Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

! The Recent Potomac ATmy Noremeat- was
a Success ?-Thres Days Figttng-1ns eth
7a and 36h Wisconsin, Suffer Severely--1h
5th has bit rec CasuaLties-7He Army 1ele
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CAMP OF sra WISCONSIN, RECT, !
SoMTH OF PETERSBURG, Feb 9Th, 1867
In my last communication mentioned tina
| we were under marching orders, expecting
| to start very soon on an expedition, in wha
direction none could tell.
| We left camp Sunday evening, as was aft
terward ascertained to cover the advance OF
Gen. Warren's corps 1.-THE 5th), and Gen. Hum
phrey's 1.-THE 2d), together with division OF
| cavalry under Gen. Gregg, across Hatcher:
Run, in the direction of the Southside rail-
road. The 9Th and I'd corps, until last night,
have been f citing for three days, the first
named having suffered very considerable loss
Only the first division of our corps partici
pkted in the movement, and they only as re-
serve, consequently their loss has been but
slight. We have just got back TO our old
camp, near the remnants of the Weldon rall'
road, having left the field of battle last night
at l o'clock. a
1t is very uncertain whether or not the
object of the movement was accomplished, as
q
was the object of the expedition, save In
official circles. If it were to cut the South
side Railroad we failed if it was to keep
Lees troops from going South, or to extend
our line farther TO the left we have succeed
ed-for no doubt we we're opposed by a
heavy force of Lees army, and while advanc-
ing some parts of our line we have extended
it some two or three miles farther, having
made eaTthwOrks of considerable strength on
the other side of the above named run,
within a distance as variously stated of from
five to ten miles of the Southside road.
The "Iron Brigade" of the 9Th Corps, in
which are the 9th and It'll Wisconsin Regi-
ments, was in the hottest of the fight. Both
of these regiments suffered very severely.
The 36th, also, belonging to the I'd Corps,
suffered seVerely,as is said.
Our regiment met with but few casualties
The following includes all:
Private Riley c. Tryon, Co. G, missing and
severely wounded, shot in the left side.
Private Chas. Beringer, Co. G, serious gun
shot wound through right arm.
Private Geo. ii. Worden, Co. F, leg broken
by a falling tree.
Private Michael APPEL, Co. X, dropped down
dead while on the march, from congestion of
lungs and Over-exertion.
Ont COHiu scarcely ldll u MARI Sue strange
accOmpaniments of the arts of civilization,
with the scenes of war, as seem in the army
telegraph in operation TO each corps head
quarters in the field, during the battle. The
wire is made of several smaller wires closely
twisted, and covered with gutta percha, made
so hard that artillery wagons it is said, may
be driven over il without in any way impair
ing it. This acts as a non conductor, and
thus they may fasten it as they do, to limbs
and poles, almost anything, and almost any
way. 1t is said that they load it upon the
back of a mule with a pulley at the back of
the saddle over which it runs out, and that
leading the mule along where they want
the wire and fastening as they go, they
will put it up as fast "a one can walk.
The importance Of this, together with our
military railroad, can hardly be over esti-
mated.
How. strange the comment thus made
upon the peace Conference at Fortress Mon
roe More than ever must we believe that
our armies are the makers of an enduring
peace X. G. HAMMOND,
Chap. 5th Reg. Wis. Vols.