The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-06-19
From the First Regiment.
HEADQUARTERS ST RECT. Wis. Vol.
Camp Lane, May 81, 1862.

HEADQUARTERS 1sT RECT. Wis VoL..1
Camp Lane, May 81, 1862. I
| FREUD W -"
last eve received your unlocked for but eve
welcome letter, Of date May 25th and 26th, suC
hasten to reply. am as usual quite well and en-
joying myself in q way. The boys are all well ir
fact never knew the Regt to be in better con
dltion than at the present time True enough il
Is very warm here but we can stand it full as well
as the citizens of this vicinity, if not far better
for the rebel soldiers dying off like sheep The
reason they are SO affected is simply because bey
are short of salt. and cannot get a supply n e
have, on some OF our marches, been offered one
dollar per quart for the salt we had on hand for
our horses and mules, and even at this price we
are not permitted to sell. Beside this necessary
article, they are in some places deprived of the
use OF good spring water, and to fill the vacancy.
they are forced to use stagnated water from a
marsh or swamp, which consequently causes rnncb
sickness, and IN my opinion they will not be able
to hold out long in this condition You sneaL of
our being in the state of Alabama. True enough
this was once the case, but on arriving at Rooars
vile we were informed there were about eigb+
thousand OF the enemy at Florence "a miles dc
tant, consequently We started in pursuit On ar
irving at Florence, the bird had flown and we
were lett with our fingers in our mouths
After staying at this place for one night we heard
IN the morning, that the rebels had cut around
and were between Lawrenceburg and PulasEi
Tenn. where they intended to cut off our proyis
ion train. On receipt of this information we fool,
the front and rear, but they were one day in ad.
vance of us, and took the road that we but three
or Jour days before had travelled and went back
to Alabama. Being fooled in our wild goose chase
we returned to Columbia, after eleven DAYS and
nights hard marching, in which time we travelled
go miles. Very good for Infantry so good in
fact, that we wore out several artillery and caval
~ horses. Let the loafers of " isconsin who call
us home guards, and kid gloved gentlemen try on
such march, and see how well such will prove
TO them In my humble opinion they would at
least Keep from croaking. Or let them come and
see our sun-burned and tanned faces then thew
VIII think we are not having so nice time after
all. When we receive this kind ofnews from our
mother State, makes us almost wish we were ont
OF the service of such heartless set of people
W are now about u miles from Columbia. at a |
place called Cullioka. AT this village of CuiIioks
mere was once r trestle work bridge 100 feet |
long inns we are rebuilding and guarding; that |
Is, what there is of the command, for the remain
der OF our Brigade is scattered along the line of
the railroad There are at present but two com
Panles OF our Regt. on the ground, the others are
guarding provision trainifor Gen Mitchell thro'
70 ALABAMA Newspapers here cost enormous
prices. FOR all Nashville papers we pay cents,
IonIsyile ana Cincinnati papers 10 cts, Pictori-
lis 20 ets but we must know Something of the ont
ide world letif cost what it will |!
The prospects of good harvest in this vicinity
re very poor, for the wheat is all affected by the
ust Corn looks well, cotton the same, potatoes
lso look Well Fruit cannot look better We
ave now ripe plums, cherries, mulberries straw.
erries &c. Black berries and peaches will be
pe in about ten days. Such is the beautiful and
rand display which Nature presents in this great
: polluted land of the Rebellion ID
Yours Affecti0natey, r.