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V'V-tX»r■ r. f Mf• n*f,MOM mi TUIRr^KCOXD KEG1UEKT.vie*,. a*Htsis#a^ ' Tb*nJ* ,no'B«T|r';oC parflteoJar-iinpor* oinitMuniuU; dn^'toj^last lot-jar. fob*' expected andanxlously fotkejf • jfcr-|redndiioh of^^lc3i*b«rg has .hot yjjt jimjppjired:■ bat therenecd be no Am* Rhr^WTftMd -ftltf-it ii only * question of. Him;,: TbeteI* ft foe more deadly, moire remorseless than grim tfanged war, gnawlngatlhe wry vitals of the~ rotten confederacy-—Gaunt famine stalks through Dixie’s land like an »r med. spectre ^threaten I ng -starvation to -the~mDavis. With suchjk “fire in the roar,”and Gen. .Grant the^gatplo?Vi?k*burE, lh*t rir®r.5jjold Mnmy opln-ion, will sebtrffil. And( nljofjhe clilvTif-Ty who art so anxious to' '* die' in'tha lastpwipetftofodf bel paid off up to tlie first of March j^^the .greenbacks and payiMatesehava cotut^eliquidate Uncle Snm’s foftttkes, %nlt;Ut is understood ,#} • our regiment tfjlOw reached e^fc\ r w i IV Next Tucida* will be e|*ci on day, and thanks W YWgctmfjln jJudges, thb ^itfreusoMtcrefrMn tmkljM g- * erStaio are to bq] flowed “lo vote. That irote irilhbe Vh-lndcx of the feelings andpurposes. of-ihe^inctVwhti cntlslciDM put down thi^nccunud rebellion. . It jla.well for the plotters of treason af borne, Ihafwe-.aro.hcre- on -election- day - instead- of-I •* ■ • ‘I- • ■ .» * ■ - — • •• »■.■■■ ■ w • ■ •••_ . - - ••being in Wisconsin. The 82d is a lawabidjng 'rcgjra«nt,(_ but thajilyile/^eiptBorpedl*'doesikinglightIran*Dills-ebelaI), in arty, 'felt mder lina. than eh’ts't « trmy,fipoa-*. •t« to itiick asttya«la?'la in iicatd* ^ i- •war,I menicrat!* ^timnt88ionState,armyI ItC*,' . • * handto of indt-j itho i has » see*I a tiesr tliof forrosso is to ly ofditchj” had better bd there toVa»;’ '■ lt;'A* raid was; committed on the, Memphis and Charioiton. rsHroad hst.wecjc/ncar .Moscow,; about thirtymiles, east of .this city.- Tho gueTfillsa attempted ,to throw the phssenger.troln froth, tbe track by displacing a will hut .fbrtuhately°Jbe jeh'glnein’fuijsing’ pushed it tack' in'its plhcaand' passed safely over, the cngincor-diswver-ing the break just in time th stop the trainafter about half-tho cars had passed. The engineer looked bock and* saw the! seccsh, climbing' 'oyer! *r fences: where tlioyhad1« l*; \r\ J rr t: • ■ u t «*•;; ,been conppaljd,. and atpneo started,tho lo-comotive1:imt norudely as to,.bwiiis the'coupling between theUonder ami fbremost, cap;’ thus leavingrthe whole train at theirby* They . fired,a volleydnto ;the[ ears in return.for.a fuw.seaUering shots sent from the windows;of .the najno,* wounding two roen.i--Tbo rebs then Biirroumloil• the train capturing about .fifty prisdnew' iriclMlipB. nineteen arnfed^ifbiaidi's, two