The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-22

HE THIRD GAvAl8Ys-100 BOYS OF tul9
regiment arrived in town yesterday morning.
Their soldier career il over and they 50 back
to their homes and civil life with history,
which as showing brilliant deedsand effective,
service is second to that Of no regiment
that the State or nation has had in the field.
This regiment was mustered into the SER
vice of the United States ct this place, Au-
gust sOth, 1851, Col. (now Brig. Gen. Cyrus
Bussey, commanding. It was almost immedi-
ately, upon its organisation, transferred to St.
Louis and was incorporated in the expedition
fitting out under Gen. Curtis, and which ex-
PEELED the rebels from Missouri, fought the
battle and won the victory of Pea Ridge and
marching through Missouri and Arkansas
ended the campaign at Helena. At Pea
Ridge the regimentwas honorably distinguish
ed. Meanwhile part of the regiment had re-
manned in Missouri under command of Major
d. C. Caldwell Here it did good service,
and acquitted itself brsvely in the affairs Of
Moore's Hill, Kirksville and Hartsville, in.
Hicting heavy punishment upon the enemy.
1t joined in Gen. Wanderers pursuit Of Mar
maduke and participated in the engagements
at White Water and Chalk Bluffs. The part
of the regiment at Helena had joined Grant
at Vicksburg and took an active part in that
siege. After the surrender of Vicksburg, the
six companies who had participated in the
siege, made raid from that place under COM
mand of Major Noble to Memphis, Tenn,
during which they assisted in the capture of
Grenada, Miss, destroying there IN immense
amount of railroad stock, including sixty 10.
comotives; after the capture of Little Rock,
the regiment was employed in scouting
through the country between that place and
the Louisiana and Texas borders, until their
re-enlistment, January LIST, 1864. Affer their
re-snlistment the boys came home on veteran
furlough.
Upon the expiration of their furlough they
returned to Memphis and wore part of the i'll.
fated Sturgis expedition. In the midst Of
disaster this regiment was worthy of its old
fame and behaved with great GOODNESS and
gallantry.
Their next engagement was at Tupello,
Mississippi, under Gen. A. ]. Smith, where
they again behaved with credit to themselves
After the battle of Tupello they were sent tc
Oxford, Mississippi, where they did excellent
service. From Oxford the regiment returned
to Memphis. From there they went to Browns
vile, Arkansas, and accompanied General
Mower in his expedition from that point ur
to Missouri in search of General Price. Dur
ing this expedition the regiment had the sat
isfaction of taking prisoners Generals Cabel
and Marmaduke, after charge pom and
over rebel battery behind which the reb e.
Generals had posted themselves. For this
act they were awarded Congressional medal
A portion of the regiment, which was lef,
behind at Memphis, accompanied Genera
Grierson in his raid upon the Mobile l. Ohio
railroad, and succeeded in cutting off tn,
rebel General Hoods communications on hi
retreat from Nashville. After the defeat O.
Gen. Price in Missouri the regiment was reu
nited at Louisville, Kentucky, from which
place they went forward and joined Genera
Wilson in his raid through Alabama Durins
this raid the regiment was continually en-
gagged in scouting after and skirmishing with
the enemy. 1t bore a prominent part in the
battles at Montevallo, Ebenezer Church
Selma and Columbus. At the latter place
they were the only regiment dismounted
and, although numbering but three hundred
made desperate charge on thirty five hun
dred rebels and four batteries, and SO deter
mined and deadly was the charge thu y mad,
that they succeeded in breaking the rebe
line, capturing the guns and holding tn.
position gained until they received reinforce
ments. From Columbus the regiment wa
sent to Macon, Georgia, and from there t
Atlanta, at which point they were mustered
out on the 9th day of the present month.
The present roster of the regiment is a
| follows:
Colonel-John W Noble, Brevet Bripadie
General.
| Lieutenant Colonel-Benjamin s Jones.
| Majors-P Il Walker, C A Stanton, Georp
Curkendall.
Surgeon-Geo w Carter.
Assistant Surgeons-T J Maxwell, Samue
Wilton.
Chaplain-James w Latham.
Company A-Captain, W G Wilson FRS
Lieutanant, D Bradbury Second Lieutenant
E W Tadlock.
Company B-Captain A H Gage: FRS
Lieutenant, W E Forker; Second Lieutenant
| vacant.
Company Captain Glenn Lowe, FRS
Lieutenant, A Roberts, Second Lieutenant
c Taylor.
Company D-Captain, John PickIar; FRS
Lieutenant, John Morgan; Second Lieutenant
| B Piercy.
Company E-Captain, John C Gilpin; FRS
Lieutenant, N W Battin; Second Lieutenant
Chas A McCord.
Company Captain, Benz F Grail. FRS
Lieutenant, NJ s Crawford Second Lieuten
ant, Richard Galena.
Company Captain, John s Stidper
First Lieutenant, Charles Leach; Secont
Lieutenant, John Watkins.
Company H-Captain, Jas H Grousback
First Lieutenant, Samuel Young; Secont
Lieutenant, VIM Wyekoff.
Company Captain, Franz w Arnim
| rirst Lieutenant, vacant; Second Lieutenant
John Veatch
Company K-Captain, Newton s Honnold
First Lieutenant, Geo w Stamm; Secon,
Lieutenant, Joseph Miller.