Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 2

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ceived   in   thc   recent  sad    disaster   to   the
"Mound Cily" while shelling a rebel   battery
on White Rivcr.     Out of the mess of twenty   wiih Cipi. Kly'e compntiy
sailors lo which Ilenry belonged, but two be
llie   SiEcond   Hcfclmcnt-^Colonel   O'Connor. KKTUnNSP.—D- D. Dod^'O. wffo loft ihi* ciiy ,'
nci-ontil   of ill
badly scalded and   from appearances
Biived   from   permanent  injury only by .the
host of care.
Ho gives some grapliio accounts of events on tbo Mississippi, having been iu every na¬ val engagement in tlio West, save tbe bom¬ bardment of Forts Ilenry and Donaldson.
Hoiiry Ginty bus proved IijmKclf a brave boy, and his narrow escapes by no iiioans cool bis ardor. If lie gets well enough to rg- luru, he desires to see tbe end ot the rebel¬ lion ill activo duty, preferring to fight for his country than to remain al homo, "(iod bless our brave voiuuteers."
siu^ iiiinscii escaped   alive.     He was auilc   u    i .       w.,        At      i. i   •     i   ¦ >
>-¦ ij   J* . MUii*-    heallh.     \\ Imn   Mr.   Jlooijo   re.-uned,  he bold
severely scalded   on   the   face, feet  and ono   tho oo!i.mi.'..sion ..f l,<=t   I.ie.itennni in tho com- arm.  , At  prestut   ho   cau   walk, only   with    l">">-    'f'o 2''  regiment i.-. in M.Dowill'.n <li- Hiucl/pain, owing   to  a  contraction ofthe   ir.'""'.;'!"'""''^' c....,.n...,d ..f I.i..it.  f..l..ncl \     /   -l.    ' * vwM»i«vvioii  OI   in«    Piiirch.bl, who i.-«  well   isuemeil nn.l n.n.h  re-
fo^ His arm loo, 4be same one injured by fpectc.l thr-.n-hout the rogimuni. Col. O'C.n- a *Caiinon ball at the battle of Bull Run is "*""' '''*¦'"' I'f'lgu st-iic!.. hns not been in nctivo , „ 11 , „     , .   ,       J    ..   coiiiini.nii of   tho rcrilJient  .»inco  l.i.i   nppnint-
badly scalded and   from appearances will   be    „,e„,.    JIc   i. bang'7:4:' on l-. th, p:.y, $226 per
inonlh,   whi'o  ho   is  disohnrging   nono of   hit. duties.     I;, it not iihont'tjine I.u rc^ipEne.)   <>r do s Ihc   worV   lio  wns  fcleetC'l  lo   p.^rfonu ?    I'bu r liKnIih  of  rnpt. Kly'.s   onipnny wh.h goncrnllyp Koi.il vi-lion  l.ieut. Dudgo ^cl'l.—Jaiir.irille  f!<i- :.-U.', Aprif 2lj.
Our inf»rmati< n in rrgnrd to tho Colonel of ' tho 2>1 rcgii. cut is of i.ii entirely dilTorcnt char- n.^ler, nnd wo do not hesitate lo sny that either Ihe oditor.s ofthe Gox-tte iniguiidon>lo.>U I.ient. l).idi;c, or Lient, Dodge tol.l thiui a story which the fiiots in tho case will nol «ul).it.inti- iiUi. Wc published two monttisi ngo nn extract from   tho   Wafhington    A'atimiat   IlepHblicnn,
And we may .itld, that between Cul. O'Connor and   Lieut.   Col. Fairchild the   mutt   friendly j r.iijig.i, r<-lnined ' nn.l cordi.il relt.lioiis cv!..!. im<l the  l-.iltcr   can- ImsI   Widnc-diy   nltvriiocin,  having   been  dii-    „;,( ijyj fr.iwn upon tho ,Tttcmpt« maJo by cer- ,
tain eorrc.<P'>ndent9 nnd ncwjipapers   to cicva'o him a- thc ctpsni-e of b. s superior. |
As ono conclusive proof lh.\t Col. O'Connor is able lo perform hi^ dutiuf, wo may horo ."Into upon good aiilhojiiy that (Jtn. McDowell hivl in fncl given hitn tho position of n Hriga- dier General, allowing him to slill rctiiin the command of his favorite regiment.
