Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-26
Moscow, Tenn. Feb. z 1888

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Moscow, Tenn, Feb. z, 1868.
Editors Of State journal: In reading
your very interesting and patriotic paper
for which by the way receive my thanks
Il have seen nothing from the SD. Now
as the SD is the youngest of our military
family in the field, it seems as though
few at least of your many readers would
be glad to hear something from US. 1t is
to those few l would write. To give q
history of our regiment a6 initio would
De, to say the least, at this late date in.
Judicious. The SD, as your readers. will
remember, left the State on the 18th of
November, arriving in the city of Mem.
phls on the morning of the 18th. After
pleasant stay of ten days in Memphis.
we babe farewell to Camp Moore, starting
out as we supposed for jackson and from
thence to Vicksburg. We were in the
9th brigade, Sd division, (Lauman's,) Col.
Moore having command of the brigade.
The ability which the Colonel displayed
in his command could but meet with the
approval OF the commanding Gener J, and
plainly pointed him out as one of u iscon-
sins noblest sons. The history of our
marching and countermarching will. if
ever published, be full of interest to the
curious; for my part can conceive of no
better description than that contained in
thefollowing expressive lines: .an 81.
Marched up hill, and then marched down again. :,
True. since leaving Memphis, we have
done great deal of hard marching, lived
on short ration, contributed much towards
filing general hospitals, but that this ar.
my has done anything toward bringing
this war to u close, doth not appear. 1t
has been whispered, yea openly asserted
by some-and | must confess with some
show of truth-that there has been mys-
FERROUS connection between our move
ments and the interest of cotton specuza-
tors. Our brave soldiers, who have per-
lied everything for their country, are often
led to ask themselves the question, "Can
it be that our Generals are in collision
with spectators, when our country de-
mands the united efforts of her sons ~
The bare suspicion that such may be the
case makes them feel as only patriots can
feel, when they fear that their country
which is dearer to them than life itself, is
being bought and sold by men growing fat
on the ruins of their country. 'i-s T..
Let the future determine who is to
blame for this loss of time, treasure, life,
and the defeat of this campaign. If it be
Grant, or others in high places, let him or
fI
ed people. Speaking Of an outraged peo-
pie, know of no State that has been so
disgraced by any one man as Wisconsin
has been by that miserable poltroon, Col.
Murphy, of the 9Th. When he returns to
the State which he has thus disgraced, let
him wear the crown of shame, with the
epithets coward and knave inscribed upon
it, epithets which he has richly earned.
We soldiers are watching with deep in
terest the movements of the anti.war par
ty in the North, headed by such treasona-
bic sheets as the Chicago Times.
When they tell the people that the
Presidents Proclamation has dspirited
the soldiers, they utter that which is false
Dispirited US, NO! but it has nerved our
arm for the battle, and so soon as our
leaders get educated up to the stand point
of the soldiers, the days of rebellion and
SLAVERY will be few. Let those traitors I'm
| the North, soho try to hide the czooen foot
! Of treason By c0ntinually croaG5nq about
peace, let them remember that the armu is
true to the cause in aohich IL is engaged and
that 1t daily appreciates their efforts.
| Peace J" yes we want peace. A peace
which shall say to the bereaved fathers
and mothers of the North, "your sons
who fell while CALAMITY defending the
old flag, did not shed their blood in
vain" A peace the basis OF which shall
be the Emancipation Proclamation. The
army will never consent to treat with
armed traitors dripping with the blood of
our brothers. The universal cry is. 6 we
had rather all die freemen than live
| slaves"
Reader, you are undoubtedly getting
! anxious for something about the SD. We,
as regiment, in some respects have been
very fortunate, while in others, we have
been most unfortunate. We were gery
| fortunate in getting one of natures noble
men for Colonel. A man who cannot
be swerved from the path Of duty, either
for his own or the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of 9th
ers. Col. Moore understands the secret of
| keeping his men under the strictest disci.
| pine, and at the same time commanding
their love. In all his efforts, the Colonel
is ably seconded by Lieut.. Col. Lowell, and
Major Vigin, also by the staff and line off,
GERS. We were most unfortunate to 60 into
the field for a winters campaign, with poor
miserable, little "shelter tents" or rather
exposure tents, as that is the more appro.
pirate name, for they certainly expose
man to every storm. AS to the baneful
effects Of these tents, let the hundred and
! thirty whom we have sent to general hos
pitfalls answer; ask the hundred men now
sick IN camp; or if you are not satisfied as
yet, go and count the graves, by the way.
side, of the SD, eighteen in all. Upon
each grave should be written, 'Died of
shelter tents.' -. ....l
Brig. Gen. Lauman, our division COM
mander has gone home on a visit; this
puts Col. Pugh the former brigade COM
mander in command of the division, leay-
ing Col. Moore in command of the 1st
brigade, 4th division, 10th Army Corps.
Adjutant Warner is A. A. A. Gen.
Appended is list of those whom the
SD regiment has lost by death, except
those who may have died in general hos
pitfalls without our knowledge.
Yours, A MUsER
Chas. C. Porter, Co. K, Racine, Oct. 20.
Marcus e. Fitch, D, Oxford, Miss, Dec. 20. .,.---
E. A. Babcock, E, Memphis, Tenn, Dec. Is.
Sam Z. Lyon, T, Holly Springs, Miss, Dec 81.
Hugh Deartle, G, Holly Springs Miss, Jan. 5.
Lucius Billings, D, Memphis Tenn, Jan. 2. ~
W: H; Stout, |, La Grange, Tenn, Jan. IA.
Joseph Cape, B, Moscow, Tenn, Jan. 10.
Jas. f. Arnold, G, La Grange, Tenn, Jan. IL.
William Cornell, E, Moscow, Tenn. Jan. 81.
Alex; MeClotchy, Il, Moscow. Tenn, Jan. q.