The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-10-16

The ODD lnfantry.-Col w H w Cushmxn, Col
d F Hit, Col Seth Earl: Lit Col G H Brush;
Major Gibson, Major r H Alison, Major +
H Stumph.
The lO4th Iufantry-Col A Moore, Col
D1Sgla. H.peman, Major John H Widmsr. . ~
The 4th Regiment Csvalry-Col l. Dickey,
Col n r N Wallace; 1t Col w l. Gibson.
ford's Cavalry, attached at first to odd Regi-
ment-Capt VIM Ford; Lieuts + Mariner,
John King, NJ + Fairfield and Geo. Hunter.
Captain H0ughtalinss Battery. attached to LIST
Regiment Artillery, Of which Capt Houghta.
ling became colonel and Lieut. Col G Campbell
Major
Capt Cogswells Battery, first attached to 53d
Regiment.
Capt Henshaw's Battery.
Part OF Capt Drums Battery.
Co L, 26th Infantry-Capt jacques, Capt
John S Lothrop; Lieuts A G Pntmen and II w
Go l, Gath Infantry, Heckers Regiment
Capt Ii Reed, Capt Geo NJ Fuchs Lieut. IL II
Hu,z.
Co C 25th Infantry--Capt Chas Summers.
Homer Capt Zebulsn Hall, Homer; Lieuts
Edward Hall and Martin Thompson.
Co + Goth Iufantry-Capt l. NJ IRWIN, Homer;
Lieuts Geo Fl Knapp and Samuel NJ Custer.
Co + 39th lnfantry-Capt Joseph Woodruff,
Marseilles; Capt Andrew Wheelan, Mar,ellles.
Co + Both Infantry-Richard ii Watson,
Worthwhile.
Co B SSth Inf.ntry-Capt John II Merrill,
Tonica Lieut. G Burnup
Co d sSth Infantry-Capt Chas Vent, Mis-
Sion Lieut. John Crotty, Manlius.
Co 9TH C.vslry-Capt David S Porter Mem
dota Lieut. Robert McCord Mendoza.
Co K Sth Cavary-Lieuts W Trask, Ons-
wa; Lieut. Geo G hupp, Seneca Geo III Wells,
John Tyler Hall.
Co b l2!h InfAntry--Capt Henry S Stephen
SON, Troy Grove; J ID Yocum, M.rseilles; Thos
Motfatt; Lieuts d. Gillett, d A Cook, Banj
West. Los, from the Co. 10.
The 9th regiment partly raised in this
county Il, Colonel Colonel, now Gen John
Morrill,; Adjutant, Thomas Fullerton Free
dom q. NJ, A T Cameron, Luther S. Ames.
Co A was rssed In this county, and was COM
manded by Capt c Cameron, who killed
In battle while Colonel of the ID Alabama Col
ored Infantry, Capt Conger, Ophir. Frank
Smith, Ophir; Lieut. DAVID NJ Moo-e Waltham;
Lieut. Theodore Gaylord, Freedom Lieut. Orvil
7 Eberhard, Utica. Cap, Luther Ames, of Co
II WAS from this county. The dead of the regi-
ment from LsSalie County number 90.
Co Il 9th Regiment Capts B Rusk, Henry
l. Smith, James Day Lieuts G W Day, Thos
II l. Payne Milton Keech.
The Eleventh regiment WA mustered into SER
vice April Both, 1861 for three months under
the command of Colonel W. II. l.. Wallace. 1t
was stationed at Villa Ridge, and Bird. Point,
and held those important points until July Both,
1861, when i, re.enisted FIR three years service.
II was engaged in the petition TO New Mad.
rid, Sept 9th TO llth 1861 ; TO Charleston, No,
Oct 9th % 10th 1861 TO Bloomfield Mo, Jan 7th
and 9Th. 1852, where Il was engaged in a fight
with portion 81 the command of Jsff Thompson.
In the Reconnaissance of Columbus, Ky, under
Gen Grant, Jan 18th to 2O,h, 1862; IN the expe.
dition to SkestovB, No. Jan 18th TO 2Sth, 1862
in the siege of lFo1r DOnei,oa, Feb 18th, 18th,
14th and 18TH 1862 On the 18th it was heavily
engaged with the snsay 'or five hours, losing
32s killed, wounded and missing out Of about
500 Engaged, of whom ~ were killed. and 1872
wounded.
April 9th and 9Th. engaged in the battle Of
Shiloh, losing q killed out of 40 engaged. Par
ticipafed in T." siege of Corissb, April "a to
Juns 4th. lSG. participated in two engagements
near. Trenton, Tenn. July lat and I'd; WAS in
the expedition % GAINESVILLE, Tenn. rag Gath
to Sept 10th; TO Hopkin-ville, Ky, Nov %Ah To
gath, 1852; Nov 23th it assigned To the 18th
army corps vas in the expedition TO Ncr:her,
Miss, Nov gath to Jan 18th 1868, and engaged in
sharp skirmi.h ut Talah~tchis Feb 18th,
1868 assigned TO 18th army corps; in
petition to American Bend, March 17th to 2Sth,
1868: April 23d, 1868. consolidated with the
lO9th Illinois Infantry April god, 1868, moved
to Nicksburgh May 18th, 10Th and 22d, 1863,
engaged in assault upon the enemy's works, then
in the advance siege works to July 4th, tho
officer, 3 line officers and 40 men killed and
wounded; July 18th was with the expedition to
Natchsz, Mas; Feb 1st to March 9Th, 1864,
was with the expedition to Greenwood. Miss
engaged in fight At Liverpool Heights, Feb 5th
1864, losing killed and Q wounded was in the
action at Yazoo city, March 9Th, losing one line
officer killed. 8 men killed, "a wounded and ~
missing May 4th to 2lst, was in in the sxpedi-
ton to Yazoo city, Benton and Vaughn sta
tions, Miss, taking prominent part in three inn
portant skirmishss; July lat to 9Th wsa in the
expedition to Jackson. Miss, engaged with the
enemy three times assigned to the 10Th army
corps, July 9th, 1864; WAS in the expedition 10
Hinton, La Aug gath to Goth; was in battery of
G aims Landing, Nov 9th and 7th, 1865; was in
NJ ,nroe, Tenn, Jan goth to 3fst, 1865 was IN the
siege Of Mobile. March 18th 10 April 18th, 1865;
participated in the assault and capture Of Fort
Blakci.y and Spanish Yort; April IL, moved in
to and took possession ii Mobile. mustered out
July l4th, 1885,.
The following generals had been line officers
of this regitSen:: Gen w II l. Wallace, Gen L
T. G. Ransom, Gen Smith T. Atkins
The following field officers Of other regiments
from this county have been in this regiment:
Col Hotohkiss, Col Hapsman, 1t Col McCaleb.
Major Widmer
The dead in this regiment frnw LaSalle couA-
ty are Gen w II l. Wallsce, S.,,s,h, April 9th,
1862 Gen T L G Ransom died OF wounds Capt
Henry II Carter, killed at Ptitshirp Landing,
April 9Th, 1862, l. SO non.eom,n ,cioned officers
and enlisted men.
The Fifty.third regiment Of Infantry organ.
lied in the winter of 1872, by Col w H w
Cushman, assigned W 1st brigade A division
was engaged in the siege Of Cofinth, Oct 5th,