of the dvpot was occu- . .      ¦   .    i u  n j  ..« .      -.              , •..,,,!
pied by.peeutors,I.ng before the hnur o( d,-^*l^Z^"'l['Z,.'ll^^^^^^^ cd at the St.  Charles   till   Inst Sunday
but Ink* their iiieals at  an  excellent •   • ,        ,                                 .^     r   .i          •
t    , ,  ,,    .      f ,                  , nii;lit, when, on account of  the tni.scr«
Lout half a ton of hny   is fproRj over ^     '              '
ind each man picks ott^'bu restinR ahl«   fare—which, althoagli tho   pra.
re ho leaves bis blaoke|aDd such olh- pnctor Was Oinply p?id,   WaS   POt  ncfUv \
as ho may have.        • 4    • ^„    g^ f^^ ^ ^^^^^  ^f hpg?—Oui" cntfnff   fe
has beeu one of great iRivity in this ,             i           t        i-
fpon tho campgrounds, one mile from qU'-x-tors   wero chaMRcd to the   1-oun
oflhP tl "*""¦¦• *"*»•"''•<*•    I' "•• f<"">«i necessary t..
or tne l<^ .i^j^h a rope fi-«m the depot to  State street. In
J-'gl'tf erder to keep open a  spaoe botwoen   the  crowd
(.imrds and the cars for the oooupation  of Ih-. iroop,
Gov. Ou( The room, an.l plutforn, of tho depot were occu
Iloricon pied by the reh- .0,e. «f tho soldiers that were f,
Grejs Of   leave.    The   L/i-U   Cudot   Uifics.    the   lloa,eL^.,.,T-7T'r^       "        .r
^  ^-.-       Ouard, the Fireinon. aud  the   U.ih.n  e^^rds of '        T     "^^"^ ^'^"°^^''*"*"*'•" *     *'""   ^^"''•'-     ^>"   *>>«   Occasion of OUr   *
'"¦     ¦ L'r'!!."A!!!^^"!.^:'.Lll.''!"l'*,.'!l.'^.!:    '=»•'* "'^'*' «'  ^^S'- Cha.lc?,   .Sundny  *
noon, Pome pio inndo ils nppfar.tnco on
the table for  the   first   and cmly timo
duTPip   our stay   there.       ]Joforo   its
f)ua!iiy was kr.own tho boys pave three
loit Company is snid to be the strong-    rousing chccrs, whioh  fairly shook (he
1 the ground, and is highly spoken   ..f    houso,    and     produced       a     Wondcrful
ipers of the ciry and proininout mlli- O'lr uiiifurins will bo coinploleil ibi.^
ine men 4'ere sent back »o  Beloit, the
being too full.
I  Iir<iWii is ill Col.  Coon's   Regliaent,
lling pert of the time.    Geo. Hale is a
)f the   Milw.iukee Zuuave>, end Geo.
the .Milwaukee Light Guards. i   ,    .       .      .
N  \V S^-',^ announcod their displeasure by groans
Uu.r   Co;;;.57TrTo,.uxrr.anf_'' "'t '"¦¦77'     ^'  •¦«   "^°»^ '''-^^^   f^r  roll
can aud I iiiu.st clo?o.    I .shall codeav-
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Winnebago Co., III.,  under romtnand of Cnpt-1    ,¦ .• Burroagbs, were drawn up in  order to  rMeive ''•    the City Guards.    At 12 o'clock, this company. FniBKn  headed by the City Band pUving Yunkce D«o. nueit I fl  <"*> OiArchcd up  in  front of the  dep'>(, where ofourooi  they  were  addressed   by  Aliiyor   I'cirker,  who ter leavitt  pUdged the Company iha faiih of tbo Citf that were reee  those whom  tbry lift  behind  should  be faith tens  of'   fully eared for during; the terna of iheir abf<eiive made soil  K«^- Dr. Brinsinnde on behalf uf   he American pany, wb  Bible Society presented tu each   niotnt>er of (hv leaving I  Conpun/ a copy of (be Bible, accomiiMnying tbu until we   presentation   to   Capt.   Clark w^h a lew appru> met by » P''>*t« remarks, i^hich «iere foUotvd with pniycr. ,(gri(      '^be time  for tfae d«ir|iTtuiiB ofuthe train huv- fteri *"* arrived the  Auinpaby.n^as ordurnd nh.Jird,
rst Uogiinenl were iormad in •ay, each Company taking its proper Ceiupan/ir (our company) being the houvands nnd tons of thousands from nd vicinity were nssitnbled there.
