A JOURNAL 

SIBLEY’S INDIAN EXPEDITION, 

DURING THE SUMMER OF 1863, 

AND 

RECORD OF THE TROOPS EMPLOYED. 

By a Soldier in Company H,” 6tli Begiment. 

1864. 

Printed at the EepubUcan Office, Winona, Minn. 










A JOURNAL 


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SIBLEY’S INDIAN EXPEDITION, 

DURING THE SUMMER OF 38(58, 





: RECORD OP THE TROOPs" EMPLOYED. 


By a Holdier in Company ‘‘ H,” 6tli Begiment. 


1864. 


Printed at the Republican Office, Winona, Mixm. 







3D :ei ID I o A. m o IT. 

T 0 T H E S () L I) [ K li H 

WHO r.UKuei) TO IIAKB THl.S CAMrAlOX MKMORAlif.K, AS THE CLOSE OE TIIK Einl»S 
WAR, AS IT WAS Made memorable for its severity, this h o«e 

IS RESPECTri’LLY DEDICATED, BY ONE OF THF.IU 
I'UMRADES. 



SHERMAN & McNlE, 

ftooksellprs, Winono, Minn., Heneral Agents for Southern Minnesota ainl NortV 
ern Iowa, to whom all orders may be addressed. 





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P R EJ A C E. 

This work is not intended for a complete report, as from a commander, of what everv de 
tachmentdidon the Indian Expedition; neither is it a criticism on the actor actsofany one. 
Yet it is hoped that ,it will be sufficiently minute to give all the details which any soldier will 
wish to remember, and convey to all who were not on the Expedition, more of its reality 
than could be obtained from any other source. The Author has omitted nearly all that 
part which criticised the action of the authorities, during the campaign, but the reader 
will clearly see what' his opinion is of the management and results of the Expedition, 
which opinion he ventures is the universal sentiment of the soldiers, if not of all in the 
State. The Journal is presented to the pnblic, just as written, taking the reader along as 
the soldier went, one day in advance, another in the rear—on the advance or rear guards, 
&c.,—thinking that the experience thus obtained will show the whole workings of the 
Expedition, as well, and better even, than could be by one who was constantly in one 
position. While the Author mentions frequently his company and regiment, it must be 
remembered that each company and regiment occupied, respectively, the same positions, 
in their regular alternation. The statistics in regard to the number of troops were 
obtained from Regimental books; tbe names of companies from Orderly Sergeants; 
therefore, the Author feels warranted in saying that they are correct, and the record ol 
names better than any heretofore offered. The whole is offered as a handy reference book 
for soldiers who were on the Expedition, and their friends ; and if it serves to remind the 
soldier of each place and event, on the weary march across the plains of Minnesota and 
JIakota, a march not often equalled in the history of campaigns, its purpose will be 
accomplished. 

Winona, Minnesota. 


ARTHUR .M. DANIELS. 





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IV O TI CE. 


I"i publishing this pamphlet, it being impossible to 
remain in Winona while the work was going on, I ex¬ 
pected to receive proof and return corrections by mail. 
Unforseen delays have brought it to pass that severai 
mistakes have been made, and the proof has reached me 
only when it is too late to correct the errors in the work, 
as it will be done before I can return it—which is not 
the printer’s fault, entirely. My regrets are only equaled 
by the consciousness tliat I cannot remedy it. All the 
mistakes that I know of, (only part of the proof having 
reached me. and none of the record after Co. F, 6th Reg’t,) 
are corrected iu the following 

« ERRATA.” 

The names of Campt and distances traveled were gen- 
erallg nritten after the narrative of the incidents of each 
day. Thus, on page 5, the second paragraph of the jour¬ 
nal should have ended with the words “Camp Crooks ’’— 
whereas, the name of the camp is actually printed at the 
beginning of the next succeeding paragraph. The same 
error occurs nearly all through the journal, a circum- 
•tanco which the reader is requested to be.ar in mind as 
he proceeds. On page 13, for another example, “ Camp 
Etees ’’ should be at the end of the 13th line, and the 
word “on’’should be omitted. i?o “Camp Slaughter” 
should finish line 25, on 14th page. Tho name of the 
camp was scarcely ever known when the journal for the 

In the first paragraph on page 5, after “ Major Bradley 
«f the 7th,” the following should be inserted: “ Colonel 
Averill arrived and assumed command on tho 5th of May, 
and was relieved by Col. Crooks, June 4th.” 

On page 0, in the last paragraph, insert after “Compa. 
ny 0,” tho letters “ A and D.” 

On page 9, in fourth line from bottom, instead of the 
words “Both he,” insert “ Both the General,” etc. 


On page 10, where the words “ in less than an hour ” 
occur, insert “about two hours.” 

On page 13, the word “ reached,” in tho second iino of 
second column, is suj>erfiuoua. 

On page 20, in the list of camalties, road “Gustav ” 
instead of George A. Clark. 

On page 24, add to list of privates tho name of “ Ernst 
Wagner.” Ths name of “Aaron Jay” is incorrectly 
printed “ Naron.” The following in Co. A wore wounded 
at Birch Coolie, besides those named: Lieut. Giliham, 
Serg’t Brannan, Corp’l Fielding, and Privates Freany, 
Ilayfiird, Quinn, Smith, and Weiting. 

On page 25, for “Francis Ilannay” rciid “Tiiomas 
llannay.” “ David Augas ” should be David Auge. Two 
names printed “ Iloruo," should road Howe. Add to list 
of privates, Jesse B. Young and Herbert M. Young. The 
following names iu Company B, Sixth Kcgiment, should 
have been prefixed with an asterisk (•), viz: Luther 
M. Barlow, Morriil X. Bailey, .1. R. Cunningham, Robert 
Dike, George Forsyth, S.. C Howe. Joel F. Howe, Charles 
E. Jenkins, Ansel S. Lane, Robert McLeod, Lewis Miller, 
T. O.Xevers, E. P. Stubbs. 

On page 26, tho name of “ S. W. Costellow ” is incoi^ 
rectly printed Costellon. For “Michael Bous” read 
Boos; for ‘Jacob Hauck ” read Hauck; for “ Chas. Plep- 

On page 27, to list of privates add “ J'athan W. Tup- 
per.” 

On page 28, for “Jos. Hore, jr.,” read Hare; for “ Lib .■ 
bens White,” read Libbeus. 

Other trifling typographical errors may appear to the 
reader, which, under the circumstances above explained, 
will undoubtedly be overlooked or excused. 

A revised list may be published in another form. Will 
all who observe mistakes, angwhere, please notify the 
subscriber f 

A. M. DANIELS, Q.MvDep’t. 

Fobt Ridoelv, December, 1863. 






A JOURNAL 

OF 

SIBLEY’S INDIAN EXPEDITION. 


Companies A, C, and K, of the 6th regi¬ 
ment, under Major McLaren, occiipied Camp 
Pope, Minn., on the 20th day of April, 1863. 
Capt. Grant, Co. A, asanined coniman<l next 
day, and retained it until relieved by Major 
Bradley of the 7th. The troops and stores | 
which were to be used on the. .expeditioin I 
were constantly arriving from that time until | 
June 13th. Gen. Sibley and staff arrived on j 
the 9th, and an order was received on the i 
l.)th, announcing the movement of the expe- ; 
ditionary force next day, and determining 
the line of march, as follows : 

Headquarters, followed by a section of, 
battery, a battalion of cavalry, and part of 
the train. The 6th, 7th, and 10th regiments, 
with 100 wagons of the provision train, aud 
a section of battery between each, followed, 
and a section of battery and battalion ef 
cavalry followed these last. The camp guard 
brought up the rear. Two battalions of cav¬ 
alry acted as flankers, going in squads of 
from half a mile to a mile of the train. The 
infantry regiments alternated in moving in 
the advance, and the cavalry battalions alter¬ 
nately acted as flankers aud in going in ad¬ 
vance. About 7 o’clock m., June 16th, | 
the different parts of the train, and the troops I 
began to assume their respective places in 
the line, and before noon, Camp Pope was ! 


j nearly deserted. Rear guard led camp at 
11 .V. M. The day was cool, so that the in¬ 
fantry, notwithstanding their knapsacks, did 
not suffer. Made eight miles and camped 
near Minnesota River. 

Gamp Crooks—Wednesday evening, 17th, 
—On the classic ground of VVood Lake, with¬ 
in a few rods of the battle ground last Pall. 
Have made 14 miles. Pretty warm. The 
6th rested some time on a’ little bluff which 
commanded quite a good view of the whole 
train, stringing out over the prairie, before 
and behind as far as the eye could discern 
through the dusk. Found some cool water 
at, Rice Creek, in a spring. The train was 
a long time cros.sing. Cool to-night. 

