Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-14
A COmR AIDES STRONG ENDORSEMENT.

EDITOR CENSOR. Writing articles for
publication is thing entirely out of my
line, but as there are chances of being
forgiven for first offenses, | will take the
chances.
saw by your paper that one of my
old friends and comrades, E. NJ Rogers,
has been announced as candidate for
governor. Allow me to state that there
is nothing | have seen or heard since the
close of the war of 81 to rs that would
give me more pleasure than 10 hear or
know of Bona, as he was Familiarity
known in the army, installed as COVER
nor of the state of Wisconsin. | think
it w'otld give general satisfaction to all
soldiers. / can say for one, and | think
can speak the sentiments of the old
Iron brigade that / was with him four
long ears, ana have yet the first time
To near Of Il time when he was not close
enough to the fighting line to he dis
JlDcsiy beard tn answer To any call. He
was never heard to say 'gop' 1t was
always "eonel" He left VirJ qua in the
mo0th Of June, 1861 rs private, drilled
as sdcd IN bBe ranks at old Camp Ran
dab and immediately after the first bat
tie ot Bun Run, was ordered to Wash
lngt,h where we joined the Army of
tue Potomac and helped to make morter
beds of the roads of old Virginia, day
after day without murmur. Through
hls aOlnty in acquiring the duties of a
soldier, he was made first sergeant from
IA r.uks, position which he filled to
he General satisfaction of the whole
cntnpany aud the officers If the regi-
4ten lie was n le secoId lieutenant,
aad aiterward by reason of ability and
bravery, was captain, and fought with
his company in the battles of Gaines
VILE second Bull Run, Chantilly, South
Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg and
Fitzhugh Crossing When in command
of the company. April 90 1868, the COM
pany was first to land on the rebel
works The first to land We're Rogers,
Conklin and Riley. The first on the
works killed were Ruby and Conklin--
one on each side of him At Chancellors-
vile he was appointed aide de camp to
General Wadsworth, and fought at the
battles of Gettysburg Nine Run and in
the Wilderness; was with General Wads-
worth when killed his own horse being
shot from under him. He then took
possession of General Wadsworths horse
He was brevetted for conspicuous BRAY
cry in the Wilderness; also in the bat
ties of Jericho, Ford, Laurel Hill, and
that terrible ordeal at Spotsylvania.
Was appointed aide de camp to Gen
F. s Bragg through the campaign of
1864 He fought at the battle of Coal
Harbor. and in the charge at Petersburg
was severely wounded Being anxious
to be in the fray he returned to the army
with an unhealed wound and fought at
the battle of Hatches Run, in Novem-
Der. and second Hatche's Run in Febru-
airy. 1865. Rogers cast his first vote for
Lincoln behind the works at Petersburg,
where mangled bodies were laying and
human blood running, He was brevetted
the second time FOR gallant and merito-
riOus conduct ON the battlefield when
wounded. After the war he enlisted in
the regular army, serving two years on
the plains. being once engaged with the !
Cheyenne lndiaLs. General Rogers is de- |
serving of the delegation of Vernon |
county without any question or strug |
gle ana my hope and request is that the /
soldiers win make this their cause.
l.. L. TONGUE.
Hillsboro. March . 1900