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Afte. . -  o   —-  -MO  vuiii|)nny. was i
reports i wd hasty w..rd, oV partio^were exchnnsed be- the nifh «»•« husbands a^d wire*, w<.tho,s «ud .uns. out upoi •liters aud  brothers
the Bold      The scon. a. .hi, momont was m.>st touchin forthelAad  solemn.    .Stout   hearts   molted,   ,„d   ey„. for the I "unused  to  weep" were  .uftused  with   to...
chanpco in tho color of tiio propiiotoi's face—which at that particular uioinont was red and Oery enough to light n candle by- As soon, however, a.s Uio \)oys Iiad tasted of,thc pie, they pur-' ceivod that  tlicy had   been rolJ,  and
¦ We have no de
were  fo Never before  had   .he   diro  exu'...cie,  of   w„,
honor 0 been brou^'ht h>.me to tho p,M,,.lo „f .his city in
Goreri, ,a.h sad earnest, and a d«e:,cr desire w.-s begot
tb. M ,.n  In  .very  heart to strike down ^h. .ra=.or.
««nG« who had brought this evil „p^„,he land. ,
Beloit <     A. tho train moved  off three  luighly  chef rs l" ""''"•*""   ih« gr^-uud, end compriio
people  were given   f„r th«   departing   troops, and  .hi- *"' "'=«'»=^'''"' """^  followers of all
»nd driBsuitjtuj, jj,j,,j,^gjj^ ' ^ |[om.    We al.o karjs that another eom
who w.. ~ _ _^     .'-'>    • organiting  in ^luit, which will fully
When or where we oro to g'> i. n)t known yet. i .jjuaj theAne a'rdady But I assure the good eitiien. of Beloit, thai 50-, tnlU\dt>^>ma^r/ra for tho  prompt man «Dere we  may  the  flag of our ble.scd Uiiion| „,,i„ „/!,j,.]^e;t\^,„ ,„,, responded to the ¦ball aerer be trod in the du.t  by any traitor,.cnll forioluhtfers.    The " Ueloit Boys" nil] do
rnukee N'ows says
tviiein distinction one  comp.M.y ovcri*"' ^" ^»^<?P the Iloriccn folUs po.stsdu™
among ihoso which coimK.se theg.illani ourowR niovemeofsaudtho movenienlT
•gimonf, butwo  must   bo   pormittod  to of tho   arinv    tlirmi.rh    !,„   „)
.entire city of Bdoit.Roch Co.. upon   ,,      ^       T, V <^^'"">«3 of
.lent company which arriv.dat .he ron-       "  ^"f''*'-   ,.    ^^""^   lU haste,
jiin this city, on Fridiy ercnine.    Ti..,   1^ L«v-w'  t\:..    II'.    ¦. ¦« ^ J> ^
ik in hardy, nthleii'. nuu. with the other, ,, ,      .,  .,rv ,    ./^i
' ' ' Milwaukee, Apn^ 29th,'Gl
Dkak Gazettb;— '94
I do not think that
'tho oldest inhabitant,* that most ven'>
service, and^th.M#UyLraj]y   persouogo,   fcmetubers   a. time
I for th«   nrninnt   rr>ma   1, ', °   '
when solar^'c a company ever congr.^5»a- tedatthcfloricon depot,a3 metthtrclasl
a. long a. we hare one w-u, loft to carry It up-.„„,it to lh«oav.8e In whicBftley have enlisted.'i Friday morniuK. to bid adicu tO the right for tb.breexe. of heaven to w.ift iia siripcs ^^„ excellent Band accompanied thorn, who ,;„,„ L„^ „f o.MI^.. „I„^ „„. , „,»;„„ »• sight of man, and never shall Beloit be h^ve nlro voluntoced. and will probably be as- ''"'^ ''''"^ "^ '°'*^"'' ''''^ ''"' '*""'"" ashamed oMhe City Guards, or think that the,ignod a place in the second reglmeut. They ''^ J^'" l!i0 First licpimcnt in this treubleand eipense of helping them into duty-jigoouised most rxeellcnt music while escorting ci(y. IJlttcr tcar.g W::s slipdaud chccr« have not  been   fully paid by   thoii    diI5gonce,-th, nomr.nv to  th.-ii- niiAri...   «n,l . ,.„: ,   r.i    i_    .e   ^     -.
