Green County, Wisconsin - Chapter 20: The War for the Union, 1884 (part 2 of 2)

The regiment moved from Nashville in April, 1864, camping for a time in Lookout valley, and proceeded to Dalton, through Snake Creek Gap, aud arrived in front of Resaca on the 13th, forming in line of battle; in which battle the 3d, 26th and 22d Wisconsin regiments took an active and conspicuous part. The 22d lost heavily, many of the men being killed in the enemy's works. This was their first battle, and they covered themselves with iionor. The caaualties were, twenty-four killed and forty-nine wounded. Following up the enemy, on the 25th of May he was found near Dallas, where an engagement took place; the regiment losing six killed and thirteen wounded. The position was fortified and held until June 1, when the brigade accompanied the movement of the twentieth corps to the left, and took position in front of the enemy's lines at Pine Knob and Lost Mountain. Here they took in the operations of the corps, and had ten killed and twenty-three wounded. On the 2d of July the enemy left their works. Col. Utley resigned, and was succeeded by Lieut.-Col. Bloodgood. The regiment also took part in the battle of Peach Tree Creek, and had eleven killed and thirtythree wounded. They then took position before Atlanta; and the movements of Gen. Sherman caused Gen Hood to abandon that city, destroying property to the value of $2,000,000. The 22d and 26th Wisconsin were among the first to enter the city and take possession.

The regiment encamped near Atlanta, and were employed as train guard most of the way to Savannah. They entered that city with the rest of tlie army, and continued their march to Bejitonville, where the enemy was driven before them. They were also at Averysboro on the 19th, and assisted in driving the enemy from that point, and proceeded on their way to Raleigh. The subsequent history of the closing services of Sherman's grand army has been (jiven in the narratives of other regiments. After the surrender of Gen. Johnston, the corps proceeded to Richmond, thence to Washington, until June 12, when they were mustered out and left for home, arriving at Milwaukee, where they were paid olf and disbanded.

The 23d regiment (Col. Joshua J. Guppy)was composed principally of Dane and Columbia county men. Col. Guppy is a well-known resident of Portage City. He Avas lieutenantcolonel of the 10th regiment, and had the advantage of a military education and of one year's service in the field. Lieut. -Col. Jussen was a member of the State legislature of 1861 and 1862.

They left Camp Randall, en route for Cincinnati, on the 18th of September, and established their headquarters at Camp Bates, in Kentucky, about five miles above the city, on the Ohio river. They were subsequently moved near Paris, in Kentucky. Here they remained until the last of October, when they marched to Nicholasville. Thence they marched to Louisville, arriving on the 15th of November; having accomplished the march of eighty-five miles in four days. At Louisville they embarked, on the 18th of November, under orders for Memphis, at which place they arrived on the 27th, where they were at the close of 1862, in the 1st brigade, first division. Brig. -Gen. A. J. Smith commanding, and were unattached to any army. Capt. Frost, company K,died on December 18, in hospital at Memphis. The regiment was at Milliken's Bend Jan. 1, 1863. On the 10th of the month they disembarked within three miles of Arkansas Post, on the Arkansas river. While moving forward to obtain position they were assailed by a destructive enfilading fire from the enemy's rifle-pits and artillery, rendering necessary a change of front. This having been effected, three companies were employed as skirmishers, and captured several blockhouses; while the balance of the regiment attacked and carried the rifle pits. After an engagement of about three hours, the post, with its garrison, unconditionally surrendered. In this engagement the 23d sustained a loss of six killed and thirty one wounded. January 15 the regiment again embarked, and arrived at Young's Point, La., where they encamped. In this unhealthy location the regiments suffered severely from the effects of malaria and exposure, and it was until the middle of February before the regiment could muster 250 men fit for duty. From the middle of February to the 8th of March, they were engaged in several minor excursions against the enemy at Greenville, Miss., and at Cypress Bend, Ark., where they had a severe fight, in which the 23d succeeded in capturing several {)risoners and pieces of artillery. After a foraging expedition to Princeton, Miss., they ascended the river to Milliken's Bend, where the health of the regiment greatly improved. Following the thirteenth army corps in its march to the rear of Vicksburg, they proceeded to Hard Times landing, below Grand Gulf. Crossing the river to Bruinsburg, the division commenced the march toward Vicksburg, reaching the battle ground of Port Gibson May 1. In the action at this place the regiment, with the brigade, captured twenty prisoners, and on the day following took the advance, and pushing forward, was the first of our army to' enter the village of Port Gibson. After several days' skirmishing, the regiment joined the movement on Raymond, and on the 16th took part in the battle of Champion Hills. It took the advance, and forced back the enemy's skirmish line to the main body, a distance of two miles; and in the battles of the 20th and 22d the regiment and brigade did excellent service. The 22d lost, in these engagements, seventeen killed and thirty-six wounded.

The regiment was subsequently occupied in siege duty until the final surrender of Vicksburg, July 4. Up to the 5th of June the regiment had been commanded by Col. Guppy, when continued ill health compelled him to turn over his command to Lieut.-Col. Vilas, who had the charge of the regiment during the subsequent progress of the siege of Vicksburg, and for nearly two months after the surrender. On the 10th of July the regiment took position before Jackson, Miss., and were there until after the capture of that place. They returned to Vicksburg July 21, and encamped until August 24, when the regiment proceeded down the river to New Orleans, and from thence to Berwick City. On the 25th of August Col. Vilas resigned, and Major Hill was appointed lieutenant-colonel. On the 7th of October the regiment took part in the expedition to southwestern Louisiana, passing through Centreville, New

Iberia and Vermillion, at which place they remained until the 21st. Passing through Opelousas to Barr's landing, they moved, November 1, to Bayou Borbeaux, where, on the 3d, the enemy made a fierce assault. In this engagement they lost seven killed and thirty-eight wounded, and eighty-six taken prisoners. After the battle, the regiment, on the 3d of November, retired to Carrion Crow Bayou, and thence proceeded to New Iberia, which it reached on the 8th, and the regiment was assigned provost duty; Col. Hill being placed in command of the post of New Iberia. The regiment subsequently went to Texas, and embarked at Algiers for Matagorda, arriving on the 29th off De Crow's Point, where they landed and went into camp, Jan. 1, 18fi4.

The regiment were at Matagorda in January, 1864, from which place they I'eturned to Louisiana, and to Berwick City. They took a part in Banks's Red River expedition, of which we have given an account in our record of other regiments. The 28d participated in all the movements and engagements of the expedition. Making long marches, and descending the Mississippi, they landed, on the 24th of April, at Baton Rouge, where they encamped. From the 8th to 26th of July, the regiment was encamped at Algiers, opposite New Orleans. Here they engaged in skirmish work, making reconnoissances of the surrounding country, also making an expedition, on the 3d of October, to Bayou Sara, and marching sixteen miles, to Jackson, La., and returning the next day in transports. On the 5th of October, they entered camp at Morganzia, and reached Helena, November 3, and went into camp there.

The regiment remained at Helena, Ark., until the 23d of February, 1865, at which date they were placed on transports, and proceeded south, reaching New Orleans on the 27th, and encamped at Algiers. On the Ist of March they moved to Hickox's Landing, on Lake Pontchartrain, to unite with the forces designed for the reduction of Mobile. They reached Spanish

Fori on the 27th of March, and took position with the brigade, and on the 30th were ordered on an expedition toward Blakely. In the final assault, they acted as support to the attacking column. After the capture of that place, they crossed the bay, and encamped five miles below Mobile. On the 4th of July the 23d was mustered out of service, and the next day set out for AVisconsin, arriving at Madison on the 16th. On the 24th they were paid, and formally disbanded.

The only representative Green county had in the 23d regiment, was an honored one - Rev. Christian E. Weinch, chaplain. He was from Monroe. He joined the regiment in October, 1862, and died at Young's Point, La., Feb. 15, 1863.

Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Regiment

This regiment was organized at Camp Solomon, La Crosse, in September, 1862, and mustered into the United States service on the 14th of that month, and Avas ordered to report to Gen. Pope, at St. Paul, to aid in suppressing the Indian difficulties in the State of Minnesota. They left the State on the 15th, with the following roster:

Arriving at St. Paul on the 20th of September, 1862, the regiment was divided, five companies under Lieut. -Col. Nasmith, being sent to Sauk Center, Painesville and Acton ; the remainder, under the command of Col. Montgomery, was sent to Leavenworth, FairmOunt, Winnebago City and New Ulm, where regimental headquarters were established.

