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

              CWQU0010231; turpnssed till other puMi in ibe liberality and gocdneis of lho Indien. nrtiden furni.«hing us a lond for uur haTcrsaekr, thcy pntaid along tho line uf our train and bid us good byis rritb n hcnrly »hnke of tho band.
Our boya any thoy nercr anw to pretty nnd noble Indies as we (oucd on the route through Oii-;. Tlicy giive us ki.isoa ami every thing to cheer us on our way. Every whero along tbo wny the people wore waving their huodkoicbieli to chocr us on.
It was enough to warm tho heart of a tory to tee how much tbe country thinks »f her s.ildiers.
Nothing of importance occurred ti I wc rcneli- c'l llnrrirbnrg, and encainped i>n Fridny r.Lgbt at Cniiip Cobb. Tbe llth Iiidiunn Kegiuicnt. nnd 1st and 2d Ohio R.-giin»-nta pntsed by g'ing home. Tbe 1st and 2d Ohio were ir. tbe fi);bt at Hull's Hun a we«k ago yesterday. I hnve tnll:cd with .•ovornl who wore there. Thcy any that tho I out ot tbo federal troops was cnnplet*; that JulT. Davi#, Beauregard and Uen. Johnston wero on tbc field. This onronrngod the reboI# to fight liko bull dogs-     The   loss  on   our  sid^'
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and in thc next place tlio^ bops, many of lhem, felt that tho citizens of Madi¬ son had not shown that cordiality and oouGdence toward thcm that thoy ought to feci toward thoso who were going to fight 'their'' battles for them, and perchance spill their blood in do* fence of tho liberties whioh 'thcy'' wero enjoying. NVhon wo left, there were but few comparatively who folt inter¬ ested "enough to grace tho occasion with their presence. The public feeling scomod to change as scon as wc left our ,aristocratio' capitol:—and many were tho crowds that, greeted us all along our way wilh baskets, londed wilh refreshments, cheering and ahak ¦ ¦ ing of hands. Wo arrived ot Janes ville about 2 P. M. when as the trains halted at the  depot thcro woro four or
wns not ns great as that on tbe re^ al side.
It was quito a treat to our boys to bear tbem five inystcrioUS   looking   boxeS   shovcd
tell   Ib.ir   "war   stories."    One   had   seen   tbe ¦^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^  ^y   ^^^Q    erowds   OUtsidc : heada of four men shot off nt once;  anotbui hnd . r. .     .•
,,.,...,        ... ., which    upon   opening    after   Etarting
a brother full by bis side ;  whiU   another   cou.- 1 i r> r,
panion saw bis bi. brother in tte enemy', ranks' OgaiD, prcvcd tO ho a bountiful dinner, nnd drew up and abut  him dead.    Oh, what c got up  by tho    ladicS of  that    City    On
war is Ibis! 'much dhorter notico, and witliout  half
But I mast close for want of time     We bavo ^^^ i„,,„i       that it required  on the 00- '¦ now got to tbo rominoo of aoldiera-life—oook-        . /.,.,, , r      .1
,casion of that celebrated supper lor the
ing our own rulione.-- ' ' ^
We go lo Harper's Ferry this week.   We wil^ 5th and 0th llogimcnts n few days be
write you from there. ^
In buste.    I am aa orer, ^'.^^
A liCttcr from the fttb Kcgl- mciit.
Camp Oobb, HARRisnouaii,   \ July 29th, 18G1.     J
Dkar Gazette :
Tho saying is that this is a worl<i of changes, and I  think   that  that is? | about 7 P. M particularly  thO case in military   life. Our Uegiment left Camp Randall last \ to section.^, and raarched ^through   thc
Wednesday at 11 o'clock A. M-., ex pecting to see Washinglpn by Saturday oighc, but it sccms^that  different ar.,;
foro at Camp Randall. * * * * At a littlo town between Jaocsvillo and Chicago, the young ladios woie kind enough to favor somo of tho boys with Icissvs, (genuino article) but as I didn't get out of tho oars, I was uot fortunate enough to secure a taste of 'lip cherries.^ Wc arrived at Chicago After leaving the cars we wore formed iuto lino—wheeled in-
city nearly two inilos to thc depot of the Michigan Southern R. R. Thc eido-walks,  windows   and   houso-tops
ijrangemonts were mado ami we stopped  along tho streets through   which   we at this place and went iuto camp,  Frw. passed, woro thronged with people ca-
^day night at 11 o'clock.    Our journey   ger to see the ^elephant,' and hear our was attended with, so many interesting   Band discourse its'swcet strnins. and pleasing incidents, that  it  would |     ^t Toledo wo wero proviaoa witb au
be impossible to speak of them all, but I must'givo an account of the most io« tercsting.
