The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-10-30
Our War COrresnnndence.
BIVoUAc NEAR CRAB ORCHARD, KY.
Octohar On 1890

BIvoUAc NEAR CRAB ORCHARD, KY
October 80 1862. (
FRIEND IELEGRAPH,-It has been long time
since ventured to address you, so long that YOU
may think that am forgetful. But since leaving
Nashville we have been moving nearly every day.
without pitching tents, and hardly having access
to our knarsacks. This lett us short of stst;one-
ry, or any opportunity of receiving or sending
mail.
| will pass over the long and tedious tramp from
Nashville, the storms we encountered without shell
ter or blankets, the ponds where man and beast
together drank water which one sickens to think
Of, the street parade in Louisville, where beauty
and wealth came out to welcome and encourage
US, the ever welcome visit of the paymaster, and
other items l would like TO notice, and come down
to that eventful 9Th of October Just one year
from the day that we were sworn into the u S i.
service. AT intervals the night before we had
heard the booming of cannon. and that day as we
advanced the reports grew louder and more FREE
quent. We very well knew what we were cons
ing to !; some made light of it, but more were
busywith their own thoughts.
Iheiposltion OF the enemy was admirably chosen
Their situation was such that while they had the
cover of the woods and knolls we could not
approach them without exposing ourselves to their
grape anu smell without any shelter. BeslQeS,
they took up their position near q large spring,
which yielded them plenty of excellent water
while we were all day almost entirely without wa
ter. i.
Our first introduction into the battle was sup,
porting battery. We lay on our faces few pa.
to the of the artillery while the balls were
whistling over our heads. In few minutes the
rebels were coming forward to charge on us. We
remained lying, and out Of their sight until they
were within a Jew rods of us, when we rose, and
poured q volley into them which broke their line,
aud caused them to waver. But they were sup
ported by line after line OF troops who poured
their destructive volleys into u.s. The LIST Wiscon
sin and the 18th Penn. were all alone as it WERE
to Withstand the onset OF several brigades and it
not till after one half of our number had fall
Ell, that we lett our position But our fire had
been 30 destructive that the rebels made no at
tempt to advance, and We were allowed TO draw
off our guns-for the horses had nearly all been
killed, with no other interruption than an coca
sional shell. 49,, Hi
Our color bearer was wounded. and the flag torn
to rags, but it was taken and carried in triumph
from the field, and we also captured the Colors of
the LIST Tenn. Then came the moSt mournful task
of all. carrying our dead and wounded from the
ground. Every house and door yard within a
mile or the scene was filled with the wounded. -
their cries for water were piteous and no one had
any to give them. SO much misery | never eS-
pecteo to see, and hope never to see again, 1t is
not necessary to give the names Of those killed
and wounded nor of tAe general issue of the bat
tie,
Since that day we have been slowly advancing
after the enemy, but the policy intentions of ouI
| leaders is as much unknown to u.s. az il we were
a thousand miles away. tr
1t is lonesome now, our company reduced to a
| little over 20 mon.
| Please send US letters and papers, for we hav,
been isolated from the world till we know NOTHING
OF whstis going On. When shall the end be?