Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
Madison, August 20.


tered out instead of the LIST. The
following Geographic correspondence
on the matter took place between the
governor on the one hand and Gen.
Lee and Col. s. P. Schadel on the
other:
Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 24.-Gov
Edward Scofeld Madison, Wis-In
behalf of the officers and a majority
Of the men Of my regiment I desire
to enter an emphatic protest against
the unsoldierly methods pursued by
some to secure the disarmament OF
this regiment. We have lived through
the worst Of the season ia the south,
have become thoroughly acclimated
and are now practically immune and
feel it would De a great injustice to
us to even have in contemplation the
premature retirement Of the regiment.
In view Of the fact that the troops in
P rto Rico are largely Ill and others
may be needed to replace them, we,
who have become acclimated, consider
it our duty to remain in the service
and to share the lot of the seventh
army corps with which We have been
pleasantly connected since our arrival
Ia the south.
/ -"Col. S. P. Schadel."
I jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 25.-Gov.
Scofeld, Madison, Wis., am in
formed that two of the four Wiscon-
sin regiments will be mustered out,
the LIST now here being one. Could
it not be arranged for one of the reg
iments now in Porto Rico to be mus
tered out in its place? The list is one
of the best regiments I have, and /
am anxious to retain it, and such re-
tention seems to be in accordance
with the wishes of a large majority
Of the regiment itself. Lee"
The governor sent this reply:
{ MAD. son, Wis, Aug. 25.-General
Fitzhugh Lee, Commanding the Sew
enth Corps, Jacksonville, Fla.-Your
telegram of this date received. /
have been notified by the war depart
ment that two of Wisconsin's four
! regiments must be mustered out Of
+ these the two most available for such
purposa are the 4th, at Camp Douglas,
Wisconsin, and the LIST, at Jackson
! vile, the other two being in Porto
: Rico. On account of the location Of
the list and 4th, and their colonies
! being Juniors to the other colonies,
and because of the reports of sickness
! in and the general condition of the
men Of the LIST as shown by newspa-
pers, private correspondence and per
sonal reports, and because further. of
! the express d wishes Of many parents
and families Of the men of the list, 1
have endorsed the acti Of the war
+ department in selecting the 1st and
! 4th to be mustered out, and must
respectfully decline to interfere.
Edward Scofeld,
! Governor of Wisconsin,"
| Second Coming Home.
Washington, Aug. 26-Orders were
| isused Thursday to muster out the
! following regiments:
| Fourth Pennsylvania infantry. sixth
Illinois infantry, second Wisconsin in
| UttLtIlCS,
two Rhode Island light batteries, two
| Iowa light batteries, two Oregon light
| batteries, first Wisconsin light battery,
| two troops of Kenucky cavalry, light
battery A of Missouri, light artillery,
! twenty-seventh light battery Of Indi-
ana artillery and light batteries A, B
| and G Of Pennsylvania light batteries
! Orders have been issued to Gen.
| Miles to send home from Porto Rico
| ali troops not actually needed for
| service there. No point has been des-
| ignated as yet for their disem barka-
ton in the United States, but an exam
nation Of several sites is in progress.
I camp and at the same time one where
Decentralization can take place at once
without any delay such as occurred
at Montauk. It is expected that some
Of the troops to sent home from
Porto Rico will sail today. The first
arrivals will be landed at New York
city.
The second Wisconsin regiment is
the old second regiment of the nation
al guard. It was mustered into the
! United States service IN May and went
to Camp George B. Thomas, Chatta-
nooga. It sailed from Charleston with
the first Porto Rican expedition, where
it IS now located. The companies OF
the regiment are from the cities OF
the central and northeastern part OF
the -Marshfeld, Oshkosh 1.-TWO
companies), Sheboygan, Ripon, Fond
du Lac Appleton, ManitowOc, Marin
cite, Beaver Dam, Ashland and Oconto.
1t is commanded by Col. Charles a.
Born, mayor of Sheboygan. The other
field officers are Lieut. Col Albert
Solliday Of WATERFOWL, Majs. Nathan
E. Morgan Of Appleton, Frank J.
| Gruetzmacher Of Ripon and Wallace
P. Greene of Marinette.
Third Also Coming.
Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 26.-The
United States transport OLDHAM from
Charleston arrived Thursday morn
ing bringing Mrs. Miles and daughter
Gen. Miles plans contemplate an i'm
mediate return to the United States.
1t has been decided to send the 4th
Pennsylvania, Cd Wisconsin and Sd
Illinois home without delay. Sick
ness among the troops is on the In
crease.
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