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

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of the contest of .July, 181)1, IS one brigade, 1    i ,l ,. .
the bfavcry of who.sc   movements   I  .shall     ,    , "" f"-^ otfier   regiment in fhe orig- \y «s was our wish; but sent to the rear of
endeavor to depict in the following few ' remurks : fjlibhons' brigade, of King's di- ' vi.sion, on Thursday let^ their   teniporarv
camp and niarchod    to Centreville   along
the main rond leading to Maiia.«sa Junction.
Il had not marched moriT than three miles I from the former place when the  advance
killed   and    sixly-fo«r ^^^ f„^„
ade, lost   fourteen    v.-   „..^.   o.^tr-ium * - ,.      ,      ....
woni.ded. "'"¦ fo"^c» * raiding b.ind, which, aa yoa
/~ Letter from C  I. Kali child. >v^  iiust have learned,  attacked tho train of
We are permitted to copy the Iblbnvii.g ^^"J"' *^''''"- ^"1"^' ""'^ ^''^ ^Visconsiu Bri- private letter from Colonel (late Lieuleir ^"'^''' Gen. .McDowells train weredrawn ant Colouel) Fairchild, of the 2d Wi.scon- '^ ^<"*'<^«" «''« "'^"^'o Ir*'", about mid¬ day—the two   former   lying   IJOO yard.s
guard    of    tho    brigade     were   suddenly «'"/''«""«"'• conveying ollieially to Judge attacked    by n   superior   force of rebels. O'Connor the intelligence of the dcaih of The advance guard  steadily   retired  until his son, Col. Edgar O'Connor : the brigade eiimc up, the en -iiiy still ad- FaiiifaxC. ii., Va., }M>pt.-Jd isc.2.
vai.eii.g   upon   them.    IJrisk   .skirini.ihiiig      My   DK.'^n   Kuiknii :—1   am   under   the
ipart. Qcn, Pope had eight wagons lurued ; ten U'lits burned; his private iroperty with maps of thc country, cap- urcd ;  also, some §20,000 taken;   all   llic
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ensued, whieh  e.intin.ied   /"r -some   time, painful   neces.sity  of  informing  you  that   .arness cut lo pieces that   was left,  and ' An cngageirient began at 5 P. .M. between J!.(lgar d.ed on the r.ight of Thursday lust,    p., .   , /.       ».  ,.       ,,   . .
the  brigade   of Cibbons   and   the enemy Augu.st 28lli, killed  while   iu   acliou  wilb.J^''"""''''''*'"¦ <'^'"--^Ic'>"well,alil.oi.gh
i/ho were in g.-eatly superior   foree.    'fhe his re.jiincnt. rebels i.dvanecd from the  woods with ter-      He was wounded in the arm nnd
rific yell.s upon Cibbons' VVi.scoii.siii boy!- who wero stutioiicd at thc edge of a field whieh was skirted by another wood oppo¬ site to that from w' ich the rebels camu flic rebels poured a fearful fire into us as
ngardod, hau nothing touched—savo the g'-oin,: apturo of one of thc clerks and hospital tewart—Black Juke is non est. Gibbons fould have lost all, save for the noble uard. After tho above raid,  our   forces wore ;
carried   off the   field   to  the  .surir'-o.i, and:
died within an boar.     He   fought hravulv.-
and wu.s dearly beloved by all of us ol  hi.s-
old regiment. ;
Dr. Ward of the 2d remained when we- they came on, yelling a.id threi.le.iing tij retired to tako care of the woundi-d, aiid| bligcd to full back to Warrcntown ovenvhelm u-. The brigade received thcin nil probability saw IMgiir buried and: fire coolly, though il was a osl destruetive, mark«;d his grave. We left over .'50 dead: und did nol respond unlil they had ad-on the field, und nearly 200 wounded near- van .ed some distunce into tbe clearing, them, from the 2d regiuuoit alone. j and at point blank rangu of inii.sketi) and Our brigade stood against a very much • artillery. Then, and then only, did the larger force, firing one hour and len min-: word of coiun-.and come to comiiiei.eemes—repulsed the enemy, and then re-: firinff. lliilth and Doubkday'.s balleriesturned to Manas.sas. : were with thc brigade. The rebels had I have ono horso belonging to Edgar I also     '    ¦              '                         ...                                   	
bad
At Rappahannoch Station, three men ero wounded in Iho 2<l.) On orriving t Whito Sulphur Springs another en- agcmcnt onsiu'd, and thrccothers wo.in- ed. The army of Virginia then fell ack toward Bealton .Station, whoro wo /ere joi..cd by a portion of Geo.   H.   Mc-
ilso a battery. As soon as tl.c iiiliiiitry his wallet and I.is little baggage, I do not -'lellan's army, and aa engagement took l,rfi„M-?!.''"?irfM''^ fire from the rebels' know the amount of money in hi.s wallet,: ,,„ce near the latter station, causing jnfaiiti-y aod artillery, and allowed ihcm to is It is badly matted with hi.s blood.  *  *   : .    , «   ,    .   , .,   . ..
come in range for an eflective und destroy- Kdgar's last words were, to say to his : "<:**«on, to ".skedaddle towards Mann.s- iiig fire, the coniinainl wa.s given to lire, j.vifc and fiilber and niotlier, "Cod bles.-; as aud Washini^^oii. At Manassas tho Nobly did   the Wi.seonsiii   brigade SH.stain ,hen. T'     They were said  lo a yo.ing man • 'robs destroyed ^mc §"20U,000  worth of
thcir reputation.    A perfect sheet of fiainc mined Harshaw of 2(1.     I did not .see him'. .ommissary stores likewise  seventy II.
i.ssued from the balleries   and   the line ol  ifier be left  the field, as .Major Alleu was :,> .    ,    „ ,i      n \i     ,      i, i
infantry, carrying death   aud   destruction vonnded, leavi.ig  me  thc  only well Hold :*''"" ^      "^     '      '   "¦•""*'   *""'
into the rebel ranks, and caesiiig ihcm to illicer present. :'«>"1' some   scvciily-five  prisoners.    Tho
recoil. The charge was nol too much to Edgar was a fine ofiicer, and no man ean :rhc nc3it,day, thc 28th inst,. our forces prevent thoir being speedily rallied and ill bis place in the 2d. The men speak of-overtook Jackson and a terrible contest brought into condition to give the brigade li.u with tears in their eyes, and wi.sh thoy |^.^3„„j_ .^-j.^ Wisconsin Brigade opened of   (ribbons     another   galling    dischirrge md their "little Colonel ' hack again. ,       r      , ,        t   •
from their   artillery and    infantry, which .   You may well  be  proud of him and of ^'»« ^"^'^ ""'^ »""^''"^'^-*«''**^''«'>'-    Itisuii-, literally seemed to mow down our   rank.s.-jis memory. necessary fbr me to give ininuto details ;
Not a sign of jianic vas visible   intheac-c'^     * * * * suffice to say more   than   ono   day   have
tion.s of onr men, but thoy clo.sed up the The 2d went into the fight with .i;}0.ncn ^i,^ ^.^^ cng..ged, and the following arc places occupied by the killed ar.d wounded md lost  5t»  killed, 205   wounded  and  .U)        -' "     ,. . _  ,. „ ,.
speedily, and advanced with a will on  the ^lissing.      The    brigade    lo.st   over    700. »""»«?"'«'^^'''*"'*''"<=''   of (onipimy   'B: enemy,  mI.o were   approaching   from  the They stood right up and  fought   until the'     Edwin Brewster, killed, opon field, apjiarently conscious of vietory.  nemy ceased  firing—not a   man   giving      Oscur M. Bradford, severely wounded ()ur infantry fired as  they  went on, while ^ay     / _ in right breast.
Ifntch s and  Doubleday s batterias poured '   I have no time to write  more, and liut' the decimating grape, canister and   spher-|tile heart to do it.    Wrile me soon, leal case shot into the rebel rank.s, causing j Truly Vours,
them to   break and  take to the woods in [ Lucics Faikcihi.d.
double quick lime, there   to .seek    cover] from the combined fire which our infantry icontinued    to   pour   into   them.     For a iCOn.siderable time after their iincoremoiiious .skedaddle into tho woods, the batteries of lllatch and  Houbleday continued to   shell j the woods    in which tliey    found   shelter.; I (Jibbons did not deem  it   advisable to fol¬ low them with his small force into unknown . pocitions, and contented himself with hold- liiig the field unmolested by the rebels. }     The Wisconsin brigade consisted of the Second, Sixth and Seventh Wisconsin and I the    Nineteenth   Indiana   regiments, and Inunibered when  it fir.st went   into   action i tw-o   thousand    men.    Their less is seven •hundred nnd eighty   killed, wounded and j*rfssing, or nearly forty per cent, lo.ss.
Tho wounded were sent forward and the ^cnd interred   before the   brigade   retired ' Irom tho posiiion they had  so nobly held liftfore a superior foi-cc of the enemy
Ajt,KXAN'nniA, Va., Sept. 2, 1^2.
Friend Bun k :—I hastily wrile you that friends n.iiy know of the fate of llio members ofthe La (^rossc L. 0.
I am easily seated at thc head-quar¬ ters of 1st J.icut. IIi-tniEs—it). Royal street Alexandria. lie has been quite sick; bul in consequence of tl.c late bat- llcs, has urged himself to thc belief that hois well, and is now preparing to join his compa.ly.
Tho army since nly last fo you, (the troops of Virginia) nave been incessantly on the move—princijially retreating. At iiappahannock .Station our forces were concentrated—thc cast bank being our line. Jackson's advance and we prepar¬ ed for a general eng.igc.Ticnt ; but to our
I     The   Sixth   Wisconsin,   which   suffered   surprise.he would not app.oach us s^quarc
Wm. Wil.iaius, flesh wound in the    leg,
Jas. C. Leach,  wounded in ankle,   and i light scalp scratch.
Jas. Sl«;.i<i, painful, bul not  dangerous vound in the face.
F. J. Phelps, flCftl. wound in   arm.
L. Lockniai.,missing,fiud supposed lobe rounded ia hand
11. F. Ashly, slight flesh wound in the •reast.
Jas. 1*. Blakeslce, missing.
Kobt. Scott, mbssing,   and   supposed to e wounded.
E. Potter, missing.
Ed E Moore, missing.
C. Knoll, right fore finger ahot off.
Thos Rand, missing and supposed pils¬ ner.
J. Iludcrs, missing and supposed pris- nor.
Frank Champman, missing and repor-