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IPebruaryV 1864, 187 inen-
jand were to have a furlough bu
Jiore they could leave for homei
jwere again ordered to the fnMi(t^va'__
[some never lived to get therf^^mised
Itrlp home. The regiment^ent into
fth'e battle of Fair Oaks with only 180
1fe.en and 9 offlcers and they had 28
killed, 26 wounded and 81 missing,
leaving only a squad of 1 officer aud
144 men to answer roll call after the
Ibattle. The regiment was next placed
on picket duty before Richmond and
the war ended
if marsh grass that grew, on the ^-, " and the Yanks found it impossible get the gunboats past the point. The colonel called for two volunteers to swim the river and set fire to the marsh and thtfe drive the Rebs from their position. Two Reedsburg boys. Nelson Gardner and Ephraim Haines^ volunteered. They tied m.atches wrapped in oilcloth in their hair, and under cover of heavy fire doye into the river. By swimming ¦under water most of the way they reached the other side safely and set fire to the\ marsh. Although hundreds of shots!
..iwere there when the war .
{They returned to Camp Utley after
*he close of tbe war and were mus-' ._. f.-^, „. .VT^^ .TI r^-~
fered out on the 9th day of August,lJ?;!,^*^^-^* "^^°^ *»^^7 escaped un^ Lggg J » vnarmed and returned to their own
r One of the "vets" attending the re-l"'',^^' J^^ ^^^« ^f^f f^'-ced to wlth-
Uon recalled an incident whieh QC-| ^f,^^:/""^ tbe point and the three .purred..while the regiment was sL'f^J^^J^^ ^^'^^ ^"° down the river to
;t4oned--b6foraDr^ ^" -~r——_-_ ,
|16th., 1864. The anorning was so fog- jgy that it was impossible to see three I feet ahead and it was necessary to lo- • v^s^
jcate the rebel lines which were veryr "^'"^^^^ > •
:^near. Col. Strong went out in front of -3^;
his lines to investigate the situation ^and while lost in the fog was cap-j v
jtured by three Confederates. His
j captors asked him which direction he
jhad come from and the colonel, who
Iwas very sharp and witty and-
.suspected that the Johnnies were al¬ so lost in the fog so he told them that
he' had come from the direction in
which the Confedierate lines lay. The
jrebels, thinking that they were ad¬ vancing to their own lines, walked in-
Ito the midst of Colon'el Strong's regi¬ ment and were taken prisoners and
Ithe colonel released. One of the rebs
remarked as he saw how they had
ibeen fooled, "Another one of your
Mamned Yankee tricks."
Another incident that gives -us an
(idea of the bravery and, courage of our ClvilWar "vets" occurred while the 19th Wisconsin was taering up
vthe Petersburg R. R. The regiment
fhad been transported up the Black- water river in three gunboats to de¬ stroy the rebel line of transportation. They completed their work and decid¬ ed to retire but found their way blocked. Iiongstreet had taken np a position on one side of the river and had stationed sharpshooters oh a
I point projeetiiig into the river to pick off the pil^i ofthp.Hnf'OUts if they tried tO'SteaBO. it^n theAlver. These sharpshooters were protefited by high
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Object Description
| Title | Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 3 |
| Source Title | Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 3 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Description | Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles (WLHBA) Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930 from historical and biographical articles preserved in scrapbooks at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Articles include eyewitness accounts written during the Civil War; such as war correspondence, soldiers diaries and printed letters from soldiers. Articles also include veterans reminiscence, obituaries and anniversary coverage of major battles or formation of regiments. A wide range of subjects, battles and people are covered. |
| Subcollection | Newspaper Clippings |
| Source | Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles |
| Source Type | newspaper clipping |
| Place of Publication | varies |
| Source Creation Date | 1861-1930 |
| Source Publisher | varies |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | 01900000vol3 |
Description
| Title | 158 |
| Source Title | Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 3 |
| Regiment | 19th Infantry |
| Volume | 3 |
| People | Strong, Rollin M., Lt. Col.; Gardner, Nelson; Hainqes, Ephraim; |
| Source Type | newspaper clipping |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | ^i^^wPPP^wp^^Biiiippiiiap^ii^w^PPpi P^^?! IPebruaryV 1864, 187 inen- jand were to have a furlough bu Jiore they could leave for homei jwere again ordered to the fnMi(t^va'__ [some never lived to get therf^^mised Itrlp home. The regiment^ent into fth'e battle of Fair Oaks with only 180 1fe.en and 9 offlcers and they had 28 killed, 26 wounded and 81 missing, leaving only a squad of 1 officer aud 144 men to answer roll call after the Ibattle. The regiment was next placed on picket duty before Richmond and the war ended if marsh grass that grew, on the ^-, " and the Yanks found it impossible get the gunboats past the point. The colonel called for two volunteers to swim the river and set fire to the marsh and thtfe drive the Rebs from their position. Two Reedsburg boys. Nelson Gardner and Ephraim Haines^ volunteered. They tied m.atches wrapped in oilcloth in their hair, and under cover of heavy fire doye into the river. By swimming ¦under water most of the way they reached the other side safely and set fire to the\ marsh. Although hundreds of shots! ..iwere there when the war . {They returned to Camp Utley after *he close of tbe war and were mus-' ._. f.-^, „. .VT^^ .TI r^-~ fered out on the 9th day of August,lJ?;!,^*^^-^* "^^°^ *»^^7 escaped un^ Lggg J » vnarmed and returned to their own r One of the "vets" attending the re-l"'',^^' J^^ ^^^« ^f^f f^'-ced to wlth- Uon recalled an incident whieh QC-| ^f,^^:/""^ tbe point and the three .purred..while the regiment was sL'f^J^^J^^ ^^'^^ ^"° down the river to ;t4oned--b6foraDr^ ^" -~r——_-_ , |16th., 1864. The anorning was so fog- jgy that it was impossible to see three I feet ahead and it was necessary to lo- • v^s^ jcate the rebel lines which were veryr "^'"^^^^ > • :^near. Col. Strong went out in front of -3^; his lines to investigate the situation ^and while lost in the fog was cap-j v jtured by three Confederates. His j captors asked him which direction he jhad come from and the colonel, who Iwas very sharp and witty and- .suspected that the Johnnies were al¬ so lost in the fog so he told them that he' had come from the direction in which the Confedierate lines lay. The jrebels, thinking that they were ad¬ vancing to their own lines, walked in- Ito the midst of Colon'el Strong's regi¬ ment and were taken prisoners and Ithe colonel released. One of the rebs remarked as he saw how they had ibeen fooled, "Another one of your Mamned Yankee tricks." Another incident that gives -us an (idea of the bravery and, courage of our ClvilWar "vets" occurred while the 19th Wisconsin was taering up vthe Petersburg R. R. The regiment fhad been transported up the Black- water river in three gunboats to de¬ stroy the rebel line of transportation. They completed their work and decid¬ ed to retire but found their way blocked. Iiongstreet had taken np a position on one side of the river and had stationed sharpshooters oh a I point projeetiiig into the river to pick off the pil^i ofthp.Hnf'OUts if they tried tO'SteaBO. it^n theAlver. These sharpshooters were protefited by high ittdWitttf^^iiittMidiiifiiii^^ ^MMMMMlilliillilttl |
| Digital Identifier | 01900582 |