After service in Minnesota, the regiment returned to Wisconsin, reaching Camp Randall on the 18th of December, 1862. On the l7th of February, 1863, the regiment left, under orders to report at Cairo, 111., where they arrived on the 19th, and moved next day to Columbus, Ky., and encamped. Here the regiment was attached to the sixteenth army corps. From this time until August, which month found the regiment at Helena, they were variously employed. Lieut. -Col. Samuel J. Nasmith died of disease contracted in the service on the iVth of August, and Major Rusk was appointed lieutenant-colonel in his place. The regiment remained at Helena until the 1st of February, 1864, when they moved down, the river to Vicksburg.

The regiment readied Chattanooga May 5, and immediately proceeded to join the forces of Gen. Sherman. The sixteenth corps formed part of the "Army of the Tennessee" under Gen. Mcpherson. On the 9th of the month they took part in a movement against Resaca, which was renewed on the 14tli. In attacking the enemy at Peach Orchard on the 15th of June, Lieut. -Col. Rusk wad wounded in tlie right arm.

On the 19th of July the sixteentli army cor])s was at Decatur, About noon on the 22d three regiments commanded by Col. Sprague were attacked by two divisions of Wheeler's dismounted cavalry. Col. Montgomery, with a force composed of companies 13, E, F and I, of the 2f)th Wisconsin, and four companies of the G3d Ohio, was ordered out to ascertain the position of the enemy. They advanced about three-fourths of a mile up a road, on the w^est of which was a narrow, but impassable swamp, and on the other a deep, miry ditch. The enemy were met about half a mile from the swamp, by the skirmishers, consisting of company F and an Ohio company, under command of Lieut. -Col. Rusk. The enemy opened a severe tire and the skirmishers were driven down the road back to the reserve, which, under Col. Montgomery, was in position to the left of the road.

The enemy advancing in strong force, Col. Montgomery moved the reserve by the left flank, and in attempting to cross the ditch to reach the battery in the rear, his horse sank in the miry ground, and he was shotl^y the enemy and captured. Lieut. -Col. Rusk, with the skirmishers, held the enemy in check for a short time on the road, but were soon obliged to retire. In attempting to do this Lieut. -Col. Rusk was surrounded by six or eiglit rebels, who came at him with bayonets at a charge. One of them made a dash at him and caught his sword, which hung in its scabbard by his side, the st[uad crying out for the "Yankee" to surrender. The lieutenant-colonel made a characteristic reply and very coolly pressed his revolver to the side of the head of the rebel and gave him its contents. In falling, the fellow still held to the sword, which broke from its fastening. Putting spurs to his horse, the lieutenantcolonel dashed down the road, under the fire of the rebels, to which he replied with his revolver and succeeded in rejoining his regiment near the battery in the rear, not, however, until he had his horse shot from under him.

On November 15th, 1864, the seventeenth army corps left Atlanta on the grand march to the sea, the 21st acting as a train guard, as far as Monticello, when they rejoined their brigade. At Beaufort, Col. Montgomery, who had been exchanged, returned to the army and was placed in command of the brigade.

On the Salkahatchie river, on the 20th of January, 18G5, the 25th encountered the enemy, drove in his pickets and dislodged a small force behind temporary breastworks. A shell from the enemy grazed the head of the horse of Lieut.-Col. Rusk, knocking the animal down, and the colonel was dismounted, the orderly in the rear having his head carried away by the missile. The regiment was mustered out of the service on the 7th of June and set out for home, arriving at Madison on the 11th of that month, where they were soon paid off und disbanded.

Twenty-Seventh And Thirtieth Wisconsin

The 27th regiment was composed of six companies and was commanded by Col. Conrad Krez. The organization was completed in 1862, but the regiment was not mustered into the service until April 7, 1863. After leaving the State, it did garrison duty for a while at Columbus, Ky. They subsequently moved to Memphis and then to Vicksburg. After the latter place capitulated, they moved to Helena, Ark.; and were present at the capture of Little Rock. On the 23d of March, 1804, they accompanied the march of Gen. Steele to co-op- ])erate with Gen. Banks in the Red River expedition. After a number of marches and doing duty in a number of places, the regiment was detailed to guard duty on the Little Rock & Memphis Railroad and was thus engaged until Fjeb. 7, 1865.

On the 20th of February, 1865, the regiment arrived in Mobile bay. They were engaged in the vicinity in various duties until the termination of the siege. After being employed in the State actively until the 1st of June, they Ijroceeded to Texas. They were mustered out of the service at Brownsville and set out on their return home on the 29th of that month They arrived in Madison on the llih of September, where the regiment was shortly after paid off and disbanded.

The 13th regiment - Col. Daniel J. Dillwas composed of six companies from St. Croix and Chippewa valleys, two fi'om Waushara county and two from the county of Iowa. During 1862, the regiment was retained in the State helping on the draft. It was subsequently broken up into detachments, and these were engaged in various duties outside the State. The regiment was finally mustered out of the service on the 20th of September, 1865, arriving at Madison on the 25th, where they were disbanded.

Thirty-First Wisconsin Regiment

This regiment (Col. Isaac E. Messmore) was left in 1862, by the order of the war department prohibiting recruiting, with less than the minimum. Six companies from Iowa, Lafayette and Crawford counties, were ordered into camp at Prairie Du Chien; and special permission, before alluded to, was obtained to continue recruiting for this regiment. At the close of the year, it was much above the minimum strength, and of good material. On the Ittli of November, it was removed from Prairie Du Chien, in charge of the camp of rendezvous for drafted men at Racine, where it remained, awaiting orders to join the army in the field.

The regiment left the State for service in the field on the 1st of March, 1863, under orders to report at Columbus, Ky. Proceeding by way of Cairo, 111., they arrived at Columbus on the 3d, and went into camp at Fort Halleck. Here the regiment was stationed, and was engaged in the performance of garrison duty, until September 24, when it left Columbus, with orders to report at Louisville, Ky., which place it reached on the 27th. On the 5th of October, it marched to La Vergne, Tenn., and guarded the road until the 25th, Avhen it marched to Murfreesboro. Three companies were detached and stationed at a point where the railroad passed Stone River. Here they threw up fortifications, and guarded this important bridge during the winter.

Three companies of the 31st regiment were engaged in the winter of 1863-64 guarding the bridge at Stone River. On the 2d of April, they rejoined the regiment at Murfreesboro, and were engaged during the month along the road between that place and Normandy, Tenn., doing outpost-duty. On the 6th of July, they were ordered to Nashville, and on their arrival had quarters assigned them west of the Nash- > ville & Chattanooga Railroad. From Nashville, they proceeded by rail for Marietta, Ga., which they reached on the 19th. While on the road, near Kingston, one of the trains ran off the track, wounding two officers, killing one man and severely wounding ten others. On the 22d of July, the regiment moved with the army upon Atlanta, and were placed in the front line; and here they lay under fire until August 25, when they took j)art in the movement of the corps. Tliey then returned to the railroad bridge across the Chattahoochee, while the rest of the army swung around to Jouesboro,

On the 4th of September, the skirmishers of the 3l8t were among the first to enter the city. The next day, the regiment moved within the fortifications, and was assigned quarters in tlie city. In addition to other duties devolving upon troops in an enemy's country, the regiment were engaged in protecting forage-trains, and were very successful furnishing grain for the famishing horses and mules of the army. The twentieth army corps broke camp on the 15tli of November, and filed out of the burning city, which prove 1 to be the march to the sea. The fatigues and dangers to wliicli all were exposed were endured by the 31st during the march through Georgia. They took part in an engagement ten miles from Savannah, capturing the works and the camp of the enemy; having one man killed, and three wounded. The regiment took part in the siege of Savannah, and after its capture was assigned quarters within the fortifications. Here they remained until the 18th of January, 1865.

