The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-01-19

CURED to make up the stand of arms com
plete."
For full detailed statements of the condi-
ton of the military property Of the State
and of military operations, refer you to the
able and interesting reports of the Adjutant
General, Quartermaster General and Sur
geen General herewith submitted. sd
To the calls of Government for troops, no
State has responded with greater alactrity
than Wisconsin. She has sent to the field
since the commencement of the war, forty
four regiments of Infantry. four regiments
and one company OF Cavalry one regiment
of Heavy Artillery, thirteen batteries of
Light Artillery, and one company of Sharp
4 shooters making an aggregate exclusive Of
one hundred day men, OF seventy thou
sand one hundred and thirty three men. Of
this plumber thirty7tgo thousand nine hun
/ bred aud seventy, have been lost to the SER
vice. by Deaths discharges and desertions
leaving in the service at the present time
! forty two thousand one hundred and
sixty three neu 10 this large number
furnished BY our young State. should be ad-
| ded the three regiments ofliundred day men
4 who 50 nobly responded pthe call in a crit
Ecal inoneut, when their services were so
/
such Importance to the Government, as to
call forth from the COMMANDMENTS Chief the
highest special commentator.
Further provision should be made for
keeping and preserving records Of the
names and deedsfof valor of all Wsconsin's
SOUS who have taken part in the great ma
tiona Struggle i'll which we are now enga-
ged 1t is due to them, and to posterity,
that such records should be handed down to
future time and they should also be spread
before the rising generation for their emula-
| ton. 3"
The debt of gratitude we owe to our sol
diers and sailors for their great achieve
ments, we can never fully repay. To their
exertions, under the guidance of an AIl-wise
Providence is due the salvation of our coun
try, and to no equal number is greater cred
| it due, than to the soldiers and sailors of
our own State, They have fought in nearly
every action on land and sea- and none have
| fought better, none have made the last great
sacrifice, the sacrifice of life itself more
willing at their country's call than they
But the soldiers aud sailors of Wisconsin,,
need no eulogy from me ; with their own
right arms they have written their own
proud history. Their own patriotism, valor
courage and endurance have never been ex-
celied. Their praises are upon every tongue
AS State we should also pay some further
tribute of respect to- and adopt some further
measures to perpetuate the memory and eX-
ample Of the noble heroes of Wisconsin, WHO
have fallen III defense of the Liberties of the
| Nation. A suitable monument should be
erected at the Capital of the State, on which
should be inscribed their names doubt
not their names are registered in Heaven
let them also be registered on earth. They
should ever be borne in remembrance by
those for whom they fought and died. Their
families should also receive our attention
| The heroic dead are gone-their orphan
children are still with us. Let US seek them
out and cherish them as the children of that
State and country for whose benefit their
natural protector offered up his life.
Every effort has been made for the relief
Of the sick and wounded soldiers which the
nature Of the case, and the means at my
disposal would admit. But so extended has
been the field of military operations, and so
numerous and scattered the cases, that
have found it impossible to meet the wants
Of all as fully as | would wish to have done
Much has been done by correspondence in
obtaining furIoughs, transfers discharges,
descriptive rolls aud otherwise assisting
them. have personally visited them iu
hospitals, so far as time and attention to the
other duties Of my Office would permit. |
have also sent agents to them, and through
these means many who were lingering in
hospitals and who could be of no further use
to government have been discharged and re-
turned to their families. Many others have
been provided with comforts, which have
tended to soften their Affections and materi
ally aid in their speedy recovery and return
to duty. Great credit is due our citizens
generally, for their, efforts in behalf of our
sick and wounded soldiers From nearly
every hamlet aud village all over the state
have gone forth comforts for them. To the
Ladies Aid Societies especially is great
credit due for the assistance they have rem
dered in caring for them and their families
they have with timely aid allcviated much
suffering and doubtless been the means of
saving many valuable lives. The thanks
of a grateful people; the gratitude of the
brave soldier, the destitute orphan, wife and
mother, are their reward
Hospitals have been established at Madi-
son, Prairie du Chen and Milwaukee, aud
Wisconsin soldiers are now enjoying their
benefits, so far as have been able to get
them transferred or ordered to report toI
these Hospitals. | have urged upon the
War Department the Importance OF provi-
ding Hospital accommodations, and sending
all our sick and wounded soldiers into our
own State, where they might receive the
benefits OF our bracing and invigorating at
mosphere, and be acces- bic to their rea-
tives and friends, whose kind care and atten-i
ton would aid much in restoring them to
health and usefulness. The claims of the
sick and wounded soldiers should receive
careful consideration at your hands. Ample
provision should De made for their wants,
and for the wants of the families Of all Wis
c0nsin soldiers now engaged in this great
struggle.
| am informed that many citizens who
have enjoyed the protection of the Govern
ment, and whose property in some instances
| is still protected by it, have, to avoid doing
their duty in the field, ANONYMOUSLY fed to
foreign countries | would suggest to the
Legislature the propriety of taking away
from such men rights they will not aid IN
defending. :aae
took occasion one year ago, at the open
ing of the Legislative session, to call the
special attention of yonr predecessors to our
agricultural, mining, manufacturing and
commercial interests. l desire to impress
upon you, also, the necessity Of fostering
these important interests, as upon them
largely depend the substantial wealth Of our
State; but you too well understand their
importance require further notice from
me. / only refer you to my remarks upon
this subject in my last annual message
The condition of the State Prison has been
greatly improved during the last year, and
its expense largely reduced.
The present efficient Commissioner is en-
titled to great credit for bringing about this
result. / am of the opinion that still great
er reduction in the expenses of the prison
may be effected by change in the system.
While in many other States the prisons are
self. summarizing and IN snrrne instances mo