Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-11-19
Army Correspondence.
HEADQUARTERS 31sT RECT Wis. Vols,
MuRFREEsBoRO, Tenn, Nov. 4TA, 1868.

requested me to inform you OCCASION
ally Of the health and whereabouts of
Co. &C." hereby comply with your
request
The Regt. left La Vergne en- the 18th.
of Oct, (having been there for three
weeks and guardeda wagon train thro'
to this place. We passed through a
part of the battle field of Stone River,
where we saw the graves of many poor
fellows who had fallen in the defence
Of the flag they love 50 dearly. We
also passed rebel trench where $50
traitors were moved down by one of
the Wis. Batteries 9Th [ believe
They had been covered but slightly as
we could plainly perceive their toes
sticking out of the ground, and many
of the bones had been scratched up by
dogs. All the Union soldiers were de-
Gently inferred, with pafings to protect
them, and in one place fine monument
is in course of erection over the, remains
Of the fallen heroes of General Hozen's
Brigade Murfreessboro is about the
size of Dodgeville, though more COM
pactly built and with more elegant
buildings. 1t has been very pretty
place, and is SO still although its beauty
IS sadly married by the ravages of war
The place is strongly fortified, more so
than Nashville. The 22d and 31st Wis
are all the infantry here at present, and
picket duty is rather heavy, the boys
coming on every other day; but we are
required to keep a vigilant watch as
Forrest has been prowling around here
lately. Three companys of our Regt.
have been detailed to guard bridge
two miles and half below here. The
election took place yesterday, giving
heavy Union majority. Co. "C' cast
heovy Democratic vote of one Union
votes AZ, total 43. The health of the
Regt. is improving rapidly as we have
excellent water close to camp.
| send you the present condition of
Co. &c." thinking it might be interest
ing to your readers, many of whom
have friends or relatives in the COM
pany - aa .4 1i4Ga5e
Capt, I, D. Burdick,* 1t Paul Jeardoe,*
1t. Wm Williamson Orderly Sergeant
Sam'l Dunstan,* Serg't Penberthy,* serg't
Evans,* sick; Serg't Thomas Serg't Al
fred Dale, deserted at Cairo, Ills, March
18th, 1863; Corporal W.J, Wrigglesworth
discharged Sep. l4th, 1868 Corp. Dan'l
Wickham :, now 9Th Sergeant; Corp. j.
". Jones,* 1st Corporal VIM G. Dean. 4
I'd Corporal Corp. d. II. Feathers,# 81
Corporal; Corp. David Wickham, trans
ferred to Co. H; Corp. w. Soudan sick at
Madison, 4ta Corporal; Corp. L. Minar,
sick at New Albany, 9Th Corporal; Drum
mer John A. Thomas,* cleaking at @. NJ;
Fifer James E. Qwens,* clerking at Head
quarters.
Privatcs 0. Anderson T. Buckingham
W. Ruckingham.* K. Brummer,* r..
Buckingham deserted at Racine, Feb 27th
1868; ID. A. Cowen died at Columbus, KY,
April 4th, 1858; P, Crook sick at Madison,
Wis; w. II. Collingwood sick at New Al
bany, Ind; G. Cutler,* H. Collins deserted
at Racine, Feb. 9th, 1868 II. Carriers
9Th Corporal; W. Dale,* T. B. Davis sick
at New Albany, Ind; J. Dawns transferred
to Co. H J. NJ. De Wit,* E Davis de-
serted at Racine, Feb. 9th, 1868; j Doch-
nahl,* NJ. Enoch,* J. Elam,* d. Edwards
sick at Columbus, KY; d. Frost,* W. W.
George sick at New Albany, Ind; J. H.
Griffiths,* j. D Griffiths,* j. I'll Granfell,
sick at Nashville W. Green,* P. A. Hub
bard,* J. Holdsworth died at Columbus,
KY, June 22d, 1868; w. Hunters W. F.
D. James, transferred to Co. II jones',
E. D. Jones, detained at Dodgeville by civil
authorities j. j. Jones,* r. Jones de-
serted at Racine Feb 9th, 1868 ID. d.
Jones,* I. NJ Jones,* 18th Corporal R. r.
Jones died at Madison, Wis; j. Krousc,*
j. Labounty transferred to Co. II; j. L.
Latham died at Ridgeway, Wis, Dec. goth,
1862; B. Lewis j. Levels j. Leese sick
at Madison, Wis; L. Labarre,* J. 7. Nab
bott,* J, Magrane, transferred to Co. Fl ;
j. McMahon,* J. r. Mabbott,* 9th Corp;
G. Mulai ply, transferred to Co. H, and
died at Madison, Wis, Aug. 9Th 1868 ; W.
B. Nelson,* H. Parry r. Prideaux sick
at Madison, Wis; A. PETERSON g. T. Pri-
deaux, sick at Madison, Wis; c. j. Perkins,
transferred to Go. II W. Porter p Per
kins, transferred to Co. II g. Peterson
VIM. Polkinghorn deserted at Racine, Feb.
9th, 1868 Hugh Richards, died at New
Albany, Ind, Oct. 1st, 1863; q. Ii. Ran
dolph, sick at Nashville ; j. Ramsden, trans
ferred to Co. Fl j. Rowe j. Ryall,4 in
hospital G. W. Rand, sick at Madison,
Wis; O. Strong,* Sergeant Major j. l..
STANDARD y, T. Stewart =, W. Stopford =,
T. Stephens w. H. Smith, died at Ridge
way, Wis, July 25th, 1868; o. Stewart, =
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