Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-08-14
WISCONSIN Regiments Distin-
guished and Why.


Harflsburgh, July 20.
The exhibitions Of distinguished public
favor for Wisconsin Regiments while pas
sing through 10 Harrisburgh, such mani
festations increasing along the way, must
be Understood as TO the cause. had al
ready learned that the Regiments Of other
States were less cheered on their transit by
cars and that the ovations and voluntary
supplies of provisions were but moderate
compared with the offerings for the benefit
Of our troops; but Of the reasons had
not been advised 1ill yesterday, then 10y an
officer Of one of the Ohio Regiments and
since by others. Our men have appeared
in better uniforms and under better disci-
pine than any others, while in moral con-
duct and behavior the contrast has been
vastly in favor of our men. The published
letters of Michigan men have noted the in-
dividual and general acts Of bravery of Wis
consin men, while the Philadelphia papers
continue to represent even more than is due
our troops; correspondent of Forneys
paper, the Press, represents thai in some
Wisconsin companies great wealth aud in
teIligence are represented among the pr
Yates, and that the officers are rich and
help their men to thousands for extra equip
aoe. also, that the Wisconsin boys are gal
liant fellows among the ladies, DC. | have
cut slip from Forney's paper and inclose
il for print, to show that our men are in
fine credit.
The conduct of the Fifth Regiment men
while coming through was calculated to
maintain the pubic respect earned by Reg
ments previously passing. 1 am tolerably
sure that the conductors of our trans, per-
haps also citizens Of towns, caused kilograms
10 be sent forward, something like this !:
Pfelare Tor another gallant Wisconsin eg-
inent at - O'Clock they are splendid men
have fine band, with silver instruments
will play as long as you can detiin
Them" Certsnn, that at all prominent sta
lions multitude were ID waiting with pies,
cakes, cold ham, DC, also, frequently wines,
lemonade, boquets, DC, and it was appar-
ent the ladies had trimmed themselves a.
peciillly for the ptiols.
So much for lie wisdom of our State
authorities in calling regiments into camp
for thorough drill before going into active
service; 50 much to the credit of our State
for properly clothing our men, and most OF
all, so much for The kind OF men that have
enlisted. Not generally the hirelings and
halfway free men of manufacturing estab-
ishnents, but mainly the managers and
architects of their own fortunes, the pio-
neer hmbermen and sons OF pioneer farmers
the miners and thoughtful Adventures
all fortune seekers on their own hook, and
each capable of working his way upward
and onward without the aid of an oyerseer
such are Wisconsin soldiers. How UNI
like those OF Pennsylvania and New York
who have thought Of little from year to
year but how to serve acceptably the mas
tiers of iron works or the forelnen of facto-
lies Are Western laen not ca!culalated
for the best soldiers in this war for liberty
We await the day for proving the affii1na-
tive when the officers to lead them are cho-
sen by the men from their own ranks, in
stead Of from the rankt ST discredted poll
tlcians and faction leaders.