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

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A, „«.,.^„.v-1—..  .. L   «... J "' Captiun Gordon, of tho Eleventh Massa-
.A.^oo.M,pondentc>ttheltilwaakee5't4i;cliiUtts; Lieut. Hamlin, Scott Life Guaici.
".>t«.*»«y»{      •,);     ., '   and all the non-Coiiiiiii..i.sioiR>d ollicers, Icav-
«>.?aK^K'«J^.?a?,rdl'^;{:^^^tl^^^^^^^ '"^ '"^"r^^'""^ :'!'> "^ '^ •- r''-'i>--i ^-
ry., ,u«d they hi-nn i«M br»vo, thoir io« in priJo-''oh'W   tliJ   ambul.iiicos   Contaillill"-    the
?.rrad^\racXX5rt'h;',;:?v?,:j;'rr^^ ^^l'- ••••'^l "•"'•^•¦.gone operatioim.
limy •pproached. Thu retreating column »l»o had ovi S.ituiihu-. In llio nioautimo, CaiiUlill .0 coDtend agamit a raking flro of artillory. ¦ ,^,|,„^ „f ^,7^ YMssi^,th Mas.acl..l..ett,<.  dis-
a«VK&.!t.^'h';;ir'o^Vd^'o'.l:?a''p^oS 'i"e' « ^^''''=«"-'" '"'y. ""'"cd Waldorf, and iiiy-
Ih^Maloo troops, and one of th»m yelling out- self, piailUed all CSCa C, wliicll Was succe.s.s- "W« aro Union  troopi,"  tbe  firing oeaard until, c ii r i    i i   . ^        i ..,
they had plenty of time t» rally and tu-forni.— "'"V aoCOIIlpllslU'd lietwyell .5 .'UUl 10 p. ni. .V«T»r beforo WM there a battle when raw troopa.l Kii'lav lii'dit Wo tail tho I'naid Jitid ooartyaUofwhomthoro«awtholrflr«tba',tle,ha<}i ,-,      -        ,       ,    ''"'   J"^   gu.iui   ..IKl
w much to contend againtt a» then, and under tht' cr.awlod on our li,",iiils and teet oiit ol lie;ii-
l«ad of a muter spirit, one who oould have direct-   imr disl-mei. of tin. «..ntin,.U-   i.r.tf. I .,1 n.
edapd led whore thoy would have followed, woim   '".l? ^"^''""^ < |  UH-S..ntim.l>,  phKee.leil 111
don would havo been tho result of the day. ' a liorth-e:i.-*t diivcllou  Ulitil ;j.\a. m.; met
Tbo _Wwhipgtoq Star  relates the   fobj! two pickets of the enemy in a small tent on
lowiof..' ' • ;i the main ro.id, which wo bad to cross to
Dr. J. n. Irwio,fnrgeon of lUeSecond Wiicoh-j acooilipliOi our csC.ipc; tho pickits cowcd
Horf;S;,X rd*V/nwTc^,;[erfforof-'^'^''>-'l>l--''''"0^ '""1 I'i'l l.cbi..dalive, the surgeon, at the »>ra«a»« ihouilDg—"Surten-* and Wo backed some ono liiili'lii'<l lectwitli der, you   d—d  Abolitloo scouudrul:"    Tho ball'   .• i •  ,   i ¦    .1      r      ,•        i-.i       • i   .
irrazod the head of Dr. 1., who at the same tlmi; ""'¦'^' l"^""'''^' '" "'^= •'ncctloil ol the pickils made a big leap Into a clump ef woodi. The troop.j and then turned and ran about two iiiile-s erxod* aroana to headhimoff, but bis opponent   ¦ ¦,.,   .    .i ,i
moaatimo had managed to loud his rlHo, and when I Keeping a little to IMo norll).