Lieutenants, wdjfwTSprgwtik^tijoV^ Wh at-tempted to fifo7lho‘tra|p, (^t^Q.'incanD thne tho engineered hastened to Mas-' ;cow,' and notified1'the*' troops s'tatlonVd 'th'ire’of tho 'situation' of the twtin,; andis’' J ■ • 1 t ' ■ w«’ •« • , J - -11wrcd wa« Immciliatoly dt^pAtchc^-J° aid* Whuiu tho*soWicr« arrived they found: tho enemy Hail rflcd|!botr.wcrd In: time to extinguish the lUine'and;’save]tho irein^ The con due tor and J sc vcrabotbers eacapod, but'tlic prisoners' were,marclicd throu^ to’ Port'Pltlow and-pVdled—oiffi; cers ,as trdl a«.. privates—ciHxens as ivctl as sotdicra/ ' Thls 'w-as a bold dash’for tetentem butternuts1'to make,: Snd a cow-fardly and d tsgraeerul aurrender on I the:part of the. soldiers on the tralHUllut there is aorno,sattftfaction In knowlpg Umt ten^of the. band havo. l«uzi captured by our cav-t airy; and are now In tho *Iron Prison in • : ln‘:aecoriUnc6’ with:‘ari':prderissued |»y,Maj. CJcn,,'ferint;last,^*lfHcri-to deter slmilar-raids ,l»y rubcliiilivlng- :niong the lino of tho railroad,' ten of- tho1 vtaptH-jest andinost act!vci'rebel sympathisers, withthcirfami|ieH nil mho ring nixty- three'persons,,havoibeon.ordered-south -beyond our lines, and their ■ property confiscated fbr.eiifaovernnient,; If ihrs doee not pro*du,®f !!l® t.'lf {fC4? njorcstriiigefjtmensurca will ho mlnpled, ......: Tho guerriilas lire becoming bolder aittl more desporitoiri Ihw vacitjlfyy- threatcn-hudrnnk|ng. sudden :daRhes aLpiekct.po«ta almost dally.: • Gon. .Chalmers -with a forco rariously estimated ’ ffbm 4,000 to 10,000^ is reported at Huriianito,' twenty-five tuilus from here, and.there are soma indication* tliat'ha.intondsn raid on this place,' Thewell filled ware.himnas in this city would. ■ - —w 8Ct *°cn t0^* iix * m*r~ ^* **■ * W ** i% ilttlo more Inm human naluro coulawitiiBtand.- ’ 11will advfte^ybui of'the «/ suit in my next letter. ir' '•J.nv./n f ...... i hrA/»i. ir, rnou the’IInwimxr, •/*:.I -u: i ■ . FOK .1?JCT*W*«, Mmpt*. T«nn,‘ U* April Sd, 1803. ,L, ii-.'hpast‘DeaV-\Courani)'-\p11!l have n'ot.wrlEtcn vou Tatoly'for nQveral■■ ay lt;’ j-'- * * r» * .•lt;*»• * i *reasons, 1st. Because I, sopt you two letters when we first came to .Dixie, and never lieaift.[anything (of theml‘,2d„ Bo*, cause ;I didn^t.want to :bor*.you ^third time until I heard how yoiVetobd‘the!Mfter Ueo bore,. 3d. IkreuaoT^vi'^H^tcfe 4th: 'Bc'caose l hare'.had ebb* Wubs. 8th., Bbcaiisb’initite’the^wholb1 rbutinH'ofndl.ii ii i'm .liifi 1 •* *lt?pr« W»J1 “ ■*»*d jpfca) j ljrr p th,! llccaiiM w»r,ia E,.ternble humhug~»feU de»troyer—a big, • Ukbk,ti bliody im#ns t er,-' shy' vjrayJou a®»n i take; bim, y.7th. Because deep t own lund ere my'jacket 1lt; have felt ihat-if overl'get holnoujialHi!’