The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-06-29
The Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry.
From the State Journal. 18th


The Fourth Wisconsin regiment 0
rHssH! arrived here, frm lexa-, Al Oh.
O'Clock p " to-day. IL is the lat q
"i'con.ln regiments 20 return from The
6eld. With is return and muster gu
the history Of the paft BONE by Ni>cou
ain IN the great war t,r The CLiun Will b,
complete. 1t csrne ia, K, after more tLa,
IL Years lot continuous service with =
r.cord OF Which he State may vel. be
rrau1.
III, Fourth Wisconsin was orga, I'D
. an infantry regiment III June. 1861
|, reni.zvoused AT Camp Utley, Racine,
Oh the Eth Of that month and MUSTERED
into Vie CLiled State. service early IN
Jane.
The re. linen, lef. Wirconsin abou, he
Mi1dle Of June, 1861, AMI proceeded
dlrecil, To Baltimore Soon after it "a,
sintloced at The leIay House and do
guard duty there most Of the summer ard
fail. In November i, formed a part I
Zen. L"ckwood's expedition to the easl
shora OF Maj, land Returning 10 Bslli
more, Il WA, ordered 10 Join tie exped.
ilion under Gen. Butler against New
Orleans in FEBRUARY, 1862 A detachment
OF the 4,h, under Maj Boardman, aide
in capturing the rebel garrison Of Fort
jackson, at the mouth Of The Mississippi
who attempted to escape after surren
dsring On the morning of the l.t of NJ y
j, landed at HE same tlme with ,h. 2ls
Massachusetts in the city Of New Orleans
and marched to the tune of Yankee Doodle
through the rebel mob tina: gathered in
The streets A few days after the r-gi
msni vas sent out to destroy The railroad
above New Orleans After tearing up
considerable track and burning brl yes
II proceeded with some Michigan troop,
up to Baton Rouge Thence the Ieci-
ment went up the river on a steamer
~ far a. Ficksburg. The rebel wof ks there
we're too strong TO be as.Llled In pass.
ing Grand Gulf rebel battery opened
on them, killing ore man and wornd,no
several. Maj l'oardmsn with companie.
c, ID, /, and X, faded, drove tie rebel
from their position, aud followed then
up TIL about dark when sharp skirmisl
occurred, in which be lost four killed and
several wounded
After a short say AT Baton Rouge. tn,
regiment ptocepfed with cen. William.
10 a second movement on Nick br-g. Oh
iha 24:h of June it landed near Crane
Gull, made rapid marciI Of thirteen mile
IN Intensely hol weather, surprised fnc.
of IehoIs. drove them from their CAT
and cap urtd their CO 'ors. Gen. Williams
issued an order congratuating the res
ment. The regiment continued in this
k'pd at service. gong On expeditions b,
land and steamer, marching AMI count
erma'rh'ny fighting gu4r. HAS. skiinisf-
ing with parties Of rebels and winning the
thorough confidence OF ita commanders
Until, 10 1863. il bore 4 CONSPICUOUS part
IN the sarge and capture OF Port lIudson
Here Col. Bean waa killed, and Gen
Islns lost leg while leading a daring
charge upon the enemines' ks. Fr0n
I"rt Hudson the regiment returned t.
Bton Rouge. In August the order was
i''ned converting it into cavalry regis
nent. During the fall AMI winter its
bcihpeIs were af'lFGIF cEyiyft IN scout
ing expeditions. toraging, anI diminishing
with the enemy. Ia one Of these exped
itions Lieutenant. Colonel BoaIdnan wa
killed. \ part Of the summer Of 1864
they were stationed at Morganzia. Late
t"ey returned to b .ton Rouge, and f9r
the past year they have beeD Oh duty, in
Texas
On the S:h of April, 1864, go Of III,
veterans OF the Fourth re,enIistcd, ara
visited Wisconsin CD THROUGH.
The regiment originally consisted e
],04I men, rank and fie. During the
war !, was recruited by 9S2 men. Ii had
lost 10y death, up to March last, so men ::
missing %; deserters Il ; transferred 2 +:
discharged 414 mustered out in OctoG er
last, 75i.
Tue regiment Left Galveston, Tcxa
two wo'ks ago. In number 235 meb
besides off .ers.
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