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1 the dead, and gfc *, getLkoie who fell from thejfttioot Idjferiog _ ^ w-to-Ibeir brilliant charge. The request wa* qnaHtfty ofseeesh articles, which I cannot» granted and hostilities lt;feh«ed for one boor, enumerate. -Ytre enemy fled predpitoully.1 understand Jett Davis arrived at York* town a few days ago, and in going tor take command of the forces at the coming battle. The place it Weil tonified, with a large army to defend it. They doubtless know that it it their last chance in Virginia; and oar Secesh friends will no doubt make a despe-rate stand. A prisoner takeo the other day said that • if we took this place there was only one left, and that was h—1/ The en-my has already endeavored two or three times to turn oar left flank, but in every case they have been repulsed with consider* able loss. Nights they keep up a continual firing aod hurrahing, expecting to scare our pickets but without success so far. It is no common thing to be routed out of our sleep by the loud voice of the company commanders to fall »in time at a double quick,* so to be ready in case there is a real attack made.Martin Galvin, a number of Company A, died in the Hospital at Washington on the 9th iost.We are all in the best of spirits, confident of 80cce6s, whenever the time for an attack shall come. Union.t Charge o tCol. Buford. Ww bftrtrot two hundred prisoners aod quite aalthough the prisoners said that the evactt atlon commenced regularly, but as they rere very fearful that we were coining upon them. Everything was left where it hud last been used. We have captured a Urge quantity of ammunition, together with 80 large cannon and about five thousand pris oners, who had fled to Tiptooville. Our Company together with four other is now camped on the Island, where we are erecting batteries; and will probably remain here several months. I have nothing more to write now; bat give our address which is Company F, 15th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, Island No. 10., via Cairo TeDD.Yours Truly.„ Chas. Gustaverson.Island No. 10, April 17tb, 62,Friend Smith :—W have no accounts of engagements in which the 15th has been engaged, but embrace the opportunity of again sending you some accounts of our journey thus far in Dixie, As 1 predicted in my last; we remained in Bird’s Point bnt a few days after; leaving to join the *Miaa. issippi River Expedition’ against this Is* land. We proceeded down under the com* mand of Col. Bnford of the Illinois 27th. who being the senior officer of the land forces, was the chief of the expedition. We were on the boats for some time before we were permitted to land, and then when every one was just getting over the tedionsness of a voyage on board the transports, we were ordered aboard again. In fact, the river was rising so rapidly that it was ex-tremelyjdiffienlt to get a dry place to c so much so that for several days we were fastened to a raft of driftwood , on which we were obliged to do our cooking, maklog fires oo the wet logs of which it was composed.I presume you have hoard all about the Union City affair. How the rebels scampered at the approach our troops; which were sent against them; and of the property left there and destroyed by as. Neverthe-less a few particulars may not be uninteresting to you. Our regiment was divided, part of it being left at Bird's Point when we came away. Four hundred and fifty of os were out together, with about eight hundred others, including Cavalry and Artillery which leaves us a much smaller force than Our own Correspondents’ gave us credit for. The march, was commenced that afternoon and finished in (he evening. Our troops halted fopr miles from the enemy whose numbers havo been variously given, but at fril events tbeyou to umbered usWdi mkdd an eariyifart, and about daylight were sufficiently near for the artillery to open upon them, when they fled IB the greatest confusion, leaving everything in our bands; even their breakfast wa3 smoking on I!)* tables; and which had not been tasted. It was a complete tbwt, guns, ammunition hud tents and clothing being scattered on the ground, in the greatest confuriab.