Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-10

Township, arrived at the Orphan Asylum
Building, to join the regiment yesterday.
The men when mustered in will be sent to
Camp Dennison, where they will undergo a
thorough discipline till the regiment is filed,
when they will be ordered into active service
in one of the departments East or West.
The officers of the Regiment held a meet
ing at the Orphan Asylum Building yester-
day, at which Captain John H. Carter was
called to the Chair, and +. B. Wallace ap-
pointed Secretary. The object of the meet
ing being to agree upon Colonel. The fol-
lowing was adopted:
"HEAD QUARTERS SD RECT. o. vi
CINCINNATI, Sept. 8, 81.
"Cdptdin Le,cis Wilson.
"SIR: The undersigned, officers represent
ing the various Companies of the Fifty-sec-
ond Regiment Ohio Volunteers, hereby re-
quest you to be candidate for election as
Colonel of our Regiment and request that
you take immediate command if elected.
"Please inform us as soon as possible,
whether you will accept.
Respectfully Yours,
"J0HN H. CARTER, Captain Eggleston
Guards.
'BENJ. EZEKIEL, Company F.
"W. A. HO0N, Company @.
OWN. J. RICHARDS, Cincinnati Greys.
"W. H. II. BOWN. Captain Rover Guards,
by f. S. Wallace, Lieut.. Commanding.
''LlEUTENANTSC SCOTT, McClelland Rifles"
"GrBsoN House,
CINCINNATI, Sept 9, '61.
"C6ptdin j. II. Carter, Fifty. second Regi-
ment Ohio Volunteers.
"SIR: have the honor to reply to your
note of this date, with thanks for your kind
compliment. l will accept the position of
Colonel if it is the wish of the Regiment.
"Yery Respectfully,
"LEWiS WILSON"
Captain Wilson is well known as the former
Colonel of the Second Ohio Regiment, which
post he left for the appointment of Captain
in the regular army. He resigned the posi-
tion of Captain yesterday, and will throw his
entire energies into the work of organizing
the Fifty-second Regiment. The above
action Of the officers was telegraphed to Gov
ernor Dennison yesterday, with the view of
thwarting the efforts of parties there who are
attempting to secure the appointment of a
Colonel not acceptable to the companies.
Success to Colonel Wilson and the Fifty
second
EXPORTS OF TENTS.
A very heavy shipment of camp equipsge
will go forward to Indianapolis to-day. 1t
| consists Of tents for about five regiments,
which are prepared to go into camp at that
| place.
A large number of horses and mules are
now going forward from this point. On
Friday last at least twenty carloads went
east over the Little Miami Road.
| Yesterday siXty-two head of horses, from
Kentucky, arrived in our city. They are
designed for Government purposes and ap
peared in frst-class condition.
ARRIVAL OF OFFICERS.
The following is list OF the officers ar
| rived at the Burnet House:
Lieutenant L. Gwynne, Camp Chase; Lieu.
| teDtsnt S. M. Curran, First Nebraska Regi-
ment, Pilot Knob; Lieutenat Mehlenburg
| Thirteenth United States Infantry, Jefferson
! Barracks; Captain o. D. Green, United States
Army; Captain ] L. George, Cavalry, Gau
ley, Virginis; Orderly s. Richards, do; Lieu
tensnt-Colonel John T. Croxton, Kentucky
Captain j. Rahiel, st. Louis.
| PAYING OFF.
Yesterday morning Major Matthews pait
off Captain Lanes detachment, and Compan.
H of the Fifth Regiment 0. ", and Com
pany B of the same regiment was paid oi
in the afternoon. To. day Companies @, ]
and E, of the Fifth Regiment, will receiv
their pay. Our three months men are nearl.
all paid of, and we presume that this weel
their pay-rolls will all be handed in, and tn
soldiers settled with.
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP.
An organized company of fifty men, VIII
hail from Anderson Township, and know
as the "Jackson Grays," arrived here yes
Asylum Building. They are designed to
attached to the Fifty second Regiment, nov
forming at Camp Dennison. The followin
are the officers: Captain johnson; Firs
Lieutenant John F. Ricard; Second Lieu
tenant, Josh. Denham.
FREMoNT's BODY. GUARD.
Lieutenant. Colonel Cassidy, assisted b.
Lieutenants Webb and Luxesey, of Ere
mont's Body-guard, infantry, send to-da
one hundred and fifty men to st. Louis 10
that Regiment. These men have been Sc
leeted with care, as it is the intention {
General Fremont to make the Regiment
school of discipline and instruction. A
vacancies occurring will be filled by me
chosen from the Regiment.
THE BATTERY.
Mr.. II. F. Hyman, policeman of the Tent
Ward, has signifed a willingness to tax
charge of the battery of six pound guns no
in charge of Colonel Jones, on the Orpha
Asylum Lot. Mr.. II. is a gentleman Of e.
,, perience, having seen ten years service
an artillerist; six years under Major KIM
) gold and four years in the Mexican Wa
Mr.. II. commenced yesterday drilling Il
l men for artillery service.
. ~. GURLEY DRAGONS.
4 Captain Gotwald, with sixty men, go in
3 Camp Gurley, near OumminsYille, this afte
: noon. They are fine body of men, and q
designed to form part of division und
4 General Fremont. They leave the corner
4 Fifth and Sycamore streets at one o'clo,
q for their camp.
a ARRIVAL OF TURNER'S.
!. Yesterday forty Turner's arrived fro
. Philadelphia, en- route for st, Louis, and d
4 signed for the ,Tnrner Regiment, now beil
e formed in that city. They were quarter
last evening at the Turner Hall, and lea
v to-day for their destination. They are
fine-looking body of men, and elected CO.
q plimentary remarks not unfrequently.
J. BAND FOR THE TENTH REGIMENT.
,e The Sodality Band, composed of ninete
r performers, including the leader, Mr.. Walt
8. have agreed TO attach themselves to Colo
Lytle's Tenth Ohio Regiment. They v
ID leave for Western Virginia on ThursC
r. next, and will no doubt prove valuable
Mt QUESTION. The band is composed of you
d. men attached to the Sodality Society Of t
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