On that day the regiment crossed the Savannah river, and rejoined its division atParisburg, S. C, twenty-five miles distant from Savannah. Owing to rains, they were water-bound until the 28th. The regiment marched with the army through South Carolina, doing its share in burning and destroying, tearing up railroads, and similar duties, to drive back the enemy's rear guard. On the 16th of March they took position in the front, at the battle of Averysboro, and were under fire until night. They lost two men killed, and ten wounded. On the 19th, the 31st was at the battle of Bentonville, in which ten were killed, and forty-two wounded. The regiment reached Goldsboro on the 24th of March, having been on the tramp sixty-five days, twenty-three of which the rain fell without cessation, many of them barefoot,and often hungry for twenty-four hours. On the 10th of April the army was again in motion, in the direction of Raleigh, when they heard of Johnston's surrender to Gen. Sherman. The regiment went into camp at Raleigh. On the 30th of April the twentieth army corps started for Washington, passing through Richmond, Va., on the 11th, and arrived at Alexandria, May 20. On the 24th they took part in the grand review at Washington. On the 2d of June they were ordered to Louisville, where quarters were assigned to them. Six companies were mustered out, to date from June 20, and left for Madison June 21. They were paid off, and went to their homes July 8, 1865, The remaining companies remained in camp until July 8, and were mustered out, reaching Madison on the 12th, and were paid off and discharged July 20, 1865.

Thirty-Third, Thirty-Fourth And Thirty-Fifth Wisconsin Regiments

The 33d regiment. - Col. Jonathan B. Moore - was mustered into the service in the beginning of October, 1862, and left Camp Utley, Racine, for Cairo, on the 11 th of November following. In December they were in Tallahatchie. They were afterward at Vicksburg, where they remained until the city surrendered. They took part in the second attack on Jackson. On the 9th of March, 1863, they joined the Red River expedition. After a varied experience in different sections, they finally reached Nashville, on the 30th of October, 1864, taking part in the battle, when the enemy were driven across the Tennessee. They were afterwards at Mobile and remained there until the city fell into the hands of the Union forces. They were mustered out at Vicksburg, July 8, 1865; reached Madison, August 15, and were soon after paid off arid disbanded.

The 34th regiment was made up of drafted militia, under Col. Fritz Anneke, and a company of sharp-shooters. The regiment was mustered into service, by companies, for nine months. They left the State Jan. 31, 1863, proceeded to Columbus, Ky., and in August, re-

The -SSth regiment did not complete its muster-in until Feb. 27, 1864. Afterwards, they left the State for Alexandria, La. Failing to procure transportation to their original destination, they proceeded to New Orleans, and received orders to report to Gen, Ullraan, at Port Hudson, at which place they disembarked on the Vtli of May. At this place they remained until .June 2B, being engaged in guard and fatigue duty. At that date, they moved up to Morganzia, La., where the regiment was assigned to the 1st brigade, third division, nineteenth army corps. From Morganzia, the regiment proceeded to Port Hudson and St. Charles, Ark., arriving July 24. Here they remained until the 7 til of August, engaged in guard-duty and scouting, when they returned to Morganzia. On the 1st of October, they took part in an excursion to Simmsport, in which several skirmishes with the enemy were had. They subsequently returned to Duvall's Bluff, where they remained until the 7tli of February, 1865.

From Duvall's Bluff, they moved to Algiers, La. They were afterward near Mobile. Subsequently, they were ordered to Texas. They returned to Wisconsin in the spring of 1866.

3Ie7i in, the Thirty -third, Thirty -fourth and Thirty-ffth Regiments from Green County. Thirty-third. - Jerome Burbank and Elijah T. Davis.

The 36th regiment - Frank A. Haskell, colonel - was organized at Camp Randall and mustered into the service on the 10th of May, 1864. They reached Washington four days after, and then proceeded down the Potomac to Belle Plaine Landing, and from there proceeded to Spottsylvania by way of Fredericksburg. On the 18th they acted as a reserve in the engagement of that day, and on the 19th joined in the 1st brigade and second division. On the 20th they accompanied Gen. Hancock in his march to North Anna, crossing the Matapony and North Anna. On the 23d they were assigned to the support of a battery. They crossed the stream, and threw up a line of works. Accompanying the movement across the Pamunkey, on May 30, they, found the rebels drawn up in line of battle near Totspotomy Creek. At the battle at that place, the 36th suffered severely. During the night, the regiment marched to Cold Harbor ; and, on the morning of the 3d, the whole line marched on the enemy's position by brigades, when the regiment again lost severely, and Col. Haskell was killed.

The regiment reached Petersburg on the 15th of June, 1864, and were in the general charge on the enemy's works, where they formed in line of battle and fought nobly. On the 24th, the regiment marched to the enemy's position at Hatcher's Run, and, in the engagement which took place captured a large number of prisoners. They afterward participated in themovementbefore Petersburg. They joined in the pursuit of Lee, and were present on the 9tli of April, 1865, at the surrcMiderof the entire army of that general. The regiment was mustered out on the 12th of July following. They arrived at Madison on the 14th, where they were paid and finally discharged.

The 37th regiment was organized in March, 1S64, with only six companies mustered in. They reported at Washington May 1. O.n the evening of the 12th of June they took part in the general inoveraent of Grant's army across the James river to Petersburj^. They took an active part in two engagements, one on the iVth and one on the 18th of that month. They remained in the vicinity actively engaged until the spring campaign (1865) opened.

Tliey, with the 1st brigade, on the 2d of April, marched and formed in front of Fort Sedgwick, from which place they moved for Fort Mahoiie, one of the enemy's strongest positions, driving tiiem out on the other side, and turning the guns of the fort upon them. Remaining in the neighborhood of Petersburg until the 20th of April, they then started for Washingtoji, where they arrived on the 26th. They reacheci Madison on the 31st of July, and in August were paid off and disbanded.

Thirty-Eighth Wisconsin Regiment

The 38th regiment began to organize March, 1864, under the supervision of Col. James Bintliff. Before the regiment could be filled, the government discontinued the payment of bounties, when recruiting fell off, and almost entirely ceased. In consequence of this, only four companies could be organized, which, having been mustered into service,, left Camp Randall, Madison, on the 3d of May, 1864, for Washington. Another company was sent forward in Jnly, and other companies in September. Col. Bintliff took command on their arrival before Petersburg, on the 1st of October, thus completing the regiment. On their arrival at Washington, they encamped on Arlington Heights. On the 30th they marched to Alexandria, and embarked for White House, at that time the base of supplies of Gen. Grant's army. On their arrival, they were temporarily consolidated with the 1st Minnesota, and assigned to the provisional brigade of Gen. Abercrombie, and were engaged in escorting supply trains to Cold Harbor. On the 12th they moved to the front line of the works; in the evening commenced Gen. Grant's grand flank movement to the rear of Richmond, arriving on the 16th of June, in front of Petersburg, and moving out under fire to the battlefield. They took an active part in the engagement on the l7th and 18th, in which the regiment had fifteen killed and thirty-five wounded.

They remained in the front lines till the 4th of July, fighting by day and working by night. On that day they returned to the second lines, the battalion being reduced to forty men fit for duty. Here they encamped until the 19th, when they moved to the front, and assisted in repulsing an attack of the enemy. On the 30th of July, when the order was given to advance, after the explosion of the mine, the regiment which was selected to lead the charge faltered. Gen. Hartruft ordered the 38th, scarcely numbering 100, to take the lead. Here they had nine killed, and ten wounded. Subsequently, the battalion was relieved from the front lines, and encamped behind the second line, where it remained until August 6, when they returned to the first line, and were engaged in siege and picket duty until August 19, when they moved towards the Weldon Railroad, and took part with the fifth corps to obtain possession of the medium of supplies to the enemy. In the engagements that followed, the enemy Mere driven back, and, in the attempt to regain possession of their works, were repulsed with great slaughter. The battalion proceeded to Reams Station, to re-enforce the second corps, and on'the 26th fell back to near Yellow Tavern, where they were engaged in ordinary duties until September 26, when they moved toward Poplar Springs Church. In the engagement at that place, they took part, and also near Hatcher's Run. In the latter part of November, they moved opposite to Petersburg, and remained in their rifle-pits, under the heavy fire of the enemy, until the spring campaign opened.