Camp Miller—Thursday.—High wind all 
day. Most too much to be agreeable. Came 
through»the upper Agency, the ruins of a 
fine place once, crossing the Yellow Medi¬ 
cine river, aud camped on Red Iron Creek, 
about two P. M. Are close by the creek. 
There is a fine spring fifty rods southj Our 
mail reached us to-night. Distance ten miles. 

Camp Baker—Friday, 19th.—Rested to¬ 
day. Owing to rough roads and dry weather, 
the barrels of hard bread have been much 
broken up and have to be overhauled and 
repacked, and the barrels coopered. To-day 
is most.disagreeably wet and cold. 







A JOURNAL OF 


Satnrday, 20th.—A severe march. Started : 
with the rain drizzling down, and wind blow- ; 
ing very eold. We expected to stop near I 
Camp "Relea.se, but are within six miles of 
Lac Qui Parle. Have made 18 miles. The ; 
weather is very cold for June 20th. The j 
boy.s go around shivering in their overcoats, i 

Camp McPhaill, Sabbath.—Rest. Not so | 
cold as yesterday, but not comfortably warm | 
yet. We are getting recruited and rested ] 
after yesterday'.^ .severe tramp. i 

Monday evening.—A very severe march. ! 
Were all much exhausted. We were within ! 
Eve miles of the Intfals or Rainy river, and 
the Oth being in the rear did not cross until 
the whole train had preceded us. It was 
noon and very warm, when w'e had reached 
the level [irairie on the left bank of the river. 
The remaining ten miles was marched more 
rapiilly, and the knapsacks weighed heavily, i 
before we came in sight of camp. After we 
got there we found that the pond, on which 
it was located was very filthy and green; 
the worst water we had seen ; but we 
must use that or none. Had the joyful 
announcement, that we need not carry 
•ur knapsacks any more. Distance fifteen 

Camp Ramsey, Tuesday evening.—Started 
with lighter loads and lighter hearts. Never¬ 
theless, the weather is extremely warm, the 
ground parched, and cracked open in many 
places, the grass dried up, water to be found 
«nly in sloughs, and then oflFensive and im¬ 
pure; so that before we have made twelve or 
fifteen miles we are wearied, and we are all 
glad to come in sight of camp, and then 
form our )ine, stack arm.s, take off our accou¬ 
trements, break into columns, and rest! We 
have been crossing a boundless prairie, 
which stretches off till it apparently blends 
with the 8ky,sometime.s,bythe action of heat, 
making a mirage of timber and lakes. The 
train moves slowly along, rolling up great 
clouds of dust, and we march along mechan¬ 
ically, glad to drop down and rest whenever 
the bugle sounds halt! We are camped, 
again, on a filthy pond, and it is only a mile 
to a fine stream, the Yellow Earth river. 
Di.stance fifteen miles. 

Camp Averill, Wednesday.—Co. II was on 
guard last night, and came in the rear to-day, 
under Capt Ambler. Did not reach camp 
until nearly sundown. Crossed Yellow 
Earth river this morning, and Whetstone 
river as we neared camp. We are now in 
Dacotah. The effects of drouth are every¬ 


where apparent. A. great fire swept over 
the prairie to our right, to-day, towards the 
river. An Indian dog ran over the burnt 
ground, and was chased by some of the rear 
guard, and a black ox came into camp. 
These are indications that there are Indians 
about. Distance fourteen mile.s. 

Camp Marshall, Thursday.—Have been 
inarching northward, up the west side ef Big 
Stone Lake, keeping within a mile or two of 
it. Are camped on a little lake, called Swan 
Lake. March not so severe. Distance 
twelve miles. 

Camp Jennison, Friday, 26lh.—A short 
march. Reached the head of Big Stone 
Lake, and are camped on the level plain be¬ 
tween it and Lake Traver.se. Minnesota 
river runs by the east side of camp. It is a 
very small stream here. One could jump 
across it in some places. We are to rest 
a while here. There is better grass for the 
mules than we have seen before, since we 
left Camp Pope. Distance ten miles. 

Camp McLaren. Total from Camp Pope, 
IIG miles. From Fort Snelling, 2:1G miles. 
Saturday—Spent by nearly all in washing 
and bathing in the clear waters of Big Slone 
Lake and Lake Traverse, but especially the 
latter, as it; is not more than IJ or 2 miles, 
and Big Stone Lake is more than 2 miles 
from camp. V'cry warm day. “ The Daco- 
tabs,” or ridge of bluffs appear in the west, 
and the bodies of timber look like patches of 
hazel brush. They are from ten to fifteen 
miles distant. Two Indian villages are here. 
Standing Buffalo’s and Sweet Corn’s—the 
former in Minne.sota and the latter in Daco- 
tah. The camp is on both sides the line, I 
think. An iron post, a mile or more north, 
marks the division line. 

Sunday, 28th.—Rest. On account of dep- 
red.ntions committed at Indian graves, the 
guard instructions are very strict, aad none 
can pass the lines without special permission. 
Chaplains Light of the 7th, and Lathrop of 
the 10th, held divine services in their respect¬ 
ive camps. 

Monday, 2!)th.—To-morrow we strike tents 
again, and a detatchinent consisting of Com¬ 
panies H, of the (ith, I of the 7th, H of the 
9th, some pioneers, and three comjianies of 
the l.st battalion of the Rangers, Companies. 
G, under the command of Lt. Col. 

.\verill, escort a train to Ft. Abercrombie, 
to procure more supplies for the expedition. 
Owing to the extreme drouth, many think 
the expedition can not get much farther. 









SIBLEY'S IXDIAN EXPEDITION. 


June 30th.—All mustered for pay in the ! 
morning. Main column moved northwest, 
and made eight miles, camping on a little 
lake. 1 

Camp Bradley.—The detachment moved 
down Lake Traverse. Men rode alternately, 
by platoons. Made 20 miles and camped on 
ail extensive plain, near the waters of the 
lake, which here, is only an extensive swamp. 
Very filthy water. 

Camp Parker, July 1st.—Main column 
moved on in the same direction 10 miles. 

Camp Cook.—Detachment made a great 
distance, some 3# miles. The half which we 
walked, was a good day’s march. Camped 
on Red River, opposite the ruins of Breck¬ 
inridge. Roll call this morning was at 2^ 
and we were moving by 4i a. m. Kept on 
steadily, only halting once, when there was 
a fire set on the prairie, in a very thick body 
of dead grass, and a vain attempt was made 
to extinguish it. Have been crossing an 
immense plain, where only land can be seen 
—one dead level as far in every direction as 
the eye can reach. We are much fatigued. 
It is nearly as hard to ride as to walk. 

Camp Corning, July 2.—Main column 
moved 14 miles. Detachment reached its 
present destination. Ft. Abercrombie, about 
noon. Find the effects of drouth worse here 
than anywhere. The fort is very strong now. 
The clean airy, quarters look very desirable. 

I think most of us would be willing to ex- j 
change our tramp for an abode even in this 
place, remote from civilization. We love to 
look at the green timber on Red river, and 
also the groves, which are very plain, on the 
Wild Rice, 5 or 6 miles off. Bathing in the 
Red river, drinking ice water in the Fort, 
and eating soft bread, we are enjoying our¬ 
selves. Total distance from Camp McLaren, 
65 miles. From Ft. Ridgely, 203 miles. 

July 3d.—V'ery warm. Main column made 
a severe march—20 miles. Some were com¬ 
pletely exhausted and fell down. Camped 
on a green lake. 

Camp Buell, July 4th.—Main column 
reached Camp Hayes on the Sheyenne river. 
Distance 12 miles. Total distance from 
Camp McLaren, 70 miles; from Camp Pope, 
186 miles; from Ft. Ridgely, 208 miles. 

July 3d, 4th and 5th.—Detachment rested 
at Ft. Abercrombie. Co. D of the 7th. mov¬ 
ed out and pitched their tents in one camp 
on the 5th, ready to go with us, when we 
move again. July 6th.—Detachment moved 
about 3 p. M. Rained for about two hours 


at starting. Crossed the bed of Wild Rice 
river. There is no running water there now, 
and but very little to be found at all. Dis¬ 
tance 5 miles. 

