, 1861-10-24
.s1keleton ReElmeats,s In W1xcon SIM
Correspondence Chicago Tribunal
Mtn1sau 0rt % 1911

WV
In your issue Of the 2lst yoa say that
Wisconsin has no less than ten skeleton
regiments. an at ) loss to conceive where
you get your information. Wisconsin has not
si,. lc skeleton regiment; in the strictest sense
Of that term, the system adopted by the mill
tery authorities does not admit Of it. Our
companies are nearly all filled to the mini
Munl, and many Of them above the ma Xim1m,
ard with one exception the regiments in
camp are above the minimum, and are nearly
reaoy to march TIE 1st and 10Th 60 this
wees, ard so do also three companies Of artil-
lery- The 9Th and l1th will be sent off next
week, beth Of them being filled nearly to the
maximum. The other four artillery compa-
nee new in camp will be ready to move next
week also. Ths Rock county regiment, the
18th, is therefore the only one which has auy
resemblance to "sktleton regiment" Is
stated ;7 your editorials. It even Is Ct such a
character as to prove rather sold "ske1e-
.on,' for it has nearly 600 men in camp, and
1uw that Col. Ea!oney has taken up his quar-
;ers with the regiment, 1t is but fair to hope
TIA. IT TOO viii Tefute sour statement that
Wisconsin has ten "skelsto1 regiments" The
l2!h is Lot get called into camp. When it is
called the companies viii all be above the
minimum The 14th Will be in the same con-
Is Eow Frcg1es1:cg. AID although tTo
retls orly have elapsed, over 900
men a1e already enlisted. The 10th
has just been differed, and we have compa'
niee enough reported full to complete the
regiment nearly to tho maximum. The 11th
or Irish Il g:ment is iq the same stcte of pro.
e1ess IS the 18th, and recruiting officers are
buEy anopg the SONS Of the Green Is'e," and
when called into camp will at once place the
1sith Brigade in fighting order.
| have given 5ou the condition OF our resi
| me1ts OF Infantry, and desire to say that 1
| such is the present condition Of the Wiscon
Sin skeleton regiments, What will they b
Seven OF the ten companies Of artillery az
full aud mustered into the United States sel
vice and ready to march. The other three st
cepted will eoou be In camp.
The LIST Regiment Of cavalry {Daniels) vi
toon be filled to 200 men. Col Washournt
OF The End Regiment, Is actively engaged |
getting his regiment together, and EK-Governe
under Fremcrt's authority.
The quota Of Wisconsin is 10000. II
regiments now on the tapls viii numbt
x 100 mtn. making 2, ,1G0 more than her quot
We desire " outsiders" to understand tn,
, we do not send out regiment unless it
e complete.
=. II addition to the above, and in conc1uefc
} aieo, I wish to say that Wisconsin has fu
: | n3ehed eeverai hundred soldiers to ss outside
: | cluiting cfices, and also wish to s.y in I
) | gard to tie ipsinuation IN your paper OF fe
: days since, that in respect to enIlating In OF
t er States, Wisconsin "is more ssrned again
: than SHINING" We regret exceedingly th
: oor Badger BoEs" should be sedueed II
therefore forfeit the claim they might 9TH
# wiee enjoy to the benedcence Of the State q
IS the many attentions which our troops secu
4 BY the beneyolerce and good heart Of our,
r. spected Governor. "FoRwARD.'