Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-04-02

order. Our Wisconsin and Indiana bows
viii long remember their recent march IN
der Acting Brigadier Cutler. Your cor.
respondent spent the night with Capt.
Mckee, of Company G, Second Wiscon-
sin Regiment, on the roadside, where he
halted his company, preferring to wait I'M
til morning to find the head and tail Of the
scattered brigade. You may depend upon
it, our western boys grumbled some that
night, and we'll they might, for it was one
Of confusion worse confounded. 1t was
the first time we have heard a word OF
complaint uttered by our Wisconsin troops.
The cause justified the murmunng.
10 what point the Grand Army is next
to be moved your correspondent cannot
tell. BY special order from the War De
partnent correspondents are forbid making
any Developments as Is the intended move
inents Of the army. That troops are be-
ing shipped from Alexandria is true, but
to what point of the enemy's country we
cannot say. That Wisconsin regiments
are daily expecting to embark for some
port is no secret. Go where they will,
you will hear good report of them, as
the all declare that they will sustain the
reputation of their gallant western brothers
in arms, the first chance that is offered
them upon the battle field.
The following is correct copy of let
which Capt. McKee's body servant, Festus
Tyler, sent to his mistress few days after
he gave her leg bail for liberty
March II, 1862.
Ole Nissusi-I spo-e you links last
Sunday night when you ak dis ere Festus
not to run over to dem nasty Yankees,
and he said no, missus, Festus amt gwine
to do dat no how, dat you believes him.
By gum, ole missus, you didn't know dis
boy knowed all de time dan he and all dc
oder boys was gwine over dat night
You's been pretty kind, missus, and Use
kind sorry you hab to lose all de niggers,
but you see we all want to be free and get
some pay for what we does. By golly,
ole missus, we are so happy wild de Yam
KEGS; no fear of having de lash on oul
backs Missus, who drives de carriaoe
and feeds de horses now all de bows are
gwine! Golly, but young massa and lie
overseer have to turn niggers now.
When de massa Capt. Mckee and his
folkses get into de ole neighborhood, Fes-
tus will call on ole missus and take tea
wild her, and tell her of all de bic sights
he has seen. Guy my respects to all de
white folks, and see, missus, dat dey do de
work right. If dey don't, fog 'en some,
as you did de niggers.
Missus, write soon to you good Festus,
who you didn't want to 90 wild de Yam
KEGS. Yours affectonelly,
FEsTUs TYLER, Free now.
The letter was written by ore Of Com
pany C's boys as Festus dictated. This
same darkey, in giving description Of the
South Carolina soldiers, said 'Dem Caro-
lima sojers are so thin two of dem can be
put IN one cofin.' Mrs. Tyler, his former
mistress, has lost property in slaves to The
amount Of seventeen thousand dollars
since last Sunday week, The last heard
of her she and her children were accom-
panying the the rebels on to Richmond
The rebellion has ruined her. Such is the
fate of thousands in this State who but a
few months since were rich in worldly pos
sessions. Virginia presents lamenfable
illustration of the evils of the curse Of
slavery, which has so effectually destroyed
her peace and happiness. The retri5ution
IS terrible bit just! ALE.