Camp Libby. Tuesday, 7th.—A day long 
to be remembered by the detachment. Thu 
hot beams of the sun poared down on us, 
without cessation; no air stirring, and we 
have sweltered in the burning heat. It 
would have fatigued us to make a common 
march, and we have made 20 miles. I think 
we never realized the priceless value of good 
water mure than to-day, when we found the 
clear spring brook which empties into the 
Sheyenne. We are camped near the river. 

Camp Tattersall, Wednesday, 7th.—A 
worse day than yesterday, if possible. The 
pioneers and a large detail of the different 
companies, were busy last night till dark, 
and till 9 this morning, digging down the 
banks and partially filling up the river, so 
that the train could cross. Then by attach¬ 
ing ropes, and with the help of a large num¬ 
ber pulling, the train was successfully drawn 
over, and all started. W« supposed we had 
only about 10 miles to march. At noon ive 
had reached a fine spring brook, where bea¬ 
vers had worked busily, which we called 
Beaver Creek. Fine water. We might have 
camped there, but there was no forage for 
the teams. We came on and on, and finally 
at nearly sun down camped on a bluff, near 
the river. Must have made 18 miles. A few 
more such marches would use op this detach¬ 
ment. We passed some high sand banks on 
our left. 

Camp Wilson, Thursday.—Reached Camp 
Hayes—main column—about 2 p. m. March 
notso severe as the previous two. Fine breeze 
I and we found fine springs along the river. 
1 Passed over some good country, where the 
I drouth had not succeeded in drying up the 
lu.xuriant grass on the meadow lands. Dis¬ 
tance from Abercrombie, 56 miles; detach¬ 
ment has marched, 121 miles. Main colnmn 
has rested here since July 4th. 

Friday, 10th.—Laid over. High wind and 
very dusty time—equal to Camp Pope. Va¬ 
rious conjectures as to the future of the expe¬ 
dition. The drouth has been so terrible, 
that it is thought hardly possible for the ex¬ 
pedition to proceed to Devil’s Lake. One 
hundred and twenty cattle are said to be 
missed from the herd, and Indian rumors as 
usual.' 

Saturday, 11th—To-day we resume the 
march again, moving in a closer column 






A JOrRNAL OF 


than ht'retoforo. The wacron train moves in 
a donlile column, and the regiments divided 
into the rijrht and left winir. move on ()j>pi> 
s'te siiles of the train. The column moving 
thus occupies nuic-ti less ground, and the 
train is secure against any sudden attack. 
In addition to our severe marching, we now 
have to entrench the camp each nijfht. Our 
Company on guard again, and we came in the 
rear. Reached camp, on a bluff about II 
sniles from the river, at 1 r. m. Cool, fine 
day f >r mnt-ching. Distance, l.'i miles. 

Camp Wharton, Monday, Idth.—Roll call 
at 2 A. Jt., commenced march at 4 a. m.. (ith- 
regiment in the lead; got to camp about !) a. 
M. A sphtiulid camp among lakes. Pretti¬ 
est place we have had. No wood hero, but 
wc brought plenty along. Chippewa scouts 
look t)ur mail to the Fort from Camp Whar¬ 
ton, this moniiiig, charging 10 cents for .sol¬ 
diers’ and 25 cents for officers’ lettcr.s—at 
l-iast. these were the charges made by Harry 
liolcom of the 7th regiment. 

1 Hrigiido. P. M. Camp Weraer, Id miles. 

■ .TiiesflaVi 5 i>. m. —-fith in the rear. Start- , 
cd at .5 A. M. Distance said to lie only l.d t 
miles, but'we came on and on, and did ftot 
reach caiup until 1 p. m.. and marched stead¬ 
ily, too. Fincday fiirmarching, cool brcczca,'; 
and yot many were greatly fatigued. Fine 
sconery alo ig the river bank. The air is full 
of smoke; and the ravines on the opposite 
shore of tho Sheyenne, and patches of timber, 
look in the distance, mon' like a picture of a 
bird's eye view than real scenery. We are 

miles from river and wood. A fine spring 
and brook a few rods south of camp. Dis¬ 
tance 18 miles. 

■ Camp Shbardown, Wcdne.sday, 15th.—On 
guard last irlght. There was great conffision 
in the guard arrangementji. Some of the old 
guard stood till nearly !) p. m., and the new 
guard were shifted from post o post, .several 
times.' On the advance guard to-day. Start¬ 
ed about 4 A. M., and marched very rajiidly 
for an hour or two, to overtake the head of 
the train, which had started a few minutes 
before us. On the march 4 hours. Camped 
on Lake Tolic; quite a large, fine looking 
lake, but mean tasting water. Di.stanoe 12 
miles. 

Camp Smith.—Lake Tolic surrounds this 
camp on all sides except the south, and the 
view from the bluff" in the center of the camp 
—headquarters—is very e.xtonsivc. Several 
cool, clear wells of water have been dug. 


Thursday.—Coursene.irly north. After 
some threi' or four miles, we came on to 
high bluff's, roiling ground—the same rid<re 
mentioned by (hip?. Fisk. Readied the river 
; in about 10 miles march, liaving struck Cajit. 
Fi.sk's trail. Just before we readied the 
river, while the right winsr was resting on a 
hIntL'Some hor.semcn started up an elk, and 
immediately one gave chose, running him 
towar.l the train. Others soon started aftiit 
. him, until the jirairic was dotted over with 
swift flying hor.scs in jiurstiit of him. It was 
aiucxdting chase, 'riie dk soon distanced 
most of his jmr.siiers, but one, said to be 
^ Oapt. Tavlor's horse, was extremely fleet, and 
i pas.sed him like the wind .several times, but 
the Capt. .seemed not to he aide to stop or 
! disable him while passing. He was said to 
have been finally run through with a sabre. 

When we rcacheil the bluff, both before 
•aud behind we had a’beautiful seene stretch¬ 
ed out befor<'us. .Atonr feet'and winiliiig 
around among the bluff's up and down as tar 
as the eye could reach, its course plainly dis¬ 
tinguished by the lintftof timber, so rtchlv 
green and luxuriant—was the Sheyenne. (f iir 
position wa.s commanding, and the vision ex¬ 
tended for mile.s over the bluff' and prairiss, 
a broken country, stretching away till rKith- 
ing could he discerned hut a dim outline 
against the hazy sky. At; our left, behind, 
the long train wa.s stretched out in two ranks 
and in a perfect line, the wliiie canvas cov¬ 
erings, “iirairie schooners," stretehing off 
.south as Till- a.s the eye could reach. The 
7tli and 10th regiments—solid columns'— 
were coming up on oppositesides of the train, 
and ri-gbt' before ns. tho advance gnard, in- 
fantrv and cavalry, were winding up the steep 
hliitt'i on the other side. We loolced admir¬ 
ingly on the scone till the hn^le sounded 
aifi'iitioii! and then marched down into the 
valley, halted, and snpivlied ourselves with 
water from the river, now only a small brook, 
so s-mall that one Could cross on stones with¬ 
out wetting his feet. There -was a beautiful 
grove, a oool, shady spot; ashes and hones 
showed that a party of Indians had been 
there not long since. On tho other side were 
the nnirk,s of ('apt. Fisk's last year's camp. 
But soldier.s’ joy.s are often of short duration. 
Wo snjiposed we would camp on the opposite 
hill, but crossed, and came on at least four 
miles, and camped by a miserable, nasty, 
muddy pond. “Only a step from the sub¬ 
lime to the ridiculous.” Distance 14 miles. 







SIDLEY’S INDIAN FJCPKDITION. 


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Camp Corning. Friilay, 17th.—Cool, even 
chilly this morning. Very cloudy. Fine 
day for murohing, on iici-o\!nt of the wind, 
lint very dustv. Mareiiing on Fisk's old 
trail. (Iiirgood guide Bottineau is on his 
la.st vear's track again. Country rouirh and 
Uneven. Marched over many dried up 
sloughs. After marching 10 or 11 miles, we 
came to a lake where the whole train and 
column halted and watered. Came on and 
camped hy another trog pond. The march 
has lieen fatiguing—Id miles. 

