, 1864-03-22
BRAVE BOYS ARE THEY---0UR
RETURNING VOLUNTEERS.
Arrival in Chicago Of the rlth
Wisconsin and 9Th Michigan,
HISTORY And ORGANIZATION OF
the REGIMENTS.

THE ELEVEN1U WISCONSIN.
The gallant 11th Wisconsin, numbering SIC men,
all rccnllstcd vetefan6, arrived in the city rcsto1-
day morning from Cairo, after te lions ride Of SS
hours. On arriving at the depot, the regiment
marched oscr to the Soldiers Rest, where the ID
dies prepared splendid dinner to which the boys
did ample Justice. Af1et dinner the bors strol1ed
around the city until evening, when they took the
Northwestern train for Msd,son, where they will
be furoughed for thirty days, after which they viii
, once more march On to Dixie. The following ia
the present roster:
GRaaet-Cha.ies I. Harris.
7M!sM M cpose'@ls II E. Whittlosey.
Adtntant-lsa n. Hunt.
Quazt1m1 1ste5-Chas. q. Myers
brpacn-Edward Eyeritt.
Art Susgeon-Joseph Green.
,x,a1 Gfsag4"g q A-capt. II. L. Freeman; 1st Lieat
,,{S' ,G{SE:eaey 1-captalu Otis Rcnnick; lat Lieut..
Company q Captain Janes Lairy; 1st Lieut..
aeu3gcny D-captain henry Toms; 1st 1teu..
ssSeyp ssSpSy sSsnd. Eeaptan Ahner Powell; ,st. Lieut.
u, o9:qssg e e.; eSptainR. E. jackson; 1st1lsut.
Company 0-captain D. @. Wyn,aa; 1at Lieut.
sasy 1Es III e3sS5s. Hsas. Captain Nelson R.
Company e Capt. Hiram j. Lewis; 1st Lieut.
III. Ee2iment was organized at Madison, Wis
len Camp Randall for St Louia, to report to Gen.
Hallesk- On arriving there 1t was ordered to Sui
phnt Springs. and was engaged In building block
Railroad In March, 1.6a It started ont witt Gen.
stecle's command to Batesvi1le, Ark, where Ii
Joined Gen. cnrtis' atmv. Al the battle nt Cache,
ncl haIing received two wounds a1 this cncsse-
mcQt. Alter tic battle the regiment acsia took
tie t.n mssch md went to Helena AEk, rea:hing3he
wano1t rations: It gastic9pated In several recon
Louis 70 fet Knob wSsRe SsRe' p.pat,n, =. s
were made for another campaign ID Miseoaa.
Atier marching through Southeast Missouri, Tie
regiment was ordered to report to Gen. Grant At
Mitikcu's Bend, and became attached to Tie ISL
amy corps p r passing through the swamps and
9ayoas at At 7 NElc5sbarE, this regiment had the 81.
IN the attack on Grand Gulr Ancr cfossips tue
fiser the l1th had the hoaor Of participating r. the
battle of r rort Gibson, May 1st: and aleo was en-
Victories On The Mississippi. serea hours aicr the
Surrender q Ficksbnrg, the f11th MES ordered oat
r. r.. Pnrsnuit P,nn ef Jeha.ton'a army) then m
siege Of that city, and o=cnpied tie enenv's
front EoIks on The day Of its surrender. Returning
oesaSs 1hs ,Ser ns ordered to NsT
campaign Of the feohe On its retafn to New o. o.
1e1nB. -
i hae marched $500 miles, and trsycled about
e.G tniies 2! railroad md steamboat since its
Col. Harris, 1te commanding officer, entered the
service on the 18th Of April 1e8t-fonr days afler
in the State. He bag been woundedrtwice-bo
times atthe battle OF the Cache July th, 1872 and
recommended for promotion by Gen. Grant.
- - TIE SIXTH MICHIGAN.
The gallant veterans, who hare for nearly three
years borna the de- Of our county On znany hotly
contested feld-who have, ragged, hungry and eo1e.
nasrehed uHny weary mic through the rotaszantie
swampe md bayous Of the tropical South, are now
returning home. to enjoy the thirty dsys' furionsh
preparatory to their again going forth to the scenes
Of their former campsigns. Two Of these gallant
regiments arrived here yesterday, en- route for
hnne-thc 11th Wisconsin (of which IN account fs
stsen IN another plaee) and the 9Th Michigan ar
tilery.
tbs 1nttcra17ivcd here yesterday. from Port und-
y, at the n1iEols Central Depot and immediately
marched to tho Soldiers Rest, where the ladies
hcd prepared sumptrous dinner to which the bow.
being hungry after thirtYsix honrs' ride, tu am-
pie Justice.
The following is the roetet Of the regiment:
fGkGE<|T&Caut.
Lievf. tp;onI~Edwarf7 raacon
.Mglor1. E. Clark.
s9;ssoa--c. ". Nott1an.
1s: Asst: snrReoa-K. u. Mason.
Qua1ses5nastey~ y. stone. ''
EGzfTw 1NfEantafn. 4 = Crcss-. E;r.t4 4.ant :,
Z. Thoytr: Second iient.. pa11fcck nai,r' 49,
IafEs7v HLCanfain. A. !. Ra1nh E5rst J,fer.
rntricE fsw1eT: fer1mi iient f!hss .sn;tnn A>''
InE<1T C-CAptains 4. Eowet. Tirst Iicnf II,
IT, Ecals: Second Lieut.. &. Grant.
GatfeTV DLCaptain. j. Il. EfjIs: First Ueut.. c.
Watson: Seeond Lent. vacant. 7' AD'' -
U0tfs7v ELCaptafn. &. Corswelt: F1rst 1iert
c. WatsSn Second Iirnt Fe EncF
UcAf7v ECapiain. Holm C,riou: Frat Liant
C. w Kalbaufne: 6ecnni iicat. e. Ans3en.
Eaffetv GCaptain. Henri Starf First Tfcrt
Oscar Hare: Second Itertcnant. i. N. iarv
EQta,v ACortatn. F. r Mont1nme,x. f,rat
Lieut.. VIZ. PrnsE: Second Ijcrf Js;nrs ;;rrsna-5
icHI.fu I-t:nntain- Henrv S"ssis. FL TJs1,
c. S, Fasscit: Second Iicnt'. II n f7atci, '"'-'
Iafks,y TL4aniain' 4 II. Ghsnm.n. E4rs+
Liant. r. j. Ewarf1s. Serond 1fsr1 = "T' -
Uca.ts;cr. @14~"'' - -
Tl1e Ic-iment vas r,ustcrnd ;nto the serric. At
Ea:au,axco on thn aotb Anr,nst 1ss; ~ 5nf.ntrp
n15cr crutunnd of Col. r. ~ Tnrfenins an|1 nnn
bred DID mcn and ote11s IN IN sssH r. f41 n.
vust, tho 1cHiment ttceiyed rasrch7np nr1ert. md
Mocceaed te BaitIpoore. wbcrr # 1aT rnrsmnS3s
acting as Provost lierahai's cnar3 for ssre71
u,onthe, during which It mas its first casay in
campaigning. In Apr;I, 1872. tt lefi Batirnore and