The regiment was in the rifle pits before Richmond in the month of January, 1865. In the assault on Fort Mahone, or "Fort Damnation" as it was nicknamed, they had eight companies engaged. The fort was taken, but the regiment suffered severely. The regiment went in pursuit of t)ie rebel army, capturing many prisoners. On the 6th of June a part of the regiment (one year men) was mustered out, and returned to Wisconsin The remainder was on duty at the arsenal during the trial and execution of the assassination conspirators. Tliey were mustered out on the 20th of July; and were paid off at Madison and discharged, Aug. 11, 1865.

Foety-Secoxd, Foktt-Third, Forty-Foueth And Foety-Fiftu Wiscoxsin Regiments

The 42d regiment was organized under the superintendence of Col. Ezra T. Sprague, formerly adjutant of the 8th Infantry, under thecal! of July 18, 1864, were finally mustered into the United States service on the 7th of September, 1864. From Camp Randall, they proceeded by rail to Cairo, 111., at which place they arrived on the 22d of September, and eiigaged in the discharge of post and garrison duty. On the 24th Col. Sprague was nssigncd to the command of the post, and Lieut.-Col. I»orkii) put in command of the regiment. They were engaged in southern Illinois mainly, though a portion of them were employed at Springfield, in provoat duty.

The remainder were detached to points in tliat part of the State where military surveillance was necessary. The regiment returned on the expiration of their terra of service, to Madison, wliich city they reached June 20, 1865, and were soon after mustered out and disbanded.

The 43d regiment was organized in the latter part of 1864. They left Nashville on the 1st of January, 1865, and moved to Decherd,Tenn., where six companies went into camp and four were detached to guard Elk river bridge. The regiment was mustered out of the service at Nasliville, on the 24th of June, and soon after returned to Milwaukee and was disbanded.

The 44th regiment was also organized in the latter part of 1864. They arrived at Nashville, in February, 1865, and were employed in post and guard duty. They afterward went to Eastport, Miss., from which place they returned to Nashville. Thence they proceeded to Faducah, Ky., where, on the 28th of August, the regiment were'mustered out of the service. They reached Madison on the 2d of September, where they were paid and disbanded.

The 45th, like the two regiments last mentioned, was organized in the latter portion of the year 1864. They proceeded to Nashville, but were mustered out of the service July 17, 1865. They reached Wisconsin on their return, on the 23d of that month, and were shortly after disbanded.

Men from Green County, in. the Foi'ty-stwnJ , Forty-third^ Forty-fourth and Fortyfifth Regiments. Forty-second. - 11. N. Bradshaw, E. 11. Benson, Nelson Beal, Edward Benson, Lewis N, Bryant, Almon M. M. Doty, William II. Dick, Louis A. Ferrin, William IL Hall, William Ham, John Ilaskin, Albert P. Havens, Joseph Lawber, John Markham, James H. Morgan, Enos Ross, Dennis M. Spencer, Jeremiah S. Staley, Robert Turner, Martin 0. Webber and J. R. Patrick.

Forty-Sixth Wisconsin Regiment

The 46th regiment left Wisconsin March 5, 1865, proceeding to Louisville, Ky., where they arrived on the 10th of March. They pi'oceeded thence to Athens, Ala. The regiment was engaged in railroad guard duty until the latter part of September, when they moved to Nashville and were mustered ont on the 2'7th of that month, arriving at Madison the 2d of October, when they were shortly afterwards paid and disbanded.

The 49th regiment left the State on the 8th of March, 1865, proceeded to St. Louis, were sent to Rolla on the ISih, and were engaged in guard duty and as escort to trains. Here they remained until Aug. lY, 1865, when they returned to St. Louis. Three companies were mustered out November 1, and the balance of the regiment on the 8th, when they returned to Madison, where they were paid and disbanded.

The 50th regimentleft Madison by companies in the latter part of March, for St. Louis. From St. Louis they proceeded to Fort Leavenworth, and were ordered to Fort Rice, in Dakota Territory, arriving October 10, where they were stationed up to Feb. 15, 1866. They shortly afterwards were mustered out, and returned to Wisc on sin.

The 51st regiment was organized at Milwaukee in the early part of 1865. It jtrocoeded to Warrensburg, Mo., and was employed in guarding the construction of a ]»art of the Pacific Railroad. On the 1 1th of June tlie53d reiiinu'iit (four companies) was consolidated with the 51st. Tlie regiment returned to Madison en ihe 5th of August, 1865, where they were mustered out by companies, completing the same on the 30th.

The 52d regiment never was fully recruited. Five companies were mustered into service, and were sent forward by companies to St. Louis, in Apri', 1865. The battalion was sent to Holden, on the Pacific Railroad, and was employed in ffuardins workmen on the railroad. It moved to Leavenworth, Kan., in June, where it was assigned to duty. The battalion was mustered out of service on the 28th of July, arrived at Madison on the 2d of August, and was paid and disbanded.

First Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment

The 1st cavalry regiment - Col. Edward Daniels - completed its organization in February, 1862, leaving Camp Harvey under orders for S?. Louis. They were equipped at Benton barracks. Afterward they moved to Cape Girardeau. At the close of 1862 (after doing duty in various directions), they were at Patterson, Mo. In the early part of 186-3, the)'^ were stationed at West Plain, Pilot Knob, St. Genevieve and Cape Girardeau. During the summer they were located at various places in Tennessee, marching subsequently into Alabama. On the 14th of January, 1864, they marched to and encamped near Dandridge, and on the iVth they participated in the battle fought there, suffering severely.

During the night they fell back toward Knoxville, through which they passed on the 19th, encamping on the road to Sevierville. On the 21st, camp was moved sixteen miles beyond the latter place, on the Fair Garden road, from which point, having effected a reconnoissance of the surrounding country, they returned on the 25th, with a number of prisoners, to Sevierville. In the engagement near this place, on the 27th, the regiment occupied the extreme left of our line, and sustained but trifling loss.

During the next three days, they marched to various points in the vicinity, going into camp on the 31st at Marysville, where the regiment was stationed as guard until the 9th of February, at which date they moved to Motley's Ford, on the Little Tennessee river. On the 24th they marched to Madisonville, and moving thence on the 10th of March, by way of Calhoun and Athens, encamped on the 12th at Cleveland, where they were joined on the 26th by Lieut.- Col. Torrey, with a large number of recruits from Wisconsin.

The regiment spent the winter of 1864-5 at Waterloo, Ala., where they remained until March 10, when they moved to Chickasaw and took up their line of inarch for the interior of Alabama. They were at Montgomery April 12, and at West Point, Ga., on the 16th. They were engaged at the capture of Fort Tyler. The last active duties of the regiment were those connected with the capture of Jefferson Davis. From Macon, Ga., the regiment marched to Edgefield, Tenn., and were mustered out on the 19th of July, 1865.

Jasper N. Ke;ui, John W. Britton, Uriah H. Conren, Ira Daggett, Charles R. Green, George A, Hunt, Charles W. Clinton, Warren W. Bates, James A. Benson, Hiram A, Brisbane, Chauncey F. Callender, John B. ('raps, William Craps, Samuel G. Davis, Abraham A. Fancher, William A. Garrison, Daniel Leisure, Jay J. Mitchell, Frank B. Barslow, Robert II. Fomroy, Lewis F. Shoves, Ira Woodin, Robert R. Ferguson, James W. Philips, Arnold Rush and Edgar S. Miner.

Second Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment

The 2d Wisconsin Cavalry regiment was organized under a special permit from the general government, granted to Hon. C. C. Washburn. Col. Washburn received his commission from Gov. Randall, indorsing the action of the general government, Oct. 10, 1861, and immediately commenced recruiting for his regiment. He formed a camp for rendezvous on the fair grounds at Milwaukee.

This regiment was familiarly known as Washburn's Cavalry. It was engaged in Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas. The regiment was mustered out of the service on tlie 15th of November, 1865. They arrived at Madison December 11 of that year - were paid off and disbanded. Man in the Second Cavalry from Green County.

The 3d Cavalry - Col. William A. Barstow - left Camp Barstow March 26, 1862 - a railroad accident the same night resulting in the instant (k'ath of ten men, mortally wounding two and slightly injuring twenty-eight. The regiment was scattered over Kansas until September, when it was concentrated at Fort Scott. Afterwards it participated in the battles of the army of the frontier. On the 13th of October, 1864, the i-egiraent was at Little Rock, Ark. On tlic 19th of April, 1865, the regiment was re-organized. By the end of September the whole were mustered out of the service.

