Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10
Alex IrEY,s Y1srr TO GETTYSBURG.

ALEX. IvEY's VISIT TO GETTYSBURG.
I'm the last issue of the Milwaukee
Sunday Telegraph, Alex. Iyey, of this
city. relates his recent visit to the bat
tlefield of Gettysburg, as follows:
left Lancaster on Monday, Oct. 26,
1885, for Philadelphia, for the purpose
of procuring an artificial leg of DR.. B.
Frank Palmer. and as | was so near to
Gettysburg, where / happened to be
twenty-five years and four months be-
fore, and lost my leg in little unpleas-
antness that occurred on the west side
of the last-named city,. on July LIST,
1868, so left Philadelphia on the morn
ing of Oct. 30lh and arrived ut the
Eagle hotel about noon. After partak-
ing of good dinner, | rambled about
the city to see old. kind friends and the
building in which my leg was ampu-
,ated, and the yard in which it was
buried, which is now covered with
lumber as undergrad. Surgeon
EbeI sole, of the 10Th Indiana, ampu-
tated my limb. l cannot help contrast
ing my entrance to this quiet city to-
day with that of the LIST day of July,
1868. To-day | came in nice car;
then | came into the city in an ambu-
lance from the battlefield, with COM
panion who died on the way. Nv
health was good, but suffering terribly
with my broken leg, and was, as you
may suppose, exceedingly anxious for
some surgeon to take it off; for / felt
sure it was fractured too badly to be
say ed, and the sooner it was taken off
the better it would be for what was left
of me; and about shutdown | was laid
on dissecting table and examined by
the brigade surgeons, and they con
cluded that the leg could not be saved,
so it was soon disposed of; and when |
awoke from the effects of the chloro-
form administered. | found | was to
return to my friends cripple for life.
| then realized the true effects of war.
What we were liable to suffer for the
zeal and love we have for the dear old
flag and our beloved country, and
which we willingly sacrificed without
grumbling, knowing that we only did
our duty, as every patriot and lover Of
his country ought TO do, that it may
live
Most all of the states that had troops
on the battle held have and are putting
up stone monuments in remembrance
of the noble deeds of valor done by the
officers and men of their states. There
are 81 monuments already erected, and
a great many more to be erected as
soon as they are made. | think it is
about time our noble, patriotic state
was doing something in this direction.
for she had six regiments in that fight.
the I'd, Sd. 9Th, 9th, 9TH and goth. The
state of Indiana having appropriated
the sum of $4,000 TO erect monuments
to commemorate the services of her
regiments on this battlefield, the work
was completed on the 2Sth of Oct, by
appropriate dedcations of five monn
| ments. The one TO the 10Th, which was
in the Iron Brigade, is situated near
Willoughby Run. 1t is made of Barre.
VT, granite, the whole structure being
eleven feet high. The front face of the
die contains the First corps badge in
red.granite. surrounded by wreath:
inscription: July 1st, 1868, 1st Corps;
Gen. j. +. Reynolds, killed; 1st Divis-
ion, Gen. j. 5. Wadsworth, 1st Brigade
| Urou), Gen. S. Meredith, wounded
Iron Brigade, End, 9th and 9Th Wis,
| 18th Ind, and oath Mich. volunteers
effective strength 1888; killed, wounded
and missing, 1912" INDIANA, in
large black letters. On the north side
a list of 20 battles in which the regi-
ment was engaged. On the south face,
| strength, officers and men, 288; killed.
wounded and missing. 210; and list
OF the field and line officers, 81 of whom
were killed or wounded The monu-
ment is located near where Col. w. W.
Duniey lost his leg. The battle field
memorial association are buying all of
the battlefield as fast as they can oet
funds so to do, and the ground is to be
kept as original as possible, so that
when our children and grandchildren
shall visit the field, they NAV see many
things to remind them of the desperate
work done by their fathers for the saw
ing of this grand country, and that it
may instil in them feeling of patriot
ism. that they will be willing to sacri-
hce their all that this country may be
perpetuated to future generations as u
glorious Republic, under the FLAG of
which all people will like to dwell and
| enjoy the liberties of united liberty
loving people. was all over the bat
tle-iield; it looks very natural The
National Cemetery is a beautiful rest
ing-place for the noble dead buried
there. 1t was nice TO have the privilege
once more to spend three DAYS on the
sacred old field.
Names of the soldiers buried in the
| Gettysburg cemetery, as taken by me
from the stones marked: Sergt. Walker
5 Rouse, Z. I'd; Spencer NJ Fain, c.,
I'd; Ernst Schuhart, K, I'd; Charles
Foster, b, I'd; William Ramthen, X, I'd (;
James G. Perrine. l, I'd: John T. Chris
tie. L, I'd; Sergt. Fred A. Nichols, A.
I'd; John Mcdonald, A. I'd; Charles
Bransteller, A, I'd; Sergt. James Cow,
G, I'd; Henry R. McCullum. H, I'd;
Hartford G. Upper, G, 2d Sergt. Mai
Legate, I'd; Lieut.. w. S. Vinegar, III,
%, Edward H. heath. Fl, 2d; Thomas
Barton, F. Sd; William Wagner, f, Sd;
Uriah Palmer, A, 9Th; John Scott, ID,
9th; Abram Fletcher, K 9th; Frank
King. Z, 9th; Lewis Fl. Egleston. II. 9th;
Leon Sledoman, 10th; Edward Leamon,
E. 9th; Sergt. William Gallup, ID, 9th;
Henry Anderson, Il, 9th; William E
Evans, B, 9th; James Kelly, B, 9th; A..
Fowler, A, 9TH; William d. Mckinney,
K, 9TH, Philip Bennett. +, 9TH; John b.
Straight, +, 9TH; Geo. H. Howes. b.
9TH; w. IL. Barnum, X. 9TH; Philonas
Kinsman, X, 7th; Frank NJ. Bull, ID. 7th;
Sergt. G. w. Sain, G. It'll; Marcellus
Chase, A, 9TH, Lieut. Martin Young, A,
Goth; John Krauss. A, 26th; Joseph
Balmes, G, Goth; Matthias Schewster,
A. 26th; Frank Beuda, f, Goth; Peter
Kuhn, G, 26th; Frank Craescher, G, Goth;
Christian Sitter, f, Goth; Lieut.. Chas.
Broket. /, 26th
No ramor OF the foes advance now sweeps upon
the wind.
No troubled thought at midnight haunts of loved
ones left behind.
On flames eternal camping ground their silent
tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round the biv.
ouac or the dead
ALEX IvEY.
MOntfOrt.
-Four men are at work on the tohaano