Camp Pope—(after an aid on the Ceneral's 
staff.)—For the last three days there has 
been no wood. We make our fires almost 
entirely from buffalo chips, a’nd they are 
quite a good snhstitnte. Buffalo tind elk 
are dailv seen, and some are killed, and 
many mure would he if the boys were allow¬ 
ed to shoot. It is thought that a hoiiting 
party will be detailed, daily, bye-and-bye. 
There is an eagle; a fish hawk, a wolf and an 
elk in cam]). An Indian was brought into 
camp, to-day, by two boys from the rear 
guard, who had fain down and got to .sleep, 
and thus been left, and it is rumored that 
cavalry are in pursuit of some morn. Sat¬ 
urday, July ISth, 5 A. M.—Remained very 
cloudy with south wind, and commenced to 
rain abont 7 t*. m. Considerable rain fell, 
more than tve have had since we left Camp 
Pope, Minn. Got quite w'et. Our course 
Was nearly north till we reacdied the ticiitity 
of Lake Jesse, when we turned square to the 
left and camped on a lake which has been 
named Lake Flmily. It is a very fine sheet 
of water, gravelly shores and bottom, and 
soft water. There is a high bluff on the 
south shore, and bluffs surround the camp 
on the north and south. The camp presents 
a fine appearance from any of them, with the 
bright ravs of the sun, which now shines 
through the clear sky, reflected on the clear 
surface of the lake. The country has looked 
greener lately; there has been more grass— 
either by reason of more rain, or greater fer¬ 
tility. There are plenty of lake.s, too; Lake 
Jesse, of which we had a fine view from a 
ridge a few miles back, is at our northeast, 
and we get wood from its banks. It is said 
that we no longer follow Fisk's trail and that 
We are not going to Devil’s lake, hut are to 
strike for the James river and Coteau du 
Missouri, where the Indians are reported. 
Our company have been eating more than its 
rations, buying more when necessary, and i 
drawing ahead sometimes, neither of which i 


i we can do any more, and now we must come 
i to our ■‘regular rations.’' If we don’t have 
; to come down any more, we may be glad; 
and e.sf)ccially as many think now we will 
have a lot of prisoners to bring back, to help 
eat oer r.ntions. Distance 10 miles. 

Camp Atchison.—A cavalryman was shot 
by a lieutenant since we came into camp. 
Tbc'-e ‘k're various stories about t!ie cau.se, 
but nothing sure. The first blood shed on 
the cx])edition. It is said that the man will 
die. 

Sunday noon.—It is a warm, but very fine 
day. The rain has disjtelled the mists and 
smoko which have been continually enshroud¬ 
ing us. and the sun shines through a clear 
and unclouded sky and atmosphere, upon the 
green, beautiful earth. The seenery is fine, 
and we enjoy camp life to-day. Although it 
is necessary to wash, and arrange our clothes 
and equipments, yet it is a (lay of rest—a 
Sabbath fin- all who wish to enjoy it. There 
was a thunder storm this morning. W'e 
heard more thunder than we liave before in 
two months. A cool, northwestern breeze 
blows now. and feels delightful. 

Tuesday, 21st, J p. m. —We are camped on 
•the James river, in a green valley about J7 
miles southwest from Camp Atchison. Yes¬ 
terday morning about 7 o’clock we left 
cam)), and mn»le a march of 2‘i miles without 
water. All were very tired—ufiiny exhaust¬ 
ed, althonuh those who are now with the ex- 
pedition are jiieked men. All tho.se who were 
unable to make heavy marches, and also all 
of Companies C and I of the 7th; 1) of the 
10th and C and G of the fith, witli c.avalry. 
and a section of battery. (Lieut. Daniids’,^ 
and part of the train, stock. &c., were left at 
Ca'n'p .Atchison. Heavy earth works were 
thrown up. and the cam)) ))l)ieed i)i a gootV 
defensiv)' condition. The rest of the brigade 
are on a chase for the I))dians. who are re¬ 
ported only two or three days’ march ahead 
of us. Last night two hundred Red river 
hnlf breeds, who are out hunting, came tv 
visit n.s. and trade, also bringing information 
about the Sioux. They had a German boy 
too, who was eaj>tare<i hy Little Crow, and 
held a pri.soner until ransomed hy a l'’rene.h 
priest, who is with the half hi-eeds. The Gen¬ 
eral had the boy at hi.s tent for some time, 
talking with and asking him questions. 
Both he, and the French ))riestm<ide a speech. 
The general said he had received informa¬ 
tion, so that he thought we would soon find 
the Indians and have a fight, and he wanted 





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to give them such a dressing as they would : 
Bot soon forget. We were all pleased at this, ; 
and cheered vocil'erously. 'I'here is some : 
pro.sj)ect now of aeeoinplishing something. 
We pas.sed the halt breed camp a few miles ! 
out from Camp Forbes, this morning, and ; 
halted awhile. The boys traded some more ' 
with them. They take tobacco, sugar, hard ‘ 
bread, clothes, &e., but not,“green Lacks,'’ 
only gold and silver money. The scouts re- i 
ported to-day that we were coming twenty ! 
miles without water, and we have marched 
12 miles and had plenty of water. This is a ^ 
very good samide of our reports in advance 
respecting our marches. (Was so all thro’: 
the campaign.) Rained some thi.s morning, ' 
and we have just had a very severe thunder 
shower; quite sharp lightnin - and loud tliun- 
der. We are camped on a very rough place. 
Ground all stamped up by bulfaloes, which 
have been here to w’ater. The pontoons were 
put dow'n to cross the river on and the whole 
train forded the river in less than an hour, i 
Camp Olin.—Mail came in. Co. H had 
93 letters. Good news from the south of the 
cutting up of Lee’s army, and confirmation 
of the report which we had at Camp Atchi- , 
son, of the surrender of Vicksburg. • 

Wednesday, July 22d—We had not swal- : 
lowed our breakfasts this morning, when 
“ strike tents ” sounded from the bugle. Has 
been a cool, windy day, as good for traveling 
as we have had, and we have improved it 
right well. Have marched very fast and 
kept at it steadily. Distance to be marched 
was reported to be IB miles, but from the 
time we have marched, and the speed at 
which we have travelled, we have come 20 
miles—in nearly a westerly direction. Are 
camped on a level plain within a mile or two 
of a range of bluffs on which timber is seen. 
We were in sight of the bluffs for several 
hours before we reached camp. 

Camp Kimball, Thursday, 6 i’. m. —Last 
night there were more rumors in camp, as to 
the whereabouts of the Indians, and what 
the e.xpedition would do, than there has ever 
been before. Rumors were constantly flying 
through camp. An Indian had been cap¬ 
tured, who reported that the camps which 
the half breeds had reported near us. and 
which we were after, had all escaped across 
the Missouri. The report, I think, was not 
fully credited at headtiuarters, but there was 
considerable hesitancy about the proper 
course to be pursued, since wo are now 75 
miles from Camp Atchison, and nearly as 


far as the farthest camp of Sioux were the i 
reported to be. The General told the pr - 
soner that he would hang him if his report 
was false. Finally, a council of war decided 
to push on to the Missouri River, and find 
out the truth of the report, ourselves. To¬ 
day has been very warm : many teams were 
exhausted, and the men greatly fatigued, 
and much more disgusted with this wild- 
goose chase, as it seems to ns, which our 
leaders are bent upon, after an enemy which 
we never expect to .see. After marching 
about 8 miles, this morning, we struck the 
Missouri Coteaus, which we have since been 
following—very rough broken ground, a 
succession of peaks from whose tops we can 
see the Coteaus at a great di.stance—a blue 
line against the sky. Many lakes are inter 
spersed. We have been following a cliaia 
of lakes for some 3 miles back: seem to be 
at their extremity now. The wood which 
we got from Hawk's nest, last night; proved 
to be nearer 5 than 2 miles from camp; the 
distance was very deceiving. To-night we 
use buff'alo chips as usual. We have a very 
good way to gather them ; string them on 
ear gun rammers, and a detail of four or 
' five, sent out, as they are from each com¬ 
pany, each night as we approach camp, 
soon bring in enough for fuel for supper. 
’Tis a novel sight. Distance 18 miles. 

