Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-01-25
A MEETING WITH MAI. GEN. CARNEY
Captain Silbaugh Makes Some Pleasant
Remarks Respecting a Better Under
standing with Southerners-OtherN Notes


Captain Silbaugh Makes Some Pleasant
Remarks Respecting Better Under
standing with Southerners-Other Notes
COMPANY IN" FoURTH WISCONSIN REGIMENT
CAMP sHIPP ADMISSION ALA. Jan. IL. 1899.
FRIEND MUNsoN: Company NJ is
getting back to her fighting strength
again. Privates Demitz and Tilton have
returned from the hospital and G.. FL.
Carrel is out and will be back in a few
days. Sergeant L. J. Wood is home for
visit and Private w. O. Lyons left for
twenty day visit in Ohio. Lieutenant
Jagerson HE'D himself southwark to-
day on seven days. leave OF absence.
He intends spending the time on the
coast. The writer is detailed 10 defend
young ran in Company a, who took
French leave and spent the holidays
with friends. He is being tried by gen.
eral court martial at corps headquarters.
The Fourth has changed corps again.
We are now in the Second commanded
by former division commander Brigadier
General Frank. The brigade consists of
the Fourth Wisconsin, Second Arkansas,
United States infantry and the Third
Alabama (colored.)
The date set for mastering out the
Third Tennessee is January 81, the
Fourth Kentucky about the same time,
and the opinion seems to be that the
Fourth Wisconsin will soon follow. An
order mastering ont would undoubtedly
be the most pleasant news for both
officers and men that could be received
at the present time, yet but few words
of complaint would be heard from this
fine body of men and soldiers il Uncle
Sam should call upon them for longer
term of service with added hardships
and deprivations.
Considerable rain has fallen the past
week, but the weather has continued
warm with but few exceptions. Sunday
during the middle of the day, it was
mo, , comfortable in the shade than in
the sun. Several of the boys visited the
cave. Lieutenants Brenizer, Moser and
myself rode out to the cave and then to
Jacksonville, an old southern city, thir.
teen miles from here, and the county
seat of this, Calhoun county. 1t was q
very enjoyable trip and one we will not
soon forget. The more 1 see of the
southern people the more I think that
their reputation for hospitality and
sociability has never been overdrawn.
We took dinner at typical southern
farm house, and although the good lady
complained continually because she
hadn't more to eat, we thought it was
about the best meal we have ever
sat down to. The farm houses are
nearly all built on the same plan. They
are about rs warm as northern summer
kitchen, but warm enough for this eli
mate. The main rooms are invariably
divided by large open hall and the old
fashioned fire place is always the mode
of heating.
At Jacksonville we were royalty enter
tanned by an old man whose rame NAV
be familiar to some of the readers of the
CENSOR. 1t may be that some of the
mlscheVious old boys from Vernon
county are responsible for some of the
scars this old gentleman carries around,
and if known to be SO and you could
meet, L knew he would receive you all
the more cordially. I refer to Mnior
General G.. K. Carney, who commanded
the center division at the siege of Vicks
burg in July 1868. His line extended
from the cemetery to the railroad, some
thing over u mile. His description of
that bloody battle is certainly worth q
! trip to Jacksonville to hear He gradu.
ated from West Point in 1852 and was
in the United States army from that
time until the war broke out. McPher-
son graduated from West Point in 1853
and the two were friends as we'll as
schoolmates. He said when Mcpherson
met them sfter the surrender, no one
could have told from the cordiality of
their greeting that they Lad been fight
ing on opposite sides. Although some.
what crippled up he insisted on accom-
panying us over the town and making
US acquainted with the people. He
showed us through his church, in which
is large memorial window to the mem
DRY of one of his boys killed during the
war. We will not soon forget General
Carney and will always be glad of the
opportunity to meet and get acquainted
with so many representative southernere
from which better understanding and
feeling must inevitably follow. I be-
lieve this to be some of the best fruits
OF the Spanish American war.
First Lieutenant James B. Everitt, OF
Company A (Waukesha) has been miss
ing for a week. His friends are greatly
alarmed and foul play is suspected. The
Hot Blast, the enterprising local paper
is preparing souvenir edition of the
Fourth Wisconsin. Respectfully,
JACKSON SILBAUGH.