Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 5

              /y'
course up the river. After 4 miles were passed, the Col, and four Captains— ours among thoVn—itoppcd at a place called Stanton to take tho stage foi Leaven-.vorih lo attend the General Court Martial when iho command de¬ volved on the Lieut. Col. The major was sick and had to be carried in a lumber wagon. The Lieut. Col. order¬ ed the lefi wing lo cross on ihe ice which was strong enough for iho mei but DOl for the baggage train. The) left us—Co. E.—'to our owp deairue- lion" over hill and ihrough dale, cross^ [ng first a streain and then a prairie until we reached   tbe  encainpiiient   an
ters up town, and two more are to be ,,^j,^.,i,„^^,,; ^r viuiiiy it ^M'lcr, and appointed aids to Acting General. So .^^ ^^.^ .,^^. p<,erinir thrn^gh th* snow you see that wa are the Siar Regiment j^.,|.^, ^^ ^hc coi<l iiVooii, niCrc was of this Brigade if not of the '^^P'^n^ ni:iuy an i:iivucsl Ihoughl of hom«>, and I hope we may conlinUe to be so.- ^,„a',„any .a youth, who kiiew of: Our mail mailer arrives three times ^,^^i,\,,^ i,„4 Uio hi-stcry or v.nr, now: per week and ihe leitern and papers »,^^y,,,,^ ,,4'its «stern wtilitv^" atid^ we receive frcm heme go towards re- k^^w lor tho l!ist tinife tliat he \v:i^ l:evingthe monotony of camp life and ,....,vj^. j^.^y,-,,,^^ .^ .s:u-rifu:c to wrv*-, keeping us hopeful and conlenled.- ,^j^ ;,,^,„i,.^.^ One i.i-hts experieuce More anon.     S. S, R., Co. E.   ^ ,jj,^„ .^ ,„^rtli represents thou* noAr-
1 i<m> tut! i:iih WiscoiiHiu.   bly   «»,   except   fiontrtinw.s  u slight
 r— I change in   the bill of fare ;_ for  Jv-,
Foutr St-«T-r, Kans.v-,   )        stances rain in.-^tc:ul of mow, &0^ .    rtAji-Rau>-2.4lh, lSU-2, ) Wcp.issoathfot^^hthc   rthawnoc
>-5>noR l»ATKi.vr:-AgM,i, we iU'er.^^^.^.i,^,',^^^     »i>he   fth.nwnco^'    "-•
aboul dark, having made Ihe march by at ret. Ours i^( not thc comlpt,:inl-l,,,^^^^,^. ^^.^,^^„. ,.,^.1 , 5,, y,^^ ^^^^^,^,,^ aliernaic halls and double qiiclc, the of thc Ave.tvy-ariUoa soMitM-s of :i,^.^, ,;,.^.,^ wilh those of llio white hardest way in the world to trovel.-, ponn.-ina.it o.-mip. Their munnui.s ,^^.^^,^,^. and till their farm.s in good When I nrrired I found the camp injat their lot would not be .so ik-op,,. v command of ihe fourih Capt., the Lieut, could they havo diaii.£r<-\^ pku-e.><„.biit / Vj „
comumnu 01 ui« louriu ^upi.. tne x..«ui. oouM tiiev ii.ivo cJiai.-<M pnu-cs„o.tt f   ;p;,,^,,^.j,^^town, t>uilu, Mouiid City, Col, and Major both being  s.ck abed, fi>,-a «aigie diiy,  ^ith  tlWe '^'f^ry^ ^,,^,a Moin'k'.u nrc   tho only tovvn.s wo
passed tliroiisvh on our niaixHl.   Thoy^
and the three senior captains being fout-sorc soldiers ol the Tliirtocnlh, absent, Thc next morning we ilaried \ipoii the march ^-inix Lo.".v en worth as usual leaving our sisk ofRcBrs in to Fort tjcultw Miiinto <J«t:iil.s o€ charge of the chaplaiu. We made^'iHarclicsjire coiisi<loi'<?«l uiiinturcst- ubout twelve miles and encamped ontiiig, but when we claim to have en- ihe Big Sugar. The nexi day nbouUdiirod Iho most hartS.^liip, Vith the iweniy miles more brought us to Ft,: harilest luarcbiiig of :iiiy rcgiin»,-iil Lincoln on the Litile Osage. Thia Ft., that liu.s left Wisconsin, ilctuils are was establi^hed last May by Jim. Lane:p'^''^«*iiaUe..
and 13 now   aboul   being   deserted.—      Wo  left  Loavenwortli Feb.  7tli, Why it was esiablished or is now being 1 <^'^'<- of llic coMost duys for the .sc.i- deseried   I cuu'l    say,    JS^ext    day—  sou thut Kaiisns has   scon for maiiy^ Thursday—a march of ten miles brought, ft year.
