The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
The SECOND REGIMENT.
The Veterans Of Mill Spring. Stone
River. Chickamauga and Mis-
sion Ridge Visiting Their
Homes.
THE ROSTER OF THE REGIMENT.
List of the Re-Enlisted Men.
HISTORICAL SKETCHES s.
THE WELCOME HOME.

reers whose honorable history through the
most active campaigns of this war is familiar
TO orr readers.-and whose achievements upon
the bottle-felds of the South have stirred the
admiration of MnnesOtianS, for their repre-
sentatives in the army, almost to enthusiasm,
lis now returned to the State. and the gallant
men and officers, surrounded by relatives and
friends. forget the hardships and perils they
have undergone, in the joys of home. To the
number of two hundred and scventv-five, i'll
Guiding nine-tenths of the able-bOdied men
remaining on the rolls of the regiment, they
have enlisted for second term of three years.
under the call for veteran enlistmeats. and
are brought back to the State for furloughs of
one month, at the expiration of which time
they will report at Fort Smelling. All honor
that a grateful people can bestow upon the
noble champions of the Union has been de-
served by these men.
They are the representatives of the thousand
in that Regiment who marched forth in 1861,
under the flags of the Union and State-the
surviving companions of the dead heroes of
Mill Springs, Corinth, Perrysville Stone Riv-
er. Chickamauga and Mission Ridge; and
they are after hardships and perils passed.
after full knowledge gained of all the rough
side of soldiers life, just as willing to volun-
teer their services for the Union as at the first.
when they saw only the excitement, and
pleasures. and honor of campaigning. All
that they have since seen and experienced, has
only intensified their LOYALTY to the good
cause, and a soldiers LOYALTY is practical and
without suspicion of alloy. May God bless
the brave veterans and spare them for another
and an early return .-Cme-must be the prayer
of flowing relatives and friends, and of the
whole State.
THE ORIGINAL ROSTER.
The original roster of the regiment was:
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
Colcnel-H P. Van Cieve.
Lieut.. Colonel-James George.
.Kaior-AleXander Wilkin.
Adiutdnt-Daniel Heanev.
ludrtersaster-W. s. Grow.
.Surgeon-R. H. Bingham.
assistant Surge0n-M. G. TOlman.
Chapiun-T. r. Cressey
COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS.
Company A-Captain, Bishop; First Leutcn-
ant. Haven: Second Lieutenant, Barnes.
Company B-Captain, Markham First Lieu
tenant Heaney: Second Lieutenant, Harkins
Csmpy CCapsain; Mantor sn.p prI R. Lieu
Company D-Captain Western; First Lieu
tenant TUttle: Second Lieutenant JennisOn.
Company E-Captan, Skaro; First Lieutenant
Cox: Second Lieutenant, Donahower.
Company captain. Davis; First Lieuten-
ant. LoOmis: Second Lieutenant, Livingston.
Company G-Captan keifer; First Leuten-
ant, Manner: Second Lieutenant. Brandt.
Company H-Captain Dickesron First Lieut.
catty: Second Lieutenant Dane.
Company captain, Foote: First Lieutenant,
Grow; Second Lieutenant. Uline:
Compaay K-Captain. Noah. First Lieuten.
ant Woodbury.: Second Lieutenant, Otis.
THE PRESENT ROSTER.
The following is the present Roster ofthe
regiment:
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
CoIoael-James George
Lieut. Colonel-J. w. Bishop.
Major John B. Davis.
Id;utaat-J. w. Wood.
lieu,termoster-D. s. Parsons.
Surgeop-M. c. Tolman.
assistant .Sa,,geoa-Wm. Brown.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
Compaay A-Captan. Levi Ober: First Lieu
tenant, Ell. Kenny.
Company B-Captain. Abram Harkns: First
Lieutenant. w. W. Wilson, Second Lieuten-
ant, John c. Jones.
Company C-Captain c. A. Cilley: First
Lieutenant. II. X. Couse; Second Lieutenant
Matthias Ihoeny.
Compoay D-Captain. John Moulton: First
Lieutenant, Hiram Lohdell.
Compomy E-Captain, J. Donahower: First
Leutenant, Augustus +. Alden: Second Lieut.
Thomas g. Scout.
Conapaag F-Captain. David B. Loomis: First
Lieutenant, john s. Livingston: Second Lieu
tenant, Edward Waite.
Company G-Captain. G. F. Meyer: First
Lieutenant, Henn:ng Y. Rumohr; Second
Lieutenant, Charles Rampe.
Company H-Captain. JOHN Il. Beatty: First
Lieutenant L. n. Holmes; Second Lieutenant
Thomas G. Quayle
Company I-Captain, c. S. Uline: First Lieu
tenant, Tcnbroecke Stout.
Company K--Captain. w W. Woodbury. ;
Second Lieutenant. d. S. Coverdale.
COMPARISON.
Col. George, from Dodge county, went out
rs Lieutenant Colonel.
Lieutenant Colonel Bishop. from Fillmore
county, went ont as Captain of Company A.
Major Davis. from st. Paul. went ont as
CAPTAIN OF Company F.
Captains Cilley Mouiton and Never went
ont as priyates Captain ODER as I'd Sergeant ::
Capta;ns Har1ins, Donahower and Uline. as
ID LeUtenauts; Captains LOOMS and Beatty
as LIST LeutenaDts.