Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-04
From the 55th Regiment Protest against
Evil Rep0rts,

We publish with pie asure the protest given
below, of meeting of the officers of the
35th regiment, against certain preiudicial re-
ports which had found cireulation,in regard to
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
35th was on the 18th of July.
The following preamble aud resolutions were
unanimously adopted by meeting of officers Of
the S5th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
at the quarters of Major J. Gronnings, Surgeon
35th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at
Morganzia. La, July llth, 1864;
WHEREAS, soldier who leaves his home ami
every thing dear to him. to battle for the principles
OF liberty. cannot find the necessary encoura Ee-
ment during all the manifold hardships of q SOL
diers life to confront the ranks of the enemy aud
the deadly lead, if newspapers at home are assist
ing in setting at1oat reports detrimental all
qualifications, which characterize coed soldier,
and,
WHEREAS, We have seen to our deem regret di
Vers reports atloat in the New York Ifo7id and in
several newspapers Of the Statef which we hail.
VIZ: mat the Colonel commanding said 35th Reg
| a r.
| said regiment as a veteran Regiment and that
| che CHE Colonel) had been placed under arrest
| Tor reporting the regiment Such:' that while
coming down the Mississippi river the regim en was
fired upon by guerrillas, 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 which rep orts
| reflect much discTedit upen the good name Of the
| regiment and upon the honor OF the Colonel COM
ding and al the officers of the regiment, and,
| WHEREAS, Further, our attention has been call
| ed to a correspondence from the 4th Wisconsin
Cavalry to the Wisconsin State Journal, published
in said Journal on the 23d of June last and which
| correspondence contains among other matters re-
| terriDg to the S5th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer
| infantry,s the following paragraph, to-wit: d" Its
Colonel ports 1t unfit Tor garri< duty, rea
son: want of drill and discipline" 1t there fore
ReS0lred, That We, the officers of the 35th Regi-
| mcrs Volunteer Infantry, declare aud denounce
each and al the reports referred to false, and
the orginators of the same llars columnators,
| and towards.
ReSolred That acknowledge and praise the
| lAor, enterprise and able SUPPLEMENTARY of
Colonel Henry Orf not only in organizing the 35th
Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer infantry, under
more disadvantages than any other regiment here
totore or since raised in our State, but also the
constant diligence which he has since manifested
in drilling and disciplinipg the regiment, and that
such has ever been recognized by our Commanding
General.
ReSolred, That copy of these resolutions unan-
imous!y adopted by the officers OF the 35th Regi-
ment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, be presented
to Col. Henry Orff, commanding, for his pri-
vate use.
R. Il. sTROHMANN, Capt. Co. A, Chm.
l.. B. EyERDELL, lst Lit. Co. l, Secretary.