Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-04-25
Response Of Old Grant-Two
Companies formed.

Com paY1ln1 Formed.
An order from Gov. Randall to raise
one volunteer company in Grant County
was received By Lieut.. Dean on Thursday
OF last wae1; on the same day Mr.. Dean
Atarted from Boscobel with printed notices,
and with the assistance Of Garter and
otheFs, the notices were distributed by
Wednesday evening at most public places
through the county. BY Saturday noon
we ascertained that enough men We're en-
rolled for one company; on Sunday fol-
lowing, $50 men were at Boscobel, ready
TO organize ops company Of ~ men, leay-
ing reserve for most Of another company /;
on Monday morning The first company Of
Grant County Volunteer Rido officially or
ganized by elccting D. Mckee, Captain,
G. X, Dean, Lieutenant, and VIM. Booth,
Ensign, At ~ o'clock Monday the Gov
ernoF selegraphed TO Mckee that bis com
pany was officially received and must be
ready to start at a moments notice, to
which Captain Mckee responded, "Old
Grant is ready" There is tut one opin-
ion of Capt. Mckee: he is every way
splendidly qualified to lead company;
the same is said for Lieut. Dean, while
Ensign Booth and Sergeant Carter are
equal to any Of them. the former having
given much of bis attention heretofore 10
military drill, the latter being young man
Of high promise and merit, This com
pany will probably not have any superior
in the State.
BY five o'clock Monday. enough addi-
tional names uere enrolled for second
company CO Grant County Volunteers. at
which time notice was telegraphed to the
Governor, who answered that the COM
pany would be officially received when Or
ganszed by the election of officers, although
Grant was really entitled to but one com
pany under the ratio. But" said the
Governor, Gas old Grant seldom asks for
favors and never asks for anything but
what is right, she is entitled to double
glory and honors; let the second company
be ready" So Grant County Volunteer
Rifles No. organized at . o'clock Tues
day morning by electing G. w. Limbocker
Captain, VIM. Britton, Lieutenant. and E.
J Bently, Ensign, and notice thereof de-
spatched to Governor Randall. Capt.
Limhocker and Lieut.. Britton were both
in the same regiment ia the Mexican war.
Concerning the latter gentleman we have
learned few particulars about his past
aeryices which may be found interesting,
but we have not time now to put them in
order for print. Limbocker is understood
to be splendidly qualified for the lead as
Captain. Our feeble help in getting this
company together gives us sort of pa
ternal feeling for its members which may
be as enduring as life. Hurrah forIhe sec
ond company of Grant County Volun-
teersl!I
Having left before the organization of
Capt Limbocker's Company. we are I'M
able TO notice what was done on the occa-
sion, but the order was no doubt most in
teresting.
Thus, Grant County responded on no
tice Of but five days with two companies,
being double the number required. When
we left Boscobel on Tuesday morning,
nearly enough surplus men were on hand
20 make it certain that a third company
could be formed on days notice. Since
our return to Lancaster we learn that en-
rolling names for the service is going on in
various parts of the county. A. Lancaster
another company is being formed; at
Platteville two moro composites are form
dng and perhaps names enough are enrolled
by this time for the two. Mr.. Cverton
was on his way to Boseobel with ten men
on Wednesday, and hoped to bein time to
help make up Company No. 8, Grant
Ccanty Volunteers. We hear that
movement is also on foot to form German
Company for Grant County. We cannot
say Nhsther any more men or companies
wah be received from Grant, as the pro-
portion on the basis of $4,000 thus FIR
ordered by the President is already fux for
Grant County.
War Meeting at Platseville.