Curreipoudonco oftlio HeralO.
An Interesting Letler from (he (Jrand Army,
Fi-edeiicksburg, V.i., May 2, '62.
OCCUPATION  OF l-UKDEKICKSnUlia.
This moMiiiig tbe work of throwing tlio pontoon bridge across tho Rappa!i:iiiiiock at this point was coniploted, and at threo p. ni., GoticiaU King- and Patrick at thc bead of a detj;chiiiciii. of cavjiliy and in¬ fantry, entered the city und loi>l< fonunl posse.'^.'^iDii of thc  placo,  much to thc clia-
WOimdcd  in the battle of   IJul^   llun,'has been visiting tho leglments ovci   tho
Ucccntly be has had another "experience,
wliicc is thus dc-scribed by the Racine Ad\ cnt'-r^'J at on.-o into ...livo service.
VOCUl
looks .13 gruiii ILS a llunr \vitli
c.ll.t our atlei lion lo tliu -'d W i.-^oonsin. .i .-orps     ^ g^^j.^ llOHcl, bill doCS UOt CMOwi  for  foai' of -i;ich camo into Wi.shinKlon in Juno hi!-!, nn.l I ,    ._     ,        ^»ri.„,    ;.,    ......;.:..,.   ,„    ,1.,.
'I'll
piiriioii
ic-ip.itt:d at I'.ull  Uun, ...i.l was. parlieuhirly
'Wc called the other afternoon on Hcnrjj Jl^cn'to excel
noticed   by  (iciier.il Sherman   fo ,in   ihat   affair.     .Since that   tiino
f.jr   iu bravery ai.n  hns
10 2.1 [-bving cageil. What i:? rcvivinij to tho Uuion men (few) of tho city, is positively crucifying to tho rebel spirits. Tioason, the caukci-wonn of tho Nation,  may, and
,     .        , ,     ,.     ,„„ r.V^r^Yn Kr.,^lmuo oflL'^N^^rPoinlVr':   doubtloss will p.owl aiouiid tlieso parts in
B; Ointy,   who IS at-'.ome under tho care |^"^^^_^^^^'^^^^,^||^^^ ^„._^^.,.„„^l ^ ih.irough jli^s-   the grog-shops and  Diothd   hou.se.s for a
of Dr    IV'TC. SufferillC from scalds received eipiinarinn.  and  served   f..r r  - ""
vt  »^».      .•£; o J i.n'it.or    in   the rcL'uliir   nrmy
ia thc recent wmI ajsaster   to tne "Mound ,.„„,„„,„,, „r ,i.o 2a. ho ims l.ih.,r.d "8j;H>;V'."'„'.f l ?"'!".
i7%" w.liile   sheUiutr  a rebel battery onj '   " "'
White Rivefc-) Out*f the iness of twenty sailors to -nSjA llonry belonged, but two
besides hMjftelfescaped   alive.     He  was
Since" h.r "took   ^''"t*' •-'"^ its "power hero lo do  the   Union much    injury    in   virtually    dead.
