The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-05-03
From D,troit Advertiser Of Tuesday.
THE SECOND CAVALRY. ",
Arrival HO9e Of the veteraus---PubIIe Reception
Postponed indefinitely the Regiment
has been and the work II has Done--Its OiIieers.

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The 2d veteran Cavalry, about $50
strong, arrived in Detroit at 8 o'clock,
Sunday evening, via the Southern Rail
road. Although the precise hour of
their arrival was unknown, large
number of citizens were present to
welcome the harocs home. "A commit
tee of citizens were also present, who
had provided accommodations for the
men at several hotels, where they We're
taken sn squads, the officers being en-
tertained gratuitously at the Michigan
Exchange. The men presented a war
worn appearance, and all appeared hap
py at once more being taken by the
hand by their old friends and acquain-
tances.
Iswas anticipated that the regiment
would have been publicly welcomed
homd this forenoon, in front of the
F'ireman's hall, and ID. Bethune' DUFF
field, FISH,, had been invited 10 deliver
the address, but at the request of the
officers the affair was indefinitely post
poned, on account of bad weather.
The I'd Cavalry re-enlisted on the
5th of January last, but the Govern
ment has been unable to dispense with
their services until now. For a month
previous to their re-enlistment, and up
TO the l4tlf of the present month, the
regiment has been almost constantly ON
the march, performing the most ardu-
ous duties, and winning daily fresh
laurels. 1t left Sparta, in Middle Ten
nessee, on the Sth of December, for
Knoxville, which place it reached on
the Nth. 1t passed through the Straw
berry Plains, and reached that place on
the 18th, On the following day it ford
ed the Holston River and marched to
Blain's Cross Roads, thence TO Dan.
bridge, where it had lively skirmisl
with the enemy, and captured a few
WAS engaged with m Gt:h its Brigade & dsaRGfe' tGfe'
miles from Cambridge, losing about IL
men, and capturing 80 prisoners. On
the 9th and 2sth the regiment skil'
mished with the rebels and drove then
four miles. On the 29th it was attack
Cd by q large force of the enemy a
Messy Greek but they firmly held theil
4 position, and repulsed their assailants
On the iith of January the regimen
marched back to Cambridge and skir
mished heavily on the ! 9th and 17th.-
On the three following days the I'd par
ticipated in the retreat ordered by 0en
Parks, the men marching through deel
mud both day and night. From thence
till the lst of February, the regimen
was constantly on the move back ant
forth, till the 4th of March, when i
was ordered 70 Cleveland, Tenn, wher
it remained till the I4th of April q
which time it left for home.
\ greater portion of the time tn
regiment has been in Fast Tennessee
il drew no rations from the Govern
nicnt, but lived upon the country thrp
4 which it secuted. Often expedition
4 Travelled 10 and Ia miles in quasi o
forage, while rations for the men wer
made from what they 'confiscated
from the rebels. The men took pos
session of several mills, where the.
ground the wheat, and it not unfrc
Quently happened that SO soon GOO
grist had been provided by our owI
men, the rebels would drive them on
and capture ai the s'proyendcr," Phe
the boys would be short of rations, a
though they invariably came off rlgl
in the long run,
\ few of the officers have been lei
at Cleveland, in command Of that POI
ton of the regiment not entitled to n
enlist Those who come home arc 4
follows:
Lieutenant Co onci-Bcnjamin Smith.
Mejor--H. y. Nicholson.
Surceon-W William BrowDell.
Assistant Surqeon--J. A. Dunlap.
Com n,isscry--E w. Lawrence.
Company A--lst Lieut.. Y Whittemore.
Company C--lst Lieut.. NJ l.. Squiers.
Company Dist Lieut. IL b. Rothbun.
Company E-Capt Vance; lst Lieut. S.
Dickinson.
Company F-Cart. ID. T Fargo.
Company G-lst Lieut. Sam ! Robertson.
Company T-Capt. Geoegc S. Hodges.
. Company K-lst Lieut. Henry Sanbcrn.
Company L--Capt Bezaled p Wells.
Company Md Lieut. ii. M. Hempstca
!. COMPLIMENT 10 Country Bows