Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-11-02

across the river, TILL
Sept l6.-Strike tents again and march
by Brandy Station and Strasburg to Pony
Mountain and pitch tents Distance II
miles
Sept. 1.-THE citizens of Wisconsin,
Indiana, and Michigan, resident in Wash
Ington, present the Iron Brigade" with a
beautiful and costly stand of blue silk
colors; and upon the occasion we have a
grand festival This day was selected, as
it is the first anniversary of 'Antietam
Sept 24.-Break camp and march to
the Rapid&n, bivouacking near Morton S
Ford. 5. miles
Sept 30.-Move about half mile to the
left, and the other regiments of our brig
ade move back about two mi es toward
Pony Mountain. We remain as sort Of
grand reserre for the picket line, until
| Oct 3.-When the I'd is relieved by the
7th Wis, and rejoin the brigade and pitch
| tents miles
| Oct 10-Mareh at an early hour down
! to MortonS Ford, where the st corps is
amassed in a piece of heavy woods. Lay
here under arms all day. About eight
o'clock in the evening pack up quietly and
march away from our cover towards Pony
| Mountain, when we bivouac about mid
night Distance miles.
| Oct lI-March again about / o'clock
| through Stevensburg, crossing the Kappa
| hammock at Kelleys Ford, and pitch tents.
| II miles Our cavalry were attacked at
| Ra2coon Ford and we retreated In the
afternoon lively skirmsh ensued in the
rear of the column that crossed the river
at Rappahannock Station.
Oct 12-Cannonadiug in the direction
Of Brandy Station.
Oct. 13-Have marching orders about
midnight, and move rapidly to Warrenton
junction, where we form line of battle
about o clock A NJ, and make coffee.
| Thence along the Orange and Alexandria
raj road, bivouacking at Brstow Station
about ten o'clock at night Distance 25
miles
| Oct II March over the plains of Ma
nassas, prepared for action. Cross Bull
Run at Blackburn 5 Ford, and bivouac on
Centersille heights About 10 miles Our
rear guard, consisting of ID corps, were
attacked in the afternoon, ard a brisk
| little battle of several hours ensues,
| in which our troops captured five cannon
and near FIVE hundred prisoners.
| Oct Is Take position behind the in
trenchments on the Warrenton turnpike
Enemy make demonstration at Black
! burns Ford.
| Oct 19-At an early hour we advance
upon the Warrenton turnpike through
Gainesville and Hay Market ana bivouac,
when our cavalry advance, under Gen
| Fitzpatrick becoming closely embarrassed
4 in a position about Bucklin Mills, are
compelled to fall back precipitately thro'
our infantry picket lines. We are called
out to check the enemy's advance. Our
division forms line of battle, upon which
they decline to ad1ance, but succeed in
capturing a number of the pickets, 80 Of
whom are from the 1th Wis. Late in the
evening we move back of Hay Market and
bivouac on the open plain. Distance y
mi es.
Oct 20. In the afternoon, pack up and
march through Thorouchfare Gap-2d
Wis. and l9th Ind guarding the trains.
1t is one o clock at tnight before we bivouac.
/ Distance miles
Oct. 21.-Pitch tents
/ Oct. 24-March at \ NJ by Gaines
back again to Bristow, through heavy
rain, wading flooded streams and deep
mud the 'Iron Brigade" are about played
out when they camp for the night Dis
tance marched > miles
While in this camp Col Fairehild, now
a Brigadier General visits us. We send
a detail to the battlefield of Gainesville to
bury the remains of our men killed there
Aug 2S, 1862. And Nov ID, hold our
Fa elections
Nov. 5.-March to Catett's Station
our brigade rear guard. 1t is midnight
when we bivouac Distance miles.
Nov. March about sunrise toward
/ Kelley's Ford Cannouading al the af-
ternoon in the direction of Rappahannoek
Station and the Ford We bivouac for
the night at Morrisvil e. ID miles.
Nov. S.-March at an early hour, cross
the river at kel ey's Ford, thence up tow
ard the railroad, birouacking for the night
in line of battle near Brandy Station Dis
tance 10 miles.
In yesterdays battles at Rappahannock
Station and keIeys Ford our army cap
tured several pieces of artillery, bridge
train, and near 2000 prisoners.
Nov. a.-About o clock in the after
noon we march back, (lst corps re-cross
the river at Rappahannock Station, TO
repair the railroad from Warrenton june
ton to the river Our brigade goes into
camp nearly Beverly's Ford miles.
Remain here doing picket aud fatigue
duty on the railroad AID earth-works un-