The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-03-27
The HTutiny of the 14nh Regiment.


The 18th Regiment, Col Doran, of this State,
had some difficulty before leaving their Camp
at Madison. They were not paid Oft previous
to starting, and the consequence was mutiny
among the men. Only about $50 left at the time
appointed, the balance declaring that they would
never go until they were paid. The violence
of the mutineers finally became such that Gov.
Harvey had to telegraph to Camp Douglas,
Chicago for force sufficient to compel order.
A correspondent of The Miiuaukee Sentinel wri
ting from Madison gives the following account
SATURDAY MORNING, March go
about one hundred of the Seventeenth left
on the passenger train yesterday morning, but
the remainder, consisting of about 500, still re-
main here-some at the camp ground and 9th
ers scattered around the city, and not few
have deserted, having sold most of their cloth
ing and equipments. At eleven o'clock last
evening two companies of Colonel Mulligan's
Brigade arrived from Chicago, having left that
city at two o'clock Thursday P. NJ, but owing
TO severe snow storm they were detained on
the road until the next day; they were still furth
er delayed by an accident to q train going to-
| ward Chicago. Immediately on their arrival
| here they divided their forces-about one hun
dred marched through the city in squads while
one hundred went to the camp ground, where
about $50 mutneers had made stand with the
! desperate purpose to do or die; but as was
generally supposed, they very quietly submit
! ted after little hard cussing and swearing
| There are now about two hundred lodged in Jail
here, and probably the rest will be nabbed in
the course of the day. The two companies from
Chicago are the real heroes of Lexington, las their
numerous scars testify. Their conduct clearly
show that they are not to be trifled with. The
two hundred in Jail here will leave on the 10
o'clock train this morning"
Of course, we do not know why the 18th was
not paid off before they were sent out the
State. There may have been good reason for
it, in want of funds or some other such reason,
| bus we do not know Of any such cause. We
know that the Z. S. Psymaster or Two or three
of them were at Madison and paid off the 18th
and 10th Regiments only few days before the
18th was to leave, and after they had marching
orders. Many of the 18th have been enlisted
since October and they have never had cent
of pay. They were mostly poor men, laborers
many of them with families depending upon
them, and they needed their pay. Their fami-
lies had long needed it, and they had all con-
tracted more or less of debts on the expectation
of paying up before leaving the State, all these
considerations present a strong excuse If not
Justification for the conduct Of the l7th Moth
ing but the most positive necessity can excuse
the officers who have the business of paying the
regiments in charge for this neglect of their
duty.
But the 18th is not the only Regiment that
has the same cause for complaint. The First
Cavalry Regiment, Col. Daniels, which had been
in camp here since October last without any pay
had to go off without receiving cent, leaving
several thousand dollars of debts in this city I'm.
paid There may have been some reason for
such move but we doubt it. The Sd Wiscon
sin Cavalry, Col. Barstow and I'd Cavalry, Col
Washburn, have both been paid before leaving
and we can see no reason for the discrimination.
1t is not only unjust to the soldiers, but it is
basely uni ust to the citizens, who have trusted
: them for everything they needed for months
= depending upon payday, for their pay
But it is useless to complain. The evil ha;
been done, and there will probably be no more
0 regiments to be sent off without their pay, t
p crafty the avarce Of some s0rdd contractor.
THE IxGRATEs.-The Adjutant-G 0
the regular rebel army, Samuel Cooper, wa
> born in New York Bngadier General Ripley
was born in Chic Pemberton in Pennsylvania
. Whiting Pike, Rupgles and Blanchard in Mas