The 4th Cavalry was formed out of the 4th Wisconsin regiment of Infantry - Frederick A. Boardman, colonel. This regiment saw service in Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. They were at Ringgold, in the State last named, in March, 1866, and were not long after mustered out of the service.

The 1st battery of Light Artillery was organized at La Crosse, under the superintendence of Jacob T. Foster. Its organization was perfected at Camp Utley in October, 1861. It left Wisconsin Jan. 23, 1862. During the war this battery saw very active service. They were mustered out at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, on the 18th of July, 1865. There was but one man in this battery from Green county - Henry Bucher.

Fifth Battery Light Artillery

ward employed at New Madrid, and then moved to Hamburg, Tenn. The fought in the battle of Farmington, on the 9th of May. They subsequently were in northern Mississippi and Alabama. The battery left Louisville October 1, with Buell's army. At the end of 1862, they were near Nashville. During the residue of their term of service, they performed much active duty.

In the summer of 1861 company K, Capt. Lang worthy, of the 2d Wisconsin regiment, was detached and placed on duty as heavy artillery. The 1st Heavy Artillery regiment was finally fully organized by the combination of twelve companies, numbered from A to M inclusive. These batteries have all interesting, but not all the same histories, and they were not all mustered out at the same time. Battery A was mustered out on the 18th of August, 1865; battery B on the 30th of the same month; battery C on the 21st of September of that year; and battery D on the -same day as battery A. The other eight batteries were mustered out in the previous June.

Battery A did duty in the Washington defenses; battery B did service in Fort Terrill, Murfreesboro and in Fort Clay at Lexington; battery C saw service in Fort Creighton and in Fort Sherman and other places; battery D defended Fort Jackson and Fort Berwick; and the other batteries had positions in the defenses around Washington.

From the bombardment of Fort Sumter to the death of Abraham Lincoln, there were published in the county papers, many items of interest, relating to the war. These, of course, are in their nature, transitory, but of importance as reflecting the feeling of the people at home, and of the soldiers in the army. They form an every-day record of the hardships and trials of the times that should not be forgotten.

teers, on Thursday evening of last week, lie encouraged and sought to inspire that thoughtful courage which can know and weigh the hardships to be endured in camp, in the march, in the field, in exposure to heat, to wet and cold and then resolutely to meet them with an unflinching nerve without murmur or regret. His remarks were listened to with much interest.

Under the plan of organization of the volunteers, the companies are allowed more men than was first announced. Capt. Flood's company is accepted and is to go with the 3d regiment. They will soon be called into camp. The captain wishes to increase his company to the maximum, or liighest aggregate of rank and file. Twenty or twenty-jive^ more able-bodied men, can enlist into his company, by immediately applying. As the time is short, the applications, we repeat, must be without delay. A good tifer is needed in the company, to complete the band. Any one skilled upon the fife, will be gladly received. We trust the brave young men of Green county will respond to this call. By being a large company, the company will have a greater influence in the regiment. Little Green is eager to send all the men she can.

August 21. - We regret to state that Mr. Bryant is sick and in the hospital at the camp of the 3d regiment. That is undoubtedly the reason why we have had no communication from him during the past two weeks.

August 28. - We learn that Mr. Bryant has received a commission. Our readers will be pleased to read the following announcement which was made in the State Journal at Madison a few days ago: Commission issued to Edwin E. Bryant as 2d Lieutenant of company A, of 3d regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers vice L. H. D. Crane, promoted.

August 28. - O. T. Pinney, of this place, who was in the United States Army for five years, and who was in the Florida and Mexican Wars, has been commissioned by the government of this State, captain of artillery, to raise a company of 150 men for three years or during the v^^ar, being the number required to constitute an artillery company as called for by the secretary of war, and by the governor of this State in his proclamation, which we published on the first page of our present issue. We hope that patriotic men in every part of the county will take hold of this matter, and assist in procuring volunteers for the company. We owe it to ourselves to furnish the number of men required for it from this county. We are behind many parts of the State in furnishing volunteers, and there is no good reason why 150 first class men cannot be raised in this county in ten days.

Albany has had an artillery company formed there for two years or more, and we hope that members of that company who have had some experience, will unite with this. Our friends at Brodhead also can assist in obtaining volunteers. Let us have a united effort! Some of our best citizens have already enrolled their names. As soon as forty men are enrolled, they will be sworn into the United States service, and their pay will commence, so that there will be no such vexatious delaying as was experienced when the company of infantry was enlisted here.

There was a large gathering of the citizens of Clarno and Monroe, at Shueyville, on Saturday last, for the purpose of raising a liberty pole and throwing to the breeze the Star Spangled Banner. There was some delay occasioned by the lack of proper tackles to raise so long a pole; but Edmund Hill, of this place and others, by their energy, soon manufactured the necessary appliances and in due time the pole was raised, and amid the cheers from the crowd the emblem of our Nation's liberties was run up. Thomas H. Eaton addressed the meeting at considerable length, and with good effect, upon the duty of the American citizens during the existing crisis, urging a Union of all patriotic men in support of the government. The meeting adjourned in the best possible spirits. Previous to this meeting, all sorts of silly rumors had been circulated in regard to an opposition which it was alleged would be made to raising the flag ; and some few, the feeblest of our brethren, believed it. We cannot believe that any man within the bounds of the loyal States, especially in this State, would object to raising the American flag. If there be such a one let him take the consequences of liis stupidity, and folly.

From present appearances the ranks of Capt. Pinney'fe company of artillery will be filled today or to-morrow, and they expected to be ordered to camp the last of this week. We hope now that our friends on the Sugar river valley will unite and raise a company of infantry for the war, and cease dividing themselves into little squads, which can amount to nothing; and we will guarantee that another company will be raised here and be ready for camp as soon as theirs. VVe challenge them to beat us. Rock county has already raised more than 500 men for the regiment, and if Ave expect to have any interest in the regiment it is high time we were at work.

September 25. - To-morrow being the day recommended by President Lincoln to be kept as a day of public humiliation, prayer and fasting, to be observed by the j^eople of ihe United States Avith religious solemnities and the offering of fervent supplications to Almighty God, for the safety and welfare of the States, His blessing on their arms, and a speedy restoration of peace, there will be religious services in the morning at 10:30 o'clock at the M. E. Church in this place, sermon by Rev. E. Morris, and in the evening at 7 o'clock in the Congregational chapel, sermon by Rev. M. Wierick. All the people are invited to attend.

October 23. - The honored dead - A letter from Mr. Bryant, received too late for publication in this issue, states that at the battle of Harper's Ferry of our Green county men Stewart Mosher and Henry Raymond were killed and William Foster and George Gay were wounded. From another source we understand that Edgar Ross was wounded in the foot and taken prisoner. Mr. Bryant was in the engagement and will furnish for our next issue a full and circumstantial account of it. He says that Lieut. O'Brien has proved himself to be a hero of the first water.

On Friday last the company of Switzers which is organizing at New Glarus for the war, came to town and were escorted through the streets by the German brass band. They have enlisted near fifty men, and expect to till up within ten doys. If they get their maximum number in time, they will be assigned to the 9th regiment in Milwaukee; if not in time for the 9th they will be assigned to the 13th at Janesville.

October 30. - The German company from New Glarus expects to be ordered into camp at Milwaukee, to join the German regiment this week. It will probably have about sixty-five men, and will have to unite with a part of a company from another part of the State in order to reach the maximum number.

November 6. - The portion of a company of infantry raised at New Glarus, consisting of between forty and fifty men, came into town on Fi-iday last, preparatory to going into camp. They expect to increase their number here. Their fine soldierly appearance, and martial bearing excited the admiration of all who saw them.

