Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-10-01


known fact that the men stood bytheir guns
to the last, so that some fell into rtbel hands,
and many were shot down a tleir posts.
But we felt partially repaid fof that loss by
the work done on the SATURDAY preceding the
Sabbath on which we lost ous guns. We
were on the extreme right of our line of bat
tie We had repulsed an attack that the en-
envy made. and driven him about half mile,
when he was 80 strongly reinforced that we
were obliged to fall back about so rods and
here on the extreme right, with our flank al
most unprotected, we brought our battery in
to position so that we had a direct fanking
fire ON the enemy who at this time were max
ing a terrible charge with vastly superior
numbers, yelling like fends ncarnate The
order was given to ecommelce firing" and
with such terrible ardor was this command
obeyed, that in fifteen Minutes the enemy
we're compelled to fall back 50 fearfully cut
up that they made no more attacks that af-
ternoon or evening, the sun being about one
hour high when we ceasedhring. In this
we were assisted by one gun of the Second
Minnesota battery, which had become de-
tached from its comm md short time previ-
Gus.
"The Third Wisconsin Battery is garrison
ing Fort Phelps, at Chattanooga" is the re-
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whereabouts or what it is doing. We wish
to have it known that the Battery is actually
performing almost double the service it
would be were it at the front as a Battery
We do as much duty here as we woulovere
all the Battery here. We are the military
force of two steamers, as before stated We
are entitled to half the credit the LIST llll-
nois Battery earns-for 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 serviceable 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-enlst will soon
start for our homes. Our places are being
filed by volunteers from among our friends
at home. To those that can enlist we would
say come along, and nOw. 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 sOiU 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
traitor or an idiot, as that the sun gives light.
1t is just as certain a fact too, that were this
class of men where the soldiers could Law
hands on them, they would be strung as high
as Haman. Our soldiers have become fqlt-
ing men. They are certain to crush out this
rebellion. After that is done they wM at
tend to the men-excuse the term men as
applied to this class of beings-who are seek
ing every means in their power to shoot and
stab us in the back. Let them but keep on
little longer if they dare. Could they hear
the deep threatenings Of almost our entire ar
my, lit 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
&c 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 alD 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 readyfor 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,
III s. HowARD