}{tUvj there; ;;8t!i* BcciiWo it’s no uHe^no. how.' L.1. ». I W* - * • * i ■■* *i , .»'r •• *• C i,‘Ml- . . •j,.. Are. the^e gqqd reasons,\friuiid:Oot«A«f-Of course they are. And I would not ypu -to day, -but,for; tho fact Hint *1 .wiali toaiiaiire' you-,that -your,.occasional: ■visits do-this'fir.tff land !nre exceedingjy, welcome.',iVYba only cajiio ar few'limes du' w;lW Inter{fbut /Intel^ CoivIng to the.openingjofifpring!.L_ presume) you .r,°*ch: oyrhreclquartera qpiio-ffoqup.ntly.'— A thousand times thank you for.: your friendly,calls,. SlmU-l.gtr*;you my experience since I wroto-.lnst fplt‘has Wen mixed—-very.1 Blit who chrcsV1 •'I'w[|I bo.';ii^icf,th the early part of the1 winter wo werte threat-Who'll With scvisral aita«lr‘'Tromt'tii^cnciriy;iUVi’.UL'lii W W17;- i.H J i V 11 r1JBF®:-onI.v »«w4 httle—nqt jiprl,, Thun I foil rick-but after airhliei. got up again. Of course I liad s ’stvect!'Uinfi.Who don’t havo a sweet time1 Iti tlio nvnly, when1 ho ^Sighs for. Urn poor soidiers’l don’t alie.viatc.miich, suficriiig.„. Mosl. ofJhotime during tho winter tho; weather kqit-'apY cantinnnl falling. 0 what i nintf anil «iii|i, and mud; and ocensiohid pfiiblilhg'freescs i 0 what*uhorrors 1 Wlmt' Uuo.idovils !iWlint amull^pox, and mcnsjvs, and fcveYfy nnd,deatlisl ^h, ’poor sidilicrB,* who cares for your iinrd»Uijis t Who wnntu to know wlicrd-you aro.hmied? Wlmt difiercncc la it to' your 'comnidhdo'r.Hl' Tht-lr pros-I * i * 1 • l . xpciju for .the White; House onTni; Congrcs* are jnst as good as they would-.hu if you had not died. Tltpy-r,c:»n‘ make just as much money. And.your friends.ut hoihu ivliI' onty1 ‘ linto:'tho • more clbou*: mi Tliey slmVnTow tenr.^jt Is true, but that* - I i'.,r .,|'* ,was n part of .the progranuno'..i. ‘tJPDtirK(jl; dicrs,” what.woul}i,hucoiuo.of; nil -our Union Aid Sodeliest und .Sanitary: Conmiis-rtlonsifit were not for you? ’ How'could our politicians cefbig iiainc^~how' ceul ’iti.;...Ul L.l*proro x rlch prire to his ragged'half fam- ..........fahe'd nrqiy j but .If ln.txtrenidy, doubt*. Ih«\var go'dn^if jtworo npi for^you P !‘-; do* l.fnl vrholher he. wiil,havo;ttie- temerity to Um no^severej-pr.nftTftSUTfiMbf ^ T»0*n tlio I attomjit j it, and if yhoi docR,’ ha'will not J,f pfty. tli6 *‘ poor ii^dlvr,S;,'~-riiii4; opr: pom1 ' °f | cufch us' ' napping.. j jTho^ dtisperato’ for- J cominandor*, who prolong the war for keif tunes of dhft Sfouth^ru leaders; nmy force j gretiflcation andS'jif-aggrfltidizcmcnt.;11 Mj fold them to riak an engagement hcro p biit it heartfull of compassion t .Jlut 'that u par | will only result In'their' or er whelming dc- digressing,'• 1,,was. icllhig my-.