Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-06
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clip it from the Mil. Sentinel, or We
should doubt its authority. 1t is hard
to believe any man occupying the posi-
| tion Of Colonel In the Grand army Of
the United States could be so hard
hearted, as the subjoined shows Col.
| Butterfield to have been. It is not
enough that our soldiers should leave
the comforts of home, voluntarily, and
suffer the inconyeniences and hardships
of camp life, but they must be unnec-
esSarily exercised when the atmosphere
equals the heat Of the blood, to crafty
the vanity of an ambitious officer
Any woman who could look upon the
scene without feeling the computations
! Of conscience, is destitute of womanly
| feelings, and should be despised bv
every patriot, and the Col. deprived of
his commission.
THE WAY ONE COLONEL TREATS
HIS MEN.-A soldier in Col. Butter
fields New York regiment writes as
follows OF the manner in which the men
! are made victims to the Colonel's vani-
ty. If true, such a Colonel ought not
to be retained an hour. He will do
more to conquer our forces than any
number of rebel opponents. 1t must
be remembered that when this fancy
work was required, the thermometer
was at something like 1909 in the
shade, and the men, for several DAYS
had been living on hard bread and salt
pork:
swell, at o'clock came the order
to turn out for dress parade. We did
SO, before an, as usual, crowded pa
rade ground-crowded with the elite of
Washington society, escorted by our
men Of leisure, comprising part Of the
staff. Our dress parade went off very
we'll, although the heavy drops ofpers-
piration were pouring off the men,,
Parade dismissed, and the order given
to 60 through battalion drill. Soon
the Colonel, seated comfortably Oh
horseback, gave the order s'double
quick" immediately the Surgeon
stepped up and said, "Celonel, that
will not do; you will xii your men,
But the ladies were present, and it was
quite funny sight for them-thcrefore
came the word "Forward ;" away we
went hal: round the field. The order
Crest" for a minute was given, after
we had again formed into line, and the
attention. guides were thrown out,
and the order given, "Charge bayo-
nets--double-quick;" away we went
again, and again returned to form in
to line, to be again put round the field
on the double-quick. This time Capt
Hudson, to his credit, refused to order
! his men around again on the double
quick, and the Colonel, seeing where
it would end if continued, ordered the
men back to quarters. They went,
but many on arriving there, dropped
down on the ground, and one Of the
members Of Company II was seized
with fit, and the suffering of the poor
fellow was frightful to look at, aud none
| able to render assistance nor yet to
stand and hear the pitiful calls Of the
poor fellow in his agony. So we turn
ed away with muttered curse upon
the head of Colonel Butterfield, to seek
our own quarters. We understand
from Company D, that their Captain
was not In command, Or they would
have stood fast. Ottiwell Is well
known to his men as humane man who
knows and feels for his men. / come
now to the finishing part Of this inha-
man transaction. AS the men dropped,
one after another, if they were too sick
to stay in their own quarters, they were
carried on the hospital litters to the
Hospital-past, and right in front of the
Colonel 5 quarters there he sat with
his feet cooked up III a chair, coolly
smoking cigar, apparently as if moth
ing had happened; and after he was
tired Of that, escorting some Of the
Washington ladies around the parade
ground. Before o'clock, SO men
were Frustrated, and all to please the
vanity Of our Colonel"
4 FIGHTING FAMILY.-The Prairie
Volunteer, published at Quincy, Iowa,
and edited by r. F. Brown, has the
following interesting domestic intelli-
gence:
| We had expected before this time
that two of our sons would be here to
| assist us in our paper. But late let
ter informs us that they have joined a
/ company Of volunteers and gone to
Virginia. One Of these boys is only
fifteen years Of age-they were taken
out of the company when it started for
Columbus, Ohio; but the little fellows
were not satisfied they ran off and
walked over two hundred miles, and
are now in their company in Virginia.
It appears that the Browns are bent on