Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-04-21

picket untilit could be repaired { He was
favorably noticed in the Colonel's report,
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Say, fellows remarked Dr., m >. .'''did
you notice where that chaps brains were
scattered over the gate,we passed next day?
I guess he never knew what hurt him. 4
solid shot just. tore the back oof his head
right off, leaving his face uninjured The
trees all around were cut and slashed, and
their branches clipped as if there had l'een
pretty sharp work along there with the
advances saeissugg sar .suo9na14s
ndS About as hard sight rs Lever wit-
: nessed," remarked . L-7--7---, : 'swas at a
house. beyond Brandon. The rebs- had
| formed a line in front of a poor widows
/ dwelling, to resist the advance Of our ID
!, Brigade and opened a brisk fire upon tt
The woman had tried to leave the house to
escape the fire, but bullet went through
her neck, when she turned back into the
| house. When looked in she was lying
on the floor, in a puddle of blood, quite
dead, and her three little children crying
round, begging her. to get up and talk to
| them. That sight started the tears down
many a cheek, boys, and, for my part,
never want TO see another such"
"Iheard a story about Hillsbon, that is
good You know that was burned before
we canHe up. One of our fellows asked a
citizen what town that was 2 said he, 'it
used to be Hillsbon, but don't know what
they call it now, and another Of a9fellow
that was sitting watching a pile Of house
| hold goods saved from a burning house.
| To the question Of what he was going to DO
now, he replied 1 know what to do, well
enough when the secesh used to come
time after time and take some Of my crops,
or stock, saying they would come for no
more / didn't know what I had better do.
Now you have destroyed all lhave, lIishall
Just go with you to Nicksburg, and live
with Uncle Sam. You bet | know what
to do" :
" One good thing the boys did at Meridian
anyway" joined S.. You remember.
the big hotel there. Wen, last summer,
when few Of oui, men were taken there
en- route to Richmond, the old rascal of
landlord, wanted to have them killed, and
could hardly be kept. off theme Onr boys
went to pay him visit, but; he fhad, left
giving his house in the charge of his, wife,
who was so spitefpl that she spit on them,
when they set the house on fire and gave
her full and better employment, piling the
goods and furniture Of her house in the
street, but | noticed that the bill grew
beautifully less and small by degrees un.a
til morning when it had almost disappeared.
Another lady, who, when requested by the
boys to play little for them, treated them.
to the infamous Bonnie Blue Flag found
her house in flames before she had finished
it, I noticed"
F The rebels must naver left, theirFcamps
in a great. hurry near Morton, as their
camp-kettles, bake-pans, and corn-bread
was all left just as they were using them.
One fellow got uarm. cake, evidently just
put into haversack, which was hanging
on limb of small tree while the batter
was standing in pans ready for the bake
kettle. Don't you believe we 'gobbled'
their rations quick, Bob? We thoughtwe
were the right men in the right place that
time anyway, even if uninvited guests"
"-The 'greyback8' will not be apt to for
get our visit for good while, | fancy, for
we have left that part of the Confederacy, a,
howling wilderness, as far as it possibly
could be done. Our Brigade marched
thirty-six miles further than any OF the
rest, and marched every day for thirty days
at that, besides pulling up railroad track,
burning it and lots Of towns. 1t was hard
trip for as boys, but we have done big
thing, and given the rebellion an awful
blow"
/" I am a little inclined to believe that all
the 'graybacks were not left behind, 81
see lots Of picking going on, and great
destruction Of life." There goes the tattoo
so we had better retire, and leave the boys
to attend roll-call, while we shake hands
and wish each other goodbye for the
nresent w"
VALUE or ExpERrENcE.- Ven you arrives
at the dignity Of sawin wood, Lafayette, II
you is elevated in the profession, mind and
always saw the biggest fuSt, cause Wy?
you'll only have the little ones to saw vsn