Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-01


collected, much more, in fact. than
that destroyed by the fire. And there |
is more room for its proper ditplay |
here than there was in the room liEtet !
wns burned. We now have 200 framed |
pictures of soldiers, war scenes, etc.
nearly thousand books in the IL
hrary, and many relies Of the war. All |
these are pretty well arranged, espec- |
islly the pictures; and they are very |
attractive to these who have a whole |
some patriotic turn of mind. Among |
the pictures lately received may he
mentioned the following: Portraits
Of Colonel Cuppey of the 23d Wiscon.
sin, Colonel Harris of the I11th, Col |
oLel Cassius Fairchild of the 18th.
Lieutenant Colonel W. F. Villas Of the
Esd, Captain E. A. Brown of Company
+, 9Th Infantry, and Lieutenant W. Is.
Cushing of the United States navy.
Those of Colonies Guppey and Harris
were presented by the survivors of
their regiments, the plans being made
at the time of their reunions in con
neetion with the Homecoming last
July. The portrait of Colonel Fair
child came from his sister. Mrs. Con
over; that of Lieutenant Cushing from
the G. A. r. post at Waukesha, which
Is named after him, the gallant young
Lieutenant having been born in Wal:-
ktsha county. Colonel Villas gave US
his picture. He is the only survivor Of
this group of brave soldiers. Also,
among the recent pictures there IS
large Photographic group of members
Of me ge!lant Eleventh and their
friends, which was taken here at the
tine of the reunion. \ most interest
.ug series of recently secured pictur 5
are those known as Forbes War
Etchings." They were made by the
wartime artist Edwin Forbes, who
was with the army ON the Potomac and
took them from life. They are what
the old boys call "the real thing"
There are 40 of them. They came ia
large portfolio, but havs heen FRAN
ed and placed on the wall where they
may be seen to good advantage. They
were published soon after the war,
and have been long out of print, so
are rare. Fine lantern slides have been
made from them so that they may on
occasion, be used for illustrated talks
Other new pictures are.-one of the
capitol in 1858, one of the fair grounds
at that time, afterwards Camp Ran
dali, and picture of Camp Washburn
nc ar Milwaukee. Those IF the capitol
ard the fair grounds were given by
the Misses Mary and Georgia Holgh.
Among the Interesting books lately
received is one called "reminiscences
of the Civil War" compiled by Mrs.
Adelia C. Lyon from the war cores.
londence, personal letters and diary
OF her husband, Judge W. P. Lyon.
judge Lyon was from August z. 1861
To August 5, 1862, captain of Company
X of the Sth Wisconsin, when he was
promoted to be colonel of the 18th. in
Which capacity he served till Septenl-
Der IL, 60. His term of service was
therefore, four days more than four
years. The book is most interesting
one. Another book, just received as
a present from Comrade j. A. Bidwell.
Company K 3Sth Wisconsin, is his
tory of his regiment, which was Put
lished in 1866 by Lieutenant Solon
w. Pierce of Company K. Pierce was
fer many years well known news
paperman and politician of Friendship,
Adams county This Is rare book, al
most impossible to get now.
T. J. Marston now of WingTa Park.
lately presented an almost unbroken
file of Harper's Weekly during the
war. They are now being bound and
when put in place here will be very
interesting. We who used to see
those illustrated papers in var times
Inay fiud q great many familiar pict-
lres in them when they come from
the bindery; and Conrade Marston
VIII deserve cur thanks.
One Of the most valuable additions
of all TO our library here consists OF
found volumes of the daily State
Journal from January !, 1861, till De-
cember 81, '65.-five full years in ten
volumes. They were purchased from
the family of the late David Atwood.
In them one can read the complete
war history Il Madison, and much OF
that of the state of Wisconsin. Especial
IL interesting are they to those who
spent some time in Camp Randall
also to those who entered the service
from Dane county. When one gets
them down and begins reading the
finds it not at all easy to stop and go
about his busiIt SIS.
Another interesting book Is the His
tory Of the First Alabama Regiment.
he enc to winch most Of he confed
crates buried at Forest Hill belonged
In it the story of the imprisonment
il: Camp Randall is told. and the PEG
rle of Madison are given grateful
credit for the custom they have for
years kept up,-the decoration Of the
graves in Confederate Rest
This is not a circulating library.
yet the books are free to all who
wish to read them here, and every
body is welcome. There are good and
comfortable chairs, especially for the
old veteran who can tell how he put
down the rebellion.
There are not so many war relics
as we had before the fire. yet we have
quite collection tf them Amone