, 1861-11-30
THE THIRD MICHIGAN CAVALRY
REGIMENT.
Their Arrival in Chicago.


The Third Michigan Cavalry Regiment, Col |
E. II. Kellogg commanding, which has teeu
RAPIDLY filing up since the departure Of the !
Second raised also hy the same officer, Was
reported with ranks complete, horses, tents, |
uniforms, and equipments purchased, during |
the fore part Of the week. On Wednesday |
orders arrived at Grand Rapids, calling upon |
them to pull up stakes, move for St. Louis, |
and take up temporary quarters at Benton
Barracks. Accordingly. the word Was given,
tents struck. and every preparation made for
the journey, including the notification Of John
D. Campbell, Esq, the Superintendent Of the
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad, TO bc In readiness with the means OF
transportation Although tic warning Was
brief, the Superintendent was not found un-
prepared, though somewhat surprised at the
sudden order.
AT TIE CAMP
Oh. Thursday, The camp u Grand Rapids
was an animated scene, and 81 apparent con-
fusion Tct, rrdc7 the supervision Of the
stad, and ready, willing and efficient soldiers,
The lator of moving TIC command was speed
ly accomplished, ;.ud the cntizc body, safely
euscoIced in 1wcnty-eigllt fr=t-elass pa=scn-
ger coaches furnished by the Southern Road,
was on board carly IN tie aficraocn Of the
same day. Their personal 5agg2ge-nor in
c11dinr thcf- camp cooking cqui2age-
amounting in the aggregate to about thirty
ions weight, was also 1a:dcd. Iliis Immense
- ~, TO T1-
uoit in TWO sections Of fourteen cars each, to
one Of which Was ::35td = splendid sleeping
car for the use Of officers and their ladies,
sonc twenty Of til i!ttcr Of fVkoia we7c on
beard. They made Detroit aiier midnight.
under tie conductc7sAip Of HcssrE- simons and
Simmons, two ,h!!c gentlemen selected for the
duly from tl1ci- Utilities i, 1i.c line OF hai1d-
ling 1arge trains and heavy loads Of passe1-
gtIs.
At DETROIT
At Detroit, Superintendent Campbell vas
in wait 5or them, with Ills special CAT, lifted
up in the most luxurious style, 2nd Z first class
carriage from Which tie seats had been re-
moved and in the centre & table spread with
tempting 1ianas, wines, smoking hot coffee,
etc, c:c., furnished fcr tie officers and ladies'
by the Superintendent, under the supervision
OF master Of ceremonies, J. L. Smith Of the
Island Honse, Toledo whence the aforesaid
IExurics had been imported. The Superin-
tendentss coach, which is one Of the richest
and best arranged affairs Of Tie kind il the
country, is supplied wiki all the appliances Of
a modern larlor, sof, chilirs, t1bl:, sidcboasd=
the 2a,ter not empty, a= the yoyagers soon
discoycred-and ze;lts in au apartment of
which, By an ingenious coI1-iy;lnce, most
comfortable c1ucAcs could lie constructed.
With the train coupled and two strong loco
motives attached; tic ladies and officers al
scaled; The soldiers provided with hot coffee
end eat2h1cs; the attentive steward and lis as
siztant= employed in preparing 9 meal in their
cosy retreat. and with u:sl.. hearts and merry,
tie regiment and It's attaches left Detroit in a
SLIGHT sprinkling Of rain, little past two
O'clock on Friday morning. There WAS a
loud, prolonged =hout from the assembled
crowd Is the consolidated ,rai1, then consist.
ing Of twenty-eiGl,1 coatheS, 4 sleeping car
and the Superintendent car, and ca;sine car
4 total Of thiuy-oae-s"cpt out into darkness
and steamed away Cnlcago-ward.
It is unnecessary to detail the event:
crowded into tic few hours intervening be
tween two o'clock and dayliglt. Il Is =ufGci.
cnt to say there was supper, there was music
The merry story ard harmless rerartcc-anG
finally sleep TO lie cyc.ils Of some. There
was one watchful Observation-Disclosures Can1p
1,en-as railroad superintcndetn'= should be
He Lad not slept for several nig hts previou=ls
his whole 1imc aud attention Icing devoted t
Lis charge.
After DAYLIGHT there was no more sleeping
on that train. The numerous villages through
which the Southern road passes, had all beer
advised By the telegraph and the papers thai
Col Ke1logg's cavalry were coming, and thei
Inhabitants turned cut en- ,nasse to welcome
them and bid them God~5peed into the ''lan'
Of Dixie.'' Thus swept the train onward
through Michigan and toward the Hoosic
land.
At WHITE PIGEON.
At White Pigeon, Michigan, the people wcr
awake and knew who their visitors were. Co
Nays Eleventh Michigan infantry were ont Q
parade, and & squad got ready small cannon
which they fired several times in honor Of the
fellow soldiers. This was seconded By chez
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AT EL6HAlsT.
at ElkhaFf, the entire population Of II
Town seemed to kavc turned out for the pu
pose Of bcing present TO sec the soldiers fc
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. small mountain Of bread and such pcrlshae
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