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Utter from the 38th Begiraent.n n'B- Q*’e., Sfiia Wia. Voi_« ,.. N*£* PtTXMetjRG. V*., Jan. 9,1S65. /Aditorj Caretfe;—GemsWe still lie in the trenches before Petersburg Va., where we can discern her stately spires, tod oft time* hear her sabbath evening bells* Our picket lines aro about half a mile in front of the main line of Tvorks which we hold, while but a few rods separate our out poets from those of the rebels. Indeed so near are the hostile parties to ttch other, that they frequently engage in conversation, without experiencing, anydifficulty in being understood. We bate had wme casualties on picket, in our Company, besides several in the other eompa-«f the regiment. You will do me the iuror to insert in ycur weekly issue, ^unless in loth issues) tbe following notices of ffiwUn in our companies. E. II. B.Ever A. Hillstad, private, Company I, 38th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, was lulled while on picket duty in front of Petersburg, Va., on the eveping of December 27th, 1864. A rebel sharpshooter marked the youngest of his company, and sent a deadly missive through his heart and lungs.Michael Setter, private, Company I 38th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, was shot while distributing supper to the picket* on the evening of January 6th. He survived but a few hours, dying at the Division hospital, at half past one*o’clock a. m., January 7th. The minnis ball entered the forehead and lodged in the sub-•tance of the brain.Both of these brave boys were good, faithful soldiers, ever willing to do their fitildu£y. ; Hillstad was a resident of the town of Center, and Setzer of the town of Magnolia, Rock.County, Wisconsin.And these are only two of the many ’that have fallen around us of lete.E. H. Bes-hax,Orderly, Co. I, 38th Wia. Vol.
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Janesville Daily Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Jan 18, 1865
Page 4
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