The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-08-01

Wisconsin sends forth to-day thousand more
OF her brave and hardy sons to do battle for the
supremacy cf the Constitution and the Laws
The Filth Wisconsin Regiment, Colonel AMAsA
COBB, struck their tents at Camp Randall this
morning and were on board the cars and en- route
Tor w ashington little before - o'clock
Inc tlith was escorted to the cars by the Sixth
regiment. large gathering of citizens were
present TO witness the spectacle They marched
out otcamp in admirable order to the tune f'sTbe
Girl left behind me- Only the Zouaves bore
arms. 1t was expected that this regiment would
receive their arms before leaving but their depar-
tule was hurried by recent events, and they will
be armed at Harrisburg like the other regiments
from this State
The following is list OF the principal regimen
tai officers and the several companies comprising
the regiment:
Colonel-Amasa Copb, of Mineral Point.
1t. tolonel-Harvey w Emery of PORTAGE
Msjor-Chas. IL. Larabee, OF Horizon.
AUutant-Iheodore :. West, Of Milwaukee
Surgeon-A. l.. Castleman, of Milwaukee.
ASH suIseon-Geo d; Wilbur, Mineral Point
GAINESVILLE Light Guard-Capt ii. 81. Wheeler
Turner Rlhes-Capt VIM Beiens
kins
Waukesha Union Guard-Capt. Irwin Al Rea,
Mhwaukee Zouaves-Capt h. T. Hibbard
ersun.
Beaver Dam Rifles Capt. T. b. Catlip.
Man!towoc Guard Capt Temple Clark.
Berlin Light Guard, Cant w. A Buph
Dunh 90 Fhery Niles, Capt. VIM. Evans
Inc hlgh eneomiums which have been passed up.
Oh the other Regiments sent from this State are
SquaIiy rue OF me oth Regiment No better OF
drawer men VIII go rom any state TO the defence
OF their country and their uniform GOOD hohav
Jour, courtesy, aud gentlemanly conduct Ib,Ie
here IN camp, have rendered them very nonnlar
with our citizens. P'P"'"i
Horace 4. Saunders, Of Racine, has been an
pointed to accompany the Regiment to WashiMi-
ton TO look after the wants OF the soldiers during
the journey.
Adam L. Ray, of Walworth county, is, we un.
derstand, to accompany the Regiment to look af
ter the sick and wounded. Madison Journal
~
The Home Of"POrte CrayOn.''-A cores
pondent of the Milwaukee Sentinel, one of the Isl
Regiment writing from Martnsburg, Va, saws:
"MartiDsburg is the home of d. II. Strotber
Esq, the Porte Crayon" of Harper's Magazine
His family are now at Berkeley Springs, Their sum.
mer residence. The town house, called "Norbonne
Han, IS now used az Il hospital by the Federal
army. The rebels used il tor a similar purpose be
lore thelr late lnglorious fight. "Norbonne Hall''
Is large aud capaelous but severely plain build
ing, very little like artists house. 'sCrayon''
is oiten IN town, and has made many acquaintan-
ces IN our army gu may rely upOnit that he is
not Quartermaster in the rebel army at Harper's
Ferry. as has been stated in ma Y papers. the
Sentinel included"
p The wheat crop has improved very much
within fortnight, and it is likely, although the
stIam y very short, that the spring wheat will
yield tolerably fair crop Winter Wheat is quite
promising, but not out Of danger. Corn is excel.
lent; hay quite good, and Vegetables as good as
usual There will be no danger of starvation in
Wisconsin, even If JEFF. Davis should block ade
our wnoIe mississippi River boundary, and make
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