Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-26
Bravery of Wisconsin Colonel.
The IrreprcssibIc Conflict.

Correspondence OF the Milwaukee Sentinel.
CAMP NEAR NIcKoLsyILLE, Ky,
November, 14tll, 1862.

CAMP NEAR NICk0LSFlLLE, hf., Il
November, l4th, 1862.
Editors Sentinel: = On Wednesday night,
the 18th instant, at midnight, The twenty
second Wisconsin, eighty-fifih and thirty
third Indiana, and nineteenth Michigan
regiments, which had been for some days
pas; encamped at Lexington, received or
ders to prepare three days rations and be
in marching order at six O'Clock
next morning. These regiments, after
marching twelve miles, encan ped at this
place, for how long time no soldier or
officer therein dare venture an opinion
This morning at sunrise strong picket
force was thrown out mile CT two in ad. |
vance, the town placed under martial law,
and Capt. Hogdon, of the twenty-second
Wisconsin, appointed provost marshal. The
tweniy-second is decidedly crack regiment.
1t numbers over 900 able-bcdied, efficient
men, besides those unwel and in hospital.
The officers of this regment as such as ev-
cry Wisconsin man may well feel proud OF.
Col. Utley is a jewel. He is the first and
only colonel who has met the great Ethio
plan lion boldly in his own den, confronted
and bearded him. You will remember it
was he who refused to obey the order of
Gen. Gilmore, requiring him to deliver up
certain slaves TO their owner, who had ta-
ken refuge in his camp. When the brigade
was about 10 leave Georgeto wn.. Gen. Gil
more, aware that an intense feeling had
been excited against the twenty-second in
consequence of Col. Utley's refusal TO rem
der up the fugitives, ordered his regiment
to remain behind, as if he desired that
whatever wrath was TO be showered upon
the brigade, should be centered where it
belonged-upon the twenty-second Wiscon-
sin. As the brigade was passing through
Georgetown, the mob assailed it with re-
volvers, stones and whatever missiles they
could lay their hands to, demanding the ne
groes they had with them. Like whipped
dogs they cowed and yielded to the moi
those human beings who had sought pro-
lection within their lines. When Col. Ut.
ley started the next day the citizens TOLD
him he would never be permitted 10 leave
: the city with the negroes he had with him
" He ordered his regiment TO load their gun
, and fix bayonets, and then advised the cit
izens that il they intended any hostile dem
! L Il
c ether regiments the day previous, to clea
tie city of women and children, for, as sur
y as there was a God above, he would shoe
down every man who interfered with hin
: and lay their town in ashes. The resul
was, as might be expected, he marches
through the city with flying colors, led b,
that splendid regimental band of his, ant
: no man dared to oppose him. So much 70
= being man, God bless him
About ten days ago, during the recen
' snow storm that visited this region, it'll
. dwarf negro came into Col. Utley's camp
who said he had concealed himself in tn
. woods and lived on acorns a week that h
. had sought protection in other regiments
= but they told him that the generals ha,
ordered them 10 return all negroes VIII
came 10 them, and they could not lake hin
At last he found his way TO this regimen
, where he has since remained.
y To-day Judge Robinson visited the CAM
:. riding in fine carriage, and called for th
~ colonel. He informed the colonel that b
had slave in his camp, and inquired if h
, would deliver him up. mo, sir, will nc
= deliver him up but if he is your boy, an
is willing 10 return 10 you, will not oppos
'e it," They then proceeded to company
a. in whose charge the boy was. The colont
= found the boy secreted in one Of the tent
- He asked him if he ran away from Judg
Robinson, and il so, what for /? He replie
u that he was the judges boy ; that the judg
had been in the habit of hiring him OF
" ever since he was FIVE years old +; that fc
the last year he had hired him an Irishma
for fifty dollars, who had beat, bruised an
0e maltreated him in the most shameful mai
:" ner, until he had rather die than endure
any longer. The Irishman's excuse wa
that the judge had cheated him in repr,
= seniiug that the boy was larger than
was, and he swore he would have the valu
&c of his money if he had to take his bloc
10 The boy further stated that he had repea
edly told his master that he could not el
y" dure the treatment that he was receiving
~ whose only reply was, $50 back, you dog
u Col. Utley returned to the judge and r
lated the boys story, and asked him if
~ supposed he was going to deliver that litl
u Innocent boy, who had been dwarfed
n" body and mind, to an inhuman aristocrai
~ bloat, who bad grown fat on the labors ar
re sweat he had robbed from him.
=" The judge said:-
al "You can't believe him; .nigsers "
ed Ie."
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