The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-07-17
THE FREE TRADER.
Letter from The Editor.
NO. Ill.
RENDEzyoUs, NEAR Arrow. I

July 81, 1910
| The FRS, even, Of consequence since my Last,
was the organization Of the first und second Re-
gimen,s Of Illinois Volunteers and their election
/ of officers. This took place on Tuesday and
Wednesday. The first Regiment consists Of the
following companies, taking rank by the age of
their several captains commissions.
YiRsr RgGIMEST-lsc BATTALION.
Rank Company Captain Position
/ Quincy Rfemen J d Morgan GOV. right. az
3 Chicago volunt'rs - Wells right. l3l batn
I Carrolltn Guards, Noah Fry, left of right Ak.
| 5 Morgan Nolunt'rs, J S Roberts. right Of left Ok.
9 La Sale Eolunt'rs, + j. Dickey. left ofel. Ok.
sEcoSn nArrAIIoS.
Rank Company Captain Position
(. GIlcna Noluntecrs Crow right uflit wing
\ Schuylc " w Richardson If of right Ok
| 6 Hardin Guards, S Montgomery, right Of .ef Gk
! 10 Morgan co. Vol, W Wca,herfd', In Of III wing
? Chicago Rdem'n, - Mower, cover IL fax.
This Regimen, met on Tuesday on the parade
srouad at MildIe,own, aud proceeded Ia the cleo
/ lion of a Colonel. The manner Of d1Ins which
consisted in the companies being paradcd onr al
Ter another in the order Of their rank, as to
lace the Judges appointed by tho Governor, ~ho
Scro Colonel Shields, G.. +. VI. DAVIS AMI VIM
Martin, Esqrs., and voting by s,cPpins two pa.
ces in front. Al the companies having voted,
I the result wa. On lounccd to the regincIt Us FL.
lows John J. Hardin hnd TIC votes, auJ there
were two scattering. The Colonel was lhCr,up-
IA presented to lae Regiment hy Cot. shields.
and vas received with deilenng cheers, after
which he addressed the volunteers in a short a I'd
exceedingly happy speech in which he uchnoH-
/ lodged the honor conferred upon him. spoke Of
the importance Of the trust, placing, as it Did. at
hi. disposal the lives Of hundreds Of his fellow
soldiers; aud he concluded by pIedsing himself
that he would spare no eNer.ion to render tie
First Regiment Of Illinois Yoiuuteers" equal if
not superior 10 any other upon the field of battle,
! in point Of discipline or bravery.
! Be!ore leaving the ground, and as his first Off
ciAI act in his new capacity, Colonel Hardin np-
pointed Lieut.. Benjamin NJ. rrcn,iss, Of the
| QUINCY Rlemen, Adjn,lut to the Regiment
This was popular and mos, judic1us appoint,
ment. ! have already had occasion 10 notice the
| Quincy Rincmen as tie best ddlied company in
the state, and is equally true, that this compl.
ny owes It's superiority in this respect entirely to
the skill and unlring industry Of its excellent Of
| iiccrs. Lieutenant p. was one Of the most ei!i-
cicnt Of these, aud greatly beloved by hi, compa.
ny; and it wss only by promising that he would
he with them whenever he could, and would not.
resign his place as Lieutenant, that they woull
consent to his taking lhc Office Of aljutaut
| On the same day the companies composing
the second Regiment, me! en- the parade ground
a, Mldle!own, and elected Captain ". II. Bis.
sell, of ST. Clair county, Colonel, by vote Of
s07 to five scattering. There had been several
other candidates spoken Of fDr the command Of
this regiment, among the most prominen; Of
whom was Captain Morrison, of the Beeyillc
Yagcrs; but before the election came on all had
Withdrawn but Captain b., who thus went in
without opposition. Tie is fine booking and an
ALL, man, but has not had the military expert
encc Of Colonel Hardin, aud the g Yankee Rcei-
ment', as We are occasionally styled thertiJne
/ insist they a AH!e akea3 yet 10 the way of
Colonel, though They may not be in numbers.
! On WedncsIay the same regiment elected by
its battalions, two maJ1rs; the first choosing
| Captain J. l.. d. Morrison, and the sacunl Cant
Y. +. Trail, Of the Monroe company. The two
will cast lots which shall take the rank Of Lieut..
Colonel. Among the candidates sp ken of for
major in this regiment, were Captuin Hacker, Of
Union county, aud Captain Dodge, Of Kcudlll
tering. but before the election cane on, the
companies Of each of these gentlemen TN AM.
mously objected to giving up their Captains, AMI
they were perlOtce obliged 10 withdraw from the
canvass Captain Dodge's company, however,
passed vote, that if he thought his health Tor.
babe his undertaking the campaign on loot, they
would yield kim; but he declined heing c,ndI.
date on such terms, declaring that he vas a. al!
to bear the hardshps before them a, m4ny "a ME
company.
On Thursday, the election for maj,rs of the
first Regiment took place. The candidates here
were, in the first battalion, Captains Wells Fry,
fcatAcIIoIu, anu HliJuI w aUtn III Iiic second,
Captains Dickey, Crow, Richardson, aud Lieu,
Everett Of the Quincy Ri1,mcn. 1t bad, how.
ever, been agreed at meeting of the commits.
stoned officers the evening previous, tina, hr
whole regiment should vote informally for each
major, and that the companies should plcd q
themselves, afterwards, in ceclins the ,jpr. by
battalions, in conformity To the law, to confirm
the elections made by the whole regiment. Re
this arrangement, Captain Dckey would, with
little doubt, have been elected major; Blu, in At,
tempting 10 carry GU, the arrangement, in tn,
morning, three Of the companies refused to sisr
the required pledge, and the election had to b, by
bauaiuhs. This gave a new and unerpcc,er
turn to affairs, and Captain d., with one ur to-,
others Of the candidates, had their names with
This company had the eighth rank in III,
Regiment until the election vi Captain Wealth
; cHord as major, which made the captain Of lh
company quot yet eectod) the youngest,