The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-11

20. C@Copt. ID. 3. boaley 1st AioUs OonA'
Co. DLCaptain Joseph c. Whitney; 1st
Ueut. Shepard H. King; I'd Lieut.. Daniel Al
CO. E-Captain Rodolph shoenemann; 1st
Lieut., Christian Excl I'd Lieut.. Matthias Hoil.
Co. F-Capt. II. w. Wilson LIST Lieut..
George Parker; I'd Lieut. Joseph F. P1ngerry.
Co. G-Capt. Daniel H. Valentine; LIST Lieut..
George w. Prescott; I'd Lieut. Charles >.
Stees.
Co. H-Capt William K. Tattersall; LIST
Lieut.. Samuel Geisinger; I'd Lieut.. William
Co. Capt. Carlisle A. Bromley; 1st Lieut.,
Thomas s. Slaughter; I'd Lieut.. RObt. Hasty.
Co. K-Capt. VIM. II. Woodward LIST Lieut..
William w. Braden I'd Lieut.. Henry 3. bas-
sett.
The Regiment was scarcely in an organized
condition, when on August 21st came the
sickening tidings of the massacre OF Acton
and Redwood, and the Sixth, with other Regi-
ments hastily armed and imperfectly provided
for campaign, was hurried to Fort Ridgely in
forced marches. They suffered many hard
ships ON this march, as their commissariat, &C.,
was imperfectly organized, and most OF the
officers inexperienced.
A detachment of the Sixth dn good execu-
ton at Birch Coolie, losing number Of men,
while at Wood Lake they made gallant
charge, whipping the Sioux badly. No far
ther engagements took place that year, and
the winter was spent in garrisoning several
posts on the frontier.
In the spring of 1868 the Sixth Regiment
formed part Of the column of Gen. Sibley in
his expedition against the Sioux on the Upper
Missouri. The campaign was one OF great
hardship, owing to the forced marches, the
terrible sultry weather, and the desert-like ma
ture of part of their route. The Sixth lost
but few men however, and all stood it well.
The campaign was successfully closed by the
battles of big Hills" Dead Buffalo Lake, :"
and STONY Lake, in which engagements the
Sixth did good execution, and aided in the ter
rible chastisement the Sioux then received.
Returning from the expedition in the fall of
1868, the Sixth again garrisoned various from
tier posts. During the winter one company
(K) doing Provost Guard duty in this city.
1t was generally supposed that the Sixth
would join the expedition of 1864, under Gen.
Sully, but the great need of troops just at that
the Sixth Regiment to the Department of the
Southwest This order was hailed with joy
by the Sixth. They had enlisted to help put
down the rebellion and were tired of frontier
warfare. 1t required several weeks to collect
the various companies at Fort Smelling, but it
was accomplished about June IL. On the 18th
grand review of the whole Regiment took
Fort through St. Paul, embarking at the Lower
Levee on steamers. Of the 835 men who lett
in the full flush of lusty life fourteen months
ago, less than half returned yesterday
morning. The deadly bullet and the still
more fatal miasmas of the South had done
their terriblest carnage among the rank and file,
and many household where joy and pleasure
mourning for the gallant soldier boy who viii
never return.
The Regiment proceeded at once to Helena
arriving there about the first of July. The
weather was fearfully hot, and the air filled
with miasma. The men were encamped at a
fat place sixteen feet below high water mark,
and at once commenced falling sick. In o
short time nearly the entire regiment was
PROSTATE. In some companies only one or
two men were left for duty This state of
things continued all summer, and Col. Crooks
in vain plead to have the Regiment sent to the
front, or anywhere, out of HELENA as the
boys called the town. But red-tapeism was too
tenacious, and in dispair Col. Crooks resigned
and came home. Finally they were ordered to
report to Gen. Rosencrans at st. Louis, but not
until $50 brave fellows had been put under the
ed that they were discharged from the ser
vice.
They arrived at st. Louis on November 18th.
and remained three months on provost duty.
During their whole stay there, only two men
were in the guard house, fact that speaks
volumes for the Sixth. On January % they
started for New Orleans to report to General
Brigade, I'd Division 18th Army Corps (Gen.
eral A. j. Smith), and soon embarked for
Dauphine Island. After q stormy passage
landed at Dauphin Island, where they remained
twenty days. They took transports for Fish
River on March 20, where they remained few
days. The army was now making the grand
attack on Fort Blakely, and the Sixth did con-
siderable skirmishing. They we're ordered to
hold road, which they did for thirty-six
hours, supported only by . section of q battery.
They were now laying between Fort Blakely
and Spanish Fort, and were under fire night
and day, for several days and nights. Fortu-
nately, their casualties were few. When the
grand assault was made On Blakely April 8.
they were in the second line of attack, but met
with no loes.
On April 1S, the 10th corps was pushed off
for Montgomery. After very hard march
they arrived there on April Is, and remained
nine weeks. sickness prevailing most of the
time, with several deaths.
On July 16, left on return journey, 487
strong. Arrived at Vicksburg, and were or.
dered to report at St. Louis for muster out,
but on arriving there, were ordered to Fort
Smelling, for which post they started on Aug
ust ].
Present Rosser.
FIELD AND STAFF.
ColOnel-John T. Averill.
Lieut.. Colonel-Hiram P. Grant
Major-H. 8. Bailey
Surgeon-Wallace P. Beldon.
Assistant Surgeon-James McMasters.
ID Assistant surgeon-Henry Wilson.
Chaplain-Daniel Cobb.
Adiutant-AloQzo P. Connolly.
Qnartermaster-H.H II. Gilbert
NoN-ooAMIssIoNKD STAFF.
Sergeant Aajor-D. Hance NcCloud.
Commissary Sergeant-Wm. 8. McCauley,
Quartermaster Sergeant-John Wagner.
Principal Musicians-Levi Longfeilow and
Louis Miller.
Company A-Captain Harry Gilham: LIST
Lieut. VIM. P. Barnes; I'd Lieut. Joseph Mad.
ison.
Co. B-Cspt. VIM. Grant; ID Lieut.. VIM.