W. M.  CLARK, Captain Beloit City CuajM.    "ipdaed. Ixedin'
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have not been  fully paid by   thoi,   diligence-tu. oomfany to  their q.iarle.., nnd a r.gi«cnt   ful "words   of encouragement   Uttered gejdb.hi^rior, and devotion   to th.ir flag  ami,,^,,ded by them will «fitainlj have the pleasure     ,, •     .1 i        .1 .'
eonntrv w  M   CLARK     /^' «¦.. 1-     ¦      .   ...  .u        •     ,      I'^^asure a;) ,n the samo brcatli.      Lven etronc
counirj. «. fli. i.i.Amv,   ^   .of" keeping ttep" to the musio of a flue baud "^
<inen forgot all elso. save   tJieir . agony,
Army Correspondence      ostho tears coursinir down thoir cheeks IlKAn Qn.\nTKus 1st Hfciment Wni    plainly .showed.    Ah tho   cars left the cor.sii. s-a.c Active .M li.i.i, C.mp      ^cpot loud and pmlonficd   cheers niin- 8cott, Milwaukee, April 20th, 18G1.        .'        ., .... .
D.,._   r-.r,....,,,..       117 .  ,   cm" Willi   enlivciiin;; Strains of music
EAR Gazette:—We  are at lai*'    '^,      . ,„   iT   ,
„„„„,„„„,      ¦,,   ., . .     -,. vent the nir.    '• fho  red,   white   and
encamped   with tho rrgimjnt lu   Mi,,    ,, .    •¦ . ...
.blue   was waving  in several vil'a;;cs
BLA5XKTt—Both tho companies org.    	
this eity, have been furnished with binnkets by the «tt sans of the place. All bouor is d<ie the' ladies for the patriotic seat with which they' have laberad to furnish t'le troops with blan.' kets, bandages, lint, and   other nsocsharies for
.^''•'''"''""'¦•°°"'"l-o.taU)idin«„ce  wauke^.     How   lon|. wl, .hall   remai^'"^" ^'^^^f^i^  ^« ^^'cral  vil'n;:e.<i
lark.. Co«pa«y. I hero, it is impossible  to tell,    j^   ^.tl'^ouc;''which    wopn.^scd.    AJittK-
bo two weeks, but probably not lonjr<''">''' *''° °'''*'" ''''' "^ "'*' ^'*^' " '"^" than that. Tho- rioricon Guard °'*°'''^ ""^ workmeP were Rathered who looked   upon as one of .he bc«t If „,Bal«ted u^wiih rousing chcors  as   we
/7,/, h«cf   /»^.,,  ;     .1 •        .    passed them.    Thus the bono andssn-
the Ijest  company n  tho   regiment.-*       , ,.,,,•
•I'll. v,r.,.o   «..^ „ii • J      • -.        cw of our popuIalioD, tlie ijboring ni^-jn
Iho boy.i   aro all in   good spirits an   .   , ^/ • i    •    ,i,
* of tho country arc on ouf side   in tliia
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From Capt Clark'a Compuiy
^"^We are permUlcd tu make the following ex- I tract, from ¦ private letter from a member of Cnpt. Clara's Company:
* * We arrived in Milwaukee ubout 0 p. u. All along the routo we were met by nu nirr<'t.( crowdr.    At Delavan and Ulkborn there
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