Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-04


Veteran Shsrpshooters are assigned to other
companies in the same regiment.
OF the Light Artillery organizations and
the Milwaukee Cavalry, have no informa-
ton showing their present position, except
that the Seventh maintains veteran organi-
cation.
The veterans of Company A, Heavy Artil-
lery, remain with the regiment lately recruit
ed to a maximum.
REGIMENTS IN SERVICE AND WHERE SERVING.
The total number of regiments and bat
teries now serving in the Federal army are,
thirtyseven regiments of infantry, four regi-
ments of cavalry, thirteen batteries of Light
Artillery, and one regiment (l2 batteries)
Heavy Artillery.
These are, at date of last monthly returns,
in the following given localities:
Sd. I2.h, 10th. 18th, 2Ist, 22d, 2sth. 2eth, 3Ist
SD Infantry, and 5th, Sth, 10th and 18th Bate
res OF light ARTILLERY, with General Sherman at
5.b, 9th, TIN, S5th, s7th, ssth Infaa,ry. and I'd
and 81 Batteries of light Artillery, in the Army
18th Infantry in the Army of the James
llth Battery Of Light Artillery in the Army of
West Virginia.
Batteries A, Z, II, @, II, TX, L, and NJ. of First
Heavy artillery, in the defences of Washington.
sab. 18th, l4th, 10th, 18th, cath, 33d, 43d 44th
and 45th Infantry. 3d 9th Bait ries of Light
Artillery aud Battery Q, Is Heavy Artillery, with
General Thomas. 49,.
18th, goth Infantry, 9Th Cavalry, LIST and 18th
Batteries of Light Artillery, Battery d, LIST Heavy
Artillery, in the Department of the Gulf
9Th, 23d, 9Th, 23th, 29th 35th, 4zd Infantry, I'd
Cavalry aud Tth Battery Light ARTILLERY, in the
Army Of the Mississippi.
companies 50th Infantry. LIST Cavalry and Bat
terry b LIST Heavy Artillery, Department. of Ken
lucky
81 Cavalry, 9th Light Battery in the Army of the
co. so'h Infantry in Department OF Northwest,
stationed in Dakatah Territory. Hes f2e,
RESULTS OF DRAFT OF 1868.
. The dsaft of 1868, made under orders from
the War Department pursuant TO an act of
Congress of that year, was in progress and
coTap leted early in the present year.
Lieut. Col. Chas. s. Lowell 18th. Infantry
us. A, was assigned TO duty as Assistant
Provost Marshal General of this State, and
has-with the exception of short absence,
during which Col. I'D. Greene, u. S. A.,
was assigned to the position-performed the
duties of that office to the present time. The
officers constituting the boards of enrolment
in each of the six Congressional Districts of the
State, were appointed by the War Depart
ment from residents in this State. $50 8
In the varied duties of my Office I have
been brought much in contact, personally and
BY correspondence, with all the above named
officers. Their labors have been of the most
delicate and &C the same time perplexing and
arduous character, and take pleasure in
bearing witness to the very patient and
efficient performance of those duties: and
also in publicly acknowledging the many acts
OF courtesy characterizing their intercourse
with this Office. The following named gen.
tlemen constitute the several boards of en-.
rollment in this State:
First District-capt. J. NJ. Bean, Provost Mar
shall; q. N. Baker, Commissioner: J. b. Dousman,
Surgeon.
Second DistYiet-Capt. s. j. M. Putnam, Provost
Marshal; L. b. OssweIl, COMMISSIONER; q. 4. Head,
Surgeon.