Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-08-06
From the s5th Regiment Protest against
Evil REPORTS.

We publish with pleasure the protest giver
below, of meeting Of the officers Of the
S5th regiment, against certain prejudicial re,
ports which had found cireulation.,in regard &c
the regiment and its officers, and particularly
the Colonel. These statements are branded
as false, and we doubt not did great injustice
TO the patriotic and brave men of the regi
ment. The document is forwarded to us
from the mouth of White river, where the
S5th was on the 10Th of July.
The following preamble aud resolutions were
unanimou sly adopted by meeting of officers of
the 35th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry,
at the quarters of Major j. Gronnings, Surgeon
35th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, at
Morgsnzia, La, July llth, 1864:
WHEREAS, soldier who leaves his home and
thing dear to him, To battle for the principles
Of liberty, cannot find the necessary encourage
ment during all the manifold hardships of a sol
der's life to confront the ranks of the enemy and
the deadly lead, if newspapers at home assist
ing in setting aioat reports detrimental 10 all the
qualif cations, which characterize coed soldier,
aud,
WHEREAS, We have seen TO our deep regret, di-
vers reports afloat in the New York World, and in
several newspapers OF the statefrom which we hail
viz: That the Colonel commanding said 35th Reg.
iment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, had rep ed
said regiment a " Veteran Regiment and that
che 1.-THE Colone) had been placed under arrest
for reporting the regiment SUCH that % while
coming down the Mississippi river, the mt
fred upon by gueTrillas, and that the most OF the
officers ran away, and hid themselves" and that
the Colonel commanding afraid to go up Red
River, La, with the regiment, all OF which reports
reflect much discIedit upen the good name OF the
regiment and upon the honor OF the Colonel CON-
handing and all the officers of the regiment, and
WHEREAS, Further, our attention has been cali
ed TO a correspondence from the 4th Wisconsin
Cavalry to the Wisconsin State journal, published
in said journal the 23d of june last, and which
correspondence contains among other matters re-
ferriBg to the S5th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer
infantry,s the following paragraph, to-wit: " Its
Colonel reports 1T unfit even Tor garris duty
want of drill and discipline. 1t is therefore
Resolved, That we, the officers OF the 35th Regi-
ment Volunteer Infantry, declare and denounce
each and all the reports referred to as false, and
the orlginatOrs of the same as liars, columniatOrs
and towards.
Resolved That we acknowledge and praise the
LABOR, enterprise and able SUPPLEMENTARY OF ouI
Colonel Henry ORR, not only in organizing the 35th
Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer infantry, under
ore disadvantages than any other regiment here.
tofore since raised in our State, but also the
in drilling and discipliniDg the regiment, and that
such has ever been recognized by our Commanding
General.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions unan.
imously adopted by the officers OF the Both Regi-
ment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, be presented
to Col Henry 0rff, commanding, for his own pri-
vate use.
R. II. sTROHMANN, Capt Co. A, Chm.
l.. b. EyERDELL, LIST Lit. Co. l. Secretary.