Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-03


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Pokr RItn, DAoorAn TIA,
Nov 9th, 1865.
ErIroR PExscorr JouRsAL.
It having occurred TO my mind, that few
lines from Co .G." 50th Wis. Vols. would
become acceptable 10 you, as also to the nu-
msrous readers Of your paper as greater
part Of the Co. il from Prescott and vi.
cinity. few lines stating how the company
are getting along would be ofinteres: TO them.
Not exaggerating the case, or TO give self
praise, our company is called q little supe-
rior to any in the Reg't., and the company
think 50 themselves. Totcll the truth they
are as good sci of boys as were ever sworn
into the service of Uncle Sam, not excepting
any all they need is a trial and the homer
! would be theirs. Sin ce we have been in the
service we have spent part of the time in
Missouri and Kansas. and the remaining part
will doubtless be spent where we now are.
We were ordered TO proceed to Fort Rice
while stationed at Fort Leavens " ortb; we lett
that place Aug. Goth, the Regt proceeded
by steam boats, two in number, as tar as posi-
bic. At Sioux City, two companies. q.
and H., ware obliged to take the mules aud
wagons, &C., in order TO Tighten the the boats,
as the boats could not run on account of low
water. and take the over Land route 10 Fort
Randall, distance of 40 miles. and there
meet the remainder of the Reg't. which still
remained on the boats.
This connection made. the Reg I. was or
| dered TO proceed by land. to Fort Sully.-
The Reg't. left Fort Randall on the goth of
September, leaving few sick behind, a nd a
small amount OF stores which were taken to
Fort Sully, on board small steam boat !;
the Re.,t. arriving there on the 29th., inst .,
distance of $50 miles. having passed through
a country almost barren of woods, some days
would not see tree, and some days were
very warm and water was not as plentiful as
in Wisconsin, and generally when fonnd 1t
was of an inferior quality. containing fla
vor not at all pleasant, it having the taste OF
Alkali, but was gladly received when found.
The only good water we have in these parts,
is that of the "Big Muddy or the Missouri,
as il is called by those not knowing the sub
stance of it, At Fort Sully the Reg't laid
over three days, and then was again on the
move for Fort Rice, adistanc &c from there of
l7O miles. We left Fort Sully on the End
Of Oct. and arr ived at the point of destination
we had so anxiously looked and hoped for,
on the 10th inst. Wood and water was
equally as scarce between these two points as
before mentioned; some days being unable to
get wood at all. we procured Buffalo chips
to do our cooking with. Antelope and Buff
fals were seen in abundance a considerable
of the former we're killed of the latter only
one was killed. and that by our Col, JOIN G..
CLARK. he run him down with his horse, and
shot him with his revolver, putting some fiy e
or ak bullets in him. before succeeding in
killing him.
We came across quite number Of Indians
while or the march, but they were not at all
troublesome, as We greatly outnumbered
them in every instance perhaps if they had
found . small squad they would likely have
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