Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-20

the following September. l remember
well your regiment--the 4th Wiscon-
sin cavalry | recollect that some of
your men told me they had been there
so long they knew every cow-path
and hog-trail in the country, and
every rebel and where he lived, for
miles around. | remember an expedi-
ton we made out to Clinton. Louisi-
ana, in July or August OF 1864. Our
force consisted of the End Illinois,
battalion of the 9th Missouri, New
York regiment and our own--all cav
alry-though we had battery along
A General Lee was in command We
Went out to clean up SCOTS and Writ
Adams cavalry, which was all the
time harassing our lines and captur-
ing our pickets. We did so quite effec.
tually,
Our regiment was first known as
the End Louisiana cavalry. Later We
We're consolidated with the LIST caval-
ry. same state. We left Baton Rouge
about the list of September, 1864. and
went to Morganza From there we
returned to Baton Rouge, and then
went in December, with General Day
idson on his raid towards Mobile, Ala
bama We returned to Ba-
ton Rouge and In February, 1865.
were ordered to New Orleans. where
we joined Canby's army and went OF
ion the Mobile campaign. We never
returned to Baton Rouge, and never
knew where your regiment went after
we left you In February.
Il return the excerpts from your
scrap book. l am glad indeed to see
them. 1t was through them that l
learned that the Louisiana ordinance
, of secession was In the capitol at
Madison, and prompted my letter to
Governor Hoard, along with my
fathers protest. asking that the pro
test be framed and hung alongside
the ordinance. l also send you some
"reminiscences of war times, showing
the status of our family in those days.
"a think very much of General Sher.
mans letter to me, written as IL was
IN the midst Of his great campaign
have several of his letters written to
me while In the army,-one from
Chattanooga, dated the day before he
started on the Atlanta campaign.
carried these letters with me through
my service, and | would not now.
poor as ] am, take any money for
them.
AS | found myself the lone country
school boy standing by the stars and
stripes, deserted by all my compan-
ions and surrounded by the flames of
civil war and revolution nearly 40
years ago, so | find myself today. the
solitary native Grand Army man In
this whole section OF country. All
around me are being held confederate
reunions. where one hears nothing but
psalms OF praise Ia honor of JEFF Da-
Wis. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and others
like them. In this respect ! feel lone
ly. indeed.
Il belong to Joseph A. Mower No. /,
g. A. r. at New Orleans, more than
300 miles from here. | keep up my
dues, yet, owing to the great distance
can never attend the meetings.
read often OF reunions OF my old COM
rades in the north, and / long to be
with them. have never had the
pleasure of attending the National
Encampment of the G.. A. r., but
shall make a strong effort to attend
the next meeting at Chicago.
We can understand from the above
letter something OF the cost tn d
young man in the south In 1851 TO be
loyal to his country. There are many
such cases the history OF which we
do not know. They are striking
Examples OF manhood, loyalty and
tcourage. Some OF us who can re-
member the events Of 6l recall some
contrasts to cases like this that seep
contemplate, indeed.
The ordinance of secession men
itioned by Mr. Tolliaferro was taken
from Governor Moore Of Louisiana, by.
captain. afterwards General, Joseph
Bailey Of Kilbourn, July 25. 1852; and
was by him presented to Governor
Lewis. II may now be seen at our