Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-11-21
CONCERNING THE NEVADA VOL
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The order for the mastering out of SO
many of our States volunteers as are in
this section Of country, is o being exc
cuted. It is a fit time, therefore, to make.
mention of the services rendered by our
own boys in blue, and to name, at least,
some of the officers and companies raised
here for the Government, In general, we
certainly can commend our boys, from
their negative record. The report of in
subordination and Of bad conduct on their
part has not come to the knowledge Of the
public. We never heard it charged that
they refused, neglected or half performed
a duty assigned. On the contrary, the
testimony from their own officers and from
all inspecting or commanding superiors
has been to their uniform excellence Of
action, obedience to and prompt execution
| of orders.
Captain Zabriskie, of Lyon county, and
Captain Baldwin. Of Gold Hill, commenced
recruiting companies of cavalry at about
the same time--in the spring of 1868.
Captain Z~abriskie's commission was first
dated, but Captain Baldwin's advantage
being great in a residence IN q more thickly
populated section of country, his company
was first filled and he first mustered in.
Captain Zabriskie's company, however,
retained the letter "a" and Captain Bald
wins remained Company "B." Baldwin's
First Lieutenant (now Captain), Mathew
son, aided greatly in recruiting. Zabris-
kie's First Lieutenant, Wells, (now Cap
tain), was as efficient in enlisting, as he
has since proved himself to be in the ac-
tive service. Both these companies were
filled BY August, 1864 and in the early
part Of October they marched for Salt Lake.
Company &C" was recruited under three
different Captains; at last coming under
the command Of Captain Dalton. Its or
ganiza.ion was completed in December,
1853. Captain Milo George (now Lieut..
| Col.) raised a company in this town dur
ing the same Fall. Company 3D." Cap
tain Lyon. of Silver City, and Captain
Calder, Of Aurora, during the Winter and
Spring Of 1864, recruited Companies ne"
and "F." This made up Nevada's First
Volunteer Battalion organization; First
Battalion Cavalry, n. T. "" G. c. Will
liams was first appointed Lieutenant Colo
mel and Milo George, Major. On vii.
liams' resignation, George was promoted
| Lieutenant Colonel and Zabriskie Major.
Zabriskie declining the promotion, Bald.
win was commissioned in his place-Za-
briskie remaining u Captain under him.
Lieutenant Colonel George has for the
year past been in command Of the District
of Utah. We should mention that Com
panies &c" and "F" joined "a" and "B"
in Utah. Major Baldwin has for some
time been in command at Fort Bridger.
Both Of these field officers have discharged
their duties with oft commended fidelity
and sound judgment. .
Three Companies of Infantry have been
raised in this Territory and State; and a
part of a company was enlisted by Captain
C. C. Warner. They have all been on
active service - Indian hunting - since
their muster.
1t should be recorded, that the troops
raised in Nevada, have not only defended
our own borders, and preserved peace at
our own gates, but have also kept open
the Overland Mail line, hence to Ne
braska, and kept up the telegraph line in
all the hostile sections on that Over
land route. In their skirmishes with the
savages, they have attested their valor and
skill. Some have fallen in the fight;
many bear the scars of honor there gained
as honorable to them as though they
were received on the shores Of the Poto-
mac or Mississippi.