excellent baeakfast, served up in thc extensive depot at that placo, by the I ladies.    Hot ooffeo, biscuit and butter,
At starting lho II. R. Company had |] cold meat, cakes and everything  good
abimdance.    About
two trains of 11 good passenger cars, being furnished in each in^waiting for tho regiment op-^ IJ o'clock P. M. posite the camp, being 2 cars for each company, besides the ofBcer.s' and mu¬ sicians' car; and which gavo us plenty of room. We loft Madison with very few regrets, for4n tho first placo wo were anxious to get into active service,
we were ogain sub¬ jected lo thesame 'treatment' at Cleve¬ land, whero we changed our course lor Pittsburgh, viz: Dozens of ladies, gentlemen and baskets circulating in every direction, crowding upon us morg than we could eat.    Fortunately for us
wo were provided with haversacks be¬ foro wo left Camp Randall, so that what we could not cat wo could stow away for future use.    *    *    *    *
At Altonia, a beautiful town of VI years' growth, containing a population of 5,000 wo were again treated to hot coffee and other refreshments. About 7 in tho evening wo camo to nnother beautiful town, whoro anjong other good things provided, tho beautiful Pennsylvania gir!s favored the boys with as many kisses as thcy choso to take, 'freegratis,' which was not bad to take (*<;/ course.'') At 11 o'clock Friday night we arrived at this plaee t have just been informed that wo are to receive our arms and go on to Wash¬ ington or Harper's Ferry to-day, so as to be in readiness for tho big battio.   C * *
Sllzu   "NVilRon—A.i'i>iy   OoMtunxH ^^ liu*   ]Li>icliew.
J FIFTH  RK.r.IMENr IIEAO QUARTKJIS.)
Il.-irrinbu.tli', July IV—Kreiiiii|{.      \
Miss Eliza Wilson is tho other lady to accompany the Filth .'is Vivandier, refoiied to in a former letter. Sho is the tlaughtor of Col. Wilson of Meiiomonie, Duun Co., Wis., a wealthy lumberman and former State Senator. Many of the bands late in the employ of her father are serving in the llegiment; also, several of her rclulivea. Eliz-i i.s decidedly smart and intelligent, of medium size, amiable, twenty and pretty. She dresses in clothes of such ]>iiltero as tho niilit^iry (nottnillinei'}) board have ordered for nurses in tho army, which is tho Turk¬ ish costume as near as I cm jtnlge—the same which sen.silile ladica favored a few yeiiis since tis a national style. The color is Iniglil brown; iioeriuoliiie; divsw roaches half way between tho knee and unkle; upper sleeve loose, gathered at tho wrist; pantalettes same color, wjde but gathered light aroimd the ankle; bjack hat with plumes or feathers of same color; feel dressed in inorocco boota. The vivan¬ dier die.ss is no hindrance to rapid move¬ ments; fa.st walking is a graceful exercise, while tho slow iiieviUible strut of crino¬ line appears awkwtird to the lady dressed in army costume. This reform, if gener¬ ally adapted by women, would be a tri- uiii|ih of liberty over the slavery of fash¬ ion and of American invention over the shackles of Europeon aristocracy. I have liitely noticed several ladios not connected with the army dre.ssed in the new costume, and numbers of little girls—therefore, am almost pijisiiaded that the mothers, sitters and daughlers of America are to Le eman¬ cipated from the foltere of fashion.
Women,   in    th«»   .^\'\r\-y. The jnopiiety of womon accompanying
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