The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-01-01
ARMY Uorrcspondcnce.
HEADQUARTER 26TH Wis. Vol,
Stafford Court House, Dec. 81 1872


HEADQUARTERS 26TH Wis. Vol,
Stafford Court House, Dec. 81, 1892
/ Editors KenOska Telegraph:
| We have, since last wrote to you, been on the
march nearly all the time, bun have been in nc
battle as yet On the 10th the whole of Gen. ST.
gels army corps left for Fredericksburg, where
Gen Burnside wac dealing out some diac pills to
! the rebels under Gems. Lee and johnson. He ar
rived at Fredericksburg on Monday night, the
18th, after forced march of five days. We found
Gen. Burnside hard at work on the other side OF
the Rappahannoek. After staying there one day
we we're ordered back 8 miles to this place. l
have heard no firing theIo for the last two days.
so conclude that have either whipped them
or they u.s. can't tell which, until get your pa
per, as we get all the news from papers sent to US
from the far west ..s.
Our regiment has had considerable change in
all that can remember: Capt J. p Seeman o
our company has been promoted to Gen. Schurz
staff as Division Provost Marshal, place which
he is eminently well qualified to fill. know of
no one no is better qualified for the place than
he Capt Fred. C. Winker of Co. b has bean
promoted to Gen Sigels staff, as Judge Advocate.
am sure Gen. Sigel could not have found a bets
ter man in his whole army corps for that place than
Fred. WiDkler There are several officers who
have resigned ard gone home, who deem un-
worthy OF notice, who only go along for show, and
when the time comes to go into action resign and
leave in double quick time for home Shame on
such men
Now word in regard to our Colonel What
ca;b af HIM in latte I 1y
reterate and say that Wisconsin may well be
proud Of him. | know and can prove by every
man in the 26th Wis Regt that 10 colonel takes
better care of his men than Col. II. H. Jacobs -;
he is always at his post early and late has always
word of cheer for those who sick and need
a word OF comfort | know when it comes to &C
ton he will calamity lead us in and in triumph
lead us out. God bless him is the prayer of every
one of h is men.
= We have had considerable change of officers in
our company. Lieutenant w. j. Fuchs is acting
captain Lieut.. Domschke has been promoted to
LIST Lieutenant of Co. +, Our boys don't like to
part with SO good lieutenant, but it had to be
done and was for his good, we all say amen to it
Orderly Sergeant Robert Mier has been promo
ted to ID Lieu tenant in our company am sure
we could get better than he, in fact he is Just
the in the right place" Sergeant Peter
Rock has been promoted TO Orderly Sergeant.
We have excellent Quartermaster in +. w.
kurdish au sen, who does all he to get the boys
their ratons in time in fact he is at hispost early
aud late, and ii his clerks were good and ac-
commodating as he is, our regiment would have
no cause to complain. Our quartermaster>ser-
geant Adolph Hensel, is one OF the best and most
accommodating officers we have in our regiment
We have also got Il chaplain. DIR. Fette, who
was formerly editor of the Milwaukee Banner g.
| Volsstreuad but as l have not heard hun preach
/ yet, Il do not know what kind of parson he viii
/ make.