The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-06

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lives and property OF the citizens and hc nresers
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HEADQUARTERS Mill ..sy DIVISION MISSOURI,
To Uis Honor T. CHICAGO. Oct %, 1871. !
Chicago 81 r. MASON. Mayor OF the city OF
Of ynn lave the honor TO acknowledge the receipt
REM -. Kind note OF the date OF yesterday, and IN
ir - beg leave 10 report gocu conoiuon Oh anairs
III Your Honor deem II best WIN disband the vol
'uncer organizauon OF military on duty since tne
fre and Will send the troops or the regular army 10
their homes. and Will consider myself relieved from
the responsibility OF your proclamation q the lllh
With my sincere thanks for your kindness and
courtesy III my intercourse with you, am, respect
'''''' '''' ''''''N' 90 p. II. SHERIDAN.
Lieutenant General
REQUEST TO WITHDRAW THE TROOPS.
Under date OF the Esd inst the Mayor sent me the
'"'''DS '' MAYORS OFFICE,
CITY OF CHICAGO. Oct. %, 1871.
Lieutenant General T.. TX. SHERIDAN, u. s. All
Upon consultation with the Board OF Police Com
mIssioners am satisfied that the continuance Of the
efficient aid In the preservation OF order In this city
which has been rendered by the lOrco under your
command IN pursuance OF my proclamation ID no
WIN therefore TX the hour OF six P. M. OF this
day as the hour at when lhe and requested OF you
Allow me again to tender you the assurance OF my
high appreciation o. the great and eicent service
winch yon nave rendered in The preservation OF
order and the protection OF property IN the city, and
to again thank you, In the name OF the city OF Chi
cage and IT'S ctlzens, therefor. am respectfully,
And on the oath inst. the following general orders
were issued, discharging the First regiment chi
cagO volunteers and sending the companies or
UniIed States troops 10 their several stations.
THE SERVICES or THE VOLUNTEERS RAISED.
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION MIssoURI,l
W CHICAGO, Oct "a, 1871.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 5.
The First regiment Chic3go Volunteers, raised
suance Of orders dated Oco5sr II, 1871 from these
headquarters, Is hereby hohoraoly mustered out or
Tins regiment was constituted as fonows:-
OoiOnei Frank I. sherman, IN 81 Chicago Volun-
teers commanding; Major .. IL. Dyer, Ad!utant;
MAJOR Charles 4. Scammon, AIDE de- Camp; LieuLe-
nanG Colonel IA. Osternan, First regiment National
Guards, Illinois State Militia: Major q. A. Bender,
tia; Captain rischer's company (A), First regiment
National Guards, ILLINOIS State Militia; Captain
Guards, Illinois State Mlhta Captain Crona's com.
pany tG), First regiment National Guards, I'LL
n r,as, state o Militia; Gaptai1 pa1s company az
Militia; Captain Rogers company ti3), First
Chicago volunteers, Lieutenant Adams, COM
mandin9; Captain Merriis company (C),
First Chicago Volunteers; Captain Bakers company
Ky, First chicago Volunteers recrulted by Captain
Wnttlesey); Captain Uosons company, University
Cadets; Captain Crowley's company. Montgomery
Light Guards; Captain McCarthy's Company, Multi
gan ZOuaves Captain Ryan's company, Sheridan
Guards; Captain Suffers company, chicago Cadets;
Captain Williams company, Hannibal Louaves the
Norwegian battalion OF National Guards, Major
Alstrup commanding, Ole Bendixen Adiutant;
Captain Paulsens company tA); Captain EcK's COM
pany OBJ; captain JohnsOns company co., Captain
BentZen'S company (D.
These troops were suddenly called from civil pur-
suits to aid Lieutenant General sheridan In Dreserv
lug peace ana good order, and IN protecting the
property IN the unburned porOn OF the city, duty
entrusted TO him during the emergency resulting
from the late lre. They came forward promptly and
cheerully at q TIME rendered critical by the un.
paralleed disaster which visited the city on the sth
and slh Inst, calamity producing general dstrust
and distress, leaving large part Of the city IN
smOuidering runs large part IN darkness Dy the
destruction Of gas works, and The whole OF 1t with
out water; and this win tire department crippled
and exhausted ~ the struggle 1t had gone through,
They nave performed the arduOus and delicate
duties Ialling 10 them under these circumstances
with marked industry, ndeniy and intelllgence The
Lieut. enanS General thanks Officers and men or the
command lor services rendered, ami commends
Zens; ana ne makes special acknowledgment OF the
valuable aid received from their commander, Gene
raj frank L. sherman, distinguished upon the
battle nelds or the late war, as well us from his
efficient stan, Major Z. ii. Dyer. ad1utant, and
Major Charles !. ScammOn aide-de-camp.
BY command of Lieutenant General sheridan.
JAMES b. FRY,
Assistant AdJutant General.
SPECIAL ORDERS NO. TO-
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE |
MISSOURI, CHICAGO, A., Oct "a. 1871.
The companies OF the fourth, filth, Sixth, Ninth
ana sixteenth United States infantry On duty in
tins CITY are HEREBY relieved and VIII proceed To
their respective stations, rs 1ooWs:-Companes +,
ii ana ~ CT the Fourth, and L, OF the sixteenth,
to Louisville KY; companies A, ii ana X, OF the
Filtn, to Fort Leavenworth; company ], OF the
Sixth, to ForI Hays; companies anu H. OF the eth,
to Omaha.
The Quartermaster's department viii furnish the
necessary transportation
by command OF Lieutenant General Sheridan,
JAMES Il. FRY,
Assistant AdJulant General.
ONE OF THE GovElNOR's TROOPS SHOT.
During the time the troops were Ia the city but
three casualties occurred among them or AT their
hands. One OF the Governors troops was accident
ally snot ana severely wounded by comrades; one
OF the enlisted men OF The Fltn lniantry was Killed
by u railway accideGt, and colonel Thomas w.
GrOsvenor was sn0t and Killed by n sentinel OF the
Chicago volunteers iOr refusing to malt alter re-
peateu challenges.
In conclusiOn l neg leave to say to the honorable
Secretary OI War tnai, In the performance OF the
duties above enumerated, l never for one mo-
ment thought OF infringing or aOrO4atlng any OF the
CIVIL laws; mat only desire was 10 aid the civil
authorities vi this city to carly the heavy burdens
which had fallen OH them by an unparalleled Gala
nifty. II Ills Exccliency Governor Iaimer had on
the 1lth OF OCTOBER, when tciegraphed nlm, or on
the 18th, when saw him personally, intmated that
my course was dstasIelul 10 linn would have ac-
cepted auy wise suggestions which he might have
made TO satisfy the demands Of people Frustrated
and al neart from the loss OIL u very large part
OF their beautiful city, was as pure in mi motives
as are those OF Inc whole world VINO are now send.
1 am, SIR, very respectfully, your obedient SER
want L. IL. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General Commanding
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