Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-25


SAVANNAH, GEoRGiA,
- t.-r... Jan, 4, 1868.
Mr. EDIFoR Il am no writer, but |
thought | would scratch few lines to let
you know the whereabouts OF the 3Ist-
Reg,t Wis Vols. We arc now at Savan-
nah, and have been here for the last four
weeks We left At anita the 18th of Nov
after firing the town, ana marched out Is
miles, AMI cainped for the night near
Stonewater Depot, on the Atlanta nni
Augusta Railway. On the 10th took Up
inc Of march and went one mile, halted
and tore the track for milrs. Lett the
railroad at clock a, m, marched till. II
at night. and campef OF a pile Of rocks
near a small river, the name Of it did
not learn. 18th marched n smilcs, went
into camp at two in the morning of the
18th, well drilled down; left camp at
the same day marched Is miles, camped
at II o clock at night, tired enough 10th
marched II miles. got into camp at
0 clock; nothing Of rote tIanspired. Both
night, DIST took up line Of march and
went II miles. 22l marched G miles,
crossed Little leg and took dinner. then
marched 10 miles to Aliiledge lille. and
camped for the night 23l lay in camp,
and some of the boys went foraging and
brought in almost everything one could
think of, from horse down to a pea nut
oath marched ID miles and camped. We
get our living of Ct the country. We
ha C plenty to cat such as it is. Our !iy-
ing IS corn meal, sweet potatoes, pork,
beef, poultry and syrup The country
abounds in the latter. There IS nearly
enough syrup wasted every day to Fl | up
the valley at the Mineral Point Depot
When we get what we want, if there Is
any left, the barrels leak it out We burn
all the cotton mi.ls and buildings that
contain cotton. We have destroyed mil
ions of dollars worth Of cotton on our
march 9th marched or 10 miles and
/ halt d to lay tie pontoonS across Big ri or
/ where the rchs burnt the bridge The
! bridge was burning when we arrieed =
! We took dinner at this plaoe; after din
ner we took up line of march and Skin
misaei with the rebs till night ana camp
/ ed in 4 corn field Goth. ok up line Of
| march and skirrnishcd ali the fore~noon.
! 4 distance of miles Our loss was moth
/ ing mp TO noon. Here the rebs left us
! we halted ut Andersonsillc and took diu-
/ ner This was the first we were troubled
! with the "Jotnaics. 9th took IN line of
J march marched % miles to Dayisboro
2Sth mar shed , miles and halted, tore up
J tac railroad track 4 distance Of - miles
to SabaStapol. 29th marched II miles
and camped at :, place called Spices 3oth
I marched 10 miles and clmpad The conn
try IS getting low and very swampv. and
/ bad marching. Dee. l~t marcheJ ID
miles, 81, marched II miles The wealth
" Is as hot here as i is in Wisconsin in
/ June 81, took up line of march and
marched II miles. We are getting out of
/ the grain growing part of the country and
we have hard times We cannot get half
enough 10 eat through this swampe vii
; derness where we are now. 4th marched
+ Is miles and cantured some two or three
( hundred head Of the rel $ beef cattle, and
+ camped TIVE miles from the savannah
river. 9Th lay in camp till night Ne
I lost two OF our men taken prisoners viii c
/ out toraglng Some OF tire bows are very
careless, and Get too far from the army.
Vth took up line OF march ar 10 o clock =.
[ II. and marched some ten miles. and camp
+ Cd within three miles of the river. 1t is
very swampv on our line Weare march
( in- down the Savannah river Raincd =
+ very little through the might it heinz the
second rai- we have had on our march
! 18th marched fifteen miles-rained all day-
Marched four miles through swamp
Sth marched fifteen miles and went into
camp before dark-crossej so=ae bad
swamps. The rebs fel cd trees across the
road in the swamps u impede our march.
9th took up line Of march went Eve miles
and 60 BRUSH nth "a. rels r,utci