^inter’s ■ oxt ^ :'VV' K j ptriencc in .Memphis.: February was! th(I r »■ ur ref™,n ' 3 ePfomP^ . in n beduti. Hardest' month ' fo“irtc;,; For woeka i rally fu.I grove in tho outakirU, of tho; city;- wntched ddth, anti tried to take ' care oflants New Wedgei tents havo ,t«cn Uurnishcd very'sick brother.; Dart of the hlt;ln ^' »i «»liosptui h^:i„ FoftPickcnngH 1 , 7 Z ZT?K ”t ’trca‘ *“■ Tl illiHmtBcd him .m the,tl.al IwycntoB-tb.,7ho 1«,forming tl.o pr0tll«t Lm s„„ ho wouia-dlc^not-h.foro. 1l.,r plctur. lOr-camp.lift I,o,or.i*ii„™..a.^ rein,,nud ;^th hlin^( f 1l[t„ h’i -1^ .**«■lt;»• H'.* 1 Bravor.K'And l,,« “«»k«* hrotlierf.-0.iBo klii-h 'fifh®ftf I do!mr: ProvoSf dil«- : 7T I «VP»rim sdjuioi. h,U rrt7 ^ r -Um, : !Wh«’4‘«V^ 1il ,3 ■, iio-ww;,: It did:;ma.--muchIgopdrdo;;m«eire, f, ' yvlSonoxomwrly related.tomyboat'fHerids IntMy were, and but fewcik'Wf s.hall p« BefliHl^TIia health wasitnnrovmg.1!( May •v hAr* ^cn - it,..: \mm* w™ hb for**: -| . Company -C hnabcen icallcd' tot mourn I wafd'nohly^acrri'ngjiislcb.un^ ,.Uo lohf jUon *15 ** 0f^ both me tbo'CouciiNT.icompositors were chiefly■ the unroirricd h»cn of aterlipg worth, Indies,- Is that truef-«8uwly when tliiitici- [* - brother in; the; I war is ^Traonust d»B«: ir situation' in Lite®dg* ”mP*nJr* -» 1 - j C9t*iusr ofUce.* Ploaao.remDtpbar that.»ugh [ , r taken • withithu ty* You' k now I aim still;a‘young man—quitethat ph®!dT*n^-,?»,»-1 ban*onai; Jmbltiowl,iers, fyTCY»,When^tho, crjripelasoet [q,causing' jind hayo such i t,; i A.gre/xli*liH*j » few dnyirr- thereafter.': Ho I iadips man I itssaro ijouill Yes; I win t’,: toarm w**, * T®8*de?,V ?f. Princetdn; 'Ho' idled work In tHe*COofAtii^|offi^|f.!;‘ I; did long four I ftJIowcd'fo the'craire 4B°^but that was* bclbre''tho 14^08’' day,U'bi. «' ;* *j'l *• k- *■ v . I - •• %. •.* n-r#*«i;r4 4 .**j. *i;* j,+wlm burica blip, with;mil- wan pleeiantenough thent‘but.mmt J.heItaWM 1 *- — *— ~* iT * I - ■ f a a_ If a a ■ V t If. aW -proud.; retisfactiony of [*xp?rtericeP,,^ Api^i.j?i.,bflre-i^t,.wmdy,•, j knowing tbqlhe nerer.fimcheid frora duty,:| duBty,tbtoasoininB' Aprfir—full ofiwariotylouch April upNhrth. » lt;WhonrtM,'| tertnin*Ubgdhtal{yltlre 3 (lift ihry1 of March'.' rTenh^ssee' It U.'eiceVdibgly'- chahgeabltt, ^Pftrtnta^ia. ia,'Brooklyn.Tni re- bht pri^^y^hin^duiit; VWhat win“ 1 rr*wbimkhui, i crasr iT jou.oo.. i war - mailers, j** hpmjmt« th^irbola1 ^blqei^,^ A|-- rostlng piMio; : JJU (aisittar and gro* I pirn to ^.TbfrarmyfiwagrtatMhool** 1 '“‘hlev..?a Wg.'atroot,'-rvenom(nU,wam1rehi^r^b*ropt^‘''kn'd; blo|iityd' and■ af I w^ii. Va ;‘it ' . ,7 I--i minn I *aA revered, ■ wbil«, those,of{ arnlgio, amLbver^andwiokednaatfgeserol•W.J tw vrfll Wt In obBvie*. r. - ^ w*t t.b j J \T. j aideof 'tM fc%bfa»dlsmMt^nlt;
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Berlin City Courant

Berlin, Wisconsin, US

Thu, Apr 16, 1863

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