Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-10-28

II our lieuienants were sent. Ii was there
Of all places that the officers suffered most
---itl an old cotton warehouse, with not q
llanket to lie on-not Ore There We're
commissioned officers, intelligent human
beings, forced to use all ingenuity il max
inr bone rings to sell to the citizens to OBJ
tai,luloney With which to buy the food to
sustain life. 1t was there that Col. Bllss
OF Michigan, was murdered.
MURDER OF. col. BLISS.
Col Bliss was basely murdered--let me
tell you how. He was getting his canteen
filled with mix. He had the privilege
! Fl )m the commander Of the post OF filing
it inside of tie guard. He went from the
warehouse 10 the cabin on the line ct the
guard, handed his canteen tothe lady, who
was about filing it, when tue guard called
out. "You have been there long enough,
rcet awaym lie said, wait until get my
canteen. He reached his hanc for IT, the
lady passed il to him, he turned around
and was going to his quarters, when he
/ wa murdered two charges from tue SHOT
gun entering his breast. lie tell dead.
The citizens Of Montgomery gathered
around and looked at his body as it lay
there, and the only rema k made was,
'.That old shot Gun made pretty good
hole through the id Yankee." Seu-
sation.l
! GOD BLESS TIE LADIES.
Thank Heaven there are to-day two
good, true, loyal union men in Montgomery.
They reside there, but dare rot tell their
names in Chicago tonight; ia travelling
over Illinois, | dare not call their names,
for there are traitors here that Will soon
let them lie known as Union men in Mort
gomery, Alabama [Cries Of "trae,"
"trne," and applause. Those two men
( sent me word-"Gen. Prcntiss, your sick
and wounded soldiers who were wounded
at Shiloh, are suffering and dying b the
hospitals here for want Of attention." l
obtained permission through Col. Geddes,
OF Iowa, to visit these men. We entered
the hospital together AS we came - the
door, il was announced to the men that
their General was coming to pay them a
visit, and oh! if | ever beheld sight mp
ON earth that made me feel sad, il Was
when | entered that hospital There lay
over one hundred Of those brave, suffering
solliers-soae dying wiJh various dis
eases, and many OF them, although il was
two months and Il half since dizzy We're
wounded ii Shiloh, yet wore apon tht'r
backs thefoul and bloody shirts they had
I broaght from that field, re,cf htsiug been
furnished Il change. / wen among them
and took them BY tie hand. They cried
II cried. Col. G.ddes cried, AMI | could
curse the man that would.not cry. cnetrS.
1 | found that hospital swarning with ve'-
min. found my sidiers lying there on
! pallets Of hay, between h0afds SCI upon
the edge, with none 10 take care Of them
save those Of their own number who had
partially recovered. | turned upon mY
heed after converSing with them AMI said,
"boys, will do 50 netning for you"
went 10 the city, and then found two
men from Chicago married mea. They
dare rot tell me they were Urion men
but knew tbsy were. | went into tht
hotel As | passed through the tall
looked to The top o. tile stairs, and tlicF'
were two ladies cfyiug. | knees t3ein
approach 4 them ana told them the condi
ton Of our soldiers, and they CONSCIOUSLY
gave me tWo hgndpd aad fifty dollars 70
relieve those nionu1a,s men. & . bless
then! [Ininense cheers One Of those
men took the ears with ae, aal W cane
ilty nils together He talked ec,sh f.al
| talked Union all the time, but during ID,
conversation BIZ remarked gently, ''dener
a, how ire You of for funds n Il have
not 2 rel cent" was nly answer IL,
slipped into my hand twenty-five dollars
which divided with my fsiIow-e!lic.rs
Tlienewed appilus..l Many Of those mef
| ii that hespi.al diet, but III me sly il BE-
half Of those I.deS, that afternoon they
visited them taking with them scissors,
clothing AID other things necessary for tn,
.o'diers, They trirned their hair the.
furnished them With clean cloliilhS ahs
bedding, washed their sollel AMI wound
I'd limits and took As ten.er care II taer
Is If theyAE Had been their own clisdren
10 night large majority Of thoseasol
diers are living. and, thank Heaven, are q
their way home. Apalause,]
CAPT. GREaa As DAMoSD.
Go with me to Madison prison. Col
Geddes says we Jared worse than any 9th
er. say there is no difference among
them Laughter. At Madison hun.
dred and fifteen OF lis were placed in ont
room. Fortunately for US that that man
Capt Gregg, who sits by me h-re, ans
whom respect and love, bad been sent t
Washington. lie dFes for Us tsononths
pay, sending & portion to our ia@llles ans
i portions 10 us. We received the money
GLADLY. He would not take his parole
bnt returned to captivity 10 suffer With US
God lless apt. Gregg Applause, an.
4 cries Of Lets see him let Us SIC him.
rCaptain Gregg being led forward IysGea