Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-04
TOT for hich State receives
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he above table includes all the organize
tions from this State whose term Of service
permitted re-enlistment, and it will be seen
that all responded in greater or less num-
bers. Ali entitled have returned 10 the State
during the year TO enjoy a veteran iurlOugh
the 18th being the last, and just arrived
after patient waiting Of some eight months,
during which time il has taken active
part in the lone hundred days" from Chatta-
nooga TO Atlanta, and in the heroic defence
of AIiatoOna, on tie memorable 6Lh OF OctO-
Der.
Ii should be borne in mind that the yOlun-
tary action OF these men in Fe-enliSting, les
sened the numGeF by Just so many IN the State,
who would have been volunteered or drafted
to fill their quota undo. the calls OF February
LIST and March l4th, and that if any are enti-
tied TO special consideration these ere the
men. After the sharp experiences of the
,hardships and the perils OF war, and the
. heightened absence from the comforts OF
home, no ordinary degree of patriotism or
z iuke-Warm devotion will prompt men yOlun-
tariIy to enlist for second term, nothing but
love of the cause they fight to uphold, can
: animate them, or induce such personal sacrl-
6ce.
Ii is probable that most of these veterans
received substantial tokens of recognition
: from the localities to which they were cred
tied. This should be so, and if any sub-dis-
tricts have awaited themselves of such cred
its without proper recognition, they should
make haste TO slow It. sak
- ONE HUNDRED DAY SERVICE.
On the 2Ist OF April the following PROPOSE
7 ton was submitted 10 the President of the
United States, rendering the extra service of
troops from the States therein represented,
! for the term of one hundred days.
I Here the Adjutant Gener quOtesthe pro-
position of the Governors of the Northwest
ern States in April last TO furnish $4,000
troops for one hundred days, OF which num-
Der Wisconsin was TO raise 5000
The proposition having been accepted, GEN
eral Orders number IL was issued from this Of
Gee directing the State militia organizations
10 be made the basis OF four regiments should
they tender their services. So few eOmpa-
mics we're found to contain q sufficient num-
Der of men fitted for active service, that the
former plan of recruiting by appointments
was adopted. The limited time in which to
complete the organization compelled the con-
solicitation of companies aud squads early in
JuLe, into two regiments and one battalion:
To prevent numerical confusion in the regi-
ments from the State they were designated
as the seth, 10th aud 4Ist regiments Wiscon-
sin volunteer infantry, those being next in
numerical order at the tiH1e@of their organ
iEation. f
So far as possible, the field officers of the
State militia were assigned 70 the command
Of these regiments, those officers having ex-
srted themselves successfully in recruiting
these troops.
! Col. Z. L. Buttriek, Of the First w. S. ~,
vas appointed Colonel of the Thirty-ninth /;
Col. w. A. Rav, of the Third w. 5. NJ, Colo
mel of the Fortieth, and Lieut.. Col Geo. b.
Goodwin, of the Second w. S. NJ, Lieut..
Colonel commanding the Forty-first.
The regiments left the State on the 18th,
I4th and 18th of June, for Memphis, Tenn,
where, upon their arrival, the seth and 4lst
we're brigaded with similar troops from Iowa
under the command of Col Buttrick-the
4lst being assigned TO a similar brigade in
the same vicinity.
This term and manner Of service was de-
signed TO furnish an opportunity to those
whose duties prevented enlistment for long
terms OF service, but who through this means,
and thus relieving veteran troops from posts
and Notifications, might thereby take active
part in suppEsssing the rebellion, aud share in
the glory of q successful campaign. The
character Of the regiments was in some de-
gree peculiar. Five Wisconsin colleges and