A letter from Lieut. O'Brien to E. Mosher, Esq., of this place, the father of Stewart Mosher, who was killed at the battle of Harper's Ferry, s:iys: I was standing near your son when he fell, and had just been speaking to him but a moment before. Here marked to me "Lieutenant I want to fetch my man this time" and asked "where is the best place." I advised him to go into the house and fire through the window, but he went around the corner of the house and about ten feet from it and was in tlie act of raising his gun to his shoulder when he fell. He is the first man from Green county that

November 20. - A private note from Mr. Bryant verifies the rumor of the death of Edgar Ross a member of Capt. Flood's company. It will be remembered that he was wounded at Bolivar and taken prisoner by the enemy. He died of lock-jaw at Charlestown, Va., on the 26th ult. Thus our brave men attest their devotion to the principles of free government.

A letter to Judge Dunwiddie from Frederick, Md., brings the sorrowful intelligence of the death of Clark Austin of this place, a member of Capt. Flood's company, who, after a very short illness, died of fever in the hospital in that city on the 15th inst. Private Austin had been taking care of the sick of our company in the hospital, and was highly valued by them as a superior nurse.

November 27. - On Saturday last, William Foster and George Gay, members of Capt. Flood's company, who were wounded in the battle of Bolivar, arrived here on a furlough. Their wounds are doing well, and they hope soon to be able to join the regiment. Gay was wounded during a retreat from a position held by the enemy, and he attributes his escape from capture to the noble conduct of Silas Gardner, who at a great risk to himself assisted him off the field.

The ladies of the village meet this Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the residence of J. B. Treat, for the purpose of organizing a society for furnishing relief to our soldiers in the hospital and in the field, by providing such things as socks, mittens, etc., fo"r them, which will conduce very much to their health and comfort; and which they would not have if they are not furnished by the women of the loyal States. This is a noble work, and we hope that the example of this society will be followed in every neighborhood throughout the country. Every household can contribute something.

December ll.-Our readers will be glad to learn that for gallant conduct in the action at Bolivar, and for general efficiency in the discharge of duty, Mr. Bryant has been again recommended by the colonel of his regiment for promotion . He entered the service last spring as a private ; shortly after the regiment went into camp at Fond du Lac, he received the appointment of sergeant-major, he has since been twice promoted upon merit alone ; once upon the recommendation of the colonel, now brigadiergeneral Hamilton, he was commissioned as 2d lieutenant in the Watertown Rifles, company A, recently he has been recommended by Capt. Bertram and Col.Ruger and has received his commission as 1st lieutenant in the same company. We congratualate our friend more upon the fact that he has proved himself worthy of success, than that he has acquired it, and hope that the responsibilities of his new position will not prevent him from appearing regularly, in his own proper person before the readers of the Sentinel.

December 18. - Last week at Milwaukee, the Hon. B. Dunwiddie presented to Lieut-Col. Wrisberg, of the 9th regiment, in behalf of the citizens of Monroe, a fine horse. We hear that Mr. Wrisberg is winning golden opinions from all connected with the regiment by his superior military knowledge, and his gentlemanly conduct. We wish him abundant success.

Deccember 25. - The ladies in the vicin-ity of Juda, in this county, have forwarded to the care the agents of the United States sanitary commission, at Chicago, 111., a box containing the following articles : Twelve comforts for single beds; 13 feather pillows, and 15 slips; 1 woolen blanket ; 5 sheets ; 11 pairs of cotton flannel drawers; 11 undershirts; 3 bed-gowns ; 7 pairs of woolen sacks ; 3 rolls of bandages for the wounded ; buttons, thread, pins and needles.

Tlie ladies of Brodhead are to present a flag to Capt. Jackson's company at McKey's Hall on Thursday evening next, after which there will be a soldiers' ball, refreshments to be furnished by the ladies. On Friday morning the company leaves for camp. It will be company A, of the IStli regiment. Let the ladies of Monroe contribute to the occasion.

1862 - January 1. - The Ladies' Aid Society of Monroe has forwarded to the care of the United States sanitary commission at Chicago ^a box containing the following list of articles': Nineteen shirts, 5 towels, 2 quilts, IG sheets, 2 comforts, 2 blankets, 3 bed gowns, 5 double gowns, 37 pillow cases, 10 pairs of drawers, 5 pairs woolen socks, 1 pair of mittens, 5 feather pillows, 1 cotton pillow, 3 rolls of bandages, 11 sponges, 7 packages of envelopes, 5 quires of paper, 1 box of pens, 7 pounds dried peaches, 4 pounds of blackberries, 2 pounds of raspberries, 3 pounds of prunes, 1 cake of chocolate, 1 can of blackberries, 3 papers corn starch, pins and needles. The society is very grateful to those ladies of Monroe and Sylvester, who are not members of the society, who have so generously aided in making up this gift to the sick and wounded in our armies.

The three commissioners, Ezra Wescott, of Clarno, E. R. Allen, of Spring Grove, and Henry Adams, of Mount Pleasant, who under the new law constitute the county board, assembled in this place on Monday last and elected Henry Anams chairman of the board. We are informed that under the present mode of disposing of the fund provided by the county for the relief of the families of volunteers, the whole will be exhausted by the 1st of April next, and in view of the enormous amount of taxes - more than $1,500,000, besides county, town, school and highway taxes - which must be raised in this State during the coming year, the commissioners are contemplating whether

March 19. - Henry Combs, of this place, who is a member of the 7th Illinois Cavalry, and who was at the battle of Fort Donelson, arrived at home on Saturday evening last on a furlough. He escaped injury at Donelson, but has since been wounded while on a scouting expedition.

April 30. - In accordance with the recommendation of Gov. Salomon, divine service will be held in the M. E. Church to-morrow, at the usual hour of morning service, when a sermon will be preached by the Rev. C. E. Weirich in commemoration of the death of the late governor, the Hon. Louis P. Harvey. We hope that our merchants will all close their places of business for a few hours, and unite with the people in commemorating the untimely end of one of the purest and best public men of our times.

June 25. - Mr. LyBrand, who is favorably known to all the old residents of our county and who still has interests here, is one of the faithful few who saw the cloud arising when it was no larger than a man's hand ; and who has not failed to warn the country against the fearful storm of God's vengeance whicii is now sweeping over us on account of our participation in the great crime of human slavery.

July 9. - At a meeting of the citizens of Monroe, held at the court house, July 8, 1862, D. W, Ball, Esq., was called to the chair, and W. W. Wright chosen secretary. The meeting was called to order and was addressed in a spirited manner by T. H. Eaton, E. Bartlett, F. Q. Ball, L. Davenport ; each taking a 'clatter' at the rebels'and traitors in particular, and secession sympathizers generally.

On motion of F. Q. Ball, a committee of five persons was appointed by the chair to draft resolutions expressive of the sense and object of the meeting. Messrs F. Q. Ball, L. Davenport, Dr. S. Porter, Josepli Peters and Allen Woodle were appointed said committee.

Whereas, Morris Rosa, having served six months in tlie rebel army, having contributed a large sum from his private funds for the purpose of buying Sharpe's rifles, with which to arm rebels ; and also, having come north under the protection of the stars and stripes, has here expressed treasonable sentiments, and manifested his sympathy for the present rebellion, by saying that he would rather lose his right arm than fight his southern friends, - therefore.

Resolved, That the said Morris Rosa be allowed twenty-four hours in which to leave the county, failing to do which, he remains at his peril.*

July 23. - William Van Horn, of Cadiz, in this county, aged sixty-six years, came to town yesterday to offer himself a recruit in the service of his country. There is also, in this phice, a man who is sixty-five years of age, who declares his determination to pass the examination of the LTnited States musteringofticer.

Court House, Monroe, July 28. A traitor having been sentenced this afternoon, to live weeks imprisonment for kicking and otherwise abusing a sick and discharged soldier for the expression of Union sentiments, his secession friends said he should not go to jail, and if he did 100 men from the county would liberate him. Whereupon a general fight ensued in which "secesh" ffot much the worst of it - a meeting was called of the loyal citizens to be held at the court house, which was organized by calling the Hon. F. H. West to the chair and appointing A. W. Potter, secretary.

