The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08

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tiers (being Of that tribe with whom gratitude
is apt to express itself In words,) astoni.hed at
being provided with seat and table for writ
ing without first having to ask for It. and being
/ mindful that waen they had completed their
notes and began to recollect that they were
tired and hungry they were invited to the 9TH
or table from which they arose refreshed and
strong again desire to say that they particular
ly recolect the table set upon the stage, and
especially admire the patriotism of drs. Combs
and Mrs Berkey, MISSES Brawley, Curtis and
Porter and Mr.. George Daniels Zone fthe class
ofgentlenen heretofore alluded toy
The Flremen
1t was only at the eleventh hour the firemen
were notified that they were expected to turn
out in uniform and act as escort to the Regi-
ment That they did come out with full ranks,
neatly uniformed, and conducted the reception
30 far as it was left to them in the right spirit
and without blunders. is but one more added
| to the long list of instances in which their or
ganizltioh has reflected credit upon the city.
We hope that some future time when our citi.
zens generally get learned how to cheer, Ohey
can't half cheer now,) the fire boys will get at
least that much Of an evidence of the good
will Of the public. In the mean time the
fire boys must know that their various services
are not entirely unappreciated, and their esprit
du corps viii serve TO make them always ready
as they have been.
| The Services OF the fifth Regiment.
Our readers have been made acquaintei at
various times with the most prominent SER
vices of the Fifth. Commencing its service in
the South at the siege of Corinth, it has
marched and countermarched, with occasional
skirmishes and battles, through Tennessee,
Northern Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
Originally about nine hundred strong, it num-
bers on it's rolls now four hundred and thirty
about one hundred of whom are raw recruits
1t has lost by casualties four hundred and six
ty-tive men, and some of course by transfers
The number re-enlisted is two hundred and
| forty.seven. Nine-tenths of the men who had
served sufficient time, have re-enlisted as vet
Grams. The regiment, or detachments of it,
was engaged in the following actions:
Pennington, May 81 1862; Siege of Corinth,
Oct. 5 and 4, 1862; Re. Wood, Fort Ridgely,
| Fort Abercrombie Mississippi Springs, Jack
| son, fredericksburg, Richmond. Assault of
Vicksburg May D, Siege of Vicksburg, Hen
derson Hill. Campte Pleasant Hill, ClOutier
vile, Bayou Robert Mansura, Yellow Bayou,
| and Lake Cheat. .....
IsOll Of Veteran Enltstmcnts.
FIELD AND STAFF.
Colonel-Lucius F. Hubbard.
! Lieutenant Colo. ,el-Willia.n =. Gere.
| MajOr-JOhn Becht.
| Adutant-ThOmas p Gere
| Observation-Disclosures B. McGrorty.
Surgeon-Vincent P. Kennedy.
| Assistant Surgeon-Wilian Ii. Leonard
Chaplain Henry N. Herrick.
Non Commissioned S,aff-Sergt. Major, A.
| N See (-ince promote5); O. Sergt., Je
Webster; Principal Musician, E. Rose.
Commissioned officers, g.; enlisted men, 4.
| total II.
| Captain-Wn,. Arkin.
| First Lieatenant-NOrris II DOrley.
Second observation-disclosures Hilton.
| Serg aants-1st, P. Miller; Augustus Knapp,
| G. l. Litllefeld.
| Corporals-E II. Douse, d. M. Strang, P.
| A. Edwards, Hans Jordt.
Wa.,oner-GeO K Mercer.
Prvates John Ardin, G A. Aesshir, c. j.
Bondurant (>ince taken prisOner), D Bury A.
Burnham, Tracy Bardwel, j. A. Doty, L. G.
| Delano, Z. Engerbre;sou, G Hanson, John
| HirrOun. jacob Haines. John Irish. Henry
| ince wounded), Geo. Marshall, Charles Tru
| man. Thomas Qulnneil (Since died) Kuut o.
| terson. II. B. Patterson, Nelson Reed.
Officers, 3: Men 80. Total, 3S.
.u 1 COMPANY B.
| Capt james G. McGrew.
| First Lieut.. j. F. Bishop.
| Sergeants-F First, A. j. Fauver; A. McAllis-
| ter J ,mes G.. Mclean. j. A. Underwood, A.
| w. Williamson (since promoted
| Corporas-E. L. NehrhoOd, NJ. j. Sturgis
| w. B. Hutchinson NJ. Ole Svendson.
Prvates-C. H.. Baker, w. FL. H. Chase,
| James Dunn, j. w. Foster Ambrose Gardner
| j. w. Lester II. Martin, J. Murray. L. Scrip
ture, w. A. Sutherland, Martio .. Tanner, s.
Van Buren,. .. -.
Officers = men 81. T::al %.
COMPANY e.
Captain-T. j. Sheehan.
First Lieutenant, DorX Stacey.
| Second Lieutenant, H0ratio d. Brown.
| Sergeants-First, Il. NJ. Beach, j. G. Ross,
| WIN. Young. Sydney Cook.
| Corporals--J. l.. Bullock, w. J. Horning, G.
| A Rose
| Musician-N. E. Babcock
| Privates-James NJ Brown, c. T.. Chapel,
| c. II. Oils, s. W. Dogan. G. J. Grundy, Jas
| Honan. =. Henry, d. N. Hunt P. Nilsson, An
| drew Peterson. c. 0. Russell, B. F. ROss J.
| NJ. Rice, f. Ra.h (since promoted), James NJ.
| Wright.
| Officers $; men, 2S. Total. 26.
| s-. - COMPANY D.
| Captain-H. Muehlbarg.
| LIST Lieutenant II. G. BailIy.
| LIST Sergeant-Wm Deusc;l. since wounded
| Corporals-Christian Wolf, C. Butcher, L.
| SanSOncy.
| Wugone III. Schmidt
| PrvateS-Cement Dubay, Xavier Ellemond
| (since wounded), w. F Gtrth, J. Hubel B.
Joinville. Henry koecher, o. Leford (since
wounhedl j. B. Latonrelle, Conrad Hill, Al
bert Rhode (since appointed Sergeant Major),
Joseph TOurvIe (slnce killed in action), j.
Therein, John Vogler
| Officers, 2; men, 49, Total, 20
COMPANY E
! Captain-H. StassOn.
LIST Lieutenant-JacOb Amos.
| Sergeants-1st Sery'I, John FL. Theis, (since
! wounded); N. SchOenborn, Peter Barlh.
Corporals-Wm. Schilling, l. Dafren, John
| Walter, j. Schwanowitz
Privates-J. Barbelin, K. Barbersh, Fred.
Flemming, Richard Geisert, Gas. Hammer,
| Ii. Ley, y Mangels, NJ. Heck anthony Miller,
Anton Mather, Christmas Pickette, Francis
| Schubert. AdOlph Schmelz
Officers. 2: men. ~. Total, %.