, 1862-02-11
DEPARTURE s9IEi,,HHtkI{7l 9E TIL I{lfrr-E'aH'a
HISTORY OF ITS ORGANIZATION.


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of tho Officers. a
The Fifty-eighth regiment Of illinois volun- t
teers, more properly known as the Mcclellan !
Brigade, Col. Lynch commanding, is an a
nounced to leave Chicago this evening for c
Cairo. We have gathered the following facts
relating 10 the early organization, progress 7
and characteristics Of this regiment, which viii
be found Of general interest.
THE following is a corrected roster OF the
regiment:
Co1osE1--Wm- F. Lynch, Of Egin-
II. Co1osE-Ieaac Rutishauser, Of Somanauk.
MA5on-Thonas Newlan, Of Aurora;
ssz4a4oSr M Gsa3o Il q Egn
QCAnTERaAs1ER-Geo sawin, Of Chicago.
EDJCTANrL. II. Martin, Of Chicago.
SEHGEAET MA,oR-J. o. Kane. Of Chicago.
QEABTEnxAsTEn sEnGEANT-Chae. A. Mallory,
Of Aurora
HosFmAI sTxwAnn--H. y. Webster, ofElgin.
Engene Lynch md Lieut H. N. Van Aruan-ss
Go COMPANY B-Capt Thos D: Griffin 1st Lieut.,
j. I'd Lent 4 Y Met5s 1st 43aSf
<''t. coSr4sT ND D1capt., Ktctlans Nicklaas 1T
Lieut., George Glassner; 2nd Ieut.' G. c. hothe
Lieut., Charles Eitteli; Ind Lieut., Jos. stanasF-
coarAkr F-Cspt., j. Knrth.; tet Lieut., Julius |
Kurth 2nd Lieut., Louis PhetE s. men =.
fe FacE Sgt so5 ss il + + Sfmlisg asn
J. Sf G Iafigan sad Lieut., bsnfoIth L. seoft-al
ID 1gR5 rRg 6p Msaa Il ma@ Lieut.
go6n G9:Eaaa Ta51 2 E5'Sa 5osa :
ORGANIZATION, ETC.
The organization Of the Mcclellan Brigade
has been confided almost entirely to its COM
mandcr, Col. ": F. Lynch, Of E1gin, Kane
County, u young man Of undoubted courage,
| capacity and patriotism, and considerable mil
itary experience, having been member Of the
Twcnty-third, Col Mulligan's, during the
siege Of Lexington. Col. Lynch has more
than realized the most sanguine expectations
Of his numerous friends aud coadjutor5 in the
task assigned to him, and in his success in Sc
curing the right material for effectiveness and
hard fighting. In fact, while some other ressi-
mcnts may excel in "show," this one was
made to "ight' and for actual service in the
field.
; After its consolidation with the Yates Rifles,
the Mcclellan Brigade presented strange
.. conglomeration Of na1ionaities, onc-thizd Of
the whole number being Americans, nearly
one-third Irish, and the remainder claiming
their birthrights from almost every country IN
: Europe. Scandinavia gayea few Of her sons
E Swcdes and Norwegians-so did Denmark
e Holland and Germany forming nearly two full
= companies; and Poles, Swiss, Hungarians
n Italians and French making up another. Eng
o Ish, Irish and Scotch were found in all
u Strange to say no regiment at Camp Dough-!
:, :, has been more exempt from those petty brawl
d which the true soldier always holds in con
k tempt. Tic Mcclellan Brigade, reserve
!: its b1ors for the *traitors who's
~ ~ aim it is to transform this fair asylum
N Of liberty, SO dear to the heart Of tho refuge
it from aristocratic bondage, into slaye-drlyln
or dcspotism.
Is MANY Of the officers and men here have sec
st active service in the most stirring campaign
Is on both continents, viz: the F1oridas, NE.
ID ID leo, Lombardy, the C1imca, schleswigg-Ho
Id stein, Italy, Hungary, Germany, in the wa
ur Of 1915; and even the bloody field OF Waterle
y. ~ is represented by hale, robust veteran vi
accompanied Blucher to that disastrous seen
III EQUIPMENTS, ETC.
ip- The Brigade went into camp on tue first
y october md was mustered into the service
We the fifteenth Of the following December. Th
ro- leave the camp without arms, the Color
gh- having been offered tho old Belgian muske
~ a, they have lad for drill purposes, aud rcfusi
les their acceptance, backed up by I'LL his mi
the AL they ask is good rifle and sharp ba1
axe net. They have taken sides md want to b.