us 10 the end of our journey. Ft. Scoii,      Tho roads wore a perfect glare of
like evorylliiiig ill Kansas, show evi- d«'Tu-c of the thrift of bettiM- times, J)ut are fast going to ruin. "When wo pTissedttliroiigh Missoui'i wo ro- in.ukocl h'AV poor llie inli:il)it;iiils wore, but in Kaii.sas llioy ure poverty 'stricken. Had it nyt beiMi lo» thc 'aiil so^*lelt•es, U»aiiy wouldti!\YO still Mici-n siilleritig* Like ^U tiling? of* klir kind, much Vrung wu.s done in ^liHri-ltutiiig nrtieles among tho piK>r Til Kanst^K.    I httvc tglked with rcli'
lablo ini'ii here who stiy that thoso
ou a branch of the  Neosho.    We   10-i icd, Ro that it wns nlmost inipossibb    ,   . , ,     „• •     1   r
, ^ „ ^,      I. 11 1       .     f        ¦ iliiat were the wursL ull rci-eiveil the
ported ouselve   10  Aciinc:  Brig.   Gen.  to wa'k, and water froze m our can-^,      ^.. . ,      ... .  ,,        . ,
*'       . t>        6 ' ,    ,  ,.        „        .,    \loii.st*jud, while iMoi-o iiilliiculial iiKiii
Dieizler and were   directed   to   pitch teent*.    \> e nwrctied from 9 until 4 '     ,   .     ^ . . „.   .-    1. .,- .,  11:
*       i   , ,    , , . ,-      - •   .    ,iiiid the roiiipaiatively ccHidoiUviMO,
eur tents out on   the   hill   above    the  oVloek,  «i:d<ing a  distance  ol si.v-C        . 	
' ., . , ,   ,   i leceiveu uutui<l:iiiee.
stream,  a quarter of a mile  or   more ' Lec.i mile, .vithout a.i'viomei,t.s luilt, S     ,^^.^^^. ^^.^ ^^ , ,^^.^,^^ ^.^^^ ^^^^.^ ^^^^^
then ow
melted upon the plains, filling every nivinc aiul gully, and there were plen¬ ty of the.xe, so that it was iiujiossiblc to d'liiss many of tlicni without get¬ ting ovt-r.boot top in water; but cross wc mu.*t, nml il looked bard to see men idun.u'O into lluj walcl*, \Vithottt stiipping to raleiilale its dt-ptli.    IHiis
fromtowB.    Th. camp is laid  out ac  We c.amped upon the farm ufJoWy-,^,^^^ ^.^^^.,.^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^
cording to ihe    regnlaiions   and   when, ^^ike,    cliiet     ol   the   Dciawaies.— s 1.1'      v- mi
r    ¦-     ¦          .   .. ,     tr   I         1-1.              J        JU             began hard  marehing,     Ihe   sii we get our ground policed we - shall be  He liaa a hue hoas« aiul gomihov.-^cs,      »    ,    .       ^,       , ...    ^„,	
ail right. Last night the Lieut Col.tl>utwi«s not dif=po?ed to jicrommo- tnd xMojor arrived by stage but are: d.tte c-vou a few sick men. A little hardly Hi for duty yet, although the earnest talk brought him to his sentics Major will assume command. The :uid be concluded to give up, .ind bo ^^ Thirieeulh is to hold this placo for a Union Indian, awhile as the Kansas troops are order- Tho -worst features of our first dered lo Drywood aboul ten  miles be- nights ciinp were a snowstonn, and
low here.    The Fifth Regiment  .lar^the fact that  our baggage   wagon,  shopping u, c.i.uia.e.. cu-pui.    am. ... •   I   . :i   .1.1.;.. 1      w-. u„-,it i \va.s tbe wovht fcatuf<j ol tbo inurcli,
i«d to day end the Sixth will follow to   ^vim-o eight tniU-s behind.    \\ c built j ^'...i,,,^,,
,...,. ji..,     I I ,1.-.i'„ ...,*,i luiuieause^i iiic iiio&t iiieiitic.$64 morrow.    They are  neither   of  themi^^ rousmg hro ot tho   old ehiels mil      t^.^,^„ ..^ ,.,,;,. '• ,...^..,    .   ..
-^ I i' .. • a.'M. X- 1 «>. 1 «„,* f..-.,^>       L poll the I'itli nvo  iu rived ut (..)s-
fuU and hav© seen pjeiiy hard limes—iloncos,  and ilfiailagpd to keep fiom '       .      ,-,  ,    „ .    -.
We have to mount two  Guards daily;! H-eezlng   mitll  midniglit  when  ,y,M^Y,<''''':\^''^^^^^^
1 1 .. 11-... , ». ;., ^.,. "«"<» found thenvertnohigh to cross,
one for the town and commissary stores. K.ggage eaine, and . oiling up m ou  i ^^,^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^.^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^       ^^^
and one for our cump.    An  officer of blankoK, sb>pt oomlortaMe, tbrougli I    ^.^ ,^^^^^ ^.^^^^ .^ ^.^^^ J!^^^^^ i
our Reg. is appointed Provost Marshal tbe Rno^V stoYin until moniiitg. •  1    ..       .     ,1*  .       .1 1   j   3
,     .,f,       '^*^ ,      ,.     ,      . ,^, . ,, .i     ,A    ,•'¦'.     1 f^l  wat«-r thi-rc. and S'> %\cc'jiu-ludr«i!
and will have to   make   his   headquor-       i bat lujfiiv was ll|o fev^l CAijUpiiigl