Ik" V"?," ^"n'", .»Pi'«"'"> 'iio' Wa through thel     At 'J p. 111., not knowitiiT wliero wo weio,
choit.   Ho fell ildewaye,   the  saddle turning wltt i •     i ?     , i •
him, and the frightened borte gallopud oS with Itf ^^'"^ aelermilied lo appro.'ICb a lioliso illld Ill- dead or wounded rider dangling by the nirrups. .quire. Wo met two women .nl the .^'ale. An Inoident in Camp of Sec ;,n(l lold tbem wc bol.ju.'ed to the Fourth ond  Regimeut. Alal.aiim   R-gim^it.    'They   asked    for
camp Wisconsin Regiment;
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While on the ir^d President Lincoln,'-'^¦"''^'(•' """• ••'*''^'"' "r"' ^ "'T'l "%'!% Secretary Seward and Gcu. Shermau drove ^^¦•''.^' I" ('»^'"'i*'Vilie, wbioli thoy did.    W e up iu an oiwa carriage.    Shouts went up «""•< '«'» "Pl">^"»' ^h'-^ctioii, aud at 4 p. in., I and in half'a minute tbe boys were all a..*- l"il»««>'d !i"»ther hou.se, where :inol. inaii sembled around tbe carriage.   The Presi-^•^vf'^^'o"'••<'"1 '•i«l<^='l '* "•'' W'''*^ soldiers.^ dent made a sort of lackailaisacal speech tc ^^'« '¦*^'l>''^''* '" *1"^ affirmaiivo, and addod tbem; said that tbey bad done well in thi; '''-i'  ^o lulon^^^id to tho I'ouith Alahaina, fight, und though not as successful as bo .'<eu'iinviit, and bcvu picking Maekbenios, could wish, he hoped for belter luck nexj »"il ''^'''y-.'d aw.ay from camp.    Ho llioii time.    "Abraham, we will give you tbe "">"'-  "•^"¦^' }'^" '''*^ ivgimoiit that is wjiit- ¦ men, do give us better oflicei-8," said Lieut, it'!-,' *'"" "rtilloiyr    1 replied, the samo. M. Lain, oftbe Janeaville Company.   "We "i'''^'". l'".V^" "^'^ '>''> ">¦'»» ="" s^tatioiiod are ready to tight, but for God's sake give "t t^'iH''* Mill, three milo.^iVom bore, (poml- U8 officei-s wbo know something lo com- '^>,^' i" t'>« direction of Ljcsbiiigh,) hall mand us," said Capt. David WcKee, mid way from^ hero to Lccsbuigh."   He iheii the men gave a unanimous cheer.   Lincoln «ii"l.   "Woro you iu tho fight Suiul ly ?' hesitated, and said, "here is your General,'-'"Y'^s."    "1 "'"  gladj».ys you ^¦^<;-'J'»i'',
pointing to Sherman, "aud ifyour officers from the slaiiij;litor.   Thoso d d  i!i'>-
do not suit you make your wants known to l«>e^ 1 «""i"'' I'l^" ^^ see every mm of thom i him."    The'horses, at tbe cheer tbat these strung up.    1 never could boar tliom.    1^ remarks elicited, got restive, but SecreUiry will send Edw.ird to show you the w.iy Seward arose and said:   "Tbe Wisconsin ti the main ro.iil."   We thaukcl bim aiu' Regiment did nobly in the late fight, and left. .