The object of the meeting was said to be the suppression of home rebels. Speeches were made by F. H. West, James Bintliff, E. Bartlett. Dr. Hull and others. A committee, consisting of J. V. Richardson, E. Bartlett and F. Q. Ball, to draft and present resolutions, reported the following:

Whereas, the hydra-headed demon of secession is again moving in our midst and exerting a paralyzing influence upon the cause of our country; and,

Whereas, a person calling himself a Union man, assaulted a disabled soldier for expressing himself in favor of the present administration, and an active prosecution of the war, and having been justly imprisoned by due legal process, in our county jail for the term of five weeks, certain individuals threaten to resist the execution of the sentence of the law, or liberate him when incarcerated; therefore,

Resolved, That in view of the threats that have been uttered by the traitorous miscreants, who sympathize with the wretch who has been justly incarcerated this evening in our county jail, we challenge them to an attempt at their nefarious purposes ; and we also deem it an act of prudence to organize a vigilance committee whose duty it shall be to look well after those who may be guilty of uttering disloyal sentiments in the future, and bring them to the punishment which the magnitude of their offenses seem to merit.

Resolved, That in this hour of our Nation's trial, it is the duty of every loyal citizen to discountenance in every possible manner, all exhibitions of treason, come from whatever source they may, that our country is above every other consideration, and the existence and perpetuity of our Union is too dear to permit any individ- ual with traitorous cowboy instincts to strike directly or indirectly, by word or action at the efiFectual and vigorous prosecution of the present war and the efforts of the administration to suppress the Rebellion.

Mesolved, That, in order to carry out the purposes this meeting; for self protection, and to be prepared to mete out to traitors the punishment they so justly deserve, we do now organ. ize a military company that shall meet regularly for drill. The following gentlemen put down their names, and the meeting adjourned. The members of the military company to meet again on Tuesday evening to elect officers, and otherwise perfect their organization:

August 6. - On the evening of the 29th ult., pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of Monroe met at the court house, for the purpose of perfecting the organization of the Home Guards and to hear and act upon the report of the committee previously appointed with regard to the course to be pursued with disloyal men in our midst. L. Rood was called to the chair and Thomas H. Eaton appointed secretary of the meeting. The report of the committee was then called for and read as follows:

Whereas, the dangerous condition of our government requires the earnest and united efforts of all its loyal citizens, during this the most critical hour of her trial, the hour that is to decide whether we are to maintain the proud position of one of the first Nations of the earth, or sink into anarchy and confusion, a scorn and a reproach to the civilized world and

Whereas, it is feared and believed that there are persons in our midst who are not of us, or with us in this our terrible struggle in behalf of what is the dearest thing on earth, to all true patriots - our country. And in order that we may know who are against us because they are not for us; therefore.

of Green and State of Wisconsin, do solemnly swear that I am a loyal citizen of the United States of America, that I will bear true allegiance to the same, that I will to the utmost of my ability support the government in its efforts to suppress the rebellion; that in rendering such support I will discountenance in every possible manner by word or action every sentiment or expression the tendency of which may be to encourage disloyalty to the government, and that I will not, by word or deed, countenance any disloyal, secret organization, and for a violation of this oath may I suffer the just penalty of the crime of treason."

Resolved, That any person refusing to subscribe to said oath shall be considered and is our enemy, whom it is our first duty, as good and loyal citizens, to expel from our midst.

Jit'soli'/'d, That in all summary proceedings under the authority of this meeting, the course indicated and ordered in Gen. Pope's order No. 3, (wliich we annex) be adhered to and carried out, so far as applicable to the case, the same as though we were acting in his department and under his authority.

Hesolved, That a judicial committee of fifteen of our best citizens be appointed to investigate and take judicial cognizance of all refusals to take, and subscribe to, and violations of said oath, and that the Home Guards being organized here to-night be authorized and ordered to faithfully execute the decrees of said judicial committee.

Messrs. E. Bartlett, A. J. Sutherland, Harris Pool, S. E. Cole, Dr. S. Porter and C. Godfrey, were appointed a committee to invite citizens to take the oath.

"Commanders of army corps, divisions, brigades,and detached commands will proceed immediately to arrest disloyal male citizens, within their lines or within their reach, and within their respective stations. Such as are willing to take the oath of allegiance to the United States and will furnish sufficient security for its observance, shall be permitted to remain at their homes and {»ursiie in good faith tiieir accustomed avocations. Those wlio i-efuse shall be conducted to the south beyond the extreme pickets of this army, and be notified that if found again anywhere within our lines; or at any point in the rear, they will be considered as spies, and subjected to the extreme rigor of military law. If any person having taken the oath of allegiance as above specified shall be found to have violated it, he shall be shot, and his property seized and confiscated."*

August 20. - We see by the Madison Journal, of a late date, that Silas Gardner, son of E. T. Gardner, Esq., of this village, has received a 2d lieutenant's commission in the 3d regiment. It gives us pleasure to record the promotion of men who have earned it by their good behavior.

August 27. - We learn that there will be funeral services at the Catholic Church, in this village, Monday next, at 10 o'clock a. m., in commemoration of the death of Capt. Moses O'Brien. All citizens are invited to attend.

Early on Monday morning an immense multitude of people assembled in the ]Miblic square to take leave of their friends in Capt. Bintliff's company, which was to leave for camp at 8 o'clock A. M. The company formed in front of McKey's Hall at quarter past 1, and after answering to their names, they were marched to the depot where a special train was in waiting for them. Their friends accompanied them to the cars, unwilling to leave them till compelled by stern necessity. The parting scenes were very affecting; not that many tears were shed, but the firinly compressed lips and the quivering nerves of the face showed emotion too deep and too sacred for utterance at such a time and place. The Monroe Brass Baud was piesent and played a solemn farewell air as the cars moved slowly off. The company goes into camp at Racine, by the way of IMilwaukee.

*The oath, before mentioned, wiis H'iven into the possession of L. Rote, iin attorney and justiee of the pence. A larre ninnber of citizens niiiilc hasten lo siil)seribe their names to it; indeed, there wvrv hnt few t liat refused to sig'n. Of tlie latter, one was a i-esidcnt of tlie town of Sylvester, an old-time citizen; he was marched to the limits of the villajire of Monroe, and ordered to kovp ()iitsid(>. A icsident of Clariio was treated to a free ride on a rail part of the way to his home. - Ed.

regiment, which is made up of companies from Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Lafayette and Green counties, and goes into camp at Prairie du Chien. Mr. West will fill the place given him with credit to himself and honor to his county; and, notwithstanding the slurs of the Madison Patriot, at the "leader of the Green county, mob," we will hazard something that not only his immediate friends, but his political enemies will freely admit that a more fit appointment could not have been made.

October 1. - The Soldiers' Aid Society will meet at the court house Saturday, at 2 o'clock p. M., to make bandages, lint, etc. Let every one come, whether they belong to the society or not. The needs of the sick and wounded are very pressing just now, and we wish to send a box as soon as possible.

We have seen a letter from William H. Booth, one of Capt. Flood's company, in which he confirms Lieut. Gardner's statement that only six of company C's men came out of the battle of Antietam unhurt. They went into the fight thirty-one strong. Three were killed and tlie rest (the six of one mentioned excepted) wounded. The killed are G. Gay, I. Thurlow and Leonard Sheffield. Kimberly, Foster and William Booth were among the wounded, but their wounds are slight. The regiment had only sixty-three left fit for duty. They are now located near Harper's Ferry.

December 3. - Green County Finances. The financial statement which we publish to day, showing the expenditures of Green county for the past year, and the amount of taxes to be raised to meet the expenses of the present year, are full of interest to every tax-payer, and will unquestionably receive the attention they merit.

They show that, notwithstanding the 'neavy expenses created l)y the war, the county is financially sound; and though $9,000 is to be raised to support tlie families of volunteers and drafted men, we believe that double that amount would be cheerfully given by a vote of more than three-fourths of our people, were so much necessary to keep our brave soldiers' families from want and suffering. Our county commissioners are entitled to much credit for the energy and assiduity with which they have transacted all business which has come before them, and have fully demonstrated that, although "in a multitude of counselors there is wisdom," it does not require a multitude to transact the business of a county board, and do it in a manner satisfactory to their constituents.

1863- January 11. - The ladies of this village will meet at the house of Mrs. Jesse Robison to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, for the purpose of sewing for the soldiers. This is a truly praiseworthy object, and we hope there will be a large gathering. Our brothers and friends are far from home engaged in fighting the enemies of the Republic, that we and our posterity may enjoy the rich blessings of peace and National prosperity, and surely we should rejoice at the privilege of laboring a half day to promote their comfort in return.

