The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-06-05
IstRcgimens WISCONSIN Cavalry.
VI The TELEGRAPH.
PogT BLOOMFIELD, Stoddard Co. NJ O.,

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oil -u. May %, 1862. )
Il WHERE IT Is-Colonel Daniels has hi
e headquarters at Cape Girardeau, on the Nilsson
e ri side of the river, little way above Cairo
t beautiful and attractive place for southern
II village. He has command of the Cape Girard
q eau District, reaching down to the Arkansa
:; ite and back some 40 or 45 miles. The regi
4 ment is distributed in this district as shown be
4 low at present .'.
81 At Cane Girardcau - Capts Decker sick J
/ Bruett Tin arrest), Dunmore (post Chaplain)
II -Lieuts Cove {post adjutant), Mann (pos
Il quartermaster), Merrill (wounded in battle)
/ Porter, Getchell, Sbipman wounded by horse)
/ Huxford (sick). la' .'-. ..es1 -" @ao5 'a" 2
II dit Post Bloomfeld.-Msjor Pomeroy, pos
4 commandant and provost marshal of Bloomfield
: sub-district Capts. Conatty (been siek), Hyde
(sick) Chittenden, Eggeston; Lieuts Mozherr
4 Ogden, Owen, Hunt, johnson, (acting asst. sur
geonG w. G.. Cooper, Consaul, w. S. Cooper
/ Ankeney. @'sf 1a+ A~ 5as.ja s7
4 1T and near the arkansas line.-Colonel Dan
1 iels Majors Lagrange and Torrey; Capts. Mars,
4 Paine, Hobbs, Smith, Seaton, Harnden Lieuts.
! Rowland, Fredericks, Clinton, Brooks, Jones,
Constock, Coyle, Atwater, billiard. '~
i Killed in battle,-2d Lieutenant Phillips,
of squadron A, Capt. Mars
WHAT IT HAS DONE AND IS DOING.
Immediately after arriving at the Cape, de-
tachments were sent oua into the region infes-
| ted with the notorious bands of robbers and as
sassins, locally called the ''bushwhackers, . and
after short time tie whole regiment moved
out, leaving only very small guard for the
town and the camp. And it has been busy in
cessantly night and day literally, in securing
the hills, thickets and morasses of the region {;
surprising and capturing camps ripping up Sc
cret stro ng holds; skirmishing (whenever the
Ienemy gave a chance); selling notorious reb-
els in their houses levying heavy contribn-
| tons of horses, mules, cattle, swine, bacon,
grain and tobacco, upon the rebelIious planters.
! In short, it at once set earnestly and vigorous
| ly to work at protecting the loyal people, $50
far as there are any such) and striking whole
some terror into the disloyal of every degree.
The levies of provisions and other property have
nearly, if not quite, supported the regiment
since it's arrival. And large number OF the
most active most influential most malignant
and most murderous rebels have been captured;
some of whom have already been sent up to
st. Louis, and others are confined under care
of MAJOR Pomeroy at Bloomfield, Among the
latter are the notorious Col Phelan and seve-
raj of his captains and lieutenants.
As q result of the activity, enterprise, audaci-
ty, thoroughness and daring Of the "1st Wis
consin Cavalry, the great majority of the white
male popul alton of Stoddard County have du-
ring the past week been pouring into the office
of the Provost Marshal at Bloomfield, to make
submission to the federal authorities. And
such population Long haired, clay colored,
animal faced, big jointed, shamblng stolid'
malicious, dirty, ignorant, cowardly, illiterate-
scarcely one IN ten can read. Ito such degree
it is very hard to to believe them Americans.
No wonder that such ga powerful wild people"
should have imagined that warfare meant horse
stealing, robbery and murder of the Unionsts.
Among the hundreds who have thus given
themselves up there are but few who have not
served with jeff Thompson, or Phelan, or Mil
Ter, Bowles, or Jeffries or some other such out
law.
INCIDENTS AND DETAILS.
The two surgeons, Gregory and Lord, Cap
tain Hoyt and Lieut. Barter have all been mus.
tered out. Captain Bruett has been put under
arrest. Lieut.. Hobbs has become captain of
squadron l. Lieut.. Porter has exchanged into
squadron B. Orderly sergt. Pettibone, of &c,
is made acting I'd Lieutenant and put in tenn
porary command of piece ofartiery. Order
ly sergt. LaGrange is made acting LIST Lieuten-
ant in a." John Ogden is acting 1st Lieuten-
ant in an"
The health of the regiment suffered severely
in Benton Barracks, and quite a number of
deaths occurred. Herein S. E. Missouri-we
are having some cases of bilious fever, and q
rather large number of bloody fux.
The active and incessant sadde-life we have
led since entering the district, has been more
like romance han reality-full of danger, ex-
element, hardships and adventure. The nu-
merous night marches for the purpose of get
ting at the enemy by surprise, have been pecu-
liarly of such character.
| Among the chief affairs have BEEN
L. Major LaGrange's expedition to Hamburg,
Scott Co. in chase of party that had just plum
dered that town, and then fed to the swamps
lying toward the Mississippi. 1t drove them
from the neighborhood, and caused the drown
ing of the lieutenant, and for Il e time rid the
neighborhood of the scoundrels.
| q Major Pomeroy's expedition into Scott
County to seize property from the estates of
well known rebels. 1t marched 40 miles in one
day, took prisoners. 10 horses 3 mules. 80
cattle and 3 loads Of wheat and the next day
brought the whole safe in to the Cape.
The surprisal and capture of Col. Phelan's
camp in the night in a swamp. His men were
absent, but we got his ammunition, arms, cattle,
wagons, uniforms, etc This was done by Ma
Jor LaGrange.
A. A night march by Majors Pomeroy and
Torrey to surprise camp in the woods near st
Luke. but they had run,
| 5. Capture of Col Phcla'. III he woods, by
four privates-one # whom had his spur shot
off and his horse killed by ball from the Col
onel's rife. ..-.
/ 6. Expedition under Col, Daniels, Majors
LaGrange and Torrey to Chalk Bluffs, Arkan-
sas, aud the fight there Major Lagrange, Capt
Mars, Adiutant Brooks, Lieuts. Rowland, Phil
I lips, Merrill and Fredericks were the officers
! engaged. The troops were two small detach-
) ments from squadrons A and D. Lieut.. Phil
lips and 2 priyates were killed. Lieut.. Merrill
and privates we're wounded. The fight was
short but very sharp. Enemy's loss not well
known.
Z. An expedition unber Col Daniels and Ma
jor LaGrange to Kennel, to attack body o.
t rebels reported to be collected there. Result
not yet heard here.
Finally the Kenosha friends Of the LIST Wis