Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-01-07

10 hear of the deeds and doings OF tho
Pierce county boys n this part OF the land
of cotton. Yon will have heard before
this can reach you, that we have met the
socesb. and threshed them. One week
ago yesterday we were encamped two
mics from the Wilson Creek Battle
Ground near Springfield, Mo. Atnoon
wo we're ordered to strike tents and pre-
pare for long march. A!f our sick
were sent back to Springfield, and we
started on our march. Our forces en-
csmped at Wilson Creek amounted to
about ten thousand men. Our destina-
ton was to form a junction with Gen.
Blunt, the old Kansas Bull Dog, is the
rebels say. who was being lard pushed
bv the secesh under the command OF
Iindman, the rebel grand guerrilla chief,
as also Rains and QuantriI. We made
a forced march of three days, and ar
rived at Fayetteville, Ark, on Saturday
at lip. NJ. The next morning we set
out from Fayetteville and marched to
Illinois Creek, ten miles, and formed
line Of battle, as we expected an attack
from the Butternuts. They were posted
on the hills west of the creek and dis
covering the number of our forces, al
Though they were two to one, refused to
come out of their cover of trees and
bushes and fight us. We waited for
Blunt to join US until noon, and then
learning that he would soon come up, for
ho was beyond the enemy and had to
march around them, we began the fight,
at first with artillery. We had twelve
pieces of artillery and Blunt eighteen,
after Totten's came in we had six pieces
more. Blunt came in about 4 o'clock.
The cannonading was tremendous. Our
bomb shells burst among them scattering
blue ruin on every side. 1t was a mighty
Blunt sermon our loud mouthed cannon
preached 10 tile seeesh on Sunday last
AT about P. NJ. the 20th Wiscon
sin was ordered forward. The design
was to take battery on the rebel left
wing. Our boys made n charge that
would have been an honor to Napoleon's
Old Guard. The regiment charged and
drove the rebels half mile, took the
battery, and killed all their horses
Every Pierce co unity boy fought ike
hero of rs. The company-my COM
pany-suffercd more than any other
company in our army. They won't into
the fight AZ strong, and came out with
but seven mon who were not hurt at all.
Twelve men only were able to carry
musket next morning.
Sergeant Lindsey +. Teal carried the
coiors OF his country r9htlnto the midst
OF the enemy. lie was Teglmen'a' coior
bearer. A universal favorits wnh the
regiment, lis loss IS most deeply felt
Ills DIVING words were, rally men, and
SAFE III. coIorsi' had coffin made
Id ii''''' "'''' '''',' nun '''''" - ~
'''e ''"' ue'''''' ''"'''''' -i''''" Ivy
Ms poor wife ana eh'iofeh'
john Weston, William Riley ana
Frank Rice were killed while driving the
enemy from battery. They all died
with theIr faces to the i"e--n"t ono be-
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george on"'ef' hooef' " oi~''o''e "'i''
Herbert SNOW were "oundeu--oh''er III
the foot, NeIshonce IN the right arm Sc
vcrefy, and Snow slightly. lieIs DONG
duty, and WAS ready to fight next morn
Jug. These are ail tie items so far as
tue Fierce county boys are concerned.
We are oncamped on The battle heid'
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