The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-10-22

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FROM the LIST Wisconsin Cavalry - ual@
OAhP AT BRIDGEPoRT Ala
,,- october 1st, 1863.
MEssRs. EDITORS OF THE THkEeRApH
ing few spare moments improve them NV sand
ing you few remarks about the lat wissona;,,
Cavalry, and where it has been since Wa Iof.
Larkinsville, Ala.
We left there on the last day Of August. bound
towards the enemy, and went to a place coroa
Belle Font, some twelve miles from our old
camp: stayed over night where there b.d hoo,.
some OF the infantry camped short tim. beforo
me next morning we moved on to Stepbenson a.
small town two miles north ofthe Tepnes,ee rive.
Inc oG OF Sept. we went across tie river on the
pohtoon bridge, we went two roiIes and +b,
canped. With the next morning CANA tho tos,
10 ascend The top of the mountain called Took
OUT one mile and half high. This was nv Arst
lesson IN climbing mountains. On we wont into
the valley. On the opposite side there xes n AZ.
Vision OF infantry and artillery that had pon.
"neau OF u.s. Gen Jefferson c. Dsyis, as I be-
heVe' stayed two days in the valley aud then
started over another mountain called Sand Noun.
tam. We were in front now. AS we went into
Inc valley the advance came upon the Butter
nuts on picket. Parts of two regiments of Geor-
glans and Texans. They made them get ND and
skedaddle out of there. We went to a nIa,a
called Alpine five miles from the foot of the noun
tam there we stayed that night and the next dav
and night, our regiment being on picket.
The next afternoon we moved on five miles;
stayed over night, and the next morning. started
back to Alpine and took another road, more to
the north, went five miles beyond Somervile.
Ga, and found that there had been eleven thous.
and rebel cavalry there the day before. We then
went back to Somervlle and csmped for the night
The next morning we moved forward again to
where we had been the night before The goth
Pennsylvania and 4th Indiana came upon the
rebels some three miles from there and had a
little skrmish with some of them, Our loss was
two killed and some fifteen wounded Then we
retreated to the top of Sand Mountain, and thence
into the valley between Lookout and Sand Noun,
tains, got more supplies and pushed forward in q
different direction, over the mountain again, we
then went over into a cove in the mountain
stayed until the afternoon of the next day, when
Gen. Mitchell came up and took command, (Col.
McCook being in command befOre), we then went
on to the right of the army, which was at work
with Minnie balls cannons and shells with the
Gray Coats or Butternuts, this was the 10TH,
stopped in line of battle all night, but were allow
ed to go TO sleep if we chose to; about eight o.
clock at ght the firing was hushed and we went
10 sleep The next morning, being Sunday, the
boys anticipated hard battle and slre enough
it For nearly four hours there was
nothing but the roar of cannons, and muskets
towards Chattanooga distance of fifteen miles,
leaving many poor and wounded soldier; be-
hind We went to Lafayette, five miles from
Chattanooga There we stayed until morning,
when we fell back some two miles towards the
river the list Wisconsin in line ofskirmishers and
the rebels sending few balls through the air at
Us, but doing no injury. 1t there in line that
was the nearest 30 secesh that / had been
since | come into Dixie. There were seven who
ran up within rods of us and we fred ar them,
when they wheeled around aud ran for life. You
couldn't their heels for he dust The next
we went to Chattanooga, and forded the
river. The same day, being the 25th,
we left and came here, where we are now in camp
what few are left The regiment having just
moved off on three days scout on some river
is being reinforced by Gen Hooker, with $4,000
men, so heard to-day Our !oss as tar as have
learned up TO the present is as follows; killed
200; wounded and missing, 1900; making in all
. 500. Many a brave boy from Wisconsin fell.
The I'd Brigade LIST Division of the 18th ARMY
Corps was all Wisconsin regiments commanded
by Gen. Starkweather, the 1st, 10th, 18th, and
2lst were the regiments The LIST had captains
wounded end three killed. Capt McYean, from
your city, wounded, They went into the
tight $50 strong and came out with 81 men. Mr..
Y ork, the color bearer of the regiment, was
wounded in the arm. The 10th came out with 16
men. The 18th and 2lst have not heard from.
Cen Stark weather is reported wounded The
st Wisconsin cavalry came through all right,
only one man in Co @. wounded. SO goes this
most unholy war. Many a father brother, soR
and true lover has taken his life In his hand
and gone forth 10 fight for the government the
country, the Union and the constitution, who
will never return again in this world. 1t is
hard to go into the hospital, where there arc
wounded TO hear the means and groans some
with their arms broken, others with their limbs
ust hanging by little flesh. i saw this at Big
Spring. where they were bringing our wounded
The rain is falling thick and fast, 80 l must
top Ny health is fine at present Give my
owe to all
ff,,ily