— Everything was destroyed with the exception of some few guns, shbres, pistols and Vfhioh were brought back aftropbies; and best of all a seeesh flag, on which were the words *J Yictpjj^ or, rot a veryflattering thing for them to consider op af-tervfarfc tiiktii Wlfati|k^lbarA we were again transported down to oar former; camping ground where we remained, yrith the exception of going ont on picket duty with our company, opposite tho Island batteries Ok Sunday the 6tb, when the gun-bqat Pittsburgh tao the blockade. It was 5?£.rniy uight, and the ai^illery on the island aod on the Fort oo tbf Tennesseeshore, waa rivalled by thn heavy (bonderItem* Original and Selected.In the Seuate, on the 25tb, Senator Boo-little presented tbe petition of Kiler K. Jones, Lieutenant Colonel of tbe Fifteenth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers, who was mustered obfc of service by order of the Governor of tbe State of Wisconsin without a trial, praying lhat be mav’be restored to bis command ; which was referred to tbe Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia.Liquor Dealers, Look Out !—On tbe 26th, id tbe Senate, Pomeroy, of Kansas introduced a bill providing for tbe examination of imported liqoors at the Custom House, to see tbe same is cdolterated. The importer may have a re-examination by a Chemist, upon apoiotmeDt by tbe Collector, and if tbe liquor is pronounced impure by both it shall be destroyed, nnless re-exported. The bill provides that whoever wilfully Imports adulterated liquors, or adulterates the same after its passage through tbe Custom House, or who sells impure liquor as pnre, shall be liabie to a fine of not less than five thousand dollars and imprisonment foi one year.Col. Alban, of the Wisconsin Eighteenth, who fell a martyr in the canse of the Union at the battle of Shiloh, was of the heroic an cestry. Bis father served in the war of 1812, aBd his grandfather was a member of Washington's body-guard.An immense snow drift at Newport, N. H\ was excavated so as to form a large loom, 80 by 40 asd IS feet in tbe cea* ter. la this scow palace a festival was hekJ on the 19tb. 180 ladies and gentlemen being present. Two large tables were spread-and the place lighted op by twelve hanging lamps.Tbe pickets from Col. Berdan’s regiment were extended within tafking distance of the enemy a few dayssince. They amused themselves by throwing6tones at one another,but getting tired of this, proposed an exchange of a Southern paper for a New Tork paper. The rebel picket proposed they shonld meet half way, which preposition was accepted, when it was aboot to be put into execution, the rebel wa9 ordered back bv his officer. It is such incidents as these which take away or soften the harsher features of war, and I gladly give them to you as they were told to me. Yon may take them for what they are worth.A fetter fro^ Edisto Island, S. 0., 18th reports a brilliant affair on t. John's Island, resulting in the total route of about 200 rebel cavalry, by about 60 of our men. Tbe party consisted of Capt. Rhind, Dr. Brit-tendle, Master’s Mate Nelson, 30 men and a howitzer from the U. S. Gunboat Crusader, and 3A men from thq 4?tfi New York* 55th Pennsylvania; and 3d New Hampseire regiments, Under Capt. Dow, of the latter regiment. The rebels lost • about 50 killed and wounded. No one oq our side was tilled.The Provost Marshal of Cairo has lately done a Mg thing in the way of riddSng tbe town of the hosts of disreputable femates who daily and Dightty throng oar streets. There is a fbatiog craft somewhere in the upper portion of the town, near Stone Depot, tied to a tree some docen rods or more from the levoe occapied as a brothel intoand lightning of the storm. The rebels fired between seventy five and a hundred rounds; bat only one struck the scow load of bay which was attached to the side for the pro teciion of lbs boat.Nothing more of interest transpired, until we were ordered to embark and land upon the Island. Jaadedtift tbe Island but did not go ashore, there being sent totU lfeci^W wbi,# I******) «lt;• if‘beywhich were eeogregated a crowd of abandoned females with their no less abandoned male associates. Despairing of ridding the town of their presence by a legitimate tpetb od a Provost Marshal goard last night cat the rope, and towing them out into the cor rent, cast loose ami started them down to. Dixie, to defiglit the first fejmtties oftTbivBl rydom. IVhen fast beard they were gaUy itrng down the broad Mississipri, niee
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Manitowoc Tri Weekly Tribune
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Sat, May 03, 1862
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