Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-09-16
The Wisconsin Sharpsheoters-Reyiew of
Events TO Date.
CAMP NEAR SULPHrR SPRINGS. Va
Sept LIST. 1868.


EDI1oEs STATE JoUaSAL:-The close of the
summer campaign of 1862, bringing rs 1t does,
| the Wisconsin sharpshooters into its third
| year of service, a hasty review of their do
| ings" during the past two years, may not be
| out of place, inasmuch as there is now pros
| pect of their being sent into a new .'feld of
! operations :" OF which, hereafter.
/ When the company left Madison, in Sep
TENDER, 1861, for the general rendezvous
of the Sharpsheoters, at WeeLawken, y J.,
they numbered rs men, which was afterwards
increased az tie camp OF instruction, Wash
ington, D. c., during the fail and winter fol
lowing, to los. Ut Yorktown, Va, in April,
1852, ap-increase of 6 recruits made ia, since
which time our number has swelled TO -
more or 4 grand total Of 15l members in all
Last evenings report shows an aggregate of
IS present and absent; being loss from the
organization ofthe company 10 date, by trans
fer, discharge, deaths from disease, killed IN
action, and desertion, of 80 members. We
have now 81 rifles for duty, the balance con-
sisting of extra duty men, in number, and
the sick and wounded, most offwhom are alb
sent in Northern hospitals
AS W lScoHSlne Ii Represented Dub Dt one
company, in the Organization known as the
United States Sharpshooters it would proba-
bly, not be out Of place TO show the standing
occupied by the Wisconsin men, in this the
LIST regiment. In fact we appear 70 be highly
favored in the different regimental appoint
ments, as the following positions, held by or
iginaI members of Co g, Owls. Coz will
show:
-tettng Field 0gfcer-Capt.F f. +. Marble.
4dJuta1t-W. II. Horton.
letting decentralization p. e Judkins.
seygt. Najo,-Benjamin Atwell.
C0Rtm5SSdIy Sergt.-Henry :. Roberts.
Head Wdg0Rer-J ii. Elwood.
Regtmsj,taJ TeamsterS-E. +. Bean, aud 7. Good
enough.
Ambulance Corps-Wm. Lord, and J. K Hawes
Hospital Departnse7st-Chas. l.. Wood.
1t was the intention of Co. G to send home
to the State the flag presented to them by
Mr.. Alexander Mitchell, of Milwaukee, bat
| am sorry to say that the ''colors" referred to,
have turned up 'among the missing" 1t was
carried in the ranks from Washington TO the
ChickahOminy, while on the Peninsula cam
paign u der General Mcclellan, but during
the seven days fighting, was put
| aboard the regimental teams, in which
manner it has been carried on subse-
quent marches through the Maryland
campaign of Mcclellan, the Fredricksbwgh
campaigns of Gems. Burnside and Hooker
and started ON the late campaign of Gen.
Meade into Pennsylvania, during which time
it was probably lost. | am in hopes, howev-
err, that it may yet be found and eventually
returned to the State as relic of the doings
of this Company Of . Badgers" In which
event the following list OF battles and skirm-
ishes might with propriety be noted on its
folds:
/. Great Bethel, Va, March eth, 1862. skirm-
iSh.
2 Coekletown, Va, April 4th, 1862. skirmist
3. Torktoton Va, April 9TH to May 4th, 1SG2.-
4. Hanover Court House, Va, May 27th, lS62.-
Battle.
3. Chickahominy Swamp, June, 1862. skrnish-
ing
6. Meehaniesville, Va, June Goth & 9th, 1se2.-
:. Cams mn, Va, June27th, 1862 Battle.
s. Chickahominy, Va, June 2Sth, 1862. Battle.
9. charles Cfty Cross Roads, Va, June 3oth, 1853,
10. Malosr7. mn, Va, July 1st, 1862. Battle.
II. 2ad Bull Run, Va, Aug. both, 1862. Battle.
II. Antietan, Md, Sept. 18th, 1862. Battle
ID. Blackman's Ford, Md, Sept. 10th, 1sc2.-
II Fredrtcks6uygh, Va, Dee. 18th, 18th K l4th,
1862. Battle.
l5- Ellis Ford, Va, Dec. a1st, 1862. skirmish-
Is. ChdnceHoTSrtHe, Va, May ID, Sd Il 9th, 1853.
Il. Gettgs5r6h, Pa, July ID, Sd & 4th, 1868
Battle.
IS. Wrapping Heights, Va, July 23d, 1868 Battle.
Thus it Will be seen that we number al
ready as high as eighteen different ac-
tions, besides the many long and rapid march
cs in which the army of the Potomac has
been engaged, which must certainly satisfy
our friends at home that We have endeayored
to do our duty to our country in its efforts to
crush this wicked rebellion since the period
when We were mustered into the L. s. service
as Wisconsin volunteers.
IN conclusion [ will here state that it is
with pleasure that we hear of the formation
of unconditional Union ticket for State
officers, and the result OF the approaching elec-
ton will undoubtedly be its success. And old
tried veteran like Col. Lucius Fairchild, of the
inyincible Second, true American soldier
who has proved himself in many hard-tought
battles, gaining for himself the entire conf
dence of those under him, and who lays down
an arm as a necessary sacrifice to a good and
holy cause, must certainly be looked upon by
all patriotic citizens at home Qll answer for
the soldiers in the field) fitting leader to
follow in the necessary political strife now
taking place at home, strife necessary to wipe
out from the record fanatics and extremists
of all creeds; call them by whatever name
YOU will As the balance of the ticket is
composed OF able men, from different politi-
cal organizations, let US hope in this union on
common platform of a vigorous prosecution
of the war until the entire Union is restored
to its former prestige and glory, and the stand
formerly occupied by 1T as foremost among
the nations of the earth" that hereafter po-
litical extremes viii be entirely wiped OUT
and forgotten.
| shall now close my somewhat lengthy
correspondence with the hope chat the Wis
consin sharpshooter5 may once more have its
ranks filed up with true men, good marks
men and willing soldiers in noble cause
The following company promotions have
lately been made Corpl James Durkee, as
Sergeant, and privates W. Armfeld, I. A.
Kirkham and John A. Denniston, Corpo-
rails, to date from July Sd, 1868.
ass C. a. STEVENS,
lst 1t, Com. Co.
Cu,TTANooGA- citv of Chattanooga