, 1863-01-17

on the s:)th mustered 1t Cairo.
The 1tth, Colonel Wallace; was mustered at
Springfield April soth. and ordered to villa Ridge
The Eth, Colonel 5cArthur, was mustered at
Springfield May I'd, and ordered To Cairo My 10th.
:. On the. completion Of the organization Of
these regiments several hundred volunteers
were left unprovided for. Most of the COM
Panies arrived In camp with over 100 men
Seven hundred and eighty, rank and file, was
the maximum allowed By the War Depart
ment and among the most touching and
painfn1accidcnts Indicating the patriotic fervor
paration Of these troops for the field, was the
rejecting from their companies these surplus
olunteers. Strong men who had left their
homes at IN hours notice, to enter the service
Of their country, wept at the disappointment
Of being refused admission to their companies
on muster days. Provision was made Of one
months pay for them, and they filed their
rolls and were mustered ont Of the service Of
the State.
TEX REGIMENTS OF INFANTRY AND oSE OF
= CAVALRY.
! In anticipation Of a call for more troops by
the General. Government, and in addition to
nbcrnl appropriation bills to enable the State
to he placed On war footing, the Legislature at
State service ten regiments Of inhntry, one
regiment Of cavalry and one battalion Of light
The third section Of that Law provided that
I one Of such regiments might be raised out of
one regiment from each Of the nine Congress-
ional districts heretofore established III this
| State. The fourth section provided that all
persons voluntarily enlisting IN said regiments
or battalion, before being rendered or accepted
MS company, or IN regiments, should sever
| der their. Services to the General Government.
The fifth section provided that as soon rs
n1tns couid be provided they should be put
into encampments by regiments at their regt-
mental headquarters within the Congressional
! district in which they were raised, and should
pose Of instruction and discipline unless
fooner demanded by the United States for
actual duty.
The tenth section provided that as soon as
| ten companies should be formed into regi-
| ment, IN election should be ordered for an
| election Of regimenta1 officers. This act took
effect May I'd, mud on the next day the Presi-
dent issued hfs proclamation calling for Il, ,US3
volunteers to serve for three years unless
| sooner discharged
Over sn eoinRsnies Immediately rendered
Washington with an order for arms in the St.
Louis Arsenal had arrived, and notwithstand-
| Ing the Arsenal was closely watched By seces-
si0nists in st. Louis, plan WIS secretly
| adopted and executed, and on the morning Of
the 26th Of April steamboat from st; Louis
arrived ut Alton with about q, GOO stand of
arms on board which were forwarded to
| Springfield the same day,
| kuT 9Th, controversies about tenders were
settled, and regiments ordered into camp.
The regiment from the 1st Congressional dis
! trict was ordered to rendezvous at Freeport,
MaY II the regiment from the % at Dixon,
May Q; the regiment from the Sd at Joliet,
May Ii; the regiment from the 4th at Peoria,
May 1S; the regiment from the 5th at Quincy,
May 9; the regiment from the 9Th at Jackson
vile, May Il; the regiment from the 1th at
Mattoon, Mny .; the regiment from the 6th
Gil at Anna, May 10. The regiment from the
State at large, composed in part Of companies
in Springfield, were on the l1th Of june or.
dered into camp at Chicago on the 18th o1
June.
These ten regiments Of infantry and one O.
cavalry aud q battalion OF artillery were i'm
mediately rendered to the General Govern
ment. But on tic Sd Of May, the following
| reply was received, refusing toaccept cavalry
WAsH1SGros, May 8, 1851.
Iepiy t. yours Of the "a, an, ssafn Obliged, a
the solicitation Of Gen Scott. to decline accept
ancc Of cavalry. f9jt. Gen. Thomas Ia clear in Iii
opinion that they cannot be Of service adequate t
Tue expense 4A''fa snos X csSfnos, ss see1 o. War:
No decisive reply vas received in relation
to infantry until tic 18th, when the following
l. dispatch was recelYed:.'
w.au,vo+ox .r.v1e ,ss,
The quota Of troops from yonr State, for tire,
yeaEs or luring the var, under the second ca1l q
the President. Is aix regiments. Tho plan Of OF
EanlzaEon e9nSalae4 N Vtaef 70: - hss a. altead,
ents nre re thc ~ mnaterine aer snnt as ~ ra
State viii muster them into the service. WHO f,s
already been Instructed 70 do so.
s1AoS CAMERON, Secs Of War.
1a44 Tar dn4nd TIM 3n1r *f,a =,
Of War said:
"lt is important to reduce rather than in
crease this number, and In no event to exceed
it. Letme earnestly recommend to you, there
fore, to call for no more than twelve regi
ments, Of which ei1 only are to serse for thfe'
i ready called Tor, to reduce the number by dis
charge"
4 messenger WAS Immediately dispatched tt
Il Washington to urge upon the Secretary o
: four regiments, as they were ali raised oni
: tic most Of them actually In camp, and alst
to conclude an arrangement which had beer
! previously suggested by the Secretary Of Wa,
Of recognizing the SIX three months rcgl
ments for three years. service, The result
,. vas that the other four regiments were accept
!. ! cd, and on the 28th of Afny IN arrangement
!; was made thai the three months regiment
!: might be mustered into service for three
:: years Immediately, provided four-ff.hs 0
j them were willing, and Il the remaining Aftl
! declined, they were to be Immediately mus
| tered ont Of service This proposition wa
). declined at that time By the three months
rccimeufa.- A change OF climate. bad weathe
and moor c1ofhinr fad sent many n to tY;e hns
:, pital, and the result was that Of ESQ who en-
listed in The Tt1 8th. 9th. 10Th. 1lth and 1sti
!: regiments, but shout ., ,6oo Subsequently rc s
enlsfed a1 taaexplration OF their term OF SCI
Tin 13tT rcr;mc1,t Tns ,nnstarad ot n;xor
11n oIt1, nt35ar ~ Mr,7a ~ ~ oa -, -
1actennuii1s -, tha S5fh nIn5ar ~ ps1taa.
Il sLa1sth at Eranncr+ W,r 9ith nndsrl ~,
M: 1He:tn X MI - aG;r3y IT, IT, ~ 1. ~.
~ tne s toef ~ ~ Pcar;. ~ n1 anue ue
Gol. SHtn tne 1'tn .a. a. s, ~ "y I'LL ti' W
uct wi: no9s tnc loan ~ Nh 1l2 ~ EEt ..otu
| qnoef GoL La"leE; tae lyta " tnsasso
June =, onaer Col; 1u7cn9 INC :;utn l. u
Jonet, June !5ln, 9nGer COL Aa1sn; the 3ls
at Aat1ooq; June 1ot1, nnaef Co1- Gfant, ant
1ne ~ az beAesllle, June @7tn, ander colo
Il ne1 pongheftl.
Inc re1usM On 1ne PalI o1 me secretary O
war 70 aatno1lze you 70 accept more troops
caused several Thousand Of our eest and I'M
patent Eo1unteers 10 1enve their state U May
. June and july and enlist elsewhere. Denlet
Il the privilege Of serving their country In '1egi
!, other fields Of usefulness. Many whole com
4 panics enlisted in Missouri regiments, and At,
i now In the service. From CORRESPONDENCE
i with many Of these so-calIed Missouri regi
il ments, and from estimates made by thos.
Il whose opinion is entitled to credit, have NJ
doubt that more than l0,o llinotstans ief
their own State and enlisted IN regiments o
other states. -
Il In several cases application has been nadt