Camp Grant, Friday, July 24th, sundown. 
—Truly, we “know not what a day may 
bring forth.’’ We left this morning about 
five o'clock, the 6th regiment being in the 
rear. The day was sultry and unpleasant 
for traveling. We came to a fine lake, 
about ten o’clock, and halted about half an 
hour, where many bathed in the clear water. 
It was then reported to be ten miles to camp. 
We halted again, in an hour or two, and 
were aroused as we lay on the ground, some 
asleep, by an exciting chase for an antelope, 
which ran toward the train, at fir.-it, and then 
ran parallel and very close to us. Several 
shots were fired, notwithstanding our .-trict 
orders to the contrary—the temptation was 
I so great. He was finally killed, and Col. 
Marshall carried him off. We had siarted 
again and were perhaps five miles from the 
lake when we saw the train at a halt, and 
; pre.seutly Lt. Beever came galloping irom 
the front, and announced that the Indian 
teepes had been discovered. We then loaded 
I our pieces, and were eager for a fight. .Soon, 
however, we saw a corral being fonn- i ou 
I a lake below, to the right, and f«)llow. d ou 







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to camp, vvliicli we iit once be^an to en- i 
treiicli. We hail scarcely finished and were | 
preparing to rest, as it was evident we were ' 
not to make an attack immediately, when ! 
the report of a giin roused us. and presently j 
the “long roll'’ called us into line. Thenew.s 1 
soon came into camp that Dr. Weiser ol the 
cavalry, having ventured among the Indians, 
too rashly, perhaps, was killed. .Some of the 
cavalry immediately advanced and firing 
commenced, which soon became quite rapid. 
The Indians now appeared on the ridges on 
all sides of camp, and all the troop.s began 
to move forward. The Seventh and Tenth 
were nearest, and had the first chance, and 
the most to do, of the infantry, in this en¬ 
gagement. In oni.-particular place, on “Big 
Mound,” the highest pointofthe Coteaus, the | 
Indians gathered thickly, but it was only the 
work of a moment for the shells Irom the I 
well-aimed six-pounder under Lieut. Whip- I 
pie to disperse them quickly from that point, 
and it was soon occupied by our advancing 
forces, and on all sides, the savages were re¬ 
treating. The tiring was now quite rapid all 
along the south and .south-east of camp, with 
the oeasional boom of the cannon. The 6th 
deployed to the northeast,Jback ofcamp, and 
after an hour or two, having advanced two 
miles or more and seeing no enemy, a part 
went on in pursuit, and companies H. and 
K., were ordered back as camp-guard. We 
saw several antelopes while we were skir¬ 
mishing, but now had bigger game. Our 
company were much chagrined that they 
could not have a hand in the fight. The re-^ 
port from the battle field is that our men are 
chasing and chastising the savages severely. 

Camp Sibley—Battle of Big Mound—Sat¬ 
urday night.—The excitement continued un¬ 
abated all night. V^arious rumors were 
afloat in camp, and it was impossible to tei! 
what had been or was being done. By 7 
o’clock this morniBg most of the troops had 
returned, the 6th not having pursued as far 
as the rest, and having all got into camp in 
the night. The 7th, Company B. of the lOth, 
and the cavalry lost their way and were out 
all night, lost, and thus did not reach camp 
till daylight—then greatly exhausted. They 
kept up the chase till dark ; the cavalry and 
battery getting near enough to do consider¬ 
able execution, and had even reached the 
Indian train and families, when they were 
ordered to halt. There was a misunder¬ 
standing about the the orders, the General 
affirming that he intended they should bi¬ 


ll 

vouac where fliey were for the night; but 
whether he gave the order otherwise, or 
whether it was given wrongly by Lieut. Bee- 
ver, the troops returned, and our rhance to 
capture or destroy them there was lost. We 
left Camp Sibley about noon and came up 
among the hills about four miles. The Gen¬ 
eral thought the men and teams ought to 
rest, and so moved up here, where there is 
water fit for animals to drink, the lake where 
we camped before being salt. We dug wells, 
and provisions and water were sent to the 
men who were in pursuit of the Indians.— 

I But for the excitement of finding the enemy 
all would have been entirely exhausted by 
the day’s arduous duties. Some of the men 
must have marched forty five miles. It is 
cold and windy to-night. 

Camp Whitney—The casualties in ye.ster- 
day’s engagement were chiefly in the caval¬ 
ry; they being most exposed and doing the 
most service. Two men were killed (one be¬ 
ing struck by lightning,) and two wounded, 
besides the murder of Dr. Weiser. Besides 
these easualties, Lieut. Freeman, of the cav¬ 
alry, was killed while out hunting with Mr. 
Brackett, beef contractor, and the latter is 
supposed to be killed. Chaska was with 
them and hid Mr. Brackett in therushe.s near 
this place, but he cannot now be found. 

Sunday night, .luly 26ih.—The sun is just 
setting in the west, over another battle-held, 
if such a name can properly be given to the 
scene ofthis afternoon’s operations. We left 
camp this morning about five o’clock and 
came rapidly forward south-west. It was 
very cold ; we had on our overcoats or blank¬ 
ets, and we could stand it to march fast. We 
came upon the Indian camp in about an hour 
and a half, and halted a few minutes. Many 
relics were secured. Every conceivable ar¬ 
ticle of Indian apparel and paraphernalia 
was strewn all along the track of their re¬ 
treat tor six or seven miles, indeed as far as 
we have come. It was not long before Indi¬ 
ans were reported in our advance and the 
train was put in a solid mass. Companies 
A and B of the 6th regiment, which was in 
advasce, deployed as skirmishers; others 
being the reserve ; we advanced thus. The 
cavalry were also in line behind ns, and oth¬ 
er regiments on either flank, and everything 
was in perfect order to receive an attack 
from any direction. We moved on in this man¬ 
ner until we had made some ten miles more 
and wera probably fifteen miles from this 
morning’s camp. We, the advance, had then 







12 


A .iOUUXAI. OF, 


piisseJ a lake called Dead Bulialo Lake, so- , 
feeted aj ibe .site for cauip, and halted. 

)H>ides, ri('in}5 backward aiid fuiwardaiid ev- ' 
idenlly tryiiijr to feel us a Mule or draw us 
or.. Guns were lired oeca.sioiially by them, 
a:id once in a while a response was made by , 
our skirnii-hurs. 'i’lli s the farce went on for 
an hour and a half, a sort of a play fi^jht. 
'I'ho reserve skirinishcvs were ordered back 
to camp. Just before we reluriied, a section 
ol'a battery came up and when the, Indians | 
fcad huddled tos'ether, a shell was dropped | 
atnong them; then, as soon us they saw the 
smoke—before tlie shell reached them they j 
made another beautiful ‘‘skeiladdle.’’ We 
had hardly reached camp ami stacked arms ; 
on the color line, when Indians were leport- I 
«d coming over the. bluff to the north-west, j 
The cattle and horses and some men were out ' 
on the prairie away up to t'.e bluff. All who 
were on the bluff presently came rushing in, 
and soon the Indians apjieared within halfa 
mile of camp. There scpined to bo no one 
left to guard camp, ami tiicre appeared to be 
danger, for a few minutes, that they would 
capture some cattle and horses. Giie, in 
P'.u ticular, rod.e clear down the hill and fired 
Lis gun ; we were immediii‘eiv ordered up 
a> .skirmishers, but company M, of the cav¬ 
alry, beat U9, rushed up the hill, and fiuallv, 
lUtA-a few iuinulcs, made a cl'.arge, killing 
f\eofthem. Compatiies A, anil L, were 
also In line, and charged over the hill after 
Ihe savagtts. We laid down just behind the 
brow ofiiie hill, and then the cavalry retreated, 
hoping to draw them onto us, but they kept 
H respectful di.ilance from us. We laid thus 
for an hour or two and then came back to 
camp. One man of the cavalry was wound¬ 
ed in their charge. The battery was heard 
playing out to the left, and occasional firing 
from the iuranlry. Once or twice compa- 
iiies A, and B, of the Si.xth, who were skir¬ 
mishing, got within range, and some were 
reported killed. Those whom we have been 
fighting Mi-day are thought not to be the j 
same who fought on Friday. 'J’he one who 
r(<de so close to camp, in their bold dash, 
was killed, and according to some rejtorts, it 
is ••Siauding Buffalo," and another, "White 
Boar," a chief. A squaw was captured to¬ 
day and says the Indians expected an attack 
from Stilly’s expedition, which is coming up j 
the Missouri, and is said to be within fifty i 
miles of us. Many of our men were confident 
of hearing cannon from his forces yesterday. I 


Some expect an attack to-night, it seems 
very little like .Sunday. Jlistiince to-day.six- 

Catnp I’famucr—Mondtiv night. Iltive 
made a very long and latiguin.g march of 
some twenty miles. Mitny of the teams gave 
out. About 12 Hiihts from last night's camp 
wc came to a small pond, where we halteil 
and got water, and the animals were water¬ 
ed. 'The Indian train was then reported to 
he in siglit, some, five mihiS to the norlh-west, 
by a blnlf, and we turned our ilirection to¬ 
wards it. We are camped to night !)v Stony 
Lake, just at the loot of the nmniid where 
the train was seen. Wo got in about five i’. 
,\!. Some think we have come '23 mile.s.— 
We are said to he within 1 o miles of the 
Missouri, and it is reported that we move at 
midnight to try and overtake the Indians be¬ 
fore they cross. 'I'he .scouts think they are 
now across, but we will probably know soon, 
and see the Mis.souri -m all events. Distance 
I twenty miles. 

