Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-09-23

HEADorARfRRS ID WIsccSsiE Vols, !
Warrentou, Va, July "A, 1868.

Fleiche az LIST Lieut.. and Thomas Bishop ID Lieut..
marched into Virginia I'd of July present
skrmsh Blackburns Pord upon the 18th, where,
nevertheless to receive rst and mos. profitable
In the Of the weapons Of war. On the 2st at
the battle Of Bun Rum thirty enlisted men detail
cd under command Of Licas Bishop, guard the cee-
brated Parrot Gun, the remainder vent Into battle
With the regiment The losses on that day and during
that mos, Unfortunate retreat OF our army were six
wounded, viz Lieut.. VIM. W. Laheiche Privates
Christian Ksssler Philip Lawrence, m. A. Owens,
Enile Peterson and william Pollard SIX were taken
prisoners and confined In the famous Tobacco
WAREHOUSES at Richmond during Eve months time:
Bremen, George W. Dnley, Christian kessler, Waiter
| p smith and William 4. Owens.
On Both of July while encamped at Fort Corcoran
Va Lieut.. Bishop received his discharge from the
wee. Orderly Sergeant: Edward Deviin was commits
stoned I'd Lieut. 70 All the vacancy. On the Sth OF
August Captain Alien was promoted as Major of the
| regiment, and Lieut.. VIM w. LaFleiche Captain Of
coIapsny Lieut. Ed ard Devln 30 LIST Lieut., Sergt
Gee H. Otis to ID Leut, Serst Alonzo Bell TO Order
ly Sergeant and Corporal George II Lesate to serss
While amped here, priva.es Deos z. Beech James
| B. Osiurn, and George Il Lathrep were discharged
the service for disability On the 2s,h OF August,
81! the regt left camp At Corcorau snd reported 10
General King upon I,aiorama H0. near Georgetown,
being assigned 20 hi. Brigade Shortly after crossing
the Potomac q. Chain Bridge, and assisting In the
=, os .53 q, Mott. a,, aa :. ~. AN.
u1ish az Lewi:svie. While in camp here, dis
/ W. Pollard Arba " Seymour. Georve Hains and
Emile Peterson. During the month ~ September
were marching from camp 20 camp, doing picket and
fatigue duty, aad the 9Th Of October marched
4
9Th Of November Lieut. Edward Deviin discharged
the service It. Geo. H. Otis promoted LIST Lieut.
Orderly Sergeant Alonzo Bell I'd Lieut.. Serg't Oliver
W Sanf ri. Orderly Sergeant, and Corp Richard L.
! Gidey serg't- While hers encamped priva.es
Charles La.hrop Christie Kesser, Leonard Tregea
Philip Lawrence, and Peter Labonde discharged
from the service. Or the IN o. March 1862 private
| Richard Chapel died il regimentsl hospital and
buried the Arlington Parm; this being the only
OF disease which has occurred in coupa
March 90 We broke camp at Tinghas. marching TO
Cen,reve Fairfax G. II. and returning TO Alexandria
on the Goth Of March. While camped here the oath
OF March Captain IaFleiche was discharged the ser
vice and It. Geo. H Otis promoted Captain Lieut.
Sanford ID Lieut. Sergeant VIM. Noble to Orderly
! Sergt and Corp Wm. Neuser to Sergeant. On the
2a,h Of April. after marching and counter marching
through Fairfax C. H., Centreve, Cattle. Station, &c,
into camp at Fredericksburg, Va. On the 2sth
| OF July were On reconnaissance to Orange II. On
| the 3oth the return, Company was rear guard,
and charged By squadron Of rebel cavalry,
successfully repulsed them without loss on the
9th o, August were out another affair OF the same
character and GottIeib Maugher Mark w Terril pri
Yates Johz ". Anderson and VIM Raske were taken
prisoners while In anbulances returning to camp, sick
Aug 10Th commenced the famous march 10 Culpep
perG H. On the 16th Of August, Corporal Samuel w.
snth promoted to 2d lieut., IN Soth Regt Wis.
Vols. Ga the goth August, commenced Pope's famous
retreat; While on the Rappaiannoc the company was
used sk!r7ni.hers during three days. On the 2Sth
inst. reached GAINESVILLE dusk and participated in
battle OF that evening In this hard fought battle
OF an hour and ten minutes the company sustained
loss Of killed II wounded, and six taken prisoners
follows viz killed, Corporal Henry Curry, privates
Aion.o BELL serg't James Gregory and VIM. Meuser
Cor;,oraIs -anauei Coker and Luke Avery; private.
WIN r Benny, Otis Evans johnson G.. Goldthorp |
James b Prideau1 BENZ amin F. sa.,criee. Taken
prisoners were Corp VIM Grant irivates "na; Dow, |
and wm. NJ. Loofborrow. The company entered the |
engagement So strong. On the 18th OF Sept the
battle South Mountain took place In which the
son and AIpheus T. Bud ng private. George Gilbert,
Benz Kaowlton and George w. Williams, OF which |
Corpora. Nelson and private Gilbert died IN hospital
Frederick city, Md. On the l.h Of Sept at the battle
ford Drivat II Nicholas Ceih,
schiosser VIM. n Virgin Samuel z whitehead, and
al Keedysville Md, the 18th of Oct his body
ernhalrned and buried 1t sharpsburg Nd
On the 18th OF Nov. go serg't Vim. Noble pro
NOTED 70 I'd Lieut., ssrst Geo II. Legate as Orderly
Sergeant. On the S0th Corporal Cornelius Wheeler !
wac promoted Sergeant
Corporal A T. Budlong, prvates Jas B. PrideauI,
Christian scho,ser discharged the service for
IN atte. Atthc battle Of Fredercks
burg Corporal B =. Knowton wounded for the |
second time he had returned to the company but the
c. his former wound Went Into camp at Belle
pain. Va. the Esd Dec, where remained until |
the 3sth April. 1858. During the Spring down
the Northern Neck upon ioragng expeditions which
were very successful Went in transports down the Po-
River In and out OF the inlets bayous picking
up grain pork hors.. and mules. There dis |
charged the service during the winter private. }
ker. r F. Knovl,on and private 1 NJ Tennis. Phi |
Patrick Dunn drummed out Of the service by
sentence OF general cour. martial Orderly Sergt Geo
IL Leyste was promoted Sergeant Major o. Rest on /
the 81 Of April and Richard l. Gidley 10 Orderly Ser
On the 2Sh Of April We b. oke camp a, Belle Plains
Va and with the regiment effected crossing the
R,PPaasaI o 81 eeow FredeTiesseurs and: on tne IN
the rebels Marching back across The river on the AZ
reached the bat lie field At Chance louisville but were
di.posed Of not TO be engaged in the battle We
the army the 9th, and the Sth reached camp at
the Fitr Hugh House, below fredericksburg.
serse,nt rrnehus "heai was promoted orderly |
Sergeant on the 18th May, and Joseph Q. Williams
Sergeant. I'll vacancies. On the 18th OF June
Co With Co. A Of our regiment were with the dcach
mens of infantry that sent at the cavalry bat
tie Brandy Station AMI with the reg't almost
tnuous marching through Virginia and Maryland and
into Pennsylvania until July lst where az Gettysburg
being the LIST company in the battalion, were in line
and i. to receive the enemys fire. and with the reg
went forward at double quick, loading our pieces
went, and gave the first shot a. the advancing foe In
this engagement, Segeant Joseph o. Williams and pr
Yates David w. Mafit and NORTH Haesse killed
Corporals Luke Avery, T II. Rowland. Jno n. Furse
and Michael Walsh and private R L. GdlsY Christian
Klein. VIM. Loo,borrov, Charles Mich, VIM A. ow-
ems. J. c. Perrne. A. c. Perry, Joseph Weber, J. F.
Johnson W P. Smith, VIM and Otis were
dry aud walsh, privstes F. Belknap. Otis Evans,
Charles D1riuF 8. C. Edgar. John Gisnvile Thomas
fasooe, VI. ". TeEri and T. c. Taylor taken prison
Sergeant Major George II. Legate was wounded in
the engagement, lived until the evening Of the Cd
~ July when he died from the effects He faith
full snd energetic soldier and received many comp
Ens.s from: his sarcrtoE officers for the promptness
and efficiency which he invariably exhibited in the dis
charge Of his duties lie general favorite in
regiment and his loss Is deeply regretted.
rrivates Richard T. Chesterfield and Daniel " Bice
In the winter OF 81 transferred n-boat
service on western waters. Private Chesterfield
scalded 10 death In the explosion Of the Mound City
and private Bice shot by guerriss the
steamer it'll which he wss connected Both faith
full sol iicrs.
Al the battle Of Bull Run July 2Ist 81 private Hen
Bake deserted, and George W Dey deserted while
a: home furlough.
In the burial Of cur dead, have been most untor
;unate. Nc; regaing possession Of the field OF Gains
Vile, until the eighth day after the battle dead
onhured, the little dirt thrown them
by the where they had fallen At the
Gettysburg the portion allotted heroes
BY the enemy On the fourth day after the battle de-
tail buried them best they could few had received
respectable burial ~ the hands of hospi attend
ants, and among them Sergt Major LeSa;c Who
buried, wrapped in . shawl and board placed At his
head. by of our
In the fall .. 1851 John McCornac received ap-
po!ament co,rasssry sergeant, and IN Juns 1852
again promoted to quarternsster sergeant in
February, 1857, commissioned q lieutenant
and qGarternaster Of the reginenta position Which
he tls with marked ability and credit himself and
! the regiment.
OF those detached service, Henry Burghsrd 1.
With Battery b, 4th regular artillery: Henry Riddle
charge OF the division ammunition train Vim. NJ yir
gin, wounded a. Anetan through the right lung and
Alex Miller and Seth II BohaII transferred TO the
Invalid Corps at Washington: J. NJ. Anderson and
Geo W. Williams detsiled division hesdcusrte-s
There absent sick this time There are
sixteen absent IN hospitals from wounds received In
battle. Chs. y. Holden, without authority