The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-08-14
Letter from the 9th Regiment.
HELENA, Ark, Aug 5. 1853.

HELENA, Ark, Aug 5. 1868
Friend Pilot For ,h. benefit of the
readers Of your paper and lie many friends
of the 9th Wisconsin Regiment, | will
give you some news as to heir wherea-
bouts and condition. To tellthe truth, we
are pretty we'll "p!ayed OUT Our pres
ent location is Helena, Arkanas, but our
stay will be of short duration, as I learn
that we will leave here in abouttwo weeks
and are now under marching orders, prob
ably to join the expedition being fitted
QUIT sweep down through the country to
Galveston, Texas. The order was given to
prepare for ten days march, and when
the inquiry, how many are able to stand
the march was made .y the Orderly of
Co. D, but 25 privates and 3 commissions
ed officers responded TO the call and
think the first days march will reduce
that number to 10, and the rest Of the
Regiment in the same ratio. SO YOU can
see that the Southern cHnate is harder to
fight than the rebels are.
We have never lost anv men in battle,
for we have never been IN action, but Co.
d has lost the following named bv death ::
Jonas Piper, died July lo,h, at Snyder's
Bluff, Mississippi, of disease of the heart !;
Fritz Wulf died 22d July, of congestive
fever; Christian Wulf died 23l Of July,
of con9estive fever-the two latter at Snv-
deI's Bluff; David Welch, died in camp
at Helena, Aug. 5, of fever ;Gilbert Bal
ley, l learn, died in hospital at St. Louis
July 17th.
Captain Rankin and Lieut.. Mcmillan
are sick, bat will be around in few days !;
Orderly Sergeant Hansen is sick so as to
be unfi, for duty; Cornelius Sullivan is
sick at the Hindman House hospital; he
has had the fever, and now has a swelling
on his neck, bu, is getting better. saw
him yesterday, and he felt quite smart ;
Thomas Gallogley is in hospital at Mem
phis.
Captain Mulholland is sick and has been
for some time; lie expects to start for
Manitowec in few days. If he leave.
here, he will soon come up.
We thought after leaving Snyder's Bluff
We had left one Of the mos. God-forsaken
places III the world, but if so, | think we
have anchored in place which God has
no record Of The majority of the boys
are unfit for duty and the 25:h Regimen,
is in worse condition than we are. The
2StL men say they have not enough able
soldiers to do picket duty, and So they
are doing Provost Guard duty.
would say to those men who gave us
such good promises when we enlisted
about coming 10 our assistance in case we
wanted :hem, now is the time, The Geo,
O0c are about all "pfayed OUT" and the
rebellion is not ended; vou lad better be
in the ranks with a musket on your shoul-
der, than staying at home crying Cop
perhead, aud "the Administration must
be sustained at whatever sacrifice ~ 1t is
just such men as you that are wanted, and
we desire cne and all .o cone to the res>
cue. If mistake not, there is more at-
tentloE paid - political gambling than
there is to the wants Of our distracted
country. Now, men Of the North, lay
down those po!ilicsl weapons, and come 70
our assistance-come with musket and
bris,ling bayonet, for, depend upon it, the
soldier who has left his home and friends
is the only one who is going to save this
government. The Eastern armies seem to
lire. while the Western bovs are
.. .,cc -.s. and have done the
figtting-wil do mo.e.
The rebel, Price, is at Ozsuk, 30 mile
from here, laying still, recruiting. There
is any amount of troops coming up the liv-
er, and great many sick and wounded
The river is clear to New Orleans, and
some boats have gone through.
We all send our respects to the good
citizens o. Mantowoc.
Respectfully, Yours, w.