Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-02
From our Regiments In the Field.

FROM LlasS VI army correspondence
and private letters we extract and con
dense the following items of intelligence
from sundry of our Wisconsin Regiments:
A member of the 10th Wisconsin
writes from Lake Providence, March 18th
" Though the papers have had our canal
open for fortnight, with transports pass
ing through, the levee was only cut last
evening. This morning a stream of water
eight rods wide and six feet deep is rush.
ing through the canal. The current, how
ever, is very swift, and l think it will be
some time before vessels will pass through.
With it's great velocity this current OF
water must soon widen and deepen the
channel. This, with the water from the
channel cut by Col. Bissell above, is over
flowing the country rapidly. 1t is said
that eleven counties (parishes) will be thus
overdowed.
Yesterday was payday with US. We
were paid to the 3Oth of October.
"Logan's division, that has been with US
for few weeks, is now on board fleet of
transports. 1t is supposed they are going
to Yazoo City, This leaves Macarthur in
pmmand here with about 5000. Almost
every night we hear the thunder of guns
from below. The weather is already hot
The health of our men is good very few
are in hospital. We drill as much as We
used to in Camp Randall"
Another letter from Lake Providence,
of the same date, says:
The 18th Wisconsin and the 7th Mis-
souri, gave a splendid entertainment to
their friends here yesterday, In honor OF
st. Patrick. You will notice that II was
q day before the time, but this was done
becauss the 7th No. had received march
ing orders and did not like to loave with.
out paying some tribute of respect to the
dear ola land" The most noticeable
thing connected with the affair was
speech by Gen. John A. Logan. 1t Was
one of the best efforts | have ever listened
to. 1t would have done your soul good
| to hear him lash the "peace croakers" i'll
the North. He said every country was
cursed with such men. We had them III
| the revolutionary struggle. They were
| then called "tories" This was 100 mild
term to apply TO the " croakers" OF this
day, Who were predicting that the South
could not be whipped by US and then
ecies, in hopes they might get TO be con-
| stables or postmasters In remote towns.
He said abolltionism was not the cause
IS h. tsla rhof
our business now to try and convince the
rebels we are not sbohtlonisJs, but to
make them taste of the terrible conse-
quences of unjust rebellion. This coun-
try, he said, was worth one million of
lives, for its preservation, and he was will
ling to coz tribute his If necessary.
A letter from the 18Th regiment at
the same place says the health of all the
regiments there is remarkably good. The
country in the vicinity is exceedingly rich
with fine plantations on which palatial
mansions have been built by wealthy
slave owners. Over 1000 contrabends
are within our lines there. Rev. Mr..
LIvERMoRK, chaplain of the 10th, has
charge of them. "They work WE'LL"
SAYS our correspondent, land most OF
them are;an1ious to be armed" The 18th
numbers but 29S men, but those are hard
ened and acclimated soldiers. Col. BoUoK
is an able and efficient officer. The report
that we had some time ago that our l4th
had fight in the vicinity with the rebels,
was incorrect. The only fight there has