Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-06-04

serious character to moan over, as 1t Is,
thew have to sit dowa and reflect on the
manner in which they have suffered them
selves to be duped by their cut-throat lead
ers who have led them out Of their senses,
robbed them Of their property, and made
fools and pack-mules out Of them to sub
serve their damnable purposes.
THE NEW GENERAL.
Since | last wrote you, the command OF
our Brigade has passed from the hands OF
officiating general Gutter, to those Of Cap
tain Gibbons, who is now The legitimate
acting Brigadier General, of the Western
Brigade Of Gen. McDowelPa corps de
orn5ie. The Gegeral is a young man Of
considerable miiigTs promise and strict
disciphuarian. Those who are personally
acquainted with him, speak Of him in
cosnynendable terms both as a gentleman
and scholar. His command is one which
he has ample reason to be proud OF, as the
grand army Of the Potonae cannot boast
Of finer and more efficient body Of men,
than this Brigade which is composed OF
Wisconsin all Indiana.
THE REVIEW.
Monday last General Gibbons, reviewed
the I'd Wisconsin Regiment, and paid the
officers in command high and well mer-
tied compliment for the able manner in
when they had instructed the soldiers I'M
der their command. Col. O'CoRner and
his junior officers have beyond doubt a
regiment that will pass muster before the
scrutinizing eye Of the most proficient mil
itary tactician in the service. The General
will find il our western troops, as brave a
set ofboys as ever stepped into shoe leath-
or, easy to manage and prompt to obey.
They are a class Of men that can be led to
the "gates Of Hades," BY the officer who
treats them right, but "diyil a Bit" will
they be driven by one, be he Bfigadier
General or Captain, v 20 only treats them
"half white"
NEW CAPTAIN, GEO. w. GIBSON.
While speaking Of new officers | would
have mentioned that the vacancy occasion
ed by the transfer of Capt. Mckee to the
18th Wisconsin Beg't; in Co. @. I'd Wis
consin Regiment. has been filed by the
Of End Lieutenant George w.
Gibson to the command Of the Company.
Capt. Gibson's elevation to this response
bic position meets with the hearty approx
al of every member who consider "their
George" a Broth of a good fellow. -
When it was announced that the Governor
had sent on the Commission, the Joys gave
three cheers for their new Captain, who
in very appropriate manner
the boys that be should perform
tic duties Of his Office to the fullest ex-
tent, ard should most emphatically require
of them to do likewise. Accompanying
the Captains commission was another for
L. p. Kellogg appointing him to the office
Of Dad Lieutenant in the same company
which was also offered Of by his brother sol
diers. lst Sergeant Thomas Barnett, one Of
the best natueed fellows in "Dixie Land"
has been raised military Peg" from that
Of Sergeant t 2nd Sergeant in Co. c..
Tom was called upon for a speech by the
Boys, but his well known "native modes
ty" overcome him and spoiled a "bully
spoech" which Sergeant Tom no doubt
would have made.
REGIdENTAL BAND.
Among the various Rogimental Brass
Bands which discourses sweet music for
The soldiers and the natives, the End WIS
eonsin Band is one, which is pronounced
by judges Of music to be an excellent corps
Of musicians. Every evening leader Titus,
'trots out" his boys with their instruments
who enliyen the "stilly night with their
soft and melodious music. Their perform
ance Of the "anyil chorus" never fails to
elicit the applause Of the ''lookers on in
Denice.n When they return to their cold
homestead they will give their friends and
fellow citizens a rich musical feast.
REBEL SCRIP.
Since our arrival on the Rappahannock
counterfeit Rebel scrip has been circulating
pretty freely among the dumb headed
'secesh" merchants, who refuse to take
rr ury. notes inpayment for their merchan-
lise from our soldiers, the consequence Of
which is, that Confederate notes printed in
Philadelphia, have been passed without de-
ection. In the little one horse towns Of
falmouth over thousand dollars has
)een put into circulation by our boys who
there notes from the news boys
Who sell them at the rate of four for
lime. The denominations Of these notes
ange from to Toe. This class Of paper
5 really oFth as much as the genuine
scrip to the holder who will
never realize a penny on the dollar. Our
,een calculating yankees have made a
rood thing ont Of the operation at the ex-
oense of "old secash" who turned up his
lose.at s.uncle Sans legitimate issue. The
SELF is good one and serves the treason
owing scoundrelsjust right.
UNION DEMONSTRATIONS.
We read and hear great deal about
sunion demonstration" down IN "Dixie's
[4andn where the victorious army of the
Union have planted the flag, but thus
ar we have not seen any Of them on the
2art Of tie unionists; a. tic contrary, we