Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-07-12

son OF the celebrated Daniel Boone.
/ also mustered Abraham Lincoln
twice into che service, and once out.
lie was member of two of the in
dependent companies which were
not brigaded. The first time | mus
tered him into the service was at the
mouth Of Fox river, May 20, 1882,
in Captain Elijah lies company
The Licutcnants in the company
wero j. NJ. Harrison and III. b. Rob-
erts. The value Of his arms was
forty dollars, and his horse and
equipments one hundred aud twenty
dollars. mustered him out of the
service at the "Rapids of the Illinois, +"
June 10, 1882, and in four days after
ward, at tho same place, | mustered
him into service again in Captain
Jacob NJ. Early's company. The
Lieutenants in this last company
were G. w. Glasscock and b. d..
Rush. OF course | had no reeollec-
ton of Mr., Lincoln, but when Pres
dent he reminded me of the fact
| might mention that previous to
this time, Governor Reynolds gave
me commission of Inspector Gen.
eral IN the Illinois volunteer service,
with the rank of Colonel. | now
have in my possession at home that
commission as an officer in the SER
vice of that State, now become so
great and powerful. | recollecti the
fight at "Stillman's Rum" some
twenty miles above Dixon's Ferry,
in which Colonel STROBE, of one of
the Illinois regiments, figured quite
conspicuously. Among the officers
who We're with us at Dixon's Ferry,
there were several who afterward
became distinguished. There was
Captain, atterward General Riley,
distinguished in Mexico and Califor-
MIA; Lieutenant Albert Sydney John
son, Aid and Assistant Adiutant
General on General Atkinson's staff,
afterward so well known as GEN
eral in the rebel service, and who
was killed at Shiloh. He was cool,
clear headed man, and an excellent
officer Indeed, | have always con-
sidered him the ablest officer the
rebels ever had in their SERVICE
Captain William S Harvey (now
General ltarncy), OF the lst infantry,
was also with US, bold, dashing
officer and interchangeable in duty.
So was also Captain William Graham,
Of the regular army, atterward Lieu
tenant OF the Colonel, and killed at
the battle of Molino del Rey. The
names of the members of General
Atkinsons staff, as nearly as | can
now recall them, were:
Lieutenant A. S. Johnston, A. ID. G..
Assistant Adjutant General Lieu
tenant M. l.. Clark (son of General
William Clark, Governor OF Missouri,
who went with Lewis to explore the
Rocky mountains), A. D. G. Lieuten-
ant Robert Anderson, Assistant In
spector General Lieutenant n. J..
Eaton, Chief Commissary Depart
menU; Colonel Enoch March, Quar-
termaster General.
The last named gentleman was, l
think, the Quartermaster of the
State of Illinois, and an extraordn-
airy man, fertile in resources, prompt
in deciding as well as acting. He
was of inestimable service during
the campaign.
Governor Reynolds was accompa-
MED, if my memory serves me, by
| the Adjutant General of his State,
General Turney. In each brigade
there was a spy battalion. Captain
/ Early was, in addition to those named
to you, Captain Of one Of those
~mDanles.
William ,. Hamilton, the son OF
Alexander Hamilton, Joined us at
Dixon's Ferry, with q small party
of friendly Indians. He was of much
use to us from his knowledge of the
Indian character and of the country.
The first movement OF our troops
was up Rock river, and with a view
of finding the indians and giving
battle. Ny duty was to be in the
advance and select camping grounds
for the troops. | was a great deal
with the "Spy Battalion" command
ed by Major W. l.. d. Ewing OF
Vandalia, brave and efficient Of
fcer. Jacob Fry was Colonel of one
OF the regiments in Henry's brigade,
an excellent officer and an honest
man. Sidney Breese, so much distin-
tinguished in your State, one of the
Lieutenant Colonels. The country
through which we passed Git was in
july was beautiful beyond descrip-
ton, surprising anything l have ever
seen IN our own country, in Mexico,
or.in Europe. The Indians constant
ly retreated as we advanced. Finally
they struck west to cross the Missis-
sippi river We overlook them at
"Bad-Axe," on the bank of the river.
on the oath Of August, 1892, Just as
they were making arrangements TO
cross, and there was fought tho bat
lie Of Bad-AXe, which ended in the
complete r0ut of the Indians. 1t
was fight in the ravines, on the
bottom lands and among logs and
trees and underbrush. Black Hawk
oscaped, but was captured some time
afterward and was taken to Fort
Crawford and surrendered to Colonel
Zachary Taylor, who was then in
command OF that post. The battle
OF Bad-Axe having virtually ended
the war, the;troops were moved back
to Dixon's Ferry and Rock Island,
at which places / mustered them out
Of the service General Scott was
sent out TO supersede General At
kinson and take command of the
expedition, but he did not reach the
theater of operations before the
close Of the war. He got as far as
Galena, and from there he went down
to Fort Armstrong and established
his headquarters. From Dixon's
Ferry | was sent by Atkinson with
dispatches for General Scott at Rock
Island, and to report to him for duty.
He at once assigned me to duty,
placing me in charge of the Indian