Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-28
CAMP CORRESPONDENTS.
FROM THE FIRST REGIMENT.

Dear Lute.- Many loag days have
passed since / grasped your honest hand
and looked into your smiling face, but
have not forgotten you. On Friday, May
Cd, it was understood that party OF
600 marauding cavalry was carrying OFT
union men and committing all manner of
thic,sh and numbering depredations,
such only as siaveholding ehivalry eau
do, at and in the vicinity of Lawrence
burg. Orders were issued to be ready
TO march at once. Col. Starkweather
was acting Brig. General. and at lo3
a. NJ, the expedition was in line, consist
ing of one piece of artillery, two compa-
MES of Kentucky cavalry, and the LIST
Wisconsin regiment. We followed down
the Corinth Road miles and then turn
ed to the left, and travelled through
very poor, billy country 16 miles, which
brought us out to Lawrenceburg, where
we arrived at 10 o'clock at night. But
the enemy had chivarousy flown, having
left the town on Thursday morning in
the direction of Pulaski. The inhabitants
being mostly traitors, on surrendering the
public square, extinguished lights and
barred their doors. Marching through
the Gown, which is place of some 800
inhabitants and county seat Of Law,
renee county, we bivouacked without fires
in the yard of a rebel captain who was
taken prisoner at Fort Donelson. The
valiant she rebels fled in their night
clothes at the command "stack arms"
On the 81, after little scouting by the
cavalry, and the taking of six fine mules,
a yoke of oxen, and about dozen "con-
trabands," we were preparing to march
on Pulaski, when orders came from Gen.
NegIey to return at once to our old camp,
as it was threatened. 1t was done, max
ins the trip by the military road by 10
o'clock at night. Many of the mems feet
were used up.
Since that time we have been constant
" Oh the ga vive for the rebels. Nor
gan was surprised at Lebanon on the 9Th
inst, and his band of outlaws either killed,
captured, or scattered into the hills. Will
liam Morgan was taken prisoner, and it
is believed that John Morgan, the chief
of devils, was killed. On Saturday, the
10th inst. orders came to strike tents,
pack everything up, and be ready to go
at once. Two Sibley tents and one square
one to be carried, aud knapsaeks also,
on the wagons. The company mess
chest. the balance of the tents, and other
company baggage was left behind. The
lst Wisconsin, two pieces of artillery,
three companies of 35 Indiana, 25 Ken.
lucky cavalry were in line, and started at
D p. NJ. towards the east This was all
that was known of our destination. Our
route lay through winding and muddy,
rutted lanes over innumerabe brooks and
small rivers, which we had to wade. 1t
was through the hillest part of the state,
among small farms and poor people.
We travelled until 8 o'clock at night, then
halted in the village of CampbclsvilIe.
Then we took 81 ort nap on the ground,
ale little, and went on again at s.
O'Clock Sunday morning. Our route lay
down Big Creek which we had to
ford seven times in that many miles.
The valleys were little wider and the
country looked better. Nigycrs were
plenty again, and their pretended owners
were all secesh. In the hills, where the
people have no human chattels, they are
all unionists, but erery man who claims
to hold slaves is secesh. At lP. NJ. we
crossed the N. & H. r. R. track, but the
rebel destroyed the bridges. We forded
one more river and reached the pike,
which was very dusty. Five miles tray ell
on the pike brought US to this place. 1t
is pleasantly located in a pretty country.
on the west side of q river. We marcl |
through the town with bavonets fixed,
in column by platoons, with colors fly
ing and drums beating. We soon learn
ed that Gen. NegIey, with the 18th and
10th Pennsylvania, had preceded us.
We got here at p. NJ. A large mum
Der of young ladies turned out on the
streets to take look at us Yankees, and
| there were also swarrns of blacks of all
ages, sexes, and shades, dressed in the
gaudiest manner. They all expressed
the highest satisfaction in seeing us, while
the greater portion of the whites looked
sullen or ferccious. Morgan's band OF
marauders passed through here after
leaving Lawrenceburs, and captured 24O
mon who were in the hospitals here burn