Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-05-30

| aged 81 yrs aonths.
"OSsa ha 6eam ptacena tenaulo ctneresy' Sep
alter inoDtortaLe aninloe luceat alma dies. "
The other is the tomb of his wife.
The walls are tumbling to pieces, while
between the graves stands sentinel huge
elm, grown through the long years from
young sprig at the burial, gathering new
life from day to day, while the clay once
animate, at its roots, becomes more and
more assimllated to its mother earth. The
cemetery is in quiet, pretty grove of oaks
and elms, overlooking the river and giving
view up and down its muddy waters
miles each way. Close by is the Hospital
occupied by our sick, the marble slabs and
green mounds quite suggestive to the poor
fellows. though point them over the riv-
er to " fine prospect beyond the grave )"
in the green woods and hills of Illinois,
Our hospital was the home of a secesh law
yer; it is now confscated, (the word steal
has played out) Uncle Samuel claiming all
right and title to it. It affords a good
asylum for our sick. It has been a ine
residence and the grounds must have been
beautiful, but now all IS going to decay
The fences have built camp fires, the fur
niture is scattered here and there among
the refugees Ct the city, while the grounds
are over-run with cattle and mules. The
boys are trying to save the peach trees I'M
til they can have one crop but with i'll sue
cess.
To the south is Fort A with the stars
and stripes flying from its flag staff It
is an earth work, threWn up last summer
by the Home Guards tits so arranged
with angles as to cover the bitches sur
rounding it, raking them the whole length
1t has "a Founders Of long range besides
pivot "A Founders and one II FOUNDER
captured from JEFF. Thompson. To the
west is fort B, while to the S. ". fort G
covers the approach from the Bloomfield
road beyond which, mile distant per-
haps. are t h e hi e o II t s
Of the 1st Wis, in beautiful piece
of woods, a fine place for the camp though
nearly deserted now, only few remaining
to claim squatter's rights, and this brings
me to the point at which I started. to tell
you of the wherea bouts of the main BODY.
Scouts discovered rebel camp some sixty
miles south west, and the boys were called
up suddenly one night and ordered to tray
ell. In an hour they were ready. After
reaching the spot the birds had flown,
leaving Their. camp and equipages, evident
Iy in hurry They took to cypress
swamp close by, and knowing the grounds
SO much better than our men they escaped,
much to the chagrin of Maj Lagrange,
who had a few days before, in the garb of
one of their style visited their camp, and
posted himself in regard to their strength
&c. The Colonel planted the old flag at
Bloomfield and leaving men to protect it,
went on with the main body, to intercept,
fpossible, the rebels on their way south
The regiment will 90 to Chalk mountains
in Arkansas ere they turn back. On their
return it is the intention of the Colonel to
ooniscate the property of the rebels, to
make recompense to those who, in stand
ing up for the Union, have been stripped
of all. The Colonel is handling the secesh
hereabouts without mittens. He makes
them pay tribute for the support of the
refugees of the city who have been COM
PEELED to flee here for protection. On the
march secesh corn cribs feed the horses,
secesh matrons the men. 1t is easy enough
to distinguish secesh farm from a union.
The former is in good shape the latter 60
ing to ruin Our boys know already the
color of secesh blood and if they get any
kind of show will give good account of
themselves A messenger just in with dis
patches reports Col. Phian taken with
100 men. He has attained to quite no.
toriety here in the Guerilla line But I
am spinning out longer yarn than l in
tended when I commenced, as l only
meant to say that our boys are all 0. K,
In good spirits and ''spiling for a fight"
Send US down Republican, we would like
to know what is going on in the old city,
and if you desire may pick up an item
occasionally to send you. We get but little
news from abroad, mail reaching us onlv
enthusiastically, but we have heme items
of an exciting character to make some rec
ompense. will send you paper pub
llshed under the auspices of the regiment.
Gen. Curtis, with his division from Pea
Ridge, will be here next Thursday to en-
bark for the south some 1000 men. We
expect an exciting time. But must stop.
More anon PELEG
Proclamation Of Gov Ealomon.
The following proclamation has been is