Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1862-10-30

ing and the unmistakable signes of their
uniform. The rebel officers dress them
selves unassumingly, and are therefore
not as easily distinguished by the marks
men.
ERRATA
I was so hurried in my letter Of yes
terday that | forgot many things that |
wished to mention, and made few slight
blundcrs, for which | have and will nov
make amends. The 10th Wisconsin [
put down as Sill's Division. 1t is in the
lamented Gen. Jackson's Division, and
in Col. Lytlc's Brigade, who was wound
ed and taken prisoner, but returned on
parole this morning. Gen. Jackson's S
command fought in the left centre. The
| 18th Wisconsin is in "Bob" Mitchells 5
! Division (held as a reserye) and did not
move forward until late in the evening,
when besides taking the ten ammuni-
ton wagons and two caissons, it also
captured the guard of $50 men, and
charged on Perryville taking 30 more
prisoners. | also forgot to mention that
the
TWENTY FOURTH WISCONSIN
lost one man killed, and had three men
slightly wounded The killed was a
member of Capt. Philbrook's company,
and was named Jas. W. Hazel. He re-
sided at Lone Rock, Dane County. The
wounded are but scratched, and feel as
we'll as ever they did.
Our General says that the Twenty
Fourth regiment saved the battery IN
that bold and terrific charge by Walk
cr's and Adams brigades. The rebels
came up through the cornfeld in two
solid lines, and as the grape and can
mister moved through their ranks, clos
ed up and steadily advanced. Wewere
in the rear of the battery when they
first advanced, and were moved by the
left flank around to it's left, taking our
position on the road. The hill top was
before us and shielded us from the bull
lets that hummed like hornets nest
over us not over foot above our heads
The 32d Ohio was over the brow of the
hill, and was driven back slowly until
they rested in our front. Then, at that
most critical moment, Col Larrabee gave
the command to advance to the hilltop,
and fire. Our left was screened by a
piece of woods and was not one hundred
feet from the solid rebel lines, which
halted at the fence that enclosed the
field, and subjected to the terrible cross,
and direct fire of the battery, the 24th
Wisconsin, the Both Illinois, and the
sgd Ohio and the discontinue of their
almost demoniacal cheers, broke ranks
and skedaddled. The hill on which
the battery was stationed has an arc
shaped front. The Both Illinois was
on the right of the battery, which was
the keystone, the 9th Wisconsin on
the left, and the SD Ohio in front |
account for the small loss in the oath
in this way, it being almost perpendicu-
lar to the front of the advancing lines,
and on their right the fire swept its
front, and passed over the heads Of the
men, it taking long practice to fire ac-
! cufately up OF uo"n NIL
The boys of the 24th stood their
ground nobly, keeping their alignment
and loading and firing with the GOODNESS
of veterans. In fact the battery boys
thought them an old regiment and
would not believe that but five weeks
before they were cncamped in Milwau-
kee. The boys feel proud of their first
work, and proud of the praise they re-
ceive from the Both Illinois, between
whom and themselves has grown up
quite an affection, (the Both was at Pea
Ridge and at Corinth,) and the other
regiments that witnessed their behavior,
mark me the oath will never disgrace
the fair city that sent them to battle
1t has stood passed through the
trying ideal now is on par for
fighting, with the old troops. The oti-
GERS and they make regiment acted
with fearlessness and discipline that
could not in fact be expected from them
4 Col Larrabee is a model and brave
officer, and acted accordingly. 1t Col.
Buttick expounded law and order IN
tactical manner-he is soldier. Maj
Hubbard was down on the left and the
left was down on the rebels. In the
fire he captured a prisoner, and after
the skedaddIe, pounced upon couple
more. Adjt Macarthur, Capts. Austin
Eldred, and in fact all of the officers
and men, without an exception, did pa'
eccellence.
THE 10TH REGIMENT
lost its Major and brave lot of men,
The regiment now consists of but foul
companies-haye consolidated. Lieut.
Willie Collins had a narrow escape, {
bullet cutting through his coat and graz
ing the skin just below his left arm pit
THE FIRST REGIMENT,
the severest sufferer Of the Wisconsin
troops, looks small-but there is enough
left to be felt; as Bragg will find in the
next encounter-if he dares to stant
E o0oin T visited the General Field Hos