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

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*bamp before to-morrow morning. Total 1 of rut officbr*. '26. Oapt. Langworthy was wounded in | All accounts agree that the Wisconsin ihe leg with a shell. Ue does uot men- men stood np to the rack well, fought as lion il bimt<elf, but it makes him limp a we had a right fo expect they would, aud ^ttle. Jack is a trump; all know bis bra- \aever flinched while ordered to advance or /ery and may his shadow iucrease. .(remain stationary ; but they must have Randau, (Madhon) GuAKDS.-Capt. J. i' l^^^en panic slickea after the retreat had F. Randolph, wounded slightly in the hip, Uommenced, as the officers, Oapt. Colwell, bv u shell explosion ; Lieut. Meredith, shot j tJol. Peck and Ool. Ooou were in this city ifirough the right arm; S. M. Bond, [before 9 o'clock this morning. Why our wounded in the arm ; T. D. Bahn, wound-; officers are in Washington instead of stay¬ ed in  Ihe shoulder, severely; Corp. P.   ing across the river and looking after their   „„ v... ..» «.«....« .w.u.«u v.. «.,-,
Morrison, wounded and missicg; E. li. "^e» >« pr^'Ot to me that it was with them, 000 men, was to commence tho conflict on Reed and Gtorge A. Beck, wounded ami "dovil lake thc hindmost," aud the sub- the road lo Manassas Junction. General I    lon.iKor i.o. .i-.MA .,>»./. in ilm WHV of hlp.^s I McDowell started an bour afler from Cen¬ terville in a carriage, with Dr. Arnisby, of Albany, Eeury liercans, Gtn. McDowell's father inlaw, and Caleb Lyons, of Lyon side."
mlsitig;  H. N   Allyn,woiiDdcd in the  scriber ha, douc i.^« in ihe way of ble-.s foot;  Frank  Buten, sliglitlv wounded in   mg " over the let," lam sorrv t.s.y- ili„ Jheek ; Thomn. 'ca^iug. wounded in ' I-^ed Oapt  Coh.0    wo ir^^^
with me, and who with Lieut. Hatch came iuto the city on horseback, having as ihoy say, caught seoessioa   horses, whero our men were?   Did not know! "Ho stsyed|j in the tight until he was the senior oflicer)] aud tticu left."    Hatch was wounded \a\
in reach of the bullets of one of our troops, ho will sur (ly die, and tho.se of his owu Slate, Oonneciicut, will bo lirst in at the deatli. McDowell is but little better th^in Tyler. The following is from the Evening Star o( this cily, Thursday evening, July 23d, UCl : ;
"Col. Heinlzelman moved with 5,000 men to the lelt ol the road, as a feint to draw the enemy lo that point. Col. Hun¬ ter, wilh his division, 5,000 more, moved to tho right.   The centre column of 30
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This will probably cxpisin why it was, to use tlie language of the Star, " His or¬ ders on the fidid (lid not at ail limes reach those for whom they were intended."   It
tho hand ; J. M. Zuok, Thomas Murphy, iuid lienry Storm, wounded slightly ; Al¬ bert Weaihcrbee, H. Chilcotc, C. W. .Moon, and William Mcintosh, missing.— Totil, 17.
Capt. Randolph is aa brave a man aa there is in the army, and though unwell
tl'thZU. ami S'one' oftheUH ^^^"^^^^^-^ »'"e"»:« deliver'him toj ;Trdrrection:'' wl^^^ is Gen. McDowell?" through bravely ami was ooe of tlie last ^.^ ^^^^^^^ ^,^^ ^^^.^,^ ,,^^^.^     g^^^ ^,^^ j ^^^^^^^ .^ ^^^^   McDowell?"   Was he in
Wlio leit me ueia. I eaw Ool. Peck who hadgot here via Alex-n attend.ince  on    his    faiher-in-law    and
MiNBRs'  (Mi.NKBAr, Point)   Guards.—j ,^^^,^1^^.   Ao knew nothing of the whereaj. friends?    Verily, it looks as though he
bouts of the men. Hunted around for ot^.. ^as going on a dress parade, to read the ers; mot Hanchett. who was terribly exci-j; above accouat, ami the wholo movements ted, and about 11 o'clock found M j. M(J' of the day show clearly that such was to Donald; " What the devil are you doing| them the whole battle. Toady newspa- here," was my salutation, tor not having, p^rs may say " the Generals were exhaust found a soldier ot our regiment 1 had got  gj by  taliguc," riding io carriages to thi
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There is some omission in ''Outsider's" account of this company. Wm. Owxnb, of Dodgeville, is tbe only one named among the killed, though it is evident there were several others:
Wounded-Lt. W. W. La Fleiche, not' dangprous; Pbllip  L&wrence,  leverely;
Wm. Raske, slightly ; Christian Kepler, womded in the arm.
Missing—James Gregory, of 8d ; Ilo^ry Balske, George W. Dilley, Christian Kleioy Michael Hantner, Wm. Loot bower, AUx ander   0.-Perry,   Wm.   Pollard,   W.  P Smith, Jos. Weber.
Wounded and MisMOg—Emil Petersoth
one arm and leg elighlly ; hut sufficient tol is notorious to all who were in the baltle, disable him for the present, and Capt. Col-J that Aids were riding over the field in ev-
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past having any sort of respect for lUooitM field, with provisions, wine and brandy in nnd abandoned tlieir nlentv. and sorvnuts at their call t bnt thn
Cers who were here men.
The major handed me a paper, saying " there is why I am here."   1 appond a
copy:
"July 22, 1801- Pass Maj.  McDonald with lour sick men. i
Wm. R. Bkkwsteu,       i Mujor 28ih Regiment."
plenty, and sorvnuts at their call; bnt the soldier who goes four or five miles at doa¬ ble quick time, and without food or drink sustains a fight of eight hoars against su¬ perior numbers, under cover of masked batteries, and is then " ordered to retreat to Washington," by the road 28 miles, and when he gets there 1^ or 15 hours after, and no food for   more   Uian   thirty-six
Vi«T OF TIIK Pi'EsiDZKT TO TUK Rbow hour8, and is met by Gen. Tyler, " or any
T      iiri :i., »«  »l>a   .rrnnnil    nil the    28d   ntl..^. .,^an 11 o.,.l  l„  V-r.».1    1.,
VlflT OF TUB ri'aoiL)*"*   *"   *"•" „7,1 "ou"! ttuu is m«i, uy vjcod. lyier,   - or I
mbstI—While on the ground on the 2(3d q^^^^^ Qjan," and in brutal language, is
rre-iflenl Liucoln, Secretary Seward and posted with, " You coward, why are
?,   ' k, _  J .V .... In   «n   oiipn car-   .,^» i^ ^.,»..>)i) .... r i...«.,i n„»   T-u_.i
ac- you
Total, 16. ,   ,-    1
Oapt. Allen is around to day, looking| j,j,y^jBgjj^ Um.m,,^ Decre.ary won-.v. „..- cosiea wiin, - lou cowara, , ,.. that all things are all right, and all I'he (jen. Jberman drove up In an open car- not In camp?" as I heard Gen. Tyler do at — „-,. K» .^«.^/^ rifl-ht no Ml the rack.        ^j^g^    Shouts went up and in half a mm- Willard'e,   will, when opportunity offera
uie t le boys were all assembled aronnd ^^^^y ^ypjj   vvantoii iiisultp, and   hence I the c irriage. .say Gen. Tyler  will come out of uo morn
T 0  Piefcideiit   made   a s^hort  cpeecli actions alive, unless he keeps oul  of the to tl um ; said that they bad done weU in reach of the bullets of his own men. the  ight, and  though  not   as successful tt, Rollln'a Sketch of tUe Battle.
as iL could wish, ';? ';"HJ"^^3^"^^|,V The letter of Lt. RoiUN, on the next 'rC rmen,^dttve^rbe«r:page, gives a fall and very clear accnnt officen ," said Lieut.^. Lain, of Ihe Janf - |of the part taken by the Second Wisconsin
tnai ail llilllga BIO  an   >i(5u>, ......    »..
men say he stood right up to the rack.
" Oaisider" states ho had a memoranda of the remaining companies but had lost lhem.
Asst. Surgeon Russell is safe, as is Arndt.
Russell  has a black eye, otherwise  all
sound.   Dr. Lewis was taken prisoner.—
He got   away twice, but stopped to assist
the wounded, and was agaiu takeu.   We '• - 1.- I,-
The following was the roll call  on il^e j ^V J^j Oapt. Dave McKee, and^the inen ide.n of the position and comiuct of oflt,
morning of the 23d : Co. A.-Present, 78.    Missing, 24. Co. B.-Present, 80; Missing, 6; wouud-
^''co.'o.-Present,   83;   died,   wounded
""co E.-Pieseut, 80; miscing 13. Co F.-Presenf, 73 ; mibFing,29. Oo G —Present, 75 ; missing, 18. Oo. H.-Pre*ent, 87; missing, 11; wound-
*'^Co." l.-Pre»ent, 70; tni*?>ig. 29. Co. K.-Present, 68; inifl3iug,82; wound-
* With a report that many are at Alexan- dria.
F0U81W WBUL—KA.BW   ASBITAL
THS  MBN
gave k unaiiiimous cheer. Lincoln hesita- mijii during/he acliou, which has been ted, ahd said, "here is your General," published, and will be rend with interest, poi.iui^ to Sherman, ''a'ld if your officers     .j.,.^ ^^^j^^^ ^^.^^^ ^^^^^^ .^^ ^^.^.^^ ^,,^
?o^:i;^""'Vl.Xtr:^:e"cheer"^t U-io.. ««« l. .rder to deceive our men, is thes^ remarks elicited, gol restive, but ent rely consistent wiih their character as Secretary Seward arose and taid : "The ,ii„ and purjui^d traitor*. Men who can Wisconsin legiment did nobly  in the late jj^^ ^^^.^ ^^^^^^ ^^ destroy this Govern-
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cepted the Seventh and Eighth regimen'a earth, are capable of any and every atroc- from your Blae." • ny.    With every hellish instinct of crnel-
iscoMi'aTBNT oBNEiiA.1.4. ly lully developed under their bemibarba-
After listening to all the stories, otlicers roua insiitutions, tbey regard none of the and men there is but one conclusion 1 can ^^^^^ ^f cirilized nations iu war. The arrive at, and that is, that the Generals ^^^^^.^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ the Union colors
ever goes into tbe field  again, and comesti,..ir butchering of wounded meu and tbe
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