I Gamp Schoenemimn—Tuesday, sundown, 
i We were taken by surprise this morning as 
; we were leisurely eoming out of camp, and 
: the train was stringing carelessly up the hill, 

I to hoar the repiu't of a cannon, and then au- 
: other, and many more in quick succes.sion. 

! Almost iu a moment wc saw the Indians on 
; the hills all about us, evidently having de- 
stsrned to surprise us in camp, but they were 
too late, as the scouts heard them say as they 
■ came to the, head of the eolumii. Xeverthe- 
I less, except for the fact that the six pound¬ 
ers were at hand and promptly playing on 
i them, and all the regiments quickly deployed 
j on the rear and Hanks, they would probably 
I have succeeded in gobbling up .some of the 
, train. The lOih being in advance, wore first 
i deployed in their front, and chafed to ad¬ 
vance. riie lilh and 7lh were quickly de- 
j ployed, and advaaciiig up the hill, ou either 
Hank of the train, with sitouts and cheers, 
soon got within long range ijf the savages,—■ 
The train wa.s very soon iu solid column, and 
wlien the Indians saw that we were not halt 
^d any, i!>ey rapidly retreated and kept out 
of sight all the rosi of the day. The whole 
atfair did not stop.nq two hours. . 

We have travelled 18 miles, iind ero.ssed 
two of their camp-grounds, the last of which 
was left to-day, and we cannot be very far 
from the Missouri. We are eneamped on 
Apple River. 

A 'Teton was surprised by the advance 
skirmishers, this forenoon, having been found 







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13 


asleep, an^ h(iving escaped unhurt from I 
more .han twepty shots, was captured. An¬ 
other Indian, who got a mule this morning, 
and wa.s trying to get away with it, was shot. 

A heavy columu of smoke ha.s been as¬ 
cending from tlie Missouri bluffs, this after¬ 
noon, and everything seems t» indicate a 
. heavy fight. We shall probably know the 
worst to-morrow. But for Uie.excitement of 
the various engagements, and the hope of 
capturing the Indians, and destroying them, 
we t<hould be exhausted with the severe 
marching, entrenchiug and guarding. 

Camp Steep, on Mipseuri River, Wednes¬ 
day.night, duly 29tb.—1 doii’t.know whether 
the day's developments have closed the drama 
p|f this campaign, or not; to-morrow and 
OeP' l^ibley must proye that; but certa;in it 
is, that after all pur,toil, weariness and scanty 
fare, the savages have eluded our grasp. We 
pct^rcely sleptJast night, working away in the 
moonlight, wgeried ^s we were,, throwing up 
great earthworks, while our foe was, with the 
greatest rapidity, making his escape—'and 
then aroused at 2 o'clock a. m., by the reveille 
—a sound we have almost learned to hate— 
and started as soon as daylight began to 
streak across the eastern sk^’. Yet it took 
so loiig to cross Apple River, and for the 
train to wind up and down among the bluffs 
near it, that it was eight o'clock before we 
weye on tbe high table-land in sight of the 
timber on the Missouri; even then it was too 
late,—tbe Indians were across and occupying 
the high bluffs opposite, shaking their glass¬ 
es in dehance, so that there was a constant 
glitter as they flashed in the sunbeams. We 
thought at first that they were sabres shining, 
and loud and constant firing, and clouds of 
smoke raising, made some of us hope for a 
time that Sully hud intercepted them and 
was fighting them ; but we learned, after¬ 
wards, what the glitter was, and I suppose 
the loud reports must have been their guns 
—they firing them in triumph after their suc¬ 
cessful retreat, although they sounded too 
loud for muskets. Probably they were re¬ 
ports from the same pieces which were 
thought to be cannon on the 25th. The 6th 
was in advance, and, as usual, since our first 
skirmish, a line of skirmishers was formed, 
occupying a front sfimore than half a mile, 
the men being five paces apart. It is a very 
severe way to march, for it is necessary to 
keep the line as nearly straight as possible, 
and alittle sway in the center, throwing either 
flank farward a little, causes the other flank 


to march in quick or double-quick time, to 
gain the alignment. It was not reached un¬ 
til we reached the flat bottom, near the river, 
and were all o,n a level, that we could easily 
preserve a good alignment. We reached the 
woods skirting the river, about 11 a. m.,and 
prepared to skirmish through. Two howitz¬ 
ers went ahead, s^helling be woods frequent¬ 
ly, and companies D, I, and K deployed, 
with the rest of the regiment as a reserve, 
under command of Major McLaren, marqhed 
slowly through the woods, some two miles, 
to the bunks of'the muddy Missouri. There 
they were, on the bluffs, in swarms, quietly 
viewing us, and we halted and returned the 
compliment. Both seemed to realize that 
the farce was finished—they evidently enjoy¬ 
ing the thought with gladness, and we with 
great bitterness. We had obtained a little 
water, and drank it eagerly after our past 
alkali experience. During theshort time we 
stopped there, the scouts shouted across to 
them, but we could not tell what was being 
said. It was reported, afterwards, that some 
wanted peace, and some were impudent.-^ 
On being asked where “Standing Buffalo” 
was, they said : “You kill him like a dog, 
and now ask, where is he.” The shores 
were lined with Red River carts, and various 
vehicles, and .stuff which, in their,hurry, they 
bad failed to get across. We were soon,or¬ 
dered out of the woods to camp, by CoJ. 
Crooks, who was then in command of all the 
forces there. We turned and went up the 
river a few yards, following the path, and 
theii halted, to supply ourselves with water. 
Quite a large number went to the waters' 
edge to till their canteens. This was the op¬ 
portunity they h,ad wanted, to see so many 
of us out of tbe brush, and suddenly, at a 
signal gun from below, on the liill-top, where 
the enemy was plainly in sight, and from the 
grass opposite us, where we could see no one, 
a ringing volley of bullets came over, many 
falling short in the water, others plowingjup 
the sand and ringing through the woods all 
about us. Fortunately, almost miraculous¬ 
ly, as Col. Averill said, no one was hurt.— 
The fire was returned by some on the left 
flank, and others were detached after we 
started back, but the rest quickly left our 
last scene with the Indians, with the loud re¬ 
ports of musketry ringing in our ears. Slow¬ 
ly—very slowly we returned to camp. We 
had now nothing to stimulate us to action, 
but, on the contrary, the prospect, which 
wa<. as evident to all as the light of day, wae 






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sickening. We had eaten but little, and 
drank almost nothing since half past three 
in the morning, and by the time we reached 
camp late in the afternoon, having marched 
some four miles from the river, to a broad 
plateau near Apple River, a seemingly nat¬ 
ural place for a strong camp, being twenty 
feet above the bottom, with a steep descent 
towards the woods, the men were thor¬ 
oughly exhausted, and laid down feeling as 
we had not before. We thought we had not 
much strength left, but we were soon tested, 
for very soon the “long-roll,” with its quick 
beating, aroused the camp, and the report 
“the Indians are coming,” wentquickly from 
lip to lip through camp. In less than three 
minutes the 6th were double-quicking it down 
the steep descent towards the woods. led by 
Col. Crooks, on foot; but the alarm was 
false, and we went back and laid down again. 
Thus we have finished another day’s toil, 
and the shades of night, will, we hope, close 
the scene, for if ever we did, we need sleep. 
All, I think, are sick of Indians and Indian 
war. Distance, fifteen miles. 

Camp Slaughter—Thursday morning—The 
“Iong-roll”called us up again last night, about 
one o’clock, and we threw up entrenchments, 
which we were too tired to do when we 
came to camp. Several shots were fired by 
pickets, and the Indians set fire to the prai¬ 
rie away to the north. 

Lieut. Beever of Gen. Sibley’s staff, is lost; 
also Nicholas Miller of company K, 6th reg¬ 
iment.' Cannon were fired and signal rock¬ 
ets thrown up last night, so that if still alive, 
they might know where we were; also to 
signal to Gen. Sully if he might be within 
signaling distance. Signal shots were fired, 
too, this morning. 

The woods between us and the river are 
undoubtedly occupied by little bands, who 
are watching for chances to steal what ani¬ 
mals they can. They have succeeded in 
running off a few mules. It is not more 
than ten rods from where we (the 6th) lav 
in camp, to thick brush, and pickets have to 
stand just in the edge of the woods, to keep 
tne animals, which are feeding, from going 
off. It is not an enviable place for a picket. 

