The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-01-16

The Fifteenth, or Scandinavian regiment, Col.
Htgg, 700 men, and the 10Th, Col. BEN amin
Allen, 900, are also at Camp Randall in near
readiness for marching orders. The 18th (Irish)
Col J. l.. Doran, and the 18th, Col. James s..
Alban, have their full number of companies in
readiness, lacking one, and are notified to go
into Campfire former at Madison and the lat
ter at Milwaukee. These companies are not all
full but will muster 400 men, Seven compan-
les Of artillery, numbering together 1850 men,
have long remained at Camp Utley, Racineim
patient Of the delays Of Government in calling
! them to move forward. Three additional com
panies of artillery are about going into camp,
numbering 324 men, Besides these the State
has furnished an independent company of cav
airy, now in Missouri, raised by Captain Van
Deutsch 81 meu; company OF lO4 men for
Berdan sharpshooters and an additional COM
pany for the End regiment, of about 80 men
Three regiments of Cavalry-the First Col E.
Daniels the Second, Col. C. G. Washburn !;
and the Third, Col. w. A. Barstow. are being
organized, and number, together, 2,450 men, A
Nineteenth independently regiment, is being
rapidly organized under direction of the Gov
eminent, by Col II. T. Sanders, Racine. Not
calculating for this last, the State has furnished,
and has organized 20 973, or adding for the LIST,
in the three months service, 81 1888 men.
The incomplete reg iments are being rapidly
filed, and when filled, they shortly will be,
to the average number with which our regiments
have left our State, and adding the Nineteenth
InfantTy, of which no estimate has been includ-
ed above, the number of volunteers from Wis
cons:n in the United States service will be full
"a, 800.
The expense of recruiting, organizing, uni
forming, paying and forwarding these regiments,
thus far, has been
In Or Master Generals Department, 81 ,1S9 100 20
In Commissary Gems Department, I67 10Y 40
In Paymaster Generals Department,
on pay rolls of the regime3ts.--.. 213S27 %
$l,57o,o 54 e.
Add for war expenses audited by Sec
rotary of State. 1924 80
Expended by the Governor 1880 AZ
Total war expenses. 81 ,656.759 80
This includes the liabilities of the Quarter
master Generals office for uniforms furnished,
or to be furnished, by that department for IL
regiments of infantry, one Of artillery and one
OF cavalry. with all articles supplied the First
and Third Cavalry.
n o State has furnished better material for
soldiers than Wisconsin. Her regiments have
been filled with men who represent the inteli-
gence and loyalty OF our people. Universal tes-
nmony agrees that no troops have taken the
field better provided in all respects, and it is be-
heved that by no other State in the Union has
a ike service been performed at a less expense.
As nearly as can now be ascertaiDed, the liza
bilities OF the State stand as follows:
Total expenses as above 1 ,656 ,759 SO
Payments by State Paymaster Gen. S20, 526 43
Payments OF accounts audit by the
Secretary of State. 1924 80
Payments by the Governor. -------- 1855 90
Payments by United States Paymas-
ter direct on Qaurtermaster's cen
tracts. -.--..---...--..-.---. 257 ,765 70
Payments by l. 5. Commissary's
BILL. 1878 70
Present liabilities of the State.-.-..S 3I3 0OS IS
Some further allowance, as is believed not to
exceed $50, 600, should be made for salaries due
to members of the Governors military staff, the
Assistant Surgeons sent by the State with her
regiments, and wages due to agents and employ
ees in our service or another connected with |
our military operations.
The United States Government having assum- |
ed all further responsibility Of providing for our
volunteers within as well as without the State, |
the service of many persons now in the employ
of the state can be dispensed with. Provision |
should at once be made for the means to settle |
their claims of wages or salaries.
Provision should at once be made to continue |
the payment of the aid pledged by chapter of
the acts OF the special session to families of vol