Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-09-30
From, tie I'd Reg. Wis. Vols.
II CAMP. CULPEPPER COUNTY, Va.

Sunday Evening, sept. 2lst, 1868.
DER TRIBUNE Once more l assume /
the pen with the intention ofjotting few /
lines for the TRIBUNE Ny long silence
is attributed 70 an ill-feeling | possessed 1
during the last few months. The long
marches and exciting events have had |
their effects upon the subseriber,-and
only now, after sojourn about the Cap
ital does Richard feel like himself
again ] write now, merely because
writing ) ? source Of qualification and
though my letter may not possess any
thing new or startling, yet you must ac~
cept ): as the best in store, with the prom
Ice that shortly ! may do better
The army has lately advanced to the
Rapidan river The enemy occupy the
opposite shore and stCtb0rulv refuse to
allow Cur cavalry to cross. Buf0rd still
continues 70 tamper with them and appa-
reutly troubles '.seceshia' considerable.
WHAT the force Of the enemy IS before US.
no one Knows, without Il be the general
COmman I2E. Lee IS evidently on ! tcur
south, and Doubtless IS an a5ettov - the
scheme ccUeCctei against burnside
That The enemy desires peace and quiet
ness there = 10 doubt, and does not feel
Ike entering into fray with Meade
Eou need not look for al engagement in
THE quarter very soon, and we are conf
dent that no attempt viii be made TO cross
the kapi5an Ivy our f0rces-at least not
until matters IN the wes. take s. different
turn. We GnEj0uslY await the fall Of
Charleston and the result Of the cam
pai-ns q Rosecrans and Burnside. On
their result depends in : great measure
saa workings OF this army.
Z flag was presented to the brigade on
the lT1a. The Eif- is f-o-n citizens resi-
ding = Washington r, Il Wisconsin In
diana and Michigan. Preparations for
grand t.ne were made At the camp on the
EappalanGock. bat unfortunately on the
/ -1.l ne marched. a large dough
house with 2 handsome front bearing
tie inscriptions Iron Brigade ANTE
taU, Welcome Guests had been cree
ted capable Of seating at least four hun
dre3 persons. We fel- sorry ~ leaving
il, l-. the revival oE the son : Richmond
move cured Us Of sav III feeling. 80 on
the morning e the lTth we made all due
preparations had nice feast 81 roast tur
Lay. chickens. beef &c. With ice cream.
wines ilauue7ab.e, and cakes, pies, bread
and butter and g host Of good things <
orally gracel OUT table Major General
Erz-sc.l and staE. Gen. Bee cCd staff,
with q number Of o.Ler notable generals.
c5luDz-s. Uaiors. captains aud leUtenants
Gouored Is by their presence. ". j. Sci
lscz. the State Agent, made the presenta-
tian speech, 70 which Col Robinson, com
lanaer of the brigade, made p reply,
thanking him kindly for the present, given
NV our friends at Washington. Al the
table speeches we're made Dy Gen New
ton Gen Blce, Gen. Robinson, and IoL
Bragg We had fine time and enjoyed
ourselves most uo5ly. Gov. Randall and
others would have been present but for
the move Of The army and uncertainty O!
getting 70 our camp. The flag 3 yer7
blautl5al-of dark blue silk with the
names oF the regiments and the battles
Tue brigade has been n. and the words
Iron Brigade" anc;rnlina ihe -a@i- :
maestro silver spear, m. clasp adyrus the
staE The cost Of this flag YVES $3.50 We
shall chriaten i the frat opportunity
gLs Fl had parade thia evening, the
Sra. aimee the battle. i looked rather
Ear5,-ool7 80 men 0u1-scarCe = compa-
nv The Il has fairly played its part IN
this great struggle L can g. but little
more-vet Y hate-er its let i viii be cheer
fully performed.
Company I can muster fIes--l5 men
and a. usual IS quite happy Many
commissions Of the Commissioned ON
GERS are being sent home. The record of
these faithful fellows is upol them. and
if there i auy that can s2rpass them
have vet 70 hear e t.
Guald mounts drills ani uaraEcs are
the order OF ghe day. In fact We have
seytled down, and hut for tho terribly cold
..-ta j.
shelter tents are Poor things - keep ont
the cold. Camp licas a.9 numerous 90
uiSa5,-arCluI which the men gather. and
crouch down. as # troubled with the
rheumatism, OF some ether painful com
plant. The Old coats and blankets 50
long stored in che warehouses o. Wash
i2Gton have been received, and tonight
sc trust for comfortable resi- The word
Is passed "all quiet on the Rapidan
We occasionally get g Point paper. Here
c0tove they have come regular, but lately
the nail carrier has become q little reck-
less. and our mail Is sort Of stray pas
seaEeE. on the rail raad--as waits the
pleasure Of the odd Eogy transportation
aa3t.r as tbo hovs say.
4 car friends would do Us . kindness
they would forward occasionally pack
axe of reading matter We get neTsDa-
pers. but they are al politics, and as we
are no. particularly verssd In the -rumb-
ling, gEoS.in- sheets Of the east. We get
tired q them. Forney IS desperate, while
Bennett Is forever inaugUrating some
new scheme for tine army of the Potomac.
He = terribly afraid this army will fail 20
get another Galf million mangIed and kill.
ed. = do send Us literature.
Taps are raaaded and tho oizcer Of
the day cries "lEAts-out, therefore the
subscriber closes, bidding Jon n happy
good u.aAt.