The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-02
HISTORY or THE 9th WIS.
Valuable Contribution to The Literature or the
Civil nar.

Aifil Var.
"Scrvicc with the sch Wis. Vols" b. Gen.
Rufus L. Dawes. Is a quantity original aud in
tCnsCly interesting narrative, made up from
Letters written during The war and other con
ten rtaL,DUs ducumrutS. The regiment be-
lougcd tnthc fm0es Iron Brigade OF ihc Army
Of Tie Potomac, that last more men killed IN
action than any brigade IN the UuiuG army
Only niue regiment 100 the army lost more ;nru
killed than tha Glh Nis Gen. Dawes cut red
tie service as tIpts5no of 20. X, and ross go the
rank OF Colonel and lrrvct Brigldlg- General
lie participated ia 20 battles ia which the
regiment lost zoo men killed uud wouu lcdJ
without receiving seii0u5 injury. AZ Gaines
vile he was ore al thc four field officers GuhuFt
ont % II present in Are brigade 4 the close
ui thc battle OF Auiiutam he was the only
L.la-oiiicer ia the brigade LETT Tor duty. ~
Gettysburg He WAS az iiu one OF four To escape
unwOUEdcd. In tie campaign from the Vii
dernCSS 20 Petersburg there were 81 casualties
IN his regiment from au aggregate Ol $50. Ful
accounts Of all the battles arc given. They
are vivid, real picturcs. spccd with incident
Gad never wcariSomc. There is not n dull
page in the book. Space will not admit cx-
tended extracts Ine following viii interest
all whose memories span the years since 1861.
When In June. 1851, Gen. Dawes brought his
Undrlllcd company into Camp Randall, at Nigdl-
son, Wis 1000 soldiers were in line 10 receive
them. lie thus describes the scene: sly men
stumbled along in two ranks. kicking each
others heels as they paZed at the novel aud
imposing spectacle a few wogo Iroadcioth
and silk hats, more the rel shirts Of raftsmcn;
several were in country homs>puu; one had q
calico Coz aai another was looking through 4
hole in the dropping bTIm Of a straw hat
The men carried every variety Of
yali5e and every species Of bundle down TO ono
shirt tied in red handkerchief. Tho manu-
4 q
gagged !n one OF their peculiar drills, increased
the distraction Of the men, who marched worse
than before"
OF the same men 10 wrote after the second
battle OF Bull Run: Col. Bragg called for my
old company X The men spsaug up under
command Of Capt. guam aud depOved forward
upon run. They met a rebel skirmish-lino
aud drove il back upon the rebel line OF battle.
The conduct OF Co. X was beyond praise Tho
panic aud retreat OF our own troops aud the
exultaut shouts Of thousands Of rebel soldiers
did not dauut them
When in june 1861, the regiment was in the
Cold Harlor lines, new Chaplain cane 20 IT,.
His arrival" 10 quote from the book, Gas il
was attended with lao casualty, was an amusing
affair. ignorant o! the danger attending such
an exposure OF himself. lac came directly 10 the
trout. Ia approaching orr line from the rear it
looked ike "a beehive but nothing could be
tho sharp-huuter-. In daylight il was almost
certain death % como under their aim. We
saw lone man deliberately walking toward
orr headquarters. la vain the soldiers shout
ed Lie down Tree! Gopher! Grab q root,
you - old fool = BlssfuIiy uHcnus iOus
that he was 4 target and walking miracle TO
have escaped tho eucmy's fire. Mr.. Cochran
had no thought these remarks wcro addressed
10 himself"
Gen. Dawes writes freely Of the officers with
and under whom he served. Gen. Lysaadcr
Cutler no speaks % as " one Of the bravest and
most faithful commaBders in tho Army OF tho
Potomac -; Gen. Edward $. Bragg as a brave
efficient, and experienced commander Of men
IN actual battle; Gen. James 5. WadswoTth as
grand ia every clement OF character and man
hood"
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