Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-08
EehayiOr of Wisconsin 100 Day Men IT Mem.
phis during Forests Raid,

The Memphis Bulletin has the following in
egard to the conduct of our Wisconsin 100
day men at Memphis, particularly the 10th. 1t
will be seen that their behavior is highly
praised:
The 10th Wisconsin infantry, Colonel Ray,
were encamped on the fair ground, about
| three miles from the scene of action, when
| they received word from the Sd Illinois cav
| airy, little before daylight, that their camp
had been surprised. They formed in line OF
| battle Immediately, and received orders from
| Colonel Hoag, commanding the lst brigade,
to march to the fernando road at once. Col.
Ray went to the ordnance department to OBJ
tain ammunition, as his men had OILY thirty
rounds each and Lit. Col. Fellows assumed the
command On reaching the fernando road
| found the rebels in line of battle, with two
or three pieces of artillery in action They
| were ordered to support the Sd Missouri bat
| terry, and took a position about 80 rods in
front Of the battery, lying on their breasts,
and about 100 rods from the rebel front, COM
posed Of artillery and sharpshooters. The
| rebels at once opened a heavy fire of shot,
she'll and musketry On the 10th, woundine
three men. The Sd Missouri battery then
returned sharp fire, simultaneous with the
| 18th Wisconsin battery on the left,
The fight continued without intermissior
for half an hour, the 10th between the two
| fires throughout and behaving nobly. The
fire on the rebel side then slackened, Col
Ray appeared with ammunition and took
command The seth and 4lst Wisconsin
regiments then formed in line of battle be-
hind the 10th, which was ordered from head
quarters to move forward and support the
cavalry III pursuit of the rebels, who com
menced hasty retreat. They marched fol
some distance through cotton fields and
struck the fernando road on the left, mile
in advance OF any other regiment.
| The pursuit was continued about two and &
half miles down the road, the cavalry contin
ually skirmishing with the rebels, when or
ders were received to return to camp, which
they reached at four o'clock in the afternoon
with only the loss of five wounded, though
continually exposed to heavy fire during the
engagement The men had not eaten mouth
full since the night before, and were much ex
hausted. The behavior of officers and mer
was splendid throughout the day; every man
| at his post, no matter how fierce the fire OF
great the danger. Nobly did the hundred
day men of the Badger State demonstrate the
fact that they as well as veterans can be re
lied upon in time of need
The loss of the rebels in this engagement
is unknown, but was undoubtedly heavy, al
many were seen to fall. A captain wa!
among the killed. The rebels carried mos
Of their wounded away On the retreat.
The loss of the 10th Wisconsin was light
only three wounded. Captain Phelps, of Co.
6, was struck by fragment of she'll, but
not hurt. The wounded are as follows:-
Sergeant Brown, of company K, shot through
the leg, and struck by piece of shell; Asa
Barnes, OF Co. E, slightly wounded in the
| thigh; private of Co. K, name unknown,
slightly wounded.
The regiment, On their return from the pur-
| suit, passed eighteen dead rebels On the road.
The bark ADertnaa from Vera Cruz the
10th, reports that the French blockade Of the
Mexican ports was raised on the 7th.