The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-06-20
state Military Matters.


State Military Matters.
The reports and letters from the I'd
regiment giving description of the
trip to Washington, show that they
excited quite as much attention from
the people of Pennsylvania and Ohio
as the first. After passing through
Baltimore, some of the secession gentry
made demonstration by throwing a
stone at the guards on the platform OF
the cars. The orderly sergeant of
Company E. fred and the man who
threw the stone was seen to fall. That
is all that is known of this outrage at
present. ~
The Third Regiment left Grand
Rapids on Thursday morning, and
arrived at Detroit in the afternoon.
They went on the Ocean and Omer
Pacha steamers to Cleveland.
The officers of this regiment are Col.
Daniel Nc Connel, native of England,
who served as sergeant in the Mexican
war; Lieut.. Col. Ambrose A. Stevens,
who is a native of New York, and has
given much attention to military affairs
but has not been in service; Major
Stephen G. Champlin is also from New
York, and has not been in service.
Adjutant Edward S. Earle is also from
New York, has not seen any service
but was for nine years attached to the
Seventh Regiment of that State. The
Quartermaster is Robert M. Collins, a
printer formerly of Ann Arbor, who
has seen some service during the Next
can war. They have arrived in
Washington. They were as favorably
received along the line of the route as
the first and second regiments.
The fourth regiment, it is expected
will start for Washington the latter
part of this week.
The Adjutant General of the State
has issued the appointments for the
fifth and sixth regiments, and the order
for the organization of the camp of
instruction which are as follows:
i. The field officers of the fifth and
sixth regiments are hereby appointed
as follows:
FIFTH REGIMENT.
Henry D. Terry, Colonel.
Samuel E. Beach, Lieutenant Colonel.
Henry r. Misner, Major.
Frederick W. Curtenius, Colonel.
Thomas S. Clark, Lieutenant Colonel.
Edward Bacon, Major.
IraR. Grosvenoris appointed Colone!
of the 18th regiment. The other field
officers will be selected in subsequent
order, and the assignment of Companies
made. .,.-...->
II. Fort Wayne, near Detroit, is Sc
lected for the Camp of Instruction, and
the officers and non-commissioned Off
GERS will rendezvous at that point on
Wednesday, the 10th instant, under
instructions from the Brigadier General
in accordance with generalorder No. %.
III. The officers will be examined
by Military Board appointed for that
purpose at the breaking up of the Camp,
and all such as have made satisfactory
progress will have certificate accor-
dinghy, and such as through inattention
or incapacity do not make such pro-
gress, will be dropped.
The Colonies of regiments will have
the power to grant certificates of merit
to non commissioned officers, or to drop
them from the regiments for incapacity.
". The officers and non commiss-
Toned officers will be paid only during
active service, according to general
order No. 25, and the Camp will break
up at the discretion Of the Commander
in Chief.
Y. The uniform will be prescribed
and furnished after the rendezvousing
is completed.
Owing to the departure from the
State of some of the Companies
assigned to these Regiments, it has
become necessary to make the following
changes:
The Governors Guard of Detroit
takes the place in the 5th Regiment, of
the Jackson Guard, which has joined
the Irish Brigade at Chicago. Heber
LeFavour takes command Of the Gov
ernor's Guard, yice John L. Chapman,
removed to Chicago.
Joseph E. Eagle, of Detroit, will
take command of the Pontiac Volun-
teers of the 5th Regiment, vice S. E.
Beach, appointed Lieut.. Colonel.
E. Griffin takes command of the
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