The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-11-01

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line) becomes Benedict; Mademdiselle .
Madame. A few impressive Words brief
prayer BY the Minister has done it. They
launch out upon the SEQ matrimonial aaspi.
ciously. The wedding party was an elegant
me-the banquet magni6cent-the marriage
gifh rich-host and hostess susaainiak their
parts with consummate ftness-Bride and
Bridegroom looking splendidly, Is also the
attendant maids and sroomsmen. All Col
onel, we are glad that official mission to the
West has been SO eminently successful.
60rH q. 8. IxFASrRY.-We noticed the
arrival here last week of this regiment,
formerly the First Iowa African Infantry
en- route for Davenport. As this regiment
was in quarters here and most of its officers
are known to our citizens we take from the
Davenport Gazette the following notice Of the
regiment:
The First Iowa Infantry of African De-
scent was authorized by the War Department,
July 9th, 1868, and Col. William A. Pile
empowered to recurit and organize it. Keo-
kuk was fixed for the rendezvous and the
State authorities used every exertion and al
lowed every facility at their command to car
~ forward the recruiting and final organiza-
ton of the regiment. 1t was an experiment
in this State and many friends of the purpose
of raising colored troops were apprehensive
of failure. Adiutant General Baker, in his
General Orders No. l22 of 1853, placed the
raising of the regiment upon the same footing
with other regiments, and accorded the same
facilities and privileges in every respect.
Clothing blankets and shoes for the immedi-
ate use of the ragged recruits at Keokuk were
sent from here promptly, and without the in
tervention of red tape.
Having succeeded in part in receiving fair
credit from Missouri, 3s2 of this regiment
were allowed to that State; the balance, 521,
accrued to Iowa and applied upon her quotas.
The regiment was mustered into service
Oct IL, 1863 and put under command of
VI.
of company B, SD Missouri infantry, who
has proven himself an able and devoted Off
Ger. For the most part the regiment has
been engaged in garrison and light and heavy
artillery duty, at Helena and Little Rock, at
which latter place it was incorporated in the
I'd Brigade, 1st Division, eth Army Corps. 1t
was the first colored regiment in the Depart
ment placed on picket duty, and the first to
do sentinel and provost duty. Its usefulness
and discipline received general commentator,
and it was especially priced as a regiment by
Maj. Gen. Reynolds who twice made speci-
al request of the War Department that any
other colored regiment than this be mustered
out But under the order applying to such
regiments raised in free States, his wishes
could not be complied with MANY of the
officers of the Goth are now retained in ser
vice as superintendent of freedmen in differ
ent departments in the South. The success
of the regiment has arisen not only from the
fact that it was composed of excellent mate
rial, but from the additional important one
that Col Hudson, himself good officer and
warmly interested in the experiment" was
sustained by good and efficient corps of staff
and line officers.
The following is q roster of the regiment:
Colonel-John G, Hudson.
Lieut. Colonel-Gardiner A. II. Deane.
Major-Vacancy.
DECENTRALIZATION +. Reed.
Quartermaster-William Mcqueen.
Surgeon-Andrex Patton.
Asst. Surgeon-Cyrus +. Rayburn
Company A-Captain John A. Hart; LIST
1t. Benjamin c. Burt; I'd 1t. William E. Ne
vile.
Company B-Captain Gustayus II. Brock
1st It. Charles s. Hussey.
Company CD 1t. John Greenslitt.
Company D-Captain William A. Stuart;
LIST 1t. William A. E. Tisdale; I'd 1t. Almon
p. Halloek.
Company E-Captain George F. Work I'd
1t. William g. Work.
Company Fist 1t Daniel D. .Smock.
Company Captain Henry Sweeney LIST
1t. William Il. Williams; I'd It. George Ii.
Hobson
Company H-Captain James D. Walters
LIST 1t Edwin A. Phelps; I'd 1t. William B.
Murray.
Company Captain Passalla H. Young
LIST 1t. Joseph A. Goodnough; I'd 1t James
w. Morgan.
Company K-Captain Ralph R. Teller; LIST
1t. Perry A. Teetsort; I'd 1t. Albert Decker.
Com. Sergeant-Chas. F. Cummings.
Hospital Stewart-Daniel W. Stutsman.