A detachment, consisting of Companies 
A, I. and K of the Sixth, A, B, and H of 
the Seventh, B, F, and K of the Tenth, atid 
L, and M of the cavalry, and two sections of 
the battery, all under Col. Crooks, are to 
skirmish through the woods this afternoon, 
search for the missing bodies, and destroy 


what property the Indians have left. We 
are getting some rest to-day, and the inuleS 
a little feed. The water in Apple Riverhere, 
tastes strongly of alkali, indeed is not-fit :o 
drink, and the boys are digging wells. It i.s 
slow work, though, and but little water is yet 
obtained, and that is eagerly drank as fast 
as procured. Some wells have already been 
dug down twenty feet. 

Friday night.—The detachment which 
went to the river yesterday, found both the 
missing bodies, within half a mile of each 
other, both having taken the wrong road in 
coming to camp, and thus fallen a prey to 
the enemy in ambush. From two poels of 
blood, near where Beever lay, it is thought 
that he made two of the fiends bite the dust, 
before he died. Both were buried this morn¬ 
ing, in Camp Slaughter—an appropriate 
name for their merciless fate. All of head¬ 
quarters, field and staff, aad also the fie'd 
and staff of the various regiments, and many 
officer-, of the line followed in the solemn 
procession, after the lamented Beever, and 
conducted the funeral in Masonic style, as 
the. deceased was a member of that order.— 
Then company K, of the Sixth, with less pa¬ 
rade, but as mournful hearts, followed their 
deceased comrade to his lonely grave, on an¬ 
other side of camp. Few, but felt sad as 
the.se men were borne to their last resting- 
place in this far off abode of savages, after 
the sad strains of the death-march. Six 
brave men have now, in one way and anoth¬ 
er, fallen victims to our savage foe, and while 
we might have expected to lose as many 
scores, the fact that so few have fallen, and 
they more by accident than in earnest fight, 
makes us realize each man we lose, more 
keenly. 

The detachment was till late getting to 
camp, and the General, and all in camp were 
very anxious for their safety. We had heard 
cannon at various jntervals, during the after¬ 
noon, and some reported having distinctly 
heard volley after volley of musketry. Cav¬ 
alry was sent down after them, just before 
dusk, and a 6-pounder, double-shotted,which 
made the hills ring again, was fired, after 
dark, and signal rockets thrown, which 
blazed way up in the heavens. This was 
done more for signals to Gen. Sully, per¬ 
haps, in the vain hope that he might be in 
sight or hearing ; for in the light of the prai¬ 
rie fire which the savages set night before 
last, and which was still burning, making a 
splendid glare all across the northern sky. 







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15 


our men could be seen returning, and they 
cheered loudly, as the rockets went up. | 

This afternoon, at an undress parade, the ; 
completion of oar march southward and J 
westward was announced, and the com- ' 
mencement of the homeward march, to-mor- ' 
row. Howeveranyof us may feel aboutthe ^ 
“ complete success ” of our expedition, all : 
are willing, I think, to let the drama cease, i 
and turn towards home. All, 1 think, are | 
sick of Indians and Indian war ; S'ck of a j 
foe, who is as treacherous and cowardly as ' 
he is wild, and only brave, when, as here, he I 
can steal upon his victim with serpent-like ^ 
stealth, and glory over him thus fiendishly ; 
slain. We are now 446 miles from Camp 
Pope, and 556 mibs from St. Paul, or 585 j 
miles, according to Col. Crooks’ reckoning. , 
It is almost enough to make one sick to think i 
of going again over the dreary waste. ; 

Saturday, Aug. Ist.—Homeward bound! j 
Glad to leave the place where there’s a lurk- | 
ing foe so closely about us that we dare not 
rest from a ceaseless vigilance for fear of our 
lives. The scouts were frightened last night, 
and intrenched themselve8,and all the troops ' 
laid on their arms and alternately kept ; 
watch, the pickets having been obliged to ' 
come in. Yet so weary were we with our i 
don.stant watching, that a small band sue- I 
ceeded in getting near enough camp to fire ! 
in a volley, piercing two tents, causing the | 
mules to begin a stampede, which the caval- | 
ry promptly stopped, wounding two of the I 
mules, aud causing quite a consternation in j 
camp. A band also took possession of camp 
before the rear guard were fairly out of! 
sight, aud fired at some scouts who were | 
behind. The 6th was in the rear, and (Quick¬ 
ly came “into line, faced to the rear!” but 
there was no further tr(»uble and we came i 
in. The atmosphere is thick with the smoke ; 
of\tbe burning prairie, and the ground is ■ 
covered with black cinders. The order is, j 
keep close in the ranks, for to straggle is ; 
sure death. 

Have come on nearly our old trail, passing ; 
a little to the left of Camp Stees, and be- i 
yond. j 

Distance 17 miles—Camp Braden—Sun-' 
day.—Came along nearly parallel to our for- | 
mbr trail, passing Camp Schoenemann, and i 
making some twenty miles ; jwarm day.— | 
Halted and watered at a lake where there \ 
had been a very extensive Indian camp. I 

Camp Banks—Monday.—One of the days i 
which we have only on western plains—a 1 


perfect tornado of wind all day from the 
south. Saw some buffalos a few miles from 
the train. Didn't march as far as was in¬ 
tended, I think, on account of finding a lake 
with lu.xnriant grass about it. V'ery muddy, 
shallow water, but one of the greatest 
springs we have ever seen ; cold water gush¬ 
ing up so fast that our brigade cannot com¬ 
mence to lower it—dip as fast as it may. 

Chaska died suddenly last night, and was 
buried this morning at Camp Banks. 

Distance 16 miles—lamp Kennedy— 
Tuesday night.—The high wind yesterday 
was the forerunner of a severe thunder¬ 
storm and rain, which fell considerable of 
the night. The most severe storm we have 
had this year, if not indeed more than we 
have had since last August. Everything 
was refreshed this morning, the air purified, 
tufts of grass softened so that ’twas much 
easier marching. Quite warm though, and 
by ten o’clock the sky was clear, and 'twas 
still warmer. Many teams gave out long 
before we reached camp. Came by Camp 
Sibley, which looked very familiar. Got 
some good water from the wells, which were 
dug so hurriedly and under sore necessity. 
Are camped ou the same beautiful lake at 
•which we halted and bathed on the 24th ult., 
little dreaming of Indians being so near. 
The nicest camp we have had. 

' Distance 17 miles—Camp Williston— 
Thursday night.—Yesterday we laid over. 
About 9 a. m. the camp was thrown into 
considerable excitement by the report from 
the scouts that the Indians were thick in the 
bluffs ahead. We were ordered to be ready 
to move in an hour, and some were striking 
tents when half-breeds from Camp Atchison 
came in with the mail. These were the few 
whom the scouts' fear had magnified into 
“ bluffs full of Indians.” Added to the unex¬ 
pected pleasure of getting mail here was the 
joyful intelligence that George Brackett was 
safe in Camp Atchison. He was out—lost 
—seven days, living on berries, frogs, and 
what he found once or twice where we had 
camped, aud then came to camp nearly 
starved and exhausted. Of course the or¬ 
der to move was countermanded, and the 
day was pleasantly spent. ’Twas well that 
the mules could rest. Several wagons were 
broke up at night, being more than was 
needed for transportation, aud the mules are 
too much worn down to carry a particle more 
than necessary. A severe gale came over, 
last night, accompanied by thunder and 






16 


A JOURNAL OF 


liw’htning, and several tents were blown 
down. Have traveled north-east to-day, 
leaving Onmp Grant away to the left.— 
Camped among some miserable alkaline 
lake.'.. General and staff rode around a 
long time before .selecting the ground. Has 
been a cool day : fine for marching. 

Distance 18 miles—Camp Gilfillan—Fri¬ 
day night.—Warm till noon ; rainy this af¬ 
ternoon. Started late, but traveled very 
steadily till eleven o\-lock, when we halted 
ai d the teams were baited. Passed Camp 
Kimball and the “ Hawk's nest” on the left, 
about ten o’clock. Saw a lone buffalo; be 
kept ahead of the train a long time, and did 
not seem to be afraid, but finally ran off. 
Half-breed camp is near us, and some came 
to camp. About a dozen Indians, including 1 
three bucks, have been captured, some of 
whom were sent from Fort Snelling up the 
Mi.ssouri, and have straggled off. 