accr.lanre   will
BuTl llun» ia liudly  scal.lcU  aud from ap
When Colonel O'Cinnor fust went to   Wniih
rogiment,
time for the National PliyHiei.in lo io.«to.'0
Iho  diseased   parts oflho   Lody-polilic of'
Fre<.lcilck.slurg to  n   round tmd   healthy
THE WOMKN
of this pl.ice biok as if they conld swallow the entiio army of live Yankees; they aro •liling  mad   and c.m't holji sliowiiii; tlu-ir
pcarauces will he savod   from   pcrmttnont ;„„,„„ lo „s.-umo oommui.a ofthe  '^^•e""'-'"''! i!i.sliJ;e,and hatred to the'«iiuulsills."   Their ?. 1 . 1 V. fl,o bo«t nf c-ire \,o wa.s ..nito  unwell, nnd   un<-i'olu   to epcnk so; „^^^^jlj.v     ,,j|^|     elfeinill do   PCOw!>»,    niO
i:,jury only h;^, thc best ^'^'t'\^        .      i , ,^ J ,,,,,, „,..ng m. wb.lo lino. a..a he. „V.„,i„o-to onr troop., who neaily kill the t;-lle   gives   some   grnpbic accounts ^^ ^^.^.^,^ ^^^„ pi,., ,,,„ ,,,„,,,,„„d to l.icut. Col..nvl . ..-^^^^^j^ ^.,.^..,^^„^^^^^   with iheir yankee
., give mc cm..¦»¦¦" w. - --- poor "scce.^li creatures"  wiui lUeir yi
^youts OM thc^'.ilissiEsippi, having  been m ,..„irei,ii.i. ^^h.. would s-und  it <o tbo wh.-io g,,,;!^,^ f,nd "frollioking."    There nio some
^Vcrv naval cngagcriient in tlie West, save r.gim. nt.   With thi.- ..asi^tAucc tl.o Lieutcmuit^ ^^^^^ looking *'ginny g'lials" hore that h.ive
'l    '  U,v,li.?,».?t   of    i'ortS   llcnrV   aud Colonel «o«n  bconme ablo   toh.indio  the rogi  ' J^i,.(,.,,] ^,   t:t,uck   iho   lillicy   of some of OUT
buiulwramcm,   ui j    .      ^^^^^^.^.^ ^.^.,, ^„,j ,,r...i,pines.,nna now ranks, ..jj^^^.f,! So.igei' D-iy.s"  which if I mistake
¦(high among nrmy onioei*; but ho has not ih: ^^^j^ will in Koiiio instances bring  about a
l^c
ir»
cominnnd of tl.c regiment.
C.l. O'Connor has. ^ji^j^ij   between  Pcccsh   d.imsel.s nnd   our of his vole'c, nn.l
b*JtvO ho^ anU'^ilU narrow    e8CiipO^-.%,no'o..mpletely reeocered tho use of b.s v.-ice, an.i   ^ ^ ^   ^j^.^^^^   ^^ ^ jj^.^      .,,.
bJ^>O«>0j^ anv*im ,:;/.» writes that ho was nev..r iu beiier bvalih.    IU; ,^^^   luLsbaiiU   will   iiot   be   aHo\Ve;d to slip
fccatw eoblc-l.tS' ardor.     It   he gets wu   ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^,^^i^.^ j„^..„, „f ,,;, ,..„5,ior, and „„.^„„,, the fingers of ihcf^e yount;  ladies;
fuough ,to return, he di^ires to «oo tuc ^^^.^^^.^ „^^ ^_^^^^^^^ ^^^,, ^.„„,idcnco ol ibo oflicers j.^^^. ^-^^ ^^^ cxcellont bargain lliey will Of^a of tjic rebellion iii active duty, [ire „,ul men of bis cnviel regiment. T.o i.llo ,.^.,,jj|^. |j,.j„g ji,pj,. ,„imif, to'tbo belief that ferring to fi'MlttW his OOttntl^thail^WrO- ning of the <;««».. thai the C..l.nel.sh..n^^^^^^^ ..j3^^j   J,      .,   .^,^j   ^^.^,,,^   j^   ^^
.   ^    -  , =.. „   fl    . ,     .«.,,. ».V.ftv*.; «n t" •''« r^y   «'•'> performing none of his du       ^
Tcl-ititccrs.
'/id proved by abundant and good authority.
TIIK YANKEE MEUCIIANTS
arc alroa.ly   here  liuiitiiig stores and busi-
HtMsiiiPittiKii..