The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-14

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.rsfyed 4 81 Losis a npe1ay ssssieg
cusbosrd the sts6nsf Dels e Le1ie
LON Little Rock as1 ,vaee rssstvsd u
tie leves BY shs Veteran Rssspaioa Co.
n.itses, one d IL city basds, tAs7A Kaa-
sas cavalry. - "a q. 8. Rsgzkis md !.
large nunbss q eiaissns. TAsy Wsrs
conducted .6rst,to Gen. Rossona8 hesd-
quarters asd fsoa thence to Turner'S
Hall where = suhpsaous supper had bseas
prepared by the committee. to which the
six hundred veterans sat down end en-
joyed with relish. They remained in
the Hall all night, and in the morning
wsrs conducted 70 Benton Barracks By .
large escort. This regiment was > part
OF Gen. Davidson's old division and the
General was on hand 10 give the boys
reception. 1t is said that the regiment
has procured asvosd Of Tiffany = Co..
New York, At cost Of 81, 400 70 prsssnt
to the General = = token Of the high ap-
probation IN which be is held By thsm.-
The Missouri Democrat gives the follow
ing full and interesting account Of their
"travels" from The time 81 their forma-
ton to The present. It says:
This regiment of cavalry was accepted
by the War Department June Is, 1861,
and frst rendexvoused ct Darlington,
Iowa, under Fitz Henry Warren q Colo.
nel They came to st. Losis in October
of 1861, and went with the lst battalior
on the Fremont expedition to Springfield
and was body guard to General Pope
after which they returned to Lsmint
Can.onment, near Otterville, with Gen
Pope, and remained in camp until abou
the lst of March. On the 10th of De
cember, with two composites Of regulars
made the capture of severalrebels, knows
as the Black Water fight, under com
mand of Col. Alexander. On the 1871
of January, lS6s, they participa,ee in til,
attack upon Poindexteri in Howard
county At Silver Greek.
About the lst Of April the regimen
was again brought together at Sedalia
and from that time until September o
1852 they held the Usage country, main
tanning posts at Clarendon, Butler
Osceola, Balls Mills and Monteville, an,
were constantly engaged with Quantri
and other guerrilla leaders Of that countr,
In September they marched to Spring
Geld, under General Totem thence I
NewteDia, and were ia that engagemt-
They then marched to Huntsville an,
Cross Hollows, and from that to Wilson
Creek, and returned to Arkansas, an,
were engaged in the battle Of Prairi
Grove. They also participated in severa
small fights, and came round. by Rolls
frou whence they proceeded to de
stroy the saltpetre works 1t Ysllville, il
November. 1862, and after which the,
came to Lake Springs, in Missouri, ant
joined in the expedition against Marina
duke and held the advance ia driving hin
out Of the State, and skirmished up i
Chalk Bluffs. During this expedition
they made the celebrated night charg
upon Newton near Jackson. After thi
they we're organized with General David
sons cavalry division, and ihAsched dow
towards Whiteville, on the 81. France,
and then to Clarendon aud White risei
where they made junction with Ger
Steele forces At Clarendon. They the
marched to Brownsville and attacked tn
enemy aud drove them to Bayou Metre
where, after three days fighting they Dc
feated Marmaduke in August. This reg
iment, then under General Davidson
was the first cavalry regiment that led th
advance across the Arkansas river, wher
they engaged the enemy and fought thei
way into Little Rock. From this tim
forward they were engaged in sever
fights and skirmishss, including Sslin
and The late expedition Of General Steele
The following comprises the liss Of Oh
GERS:
Colonel D. Asderson, Bow eonmaod
ing brigade under General Steele It Littl
Rock Lieut.. Col. T. G. Caldwell, no,
coumaDding the regiment: Qnartsrmas
ter, Lieut.. C. H. Aberp; Comuissary
HI. DashelI; Adjstsnt John A. Donail
Major, VIM. Thompson.
The regiment nov numbers betwee
one thousand one hundred and one thous
and two hundred men ct for service.
bRtss A oar AsmHes.
B. F. Taylor, correspondents of ID
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