February 25. - Death of Rev. Mr. AVeirich. - Our citizens were startled last evening by the announcement that the Rev. C. E. Weirich, late pastor of the M. E. Church in this village, and for the last four months chaplain of the 23d regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, was dead, and that his body had arrived on the cars in charge of his son-in-law, who was also a member of the 23d regiment. At first the statement seemed incredible; his family reside in this village, and they had not even lieard of his illness. Soon, too soon, the sad tidings were confirmed. He died at Vicksburg several days since. We have heard no particulars of his death nor of the character of his disease. His unexpected fate has overwhelmed his family with the deepest grief, and all our citizens, by whom he was known and beloved, sympathize with them in their sad bereavement.

of Rev. C. E. Weirich, who recently died in the service of iiis country. The cause is worthy. Let all attend. By order of committee. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Ball, Mr. and Mrs. B. Chenewoth, Mr. and Mrs. George H. King, Mr. and Mrs. H. Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. William Coldren. Monroe, Feb. 28, 1863.

March 11. - The citizens of Monroe held a meeting at llie court house, on Monday evening the 9llr irist., for the j>ur|)ose of aiding our sick an'i wounded soldiers, now in the field. A committee of ten were appointed to adopt the quickest and best method of bringing this about.

They propose to circulate subscriptions, which is now l)eing done, to raise funds to send an agent along with any boxes of goods that may be sent, so that each box may be applied where it was intended.

If tlie citizens of Clarno, Juda and other portions of this county will send in their boxes of stores for the same purpose, together with money to pay expenses, this committee will take charge of them, and send by the same agent, to any company that went from this county. By order of committee.

September 2. The provost marshal of this district, publishes a notice in our paper to-day, offering a reward of 1 10, and payment of all reasonable expenses, for the arrest and deliveiy of any deserter.

We advise men knowing themselves to be deserters, to save his money to the government by reiDorting to the marshal, of their own accord, as they will be quite likely to meet with better treatment.

October 7. - The ladies of Monroe will hold a festival at McKey's Hall on Thursday evening, October 8, for the benefit of our soldiers wounded in the recent battles. A supper will be served from 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock, at fifty cents each. All ladies, whether in the village or country, who are desirous of aiding in this laudable work, are invited to contribute something for the table.

1865 - April 12. How We Got the News. - The intelligence of Lee's surrender was brought up from Janesville on Monday morning by some gentlemen, who trundled a hand car all the way on purpose to bring it. They arrived liere about 10:30 a. m., and the remainder of the day, till late in the evening, was spent by our citizens in the wildest rejoicing. Bells were rung, drums beat, flags waved, patriotism, whisky and lager flowed profusely, and "all went merry as a marriage bell."

April 19. - In accordance with the notice of the acting Secretary of State, that the funeral services of President Lincoln will take place in Washington at noon to-day, services will be held in every considerable town throughout the country. The governors of tlie several States have issued proclamations recommending this, and the feelings of the people prompt a ready response. Services wi,ll be held at the Universalist church in this village, and addresses will be delivered by the pastors of the several congregations. The heavens are weeping floods of tears this morning over the untimely fate of Abraham Lincoln, and all the people of our village feel like following the example.

Under the call of October,' 1863, for 300,000 more, the quo.ta of Green county was 223. Under the four calls of 1804, dated February 1, ]\Iarch 14, July IS and December 19, her quota was 1,328. The quotas and credits of each town, from October, 1SG3, to the end of the war, are shown in the following table :

"Hesolved, That, in the opinion of this board, the county will be willing to pay all the necessary expenses of maintaining the families of all those who may volunteer (that may need such assistance) during the war." The aid thus early promised was continued to the end of the war. The towns were severally as prompt and perseverving as the county at large. The following statement of the amounts raised to pay bounties to volunteers, and to aid the families of the same, is from the Sentinel of July 26, 1 865 :

When Pericles was called upon to deliver the oration over tho.se who had fallen in the first campaign of the Peloponnesian war, he began by extolling Athens; and, having expatiated upon her glories, her institutions and her sciences, he concluded by exclaiming: "For such a Republic, for such a Nation, the people whom we this day mourn fell and died." It is * for such a Republic, for such a Nation" as the United States of America, that the people of the North, by thousands, "fell and died" during the War for the Union; and, to those thousands, Green county contributed her share.

Green county's war record is of such a character that her people may ever refer to it with pride and satisfaction. One of the early counties in the State, as we have seen, to respond with volunteers in the hour of gravest peril, she never faltered during the entire struggle, weary and disheartening as it ofttimes was. Her old men were not wanting in counsel, nor her young men nor middle-aged in true martial spirit. With a firm, unswerving faith in the righteousness of the Union cause, her citizens, with scarce a distinction in age or sex, were imbued with a determination to conquer or die rather than survive defeat. It was this kind of patriotism that bore the Union cause through defeat as well as victory, whenever the oft-repeated news was brought home of depleted and and scattered ranks. Green county valor is attested upon every street of our hospitable villages; upon her broad sections of fertile land; and last, but not least, within the silent enclosures of her dead. It is here that, with each recurring anniversary, the graves of her heroes are moistened with the tears of sorrow, as loving fingers bedeck them with beautiful flowers.

Although there are in the preceding pages some facts which may remind the citizens of Green county of the deeds of those who fought the good figlit until the end, yet without these records, those days of peril, of suffering, and of victory at last, would not be forgotten by the present generation; they are too df^eply engraved in the liearts of all. Each of the citizen-soldiers from this county who stood loyally by the country's standard tlirough the war, has wrought his name in characters that live ns monuments to the memories of men.

Many gallant sons of Green, who went out from home to battle for the Union, with only the benediction of a mothers' tears and prayers, came back to those mothers' arms with a glorious record. Many returned having left a limb in the swamps of Chickahominy, on the banks of the Rapidan, at Fredricksburg, Gettysbui-g, Vicksburg, or in the Wilderness. Many still bear the marks of that strife which raged at Stone River, luka, Chickamauga, or on the heights of Lookout Mountain, whence they thundered down the defiance of the skies, or of that strife which was waged before Atlanta, Savannah and in the Carolinas.

But there were many who came not back. They fell by the wayside, in the prison, on the battlefield, or in the hospital. Their memory, however, is held in the most sacred keeping. Some sleep beside their ancestors in the village churchyard, where the violets on their graves speak not alone of womanly sweetness, but in tender accents of the devotion of those beneath the mounds of earth. All, all, whether buried in the distant South or at home, are remembered as they slumber on in a peaceful, glorified rest.

' "Winds of Summer, Oh whisper low, Over the graves where the violets grow. Blossoming flowers nnd songs of bees, Sweet ferns tossed in the summer's breeze, Floating shadows and golden lights, Dewy mornings and radiant nights, All the bright ;ind beautiful things That gracious and bountiful summer brings, Faire>t and sweetest that earth can bestow. Brighten the graves where the violets giow."

Many of the brave soldiers who battled for the Union, many, very many, have gone before, and they now wait upon the threshold of Paradise for the coming of those loved ones left behind, when they, too, shall have exchanged the feeble j)ulses of a transitory existence for the ceaseless throbbing of eternal life. Faithful and fearless, on the march, in the strife, at victory or defeal, they at last laid down at the mysterious fr<Mitier, leaving the exalted hope behind that, though the world was lost forever, there would be unfurled another realm of unimaginable glory, where they, and all whom they loved on earth, might realize the promise which the great Ruler of the universe has made to the just.

Wisconsin may well feel proud of her record made in defense of the national existence. Shoulder to shoulder with the other loyal States of the Union, she stood in the front ranks. From her workshops and her farms she poured forth the stalwart men who tilled up the organizations which she sent to the field. The blood of those brave men drenched almost every batth field of the Rebellion, from Gettysburg to the valley of the Rio Grande. Establishing at an early day a reputation for gallantry and enduranci Wisconsin regiments always occupied positions where hard fighting was to be done; and those who placed them there never were disappointed in their not performing there whole duty; and no county in the State has reason to be more proud than the county of Green for the part born by her sons in this terrible war to save the Union,