Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 4

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to escape on foot. Ono bald hoailcd old fel¬ low wen I liouiidiiig through thc woods liko a doer. Ho had lost his Imt, and looked the very iiicturc of fright. A number of shots wore .sent after hiin as bo was making for a thick blackberry swamp. Ho plunged into it and disappeared. Wc did not follow him, not wanting to scratch our eyes out. Wc scouted thc woods for two or three miles around, and killed ono more of them, mak¬ ing three killed in all. Wc aro quite certain of having wounded two of them. One fel¬ low was riding aiong with hi.s double barrel¬ ed shot guu on his left sbouJder. Wo fired at him, and bis arm dropped, letting his gun fall over Imckward. Another, whcu shot al, doubled up in his saddle, and caught hold of the liorsc's niano, as if to hold himself on. .Sonic of thc bojs, as tboy ran along, heard a mail groaning it> a thicket. Thoy were chasing some flying secosh, and could not stop to seo what llio matter was. It seems to mo wc ought to have killed more of tbem for the amount of shooting wo did. Tho trouble is our guns arc good for nothing.— No ono can shoot accurately wilh a musket. If wo had had good rifles wc could have kill¬ ed half thoir company. Tho ^vondc^ to mc is thoy did not kill themselves, ridingat such brcak-ncck speed among tho trees. Wu found many accoutcrmcnts and much cloth¬ ing, which thoy lost or threw away. In the pocket of the first ouo wo killed was found a note from Iko Coleman, addressed to Capt. Moore. It ran as follows : " Capt. Moore : —Dear Sir—Wc were taken prisoners while reluming on patrol 3'eslerday. Try to got us exchanged ns soon as possible. Do the best 3'ou can." His name was signed to it. ! This fellow appeared lo bo an ofliccr.— ' Pack got his gun—a nice double barreled ono. The Col. told him to keep it. Ilussey got onc worth filly or sixt^' dollars. In tbo .saddle b.ags wo found tho company's books and papers. Wc got the roll containing the names of all the company. They call Ihem- S'jIvos thc Partisan Kangcrs. They all live arouud here, and come to.^cthcr oulv when ^l^j;}- want to do somo doviltrj'. I'hc obi baliV headed cuss I spoke of before livo.s tbrco miles from heic—owns lots of slaves, and has l^on pas-sing himself for a Union man. Wo will get tlioiii all yet—but never onc alive. Had the Capt. been a little moro carc-f ful in loading his gun he niiglit have saved his life. When be rai.scd up and aimed thc cap snapped without discharging tho piece. He had an Enfield rifle. When tho robols. saw thoy were about to be stjiTOundcd the}'; Biarted off. ordering the Capl. and the bo^-s: to follow, keeping a gun pointed at each.— ] The boys started as if Ihcy were going to; follow, and called for the Capt. to go along. IIo replied, "No, I never will," and snapped his gun at the man who '.vas covering him with u doublo barreled shot gun. Tho next moment he was shol, and two  others lircd
at Sam and .fobn, but fortunately thoy wore -p^^^ jjj^ Xcnth.
expecting it, and each jumped aside in  lime
to save bis  life.    Two cooler  headed   boys
never lived.    Sam rolled over in  thc  brush
a moment.     John  caught  up  Sam's  gun.