Distance 18 miles—Camp Hall—Saturday 
night, Aug. 8th.—On .lames river; come 12 
miles north-east, crossing our old trail, and 
leaving Camp Olin to the right before we 
crossed the river. We are about two miles 
from Camp Fcirbes, where the half-breeds 
visited our camp, and about 2.> miles from 
Camp Atchison. Rained hard last night 
was on guard. As usual, the guard had to 
make their beds on “grassy couches;” with 
the blue canopy overhead for their only cov¬ 
ering. ’Twas pretty uncomfortable last 
night. AVas bright moonlight and pleasant 
while on our beats. Wolves howled a good 
deal, and a picket shot at one. ’Twas easy 
traveling to-day after the rain, and the rear 
guard, especially under Capt. Schoenemann, 
had an easy march, as the track was well 
beaten and there was no dust. Those who 
captured the Indians last night came near 
getting Standing Huffalo. He would give 
himself up, but ex])ects if he should he 
would be killed. He didn’t want to fight, 
and when the young warriors overruled him 
at Big Hills, he ran away. 

Lieut. Col. Marshall of the 7th, left for St. 
Paul this morning, bearing dispatches froiv 
Gen. Sibley to Gen. Pope. 

Camp Carter—Sunday, 9th.—A pleasant, 
day ; not much to mar the pleasureof cam]> 
life. I’ruly a day of re.st, as we lay over. 
After reL'imt'ntal inspection at nine o'clock, 
we marched a short distance from eamp, and 
discharged our pieces, which have remained 
loaded since our “ three despenite engage¬ 
ments.” We have some fine wells of water 


I dug here. Hope we will soon have wood 
again. The buffalo chips were wet last 
night and this morning. 

Tuesday morning, llth.-^A long march 
of 25 miles brought US'yesterday into Camp 
Atchison, about 5 p. m. The day was cool; 

I even chilly in the morning. Crossed oiif 
old trail .several times; eaihe to the left of 
Camp Forbes. The meeting with our com¬ 
rades who were left at Camp Atchison was 
most joyous. ’Twas like getting home 
again. We have come from the Mis.souri 
river in 125 miles, thus saving 35 miles from 
our old course. Have made the distance in 
seven days, thus averaging 18 miles per day. 
According to this average, we can make Ft. 
Snelling in 55 days, and thus allowing dne 
time for laying over, can get there by Sept. 
10th. 

All the Indians captured at Camp Hall 
were released at Camp Carter, e.vcept the 
three bucks. They are close prisoners, to¬ 
gether with Little Crow’s son, who was cap¬ 
tured at Devil’s Lake, by a detachment con¬ 
sisting of Co.’s C and I, 7th, Co. D, 10th, 
Co. E, Mounted Rangers, and the section of 
Battery under Lient. Daniels, all under the 
command of Capt. Wm. H. Burt, Co. C, 7th 
Reg’ment. Little Crow's son says he was 
with his father when Capt. Cady was killed; 
He was wounded and half starved when cap¬ 
tured. 

Capt. Fiske's expedition, on its way to the 
Rocky Mountains, passed here while we were 
out towards the Missouri. All the rage with 
the boys here is making rings and various 
trinkets from buffalo horns. 

Thursday morning, 13th.—Yesterday’s 
was a severe march. Started very late, and 
then halted a long while before the train was 
all loaded and everything arranged for the 
march. Two battalions of Rangers—Co.’s 
E, B, F and M, and Jjient. Western’s .section 
of Battery, the detachment under the com¬ 
mand of Col. McPhail, left the main col¬ 
umn this morning, and proceed by way of 
James and Snake rivers, to scout for some 
Indians of Sleepy Eye’s band, who are re- 
norled in that vicinity. They will then pro¬ 
ceed to Fort Ridgely. By the time we were 
fairly started it wtis noon, so that we march¬ 
ed neatly all the afternoon and not camping 
till after fot r o’clock. Followed Ca[)tain 
Fiske's trail, neariy, going to the left of 
Cam]! Rope, D. T. Camped on a fine look¬ 
ing hike, but jtoor watnr—green and thick. 
Wells were dug. Details were sent for the 








SIBLEY'S INDIAN EXPEDITION. 


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hovs to fli<r intrenchm^ints, aftpi' roll Cflll. 
The boys- concluded that we were not in vhry 
ereat danger here, rind threw up some works j 
in a short time which looked very subJirtie | 
when daylight revealed them. They proved i 
to be our last. If we march' equal to yester- i 
dav, we wont be long in getting to Fort j 
Abi-rcrombie. Distance 18 miles. i 

Camp Burt—Thursday, 5 p. m.—Encamp¬ 
ed three miles southward of the Shayenne, 
having crossed it on onr homeward march. 
'Tis nearly a month (lacking only three 
days) since we crossed it going out. A cool 
day. Started early and made good time. 
We came right through Camp Corning. Got 
some fine cold water from a spring after we 
crossed the river. 

Camp Libby—Distance 17 miles—Friday 
night—Last night was a rough time for the 
guard. A cold, chilly wind blew all night 
from the north-east, and continues yet to day. 
We were most comfortable while walking 
onr beats. The advance guard nnder Lieut.’s 
Hasty and Brown—Capt. Williston, Oflteer 
of the Day—was a little behind the head of 
the column, and had to march very rapidly 
for a longtime, before we reached headquar¬ 
ters. Are on Fiske’s 'old trail—very rough, 
broken ground this morning, bat now an 
extensive plain. Came 13 miles and reach¬ 
ed camp at lOJ. A mail came in’to-night. 

Camp Arnold^—Saturday noon.—Chilly 
and windy as ever this morning, but still 
and warmer by 10 a. m. Very warm now. 
Sixth was in advance, and had hardly struck 
tents when the Assembly was sounded. The 
head of column was then far in advance, 
and we had to march long and steadily be¬ 
fore we reached our place behind the advance 
guard and got an opportunity to rest. Came 
over a boundless expanse of prairie, nnwa- 
tered and untimhered. Crossed two beds of 
streams which Capt. Fiske speaks of. and of 
making rush bridges, where there are now 
no signs of water. Came twelve miles, and 
then camped on a very smooth, fine camp¬ 
ing ground, but a very mean, muddy lake. 
Wells dug, as usual. 

Camp Stevens—Sunday.—Laid over.— 
Heavy fog this morning, and chilly and dis¬ 
agreeable till nearly noon ; fine afternoon. 
Pontsford and Peterson, cavalrytiien, were 
buried. 

Monday, Aug. 17th—After Taps—One of 
the three worst day.s of the campaign. Would 
have been as bud or worse than any if we 
had traveled as far; but the distance was 


; not so great, nor we were not op the march 
as long as at one or two otljer times. Yo% 
it was far enough, and we traveled enough, 
so that plenty of men were exhausted. The 
(Ith was in the rear and didn’t start till (> a. 
m. Came over the .same boundlc.ss prairie, 
In about four or five miles we crossed the 
dry bed of a branch of Maple river. The 
day was excessively warm with a hot south 
wind bldwing in our faces, which made the 
heat worse. After a most tedious march, 
seemingly growing no nearer the timber far 
a long, lofig time, we finally reached its. 
banks about 3 p. m. We were very tired, 
and the Colonel halted us about half a mile 
from the hank. As we dropped down to 
rest, all through the regiment the cry went 
up : -water ! water! We soon started agaitt 
and having grounded arms, were soon scafc^ 
tered and lining the shores of the river, 
bathing and’drinking its good water. Are 
camped on the south bank. 

Camp Ambler—Distance 16 miles—Aug. 
18th.'—Laying over. One year ago to-day 
Co. H started from Rochester for the warsj] 
(others starting about that date); to-day 
resting on the level banks of Maple river, 
getting plums and cherries, or making born 
rings. Cloudy all day ; a little showery and 
warm. Moore, the cavalryman, was buried. 

Aug. 19.—Reveille by 3 a. m.- Got start, 
ed by daylight. Cloudy and cool; looked 
much like rain ; .sprinkled a little just as we 
reached camp. Came over the same level 
plain. About seven we could see the tim¬ 
ber on the Shayenne. Are camping on ita 
banks. Distance 17 miles. 

Camp Chase, Aug. 20th.—The regular 
mail came last night; also the papers which 
had accumulated at Fort Abercrombie dur¬ 
ing the expedition, and a mail from Pembi¬ 
na: so that papers areas plenty as in an 
eastern news depot. We paid our last tariff 
on letters. Col. Marcy arrived last night, 
too, and inspected the troops to-day—the in- 
.spection lasting till noon. Yesterday after¬ 
noon, and to-day, during inspection, the 
pