Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-10-09
Third Wisconsin Eegilnent-Cap
tain Linn bocxer's Company.
The Third Regiment Wisconsin Volun-
teers were detailed by Gen. Banks to seize

The Third Regiment Wisconsin Volun-
tccrs were detailed by Gen. Banks to seize
the Maryland legislature. Capt. Linn
bocker's company is in this Regiment and
took part in the affair, One Of his men
writes to the Monroe Sentinel as follows
We have hsd rare sport to day and yes
terday, ard i has woke the men up 10 a
seEse Of their susiness amazingly. The
pleasing duty of aaesting the pro-secesh
members of the Legislature was assigned to
US, and it was performed shrewdiy and well.
Yesterday was the day for the Legislature
to have convened During the earlier part
Of the day the train brought in crowd Of
well dressed, politiciaaous looking gentle
men, and many more came pouring in
from other directions on the turnpike roads
leading 10 the city. Groups began to col
Iect at the street corners and saloons. Ges-
tiiculating fuglers begun their work; wire
pullers were around stroking their boards,
and treason began to feel quite at ease.
Meanwhile things in camp were uncom-
monty quiet. The men appeared to be
sauntering around as though nothing was
their purpose only to be as lazy as possible.
The lingerers around our lines did not OBJ
serve that the men had loaded their guns
in their tents, and the passing out of sever
al ambulances had also escaped their OBJ
servation. Soon apparently unarmed sol
diers in couples or trios left the camp and
sauntered leisurely down town. Others
ranged off through the fields in disorderly
squads. Nothing was suspected outside,
though hundreds Of eyes watched our ev-
cry movement.
Suddenly, as if by magic, line of stur-
dy Badger boys was extend I'd around the
city. Pickets bristled along the roads, on
the knobs and in the cornfelds circumja-
cent to the town, and the streets were all
at once full Of patrols and squads armed
with reyolyers. The leaders of the secesh
movement were all marked men and one
by one they found themselves suddenly
surrounded and requested to accompany
some ragged sergeant to headquarters. 1t
was an amusing sight to see them march
ing to camp, modification and offended
dignity, and sheepishness visible in their
manners. They all bore the appearance of
fast, high bred gentlemen and to be nab
bed by such dirty, shabby looking mudsiIls,
Oh twas hard. They were conducted to
Col. RugeTs Headquarters. He was as lit
tie awed BY their fine gentlemanly airs and
abundance of shirt collar as were his men,
and these statesmen soon learned that in
stead of jerking the State OFT of the Union
by an ordinance of secession, they were
themselves clapped into the barracks, the
unwilling guests of Uncle Samuel with
whose passive daughter, Maryland, they
We're so eager to elope.
Some seventeen Of the leading secession
members were thus slowed away and their
treason "nipped in the bud" The whole
affair was managed admirably. Our men
all felt theirresponsibility and proved equal
to the emergency. The unionists are ex-
static with delight, while the Jetftes are
too scared to giye vent to their rage and
shame in curses not loud but deep. They
can only think, it not being safe to say.
The ragged Third is highly spoken of here
The neat and shrewd manner with which
bronzed and verdant looking corporals III
on the pompous rebels elected the admira-
ton Of the bystanders, and Col. Ruger's
promptness and decision gratified us all.