The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-21
the SECOND REGIMENT:
It's Battles, Marches and
...-.ss Campaign. qa
SKETCH OF ITS HISTORY FROM
IT'S ORGANIZATION TO ITS -
RETURN HONE FROM
THE WAR.
From tho Daily Of Saturday.


brief history of the gallant Second.
IT'S ORGANIZATION. 80
So great was the anxiety among the brave
Young men of Minnesota to enlist in the defence
of the old Gag shot down by traitorous hands
at Sumter, in April, 1861, that the First Regi.
ment was filled in seven days, and almost
enough full and partly full companies crowded
ont to form another regiment. By strenuous
efforts Gov. Ramsey succeeded in securing the
acceptance of an additional regiment from
this State, and 1t required only few days to
al up the Second. As fast as the companies
were formed, which was during June and July,
they were assigned to garrison duty at the
frontier posts relieving the companies OF the
FiBI Regiment, which was at once sent TO
Washington H- p"
FRONTIER DUTY. d. $3.50
About three months were occupied In doing
garrison duty on the frontier. They passed
away very tediously to the boys, a. they longed
to meet the enemies of their country on the
battlefield, rather than pass their time in In
glorious ease in obscure posts. But the time
was not lost, being kept In vigorous drilling.
gaining for the Second Regiment that splendid
discipline for which they were ever Afterwards
90 celebrated.
THEY ARE ORDERED TO THE FRONT.
They were not deetinad to holiday soldier
ing mach longer, however. A more glorious
career was opened for them. The disaster OF
ing Of the Third and Fourth Regiments,. were
the means of accomplishing the welcome
change Relieved from garrison duty by the
Z Fourth Regiment, the companies wero, early
In October, collected at Fort Smelling, and had
their first battalion drill Two or TIRES Of the
companies here first received their arms.
rHB RosrsR AT THAT TIMR
The organization Of the Regiment wa now
complete, and the Roster stood Is folowss
,.........s.. FIELD AID STAY. ,.I
Colo.e-Horatio P. Van Clevo.
Lieut. Colonel James George.
1ajor-AleXander Wilkin.
Quartermaster-W.S 8. Grow.
Quartermaster 6ergeant-Wm. PazvoaS.
Sergeant Maj0f-C. A. C1ley. 20.
surgeon-R. b. Bingham.
Assistant Surgeoa-A. G. Tollmsa.
Chaplain-T. E. Cressey. Ns5 Z
- LINE oyyIcKRs. .l.
Company A-Captain. Judsoa W, Bhhop;
lst Lieutenant, Charles Haven; ID Lieutenant,
Charles Fl. Barnes.
Company B-Captain. William 81: Markham;
LIST Lieutenant, Daniel Heaney; ID Lieutenant
Company C-Captain, Peter nantor; LIST
Lieutenant. Henry G. Simson; ID Lieutenant,
David B. Bailey.
Company D-Captain, Horace II. Western;
LIST Lieutenant, Moses c. futile; I'd Lieutenant,
Samuel P. Jennisen.
Company E-Captain, AsGrim K. Skaro;
LIST Lieutenant, T. St. Julian Cox; I'd Lieut.
Jeremiah C. Donahower.
Company F-Captain. John B. Davis; LIST
Lieut.: David B. LOOMS; I'd Lieut.. John ..
Company G-Captain, Andrew R. Keller;
LIST Lieut.. Jacob Manner; "a Lieut. FREQ. A.
Brandt. .l T.
Company H-Captain, Nelson W. Dickinson;
list Lieut.. John r Beatty; I'd Lieut. Jerome
Dand.
Company I-Captain, John Foote LIST
Lieut.. William 8. Crow I'd Lieut.. Calvin 8.
Uline
Lieut.. William w. Woodbury., I'd Lieut.. Ethan
A. Otis. r 7t .f st ..ofA
OF the brave and talented men whose names
r were borne on that Roster, but three Col. Bish-
CD (then Captain) Lieut.. Col Uline Chen I'd
Lieutenant) and Captain John 8. Livingston
(then I'd Lieutenant), are on the present Roster.
rHKIK DEPARTURE. t5.-H
On the morning of October H. 1861, the
Second, then 1,C20 strong, marched down
Third Street, to the Levee, where they en-
barked on the steamers, and left tor the front.
Among the thousands congregated to see
them Of. there was scarcely fearless eye. 1t
was sad scene, to witness thousand young
men. in the pride of vigorous manhood, march
inc to the deadly battle field, but few OF whom
it was feared, would ever return. VI that
brave band of heroes, only about two hundred
will retrace their steps to-day. All OF the rest
are in the grave, or live with crippled limbs
and shattered constitutions. Irs y
..f FIN ROUTE. fg.a.
The orders of Col. Var Cleve were, to pro-
coed to Washington. At Pittsburg, however,
he received dispatch ordering him to report
at Louisville "a troops were badly needed IN
that District The Second, with other troops
were ut once embarked on steamers at Fits
burg. and arrived at Louisville on October %.
From Louisville they marched southwark TO
LEBANON JUNCTION, a..
at which place they remained encamped until
Jan. /, 1862, engaged in guarding railroads and
bridges in that vicinity. On Jan. 1 It wa Or
dered to Somerset, KY. 1t was at this time In
CURED the famous t5Hf g i<.
BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS, rs H. a.,
occasioned BY an attack M Zollicofer on the
camp. Tho brave Second mere nesned i1
maiden sword. 1t came upat critical period
In the battle. The Union troops were hard
pressed by the rebs, when the Second Regi-
ment charged them with impetuOus daring,
and routed the whole line, capturing tho
"Louisiana Tigers, crack rebel brigade, and
their coiors. The tide at once turned In our
favor. Zollicoffer lost the day and his life.
And this brilliant victory, almost the nrst (cer
tainly the first important one won BY our arms
during the war; and which reused our nation
from the depth Of dependency TO new eOur-
age-preventing, as it is said to have done, for
eign recognition and aid Of the enemy. vas
won by the Gashing valor Ct the Second Min
nesota. For their conspicuous part in that
memorable battle the ladies Of Louisville, 70
which poiut the regiment was ordered soon at.
Ter, presented them with an elegant silk flag.
THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN
Followed. The Second were sent to Nashville
"a short time previously captured by our army
ON steamers arriving TN March 81. / hey were
nov placed in the Reserve Division Of the
Army of the Ohio" under Gen Buell., which
,vas cent 10 the relief of a., Gr~u, a, pee.