The National tribune., 1893-07-06
Sd Ill. Din the Mexican yyar)

Sd Ill. 0n the Mexican War;
In the first call for volunteers for the Mex
lean war, Illinois's quota was placed at three
regiments of foot for one years service.
These rendezvoused at Alton and Spring
field. The Sd regiments officers were: Fer
ris Foreman, Colonel; William W. Wiley,
Lieutenant-Colonel; Samuel d. Marshall,
Major; James Mahan, Surgeon; James
Bucharty, Assistant Surgeon; Charles Ev-
erett and j. T. b. Stapp, Adjutants. Its
Captains were: w. w. Bishop, who became
a Colonel during the rebellion !;
John A. Campbell; J. p. Hardy; Stephen
G.. Hicks, who became Colonel during the
war of the rebellion; Michael K. Lawler,
who became Brigadier- General during the
rebellion; j. c. McAdams; Theo. McGinnis;
Benjamin Z. Sellers and Philip Stout. It's
First Lieutenants were: J. J. Adams; James
Boothe; Samuel Hooper; J. H. Love; S. g.
McAdams; W. L. Mcneil; S. L. NJ. Proctor /;
Thomas Rose William A. Thomas and
George A. Walker. Its Second Lieutenants
were: John Burke; John Coglew; II. G..
Dunbar; D. Evey; Green B. Field; Cyrus
Hall, who became Colonel during the re-
belliOn; c. E. Jones; Thomas J. Livingston;
James Mcdonald; Isaac Redeem and John
/. Richie. OF these, Thomas Rose was Sc
verely wounded in its only battle-that of
CerrO Gordo. The regiment, with the 4th
III. and I'd N. Y, formed the brigade COM
manded by Gen. James Shields 1t reached
Gen. Scott's army after the capture of Vera
Cruz, and marched with it toward the City
of Mexico. 1t supported Riley's Brigade, of
Twiggs's Division, in the attack on the
Mexican left at Cerro Gordo, and had one
officer wounded. 1t joined in the pursuit of
the remnants of Santa Annals army to
Jslapa. Before the battle an agitation had
begun in the volunteer regiments to the
effect that they were entitled 10 their dis
charge, so as to be able to reach home by
the time their IL months were up. There
was much talk of the dangers of having to
pass through the miasmatic lowlands around
Vera Cruz during the Summer season, then
approaching, the battle of Cerro Gordo hav-
ing been fought April Is, 1847. Gen. Scott
tried to get them to e-enlist for another
year, but they refused, almost to q man, and
he ordered the discharge of the seven regi-
ments of volunteers the Sd Ill. being among
these, and filed their places with new re-
cruits from the United States.
SD III.
The SD Ill. was organized at Monmouth
Aug 81, 1862, to serve three years, with A.
G. Harding as Colonel, and was sent to gar
rison Forts Henry and Donelson. At the
latter place nine companies of the regiment,
and Battery G, I'd Ill. Art, all under COM
mand Of Col. Harding, were attacked by
5000 rebels under Wheeler and Forrest.
The battle lasted seven hours, but the enemy
were driven off with loss of 800, while the
regiments loss was Is killed and 81 wound
ed. Col. Harding was promoted to BEiga-
dier-General for gallantry on this occasion,
and Lieut.. Col. A. A. Smith to Colonel. The
regiment continued to guard the long line of
communications until the Winter of 1854, IS,
when it was on provost duty in Nashville.
1t was mustered out June &c, 1865. 1t lost
four officers and "a men killed, and one OFF,
Ger and 81 men by disease, accidents, etc.
The 9th Conn.
The 9Th Conn. was organized at New
Haven Sept. II, 1861, to serve three years.
and at the expiration of its term of service
re-enlisted and served until Aug. 81, 1865.
John L. Chatfeld, its first Colonel, died at
Waterbury, Conn, Aug. 9, 1868, and his
place was filed by Col Redfeld Duryee,
who resigned May 49, 1864. Col. Alfred P.
Rockwell next assumed command, and he
being discharged Feb. 8, 1865, the regiment
was commanded by Lieut.-Col. Daniel Klein.
The heaviest loss of the regiment was at
Fort Wagner, July Is, 1868, where Is men
were killed, II wounded, and 46 missing;
total of 1873. At that battle it was attached
to Seymour's Division, of the Tenth Corps.
Eighth officers and SO men were killed in
battle or died from wounds received, and
four officers and 124 men died of disease,
ETC.; making the total loss amount to 235
men.