The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-07-14
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Correspondence of the KenOsha TcIe-
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From the LIST Wis Vols.
In LINE OF BATTLE NEAR
KENEsAw NJ FOUNTAIN July LIST "a.
Dear Telegraph:
The scarcity of writing materials have made it
necessary for me to be silent for some time, but
will try and post you up to the present
date.
Our line faces nearly east at this point, with
the Kenesaw Mountain about three miles to the
left The rebel works here are very strong,
some portions of which are in plain eight They
have here for the first time In this campaign,
fought us with their artillery against ours.
1t is my sad duty to tell you of the death of
Lieut. McVean. On the Ind of June. our r egt.
was nearly opposite of the Kenesaw Mountain.
In the afternoon they opened on US one of the
heaviest showers of shot and she'll that l ever
experienced. We lay close under under the
works which afforded us protection from any
thing but fragments of shell and shot which
struck before us and rolled along ON the
ground While in this position, an unexpioded
shell rolled over the works, striking the Leu-
tenant in the head. He afterwards revived lily
ing until about midnight Frank DeDiemer
was slightly wounded in TIE hand, some time
since. These are the only casualties so far,
among The old boys of the Co. Ed. Healy has
been promoted to lst Sergt.
Until recently the weather has been very rainy
and we have been wet more than once. The
weather now is very hot. with an occasional
shower,
| cannot tell you anything of the stu alton of
affairs because know nothing of it myself All
can tell You from personal observation is that
there is Yanks on the right of us, Yanks Oh the
left of US and rebs ahead. The rebs keep evac
uating good works and taking up others in the
rear. Some ofthe boys asked old lady why
they did not stay and fight?
:'Well," said she, Gen. johnson digs his
bitches and puts his men in them then the Vans
kee ohnsOn moves his men u p in front and digs
his bitches and stays there. Then Captain
Hooker takes his company and marches around
onto the end and shoots we'ns in the back
do not think Secretary Stanton could have
given palmer account of the way it is done.
Much of the country since we passed the Ala
toona Mountains has been beautiful, but we can
see every where, in the half cultivated field and
! rude log buildings, the mark of slavery One
can hardly realize what an Eden this might have
been, had it received the labor intellectual and
physical, which has been bestowed on more
northern States.
The Kenosha Telegraph is hailed with joy
whenever il makes its appearance. 1t gets no
rest till it is literally read up. The 100 day
correspondence does not fail to attract a crowd
when being read. The facility with which they
have become accustomed to the hardships of
soldering their terri BILE trial in having to sleep
all night with only half blankets enough; their
remarkable proficiency in drill and diciplin their
restitution of the necessaries of life when for
days together they have been deprived of every
thing but government ratons, is invaribly heard
with rounds OF laughter from the old soldiers.
They thiuk they are perfectly comfortable if
they can get hard toc6 and bacon enough to stop
the pangs of hunger, and brush enough to keep
them out of the mud, when they lie down at
night. Their tales of woe excite in us that feel
ing between pity and merrinent which one
because it had pricked its finger with pin.
Of course we must allow them to have had
the most unsefsh notions for entering the SER
vice, but privately, we can't help thinking
there were some minor considerations which had
tendency to bring their patriotism to the stick.
ing point. Perhaps that horrid draft in prospect
that fastens its victims for three whole years
helped to arouse them to sense of duty. Per-
haps they thought, how nice it would be- next
fall, to be able to walk The streets with blue
coat on and tell the ladies long tales of hard
ships in the field and horrors in the fight | am
not much of prophet. but will venture to pre-.
dict that long before my time is out, you will be
able to look down upon che side walk any day
aud see soldiers in full uniform, who ivariably
step off briskly; % inches with the left foot,
the little finger touching the seam Of the pants,
head erect, and eyes reaching the the ground at
a distance of Is PAGES do not mean to init
mate but what they will do this purely form the
force of habit.
| should not have alluded to this subject, had
l not seen from the liberal appropriations ofmon.
ey and other necessaries, and occasional para
graphs in the papers, that they are liable to for
get the real soldiers-those who are face to face
with the enemy at Richmond and Atlanta or lie
grooming with their wounds in the crowded hos
pitals or those others whose bones are moulder.
ing in a strnge land. We only wish to be re-
membered for the deeds we have done. We do
not envy them their presents; we are able to
purchase our own, it it were necessary. We en-
listed to drive back the rebels, and we have done
it; they, five can take their own word, have en-
listed for the glory. We are not cruel enough to
deprYe them of that. w.