so well is tbo President pleased witb thoir At .'5 p. in., c.imo to a railroad. I saw; gallantry that he has to day accepted the a little boy and girl, and nskod lliom what rieventb and Eighth Regiments from your road it was. They replied thoy did not State." V know, but if we would go to the bousi-,
An Escape fi^om  Iho  Enemy,    j^.ty. would tell us.    Alter some further iii-
  iniirios, wiihout gfUiiig any infoiination wo
Statement of Edioard P. Doherty, Co?n- ^J^^^^^^^, j,^^. ^,..^^]. jj„j j^^j^ ^^ ji,^ ^^ooils, pany A, Seventy-First Regiment, toho ^^^^^\ continued < ur inaroli until 0 p. m, was captured at Bull Run, Smhc/cj;/, whon wo 8;iw a house sUndiiig alono in tho July 21./, and who Escaped from the •"Vi>ho..   We dolonniiied lo go llio.e and ^ ,   r. -J     xr-,,ru    •     got something to eat.   Aniviiigat the gale
Enemy on the Friday Mgbifoltototng,^^^ .^^^^^^j^.^^, ^Y ,,,^^^. j,,,j fioiiielbing to sell
Jidy 'Idlh. ' us.   Thoy said thoy bad and wc lo.st, uo
On Fiid.iy thcy commenced removing tim'J'»'uvcsiiug in 50 cents woitU of boo the prisoner aud wounded, among thorn cako an.l milk. rJifed .«""''
Wliiio wo wero devouring tho^so (to ua) liixuiio.<, a hoiMiiiian gallopiu'd up to tbo door, and the l:i.ly oi tbo b.>u,>io called tbo mau \silh whom wo woio ooiivor.sing "Cou- >in Georgo" (his name is Kdwaid..*.) Wo sus|iocted soiiioliiiiig wrong and took a pre- oipitato loavu down tho hill, and contiiitiol our mii'cli. Half an buuiafu-r loaving tlli^ boif-o. Wo cross.'tl llio main road, and oros.v od tho fiold, in or.lor lo loach a wood wbioli we Rispoclod was a loio.>t, bill which turu- I'd oul to be nothing but a small lliiekol. Soon aftor croi^'^ing the tliiokot wo es|)iod . eight mouiitod tioopoi's at lull speed, pas,v ' ing along the road, some filteen yards alioad; not supposing thoy wore in soaicli of iLS we coutiiiiiod oil our way, whoii, up¬ on looking round, they balled at the I'o-.ii of tho bill, and woi'o looking in all diivc- lioiis; ;it last thoy saw us and lommindod u.s to ball an.l Cuiiio back. This wo bad no dosiio to do, aiv' knowing tho foiico along l!ie road to be impas.-,iblo on boi-8.- baok, we llioiiglit o;ir ehaiioos of e capo wi'iogood. Wo accordingly ran, and tlu-y filed, ono or two of ibein dismounting siin- iill.aiioously with the discharge of the otli- 01*1 guns, to let the rails of tho foiicv^down in order that tbey might pursue us into llie woods.
Ill tbo meantime we li.id gained the wood and found auotlior foiicoaii:rounding it. This ll-noe wus oipially is wi'lo as tli.- fii'.st one. Thoy galloped oil" to the e igo of tbo wooils whore wo tilmuM ba\o to pa^.s to make our cf"Ca[)e and surroiiii<!od tin- woods. Here thoy disinoiiiitod, look dow n tlio rails and eiiteivd the bu.'-hes an.l coiii- inoiiccd tbeir seuu'b. lu ibe moaniimo wt; bad run b.aok to wiicie wooiiloivd tlio biii>!i and hid under two large elm trees. Cap'.. Allen clipping llio biMiicbos in order lli^ii wo ini^hi p'.iil tlioin down ovor us witli moro facility; ;t was pi-rliaps five iiiiiiiito-. liofoie ibey ivacbod this portion of tli-j lliicket, and those trees being so muoh ox- poKod, iboy concluded iio person \vas thoio, ami Went away to the other cud of tbo woods, but soon reluiii<;d, and on pastiiii::; one of ibeso lives one ot the hoiises lidd.-a by one of our piir.-iieis grazod my right K-i'' willi bis b"ol', and «o cloio voio ibov ujioii us, that wo overheard all thoir con- voi'sation.
During this timo, some twelve or fifteen of Iho iiihabilaiiUs ot Milloid turiiod v-ut willi iheir guns and pi.Nlols to as.^i.-.t tlio troopojs t.» 'li:id the YiMikoes; and mi or¬ der was given by an old man in citizoii's dress, for the liorseinon lo follow u\> in Iho lu-vt woods, with orders to llio iiiiii who h.id como together, to look in all ibe biishu.- and to Uini over all llie «>ld logs, aud to leave nothing niidoiio which Ihoy iirt;lii siippo.so would lend lo our cnpturo.    lloiv
uuo of ilitiiil I'ookoiiod the Yankoe -—	
liad got away; aiiolher Miid Unit if thoy wore in thoso wood*, thoy would give u.- a right wanning, and lliey commoiicod dis- cfuii'dn;'- ibeirgims into the bu.shes in ovdy diieotion, but liai pily, did not aim in the direction of our tree.