\vhich lay near him. and returned the com¬ pliment of his captor a moiuoiit before.— . Unluckily tho gun, onc wc got at Bridgc- • port, had a raised sight.    Tho rebels in look-
Camp Ciiapi.v near Scottsboro, ) Jackson Co. Ala. July Sth, 1862. J Mb. Editoh :—For somo reason, unknown to us our stiring and energetic Ooneral Mit¬ chell, has been taken away from ns, and has gono to Washington. Tho rebels scorn to be well awaro of the fuct, and have put m prac¬ tice thc old addago —Whilo the cat ia gone the mice play" for Ihcy have never  been so bold
ing at it bad loft it up. This bolhcied him as during the past week. Ono ofthe olBceis of so that be lui.s-sed. Tack luos the gun the our regiment, Capt. William Moore, Co. "O" C.apt. was sbot with. I cannot tell you how was killed last Friday, July -Ith, by a party much sorrow wo foci and how lonely we arc. of "Bushwhackcr.s" while out with about lofi wilhout our friend and Coptain. twenty-five of hi.s men, patroling tho   road -
I am yours, &c., * ^^^ """^ '*** of hi.s men, having got  separated
H   J    Hoi-i-M\y^ from the rest of tho men   who wcro skirmish-
WooDviLLE, July 4tb, 1862 Mkssrs. Editobs :—This morning I went up to Larkinsvillc, distant about ten miles, and found a sad stato of things nbout four miles this sido; Captain Moore, of Co. G, was lying dead by the sido of tho road, hav¬ ing beeu killed while out with a part of his Company'. Last evening, two of his men were sent to patrol tbe road and wcro taken pritoners; this morning the Captain took thirty-throe of his Co:i.pany and went out to see if he oould find anything of them. He deployed his command on each side of tbe railroad, keeping hia men in sight of each other. He himself took two men and kept OD the road, a little distance in advance ; I they had proceeded about four miles, when he and his two men were ordered, by about thirty concealed rebels, to halt and surrender. Accordingly they sat down on tbe ties aa prisooere, but Just then his line of men came up and begau firinf; iuto the rascals, who commenced running, calling on Capt. Moore to " come along ;* this he refused lo do and was shot through tho breast. lie died almost instantly. His men killed odo of the fiends and wounded several i they emptied seven saddles, captured sev^ horses and some arms. The Captain's body bas been sent to Huntsville this afternoon, and Dr. Reevea will accompanj' it home.
These are tbe circumstances attending his deatb, but I cannot tell you how sad I feel tbat he should thus die. He was one of the noblest men I ever knew. His character was spotless—his habits were simple and manly—his aspirations were all noble and pure. As a soldier, he was fearless; as a friend, true as steel; as a husband, affec¬ tionate and kind; as a citizen, devoted to his country. As an officer he possessed the confidence of his brother ofUcers to a degree seldom equalled, and his men would have followed him lo certain dealh without fal¬ tering.
Our State has sustained a great loss, our Regiment mourns him ss a brave soldier and a noble man.
ing in the woods, were  taken prisoners ; but tho captain   refusing to   follow   his   captors when ordered to, ono   ofthem   shot him     IIo lived but nbout half an   hour  after   he  wus shot ; but died urging his men to  follow  his murderers,   which they did for a  short  dis¬ tance, killing three or more ofthem.    Thoro we lost ono ofthe bravest and most patriotic men engaged in this war.    His   loss   will   bo deeply felt, not only by tho men of his   com¬ pany,   who respcctod him ns   un   officer   and loved him as a friend ; but by  all who   know him.    Hardly a d.ay passes   of late in   which some of these cowardly   Guerillas   aro   not seen lurking in tho woods  along tho road to pick offour patrols and scattering men and to fire into our trains as thoy   pass.    Several of our mon havo been wounded and, some   taken prisoners wilhin tho p.a.-jt week.    Gen. Smith, a now mado Brigadier  formerly   Col. ef tho I3lh Ohio regiment is now in command of our division.    It is rumored  that Gen.   Mitchell has got into trouble and   has been ordered to Washington ;    but we hopo  this   will   provo unfounded and that ho will soon return to us Oens. Buoll, McCook nnd Crittonden are now } in Hunisvills and their divisions are  moving steadily toward tho en.st.
Our gallant Colonol who has always boon with u.s, in overy placo, since we left Wis¬ consin, working incessantly, has at last be- como partially worn out and is now qaite un¬ well, but his oncrgotic, invinciblo spirit, like that of Dr. Kane's, never allows him to re¬ main long quiet, and wo hope to sec him wiih us again soon. It is rumored that tho Tenth is to be relieved from its prosont work soon and it is not improbable that by the time this reaches you wo may bo on our way to Chata¬ nooga.
Thc now call of tho President, for three hun¬ dred thousand more troops, looks encouraging- Wo begin to seo and feel tbat thero is an earnestness in-the Govornment now wbich wo havo never before seen or folt. The rebels will also soo it and Ircmblo before the advan¬ cing avalanche. It is possible that our friends at homo mny fail to see tho need of such a call ; but the need does exist   and  let
May God bless hia dear wife, her cup of   i' bo liberally responded to  without question
sorrow is full. His children bave a holy her¬ itage, tbeir father poured out his life's blood for them this day, and hereafter another wiil be added to the associations that already cluster around it. For them to prove traitors to their country will be impossible.
J. G. MoM.
or hesitation. Lot fathers and mothers givo now their last son, wives their husbands and 8ist«rs their brothers. Tho country has need ofthem—will you longer detain them ? Out of the blood of the thousands that has been shed upon our soil, let other thousands riso. While I write this Gen.   McCook's division
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