, 1861-10-24

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Conuor; Sd Regiment, Col Ruger; 5th Rsgi~
meut, Col. Cobb 9th Regiment, Col. Cutler:
tn Regiment, Col. VandoE.
At ~ RELAY HoUsE, MD--4th Regiment,
AZ IaoaTox, Mo.-sth Regiment, Col Mur~
These Regiments, with the exception OF the
20, average over 1000 strong. Tbs 2i having
heen in the battle of Bull Run, numbered
about $50, and recruiting Is now going on for
it in different parts Of the State. These seven
Regiments number, therefore, fully 1000 men.
Beside, there is Capt. Won Deutsch's cavalry
company, from this city, now In Missouri,
number1pg 100 gabres, thus making total Of
7,1O0 men In the field
Of Regiments nor in camp thera are scye
officefed and located ~ follows:
Ft7st hghment Colonel J. C. starkweather,
Lieut. Col. D. e. Lain, Ma5ot G. B. Bingham;
at Camp Scott, Milwaukee, has about ESD
meu, armed, equipped aud uniformed, with
1he exception of overcoats will leave for
Louisville within five or six days.
Ninth Regiment-Col: E. sslomon, Ii. Col.
-, Major Henry Arfi at Camp sigel. Mil
waukee; has about 800 men; not armed or
equipped; considerable confusion among the
lire officers. and though efforts are making to
fill it to 1500 men, It will be difficult to get
over 1000 In its rauks.
Tenth Rfgiaent-Col a. R. Chaplin, Lieut..
Mynn; at Camp Holton, Milwaukee; has
about $50 men; armed, partly equipped. viii
be ready to start for LoulsTiI in about ten
dayg,
Lieut.. Cot, Chas. 4 Wood; Major, Arthur
Platt; at Camp Randall, Madison; has about
600 men; Is armed but not uniformed. The
State has the equipments Oh hand, but the
regiment cannot move under three weeks.
ney (of the regular army; Lieut.. Col, ]. F.
Chapman; Mejor, 7. D. Bigney; at Camp
Fredway, JanesvllIe; has less than 200 men;
is being raised exclusively in Rock and Green
countiee-
First Regiment Of Cagaztz-A battalion Of
ills, at Camp Fremont, Mpon: ordered By
the Secretary Of War to fill up to 200 men !;
equipments under way; has been in camp
since August, and will never get cut Of the
state, unless there is achange Of management.
First Regiment Of Light ArtMery.-co1.
officers not appointed, except for purposes Of
drill; 1t Camp UtleJ, Racine; organized into
seven batteries, averaging 100 men each-to-
tai, !. 1C0 strong; Aas several six.po1nders for
I drilling, but no other armE, uniforms or equip
| ments; two batteries arc ordered to Washing
| ton and two to Louisville; officers aad men
| all strongly opposed to leaving until better
! equipped and drilled.
| II. aboye regiments show total Of 6,009
| men In camp, in process of drill and equip.
inert, t,and which, if Ordinary energy is used, can
t be put il the field in twenty days, thus giving
US 13, 100 men in actual service. This ID d fair
estimate, I think, and Wisconsin may be set
| down as certain for this number within the
time n ertioned
| In addition to this recruiting is actively 60
| ing On, and there are not far from 2,0oQ men in
deiaehments Of forty to companies of eighty
waiting to be ordered into camp. SIX more
regiments hare been authorized, five Of In
| fantry and one OF cavalry, the field officers Of
which are nearly all commissioned, as follows
1ee.M ;Rtgnlea-Col. Geo. E: Bryant
will eoon go into Camp Randall, Madison.
FoarheaM Rtgi..tz4-Col D. E. Wood
Iieut. Col. j.. e. Messmore, Msjor John
Hancock; will 20 into Camp Hamilton, a.
Ford du Lac, On the 1st pro1no.
Fifteenth Regiment -{{Scandinayian)- )-Col
Hans G Heg, Lieut. Col : z & Jones filling
1st Regiment at Camp Scott, Milwaukee
Sixteenth Rxgime7tCo1. Benjamin Allen
Lieut. Col John Braeken. Filled ranks il
.s1enttenM Ryinens-1 Intended as one of tn
Irish Brieade-Col. John Fitzgerald, Of Osh
kogb, mot yet accepted ! Lieut.. Col. Edwar'
O'Eeiil, Milwaukee; Major Thomas Mcalahou
Watettown. It is doubtful if more than on
Iri=h regiment will be organized. There ar
hardly enough volunteers from this class i
the State to fill more than one Beside, man
men OF good Judgment condemn the formf
ton Of regime nts Of one nationality exclusive
ly. 4 mixture, they say Is better
SecondI Cara27y-Col. ". i. BarstoH, will e
into camp Cameron, at JanesVille. Bnsto'
has cont1sct for raising and equIppins res
for s270 COO He is to pay sl19 for his horse!
He las been figuring Ior the past few day
and fiEds the matter Of getting arms is goiu
! to bother him, 80 he has gone to Washingto
: to induce the War Department to modify hi
, contract snd furnish the arms for him. Th
johblng out such mater e1clte4 great de,
( Of severe comment, especially when the jol
q bers are men Of BalktoW,e calibre.
With these last named regiments flle
which may be looked for about the LIST Of Jal
uary next, Wisconsin will have her quota
&C, 100 men in the Geld, with few over The1
ne stand at present
Aside from military matters, there is lit
IS aews here, The approaching election eKctt
q hut little interest, SO little, in fact, that mt
b law candidate, with secession pro:livities, II:
/, probably 60 to the Senate from the Large q,
wealthy efxth district, without opposition.
q Our heavy crop Of newspapers here begin
n show symptoms Of the dry rot. The Dai
l. FIRE. Democrat went by the board last wee
.e It had bee1 published a. daily eleven yeal
d and has seen days Of prosperity as well as po
% Booth. its pfopriet.T then, about ss,5{
Is bnt it has ever since been On the declil
he After Booth nbdicated, Cronnse & Tho
Id sou published It for tear aud half or SO,
N loes,,of several thou1ald dollars. Biuce th
to It has had two changes Of proprietorship, b
m to no purpose. Its last owners were cle
ey feurers and would have made It go, if any q
or could, but its demise is legitimate result
lis hard times aud the plcthoTa Of noH5pspe
It. We can profltab1y spare others, also, that hs
ch done less for the cause of justice and human
he than has the Free Democrat. Peace to
be ashes.
~ Booths Daily Lits" also ebbed ont
I'D Saturday. It was useless and fuitlesa al
40 from tie beginning, in which Booth did
Lis ever do justice to his former reputation Is
Ite editor.
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