Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-29


knovn fact that the men stool 5y their guns
10 the last, 50 that SONS fell liz rebel hands.
and many were shot down 3 their posts.
But we felt partially repaid 70 that loss bv
the work done on the Saturda, preceding the
Sabbath on which We lost GU. guns. We
were on the extreme right of our line of bat
tie. We had repulsed al artacs, that the en-
+ envy made, and driven lin apu = hult mile.
when he mas % stroGgl7 Tei.fa ced that We
we're obliged 10 fall back about so rods and
here on the extreme right, Fi,r our flank al.
most unprotected, We brought our battery in
to position so that ne had direct ianking
fire on the enemy who at this time were max
ing terrible charge with vastly superior
numbers, yelling like fends iucarnate. The
order was given to 3" commence firing" and
with such terrible ardor was this command
obeyed, that in fifteen minutes the enemy
were compelled to fall back SO fearfullv cut
up that they made no more attacks that az
terRoon or evening, the sun being about one
hour high when we ceased firing. In this
We were assisted by one gun OF the Second
Minnesota battery, which had become de-
tached from its comm nd a short time Dravi-
Gus.
"Ihe Third Wisconsin Battery is garrison
ing Fort Phelps, at Chattanooga" is the re-
ply when the question is asked as to its
whereabouts or what it is doing We wish
to have it known that the Battery is actually
performing almost double the service il
would be were it at the front as a Battery
We do a. much duty here as we would were
all the Battery here. We are the military
force of two steamers as before stated. We
are entitled to half the credit the lSt Hi
nois Battery earns-tor we work half its
guns-and we work one gun of the New
York Battery, and furnish men enough to
nearly work another. Have we not a. right
to ask our just dues? We think we are EN-
titled to all the credit that we earn. BY
partially breaking our battery up, two bat
teries have been made servccable DURING
Sherman's glorious campaign. We now see
the wisdom of the Generals command that
removed portion Of our brothers from US, if
we did not at first.
Those of US who did not re-enlist will soon
start for our homes. Our places are being
filled by volunteers from among our friends
at home. To those that can enlist we would
say come along, and nor. Our armies now
hold the rebel armies in such position, that
with Gods help, and the speedy arrival of
the men that our President has called for
there can be no doubt but the rebels must be
crushed out ere four months roll around
Any man that can and eOiU not enlist at the
present time is not worthy to live in our glo-
rious country, that is so soon to be blessed
with peace-not, however, according to the
fond hopes of Northern traitors-and misgui-
ded illiterate men, The man that will dis
courage enlistments is just as certainly a
traitor or an idiot, as that the sun gives light,
1t is just as certain fact too, that were this
class Of men where the soldiers could lay
hands on them, they would be strung as high
as Hannah. Our soldiers have become fqIt-
ing men. They are certain to crush out this
rebellion. After that is done they wiU at
tend to the men-excuse the term men as
applied to this class of beings-who ere seek
ing every means in their power to shoot and
stab Us in the back. Let them but keen on a
little longer if they dare. Could they hear
the deep threatenings Of almost our entire az
my, Ut is well known fact that there are
some in the army who are ready to get on
their knees and beg Jefferson Davis to
stop fighting, and he can have all
lie asks, but it is a notorious fact that
nearly every one Of them are igno
rant OF the alphabet-or have become sunk
so low IN vice and rottenness as to be the OBJ
jects of pity to alp they would tremble for
their lives: but they cannot hear and they
will not believe. Their cowardice has com
pletely blinded them, so that in seeking to
escape an imaginary evil, they are rushing
with fearful speed to their utter destruction.
We understand that certain beings called
copperheads are trying to arm themselves,
fearing that they will not be allowed to vote
peacably for G. B. Mcclellan. A fools folly
is plain to every man. They need not fear
molestation, for the army is going to vote for
President Lincoln. The Union party are 60
ing to vote for President Lincoln, and God
will, we devoutly believe, give US the victory.
We fear them not. We laugh at them. At
ter the fall election, when Abraham Lincoln
is reelected, if they wish to fight, we shall
be ready for them. Some may say the fore
going sentiments are not the sentiments of
the armies of the United States. We are
willing to leave it to them.
Respectfully Yours,
Fl. S. HOWARD.