Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-11-05
Return Of the 10th Regiment to Wisconsin.

on the 24th. No notice Of the coming Of the
regiment had been received, and SO there
was no public reception The ladies of the
SOLDIER Home, however, gave them sub.
stantial supper. 1t is proposed to give the
gallant heroes a pubic dinner and such
welcome as they deserve. The regiment
went to quarters at Camp washburn, prepar-
atory to being mustered out and receiving
the ten months pay due. - 49, -
The returning veterans number about 225,
officers and men, and IA officers and leo men
are prisoners in rebeldom, mainly captured
at Chickamauga.
The 10th was organized early in October
1861, and was made up of as fine lot OF men
as have gone into any regiment in the State.
They leftWisconsin.for Louisville ON the 9thof
November, and were engaged during the fall
and winter in picket and railroad guard duty
between Louisville and Nashville. They par
ticipated in the general advance of our ar
mics in February, reaching Nashville the
26th, remaining near there till the 18th of
March, when they moved to Murfreesboro,
acting as provost guard Of that place for some
time. On the 9Th of April the regiment
broke camp and performed noble part in the
rapid and brilliant series of operations under
Gen. MITCHELL, eliminating in the capture of
Huntsville, Ala, and the railroad from Tus-
cumbia to Stevenson. ,h-
Passing the summer in various guard duty,
the regiment rendered efficient service as
rear guard to BULLS army in its retrogade
movement in September, and then marching
With his army South again, they fought nObiy
in the battle of Chaplin Hills. e
Returning again to the vicinity of Nash
vile they remained during December until
RosEcRANs began his forward movement
They we're engaged in the battle of Stone
River on the 3lst and remained near MUIR
freesboro till the middle of the summer when
they took the advance Of the movement to
Chattanooga.
On the 18th, 18th and goth of September
the 10th was engaged with the rebels in the
battle of Chickamauga. On the latter day,
after heavy fighting all day, repulsing rebel
attacks with great gallantry, the line on the
right and rear of the 10th gave way, leaving
the men exposed to terrible fire from three
directions, and they were forced to retire.
The Tenth, being on the left, and not being
aware of the enemy's position on that side,
retired to the left and rear, and ran directly
into the lines of the enemy, who captured a
large number of officers and men. The few
remaining were brought off with the balance
of the brigade. During this terrible two
days conflict, when the heroism of General
THOMAS troops saved our army, the Tenth
lost eighteen killed, ffty-six wounded and
one hundred and thrty-two missing, of whom
the greater number were prisoners On the
morning of the 2lst, they numbered three
officers ard twenty-six men.
After the battle of Chickamauga the reg
iment went to Chattanooga and remained
Whereabouts till after the commencement of
SHERMAN's campaign this summer, in which
it bore an honorable part 1t was in the bat
ties of Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain and Peach
Shortly after the capture of Atlanta, the 10th,
which then numbered ~ muskets, was de-
tached from the brigade and stationed at Ma
riotta, where they have been doing guard du-
ty until the Sd inst, when they we're ordered
out to Kenesaw Mountain, two miles from
Marietta, to take position in the old rife-pits
and guard the road at that point.
On the 4th inst. they received orders from
Gen. THOMAS to come home, but the exigen-
cies of the service demanded that they should
remain in the trenches until the danger pass
ed. When that time came the railroad was
cut so effectually between them and Chatta-
that they started northward. On their way
home, near Bowling Green, KY, they found a
freight train burned by guerrillas. This him
dered a day, so that the regiment was nine
days and nights on the road.
The following is the original roster of the
regiment:
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
Colonel ALFRED r. CHAPLIN.
Lieutenant Colonel.--JOsHUA J. GUPPEv.
Major.-J0HN q. McMYNN.
Adjutant.-WILLIAM A. COLLINS.
Quartermaster BENTON MCCONNELL.
Surgeon. MARKS.
First Assistant Surgeon.-RoBERT MITCHELL.
second Assistant Surgeon JAMES I. REEVE.
Chaplain.-JAMEs L. COFFIN.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
Co. A,-Captain, Henry o. johnson; LIST Lieut.,
Flavius }. Harrington; I'd Lieut., Robert Hardness.
Co. B.-Captain, Jacob w. Roby; LIST Lieut.,
James q. Adams; I'd Lieut. Samuel w. Herrck.
Co. C.-Captain, A j. Richardson; list Lieut.,
Frank W. Perry I'd Lieut., S. l.. Hart.
Co. D.--Captain, Orestes B. Twogood LIST
Lieut., T. L. KEENAN, I'd Lieut., George W. Marsh.
Co E.-Captain, John ii. Ely LIST Lieut., Rob-
ert Kohlsdorf; I'd Lieut., George NJ. West.
Co. F.-Captain, William IL. Palmer LIST Lieut.,
Edward d. Lowry I'd Lieut., Armstead q. Brown.
Co. G.-Captain, William Moore LIST Lieut..
Loren b; Brewer I'd Lieut., silas A; Wilcox 80.
Lieut., o L -Foote; I'd Lieut. Ingersoll George.
Co. Captain, c. T. 0verton LIST Lieut., IIar-
yey II. Fairchild I'd Lieut., John Small.
Co. K.-Captain, Edwin IIillyer LIST Lieut., L..
b. Hill I'd Lieut., Charles IL. Ford.
Col. CHAPLIN resigned early in 1868; Lieut.
Col. GUPPEY was promoted to the Colonelcy
of the 23d in the summer of 1862, and Major
McMYNN, after being promoted to the Colonel.
cy, resigned in June, 1863.
The following is the present roster:
FIELD AND STAFF.
Major-DuNcAN McKERcHER.*
Surgeon-JoHN MARKS.
Asst Surgeon-RoB'T G JAMES.
Chapl4in--IIoMER ii. BENSON. 14 81
Quartermaster--ELLIoTH II. BENTON.
Nos-eoMMIssIoNED STAFF.
Serg't Maior-Wm. s. barrow.
Q. VI. SeIgeant-Thos. q. Tremble.
Com. Sergeant-Milo NJ. Whorton.
Hospital Steward-Albert ID. Ballou