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From tlio rvetj-Nlath Begimuat.CAMF X*AR NXW JbKBIA. L*., • .- 7■— Oclob«r,3lb, 1663./,; $.Msi, Editor:—-The army to invade Texan ia this Tar on'its way/arid- ni»xv'lt;nly-Vwairilie “arrival ofauppliea w continue the journey. The advance of the l9ih Corps came, to iliis place a w.eek:ago and found but iic-He .opposition — there.’being ccchhionnlly d: ' little 'skirmishing between ourcavalry- aiui llie mounted infantry of 'tVio/e norfiy.. T Ii is arrangeincri t has for’ r ho •first*Limb init«’history, left, the •*oMi3ih Ar-myi.povj^' in the roar, a Ihitig to whicU.tbe hoys decidedly object, not so much'1 that.-they * wish io bo'first in the .figbiahoiild. oho: occur, but‘because the. head of the column is likely 16 secure the- forage. Our immediate ; dcslin-i * • p * * *» •alion after leaving ibis place’ we understand will* beCOpalousttS; where our forces'will beiri-ci oiiscd^by jlfieJDivisions uader $ the command of/.Gehs. Herron/and Dana. ’. After Arriving at lliatphiCo we.shall know no more of where we’ . ' * '; ■ i - * •arc going until wc bring up' someuhcrt The object of our expedition may bo simply to clean .out Magi-Aido* and Taylor, or it may have hVith principal object the : wOrk of‘ watching the ambitious Louis Napoleoii*. in his designs upon Texas.'.-j At any rate rwe; have a; crowd around us who are equally ready., and willing lo fight southern copperheads or fiog-ealcrs.“ Tii ‘my last 1 tiller JL spoke’ of; orders having been issued directly forbidding .foraging, and Hie fears''1- had they would not be * quite lived up to. Events have proved that;I was correct.in my surmise.. Scarcely had wo pitched ourpresent camp when two members of the 51)1 b, whom I shall here call Orange and J«o 'Tor short/1 from force of habit started out fora scoul. While they, were veconnoileririg an old scccsJTs'barii /yard, ,Maj.' Morgan, ol Gen. Washburn's slitfT.- :camo along and tindiag U.raiigc’s head first, in a. hen coop, tutptcUd something andbegan :lt;«What are you doing in there,*my boy ?*fAfter, walcr,. sir/’ was promptly answered, despite the questionable position Jio was in for procuring the jarticlc..^;* - \;“And have you been after walcr too?'1 continued [he Maior of.-Joe,-• who. held- a largo, i * i. • » .* • • • i • wgonse under one arm and a roosler by the Jegs tu the opposite band. .• :.Jou aftorcasting doleful glances at tlio multiplied evidences of his guilt, said he was, but saw “rhcsc ihiugrf laying/round loose, and so took1’em” \ ; . ;Military euquctlccould ,,i\ut be. satisfied by such explanations, however plausable they seemed, and so he'took them before the Gener-ill. After sitting by the Gnu- an hour or more ihcy were, permit ted to. bear olf their prizes in triumph, utul supped im chicken pot-pp; and roast goose that* n ight.' !'•’Wo were all made sad to hear of the death ok.Capt.-CL C. Animack. of company H/f He was one of the best of men!and a prod soklicr.| On«» of those few whose influence wasjilwaya oa Uic right side, and ‘who caw be so illy spared at Ibis time; He was a!resident at' homei, 1 - % * •ol Trenton in Dodge cuuniy, and I understand leaves a wife to mourn hia loss,. ■. .In my next I will “punk of the country through which we have and will have passed.'■ ' •’ Aaxdom.
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Hartford Home League
Hartford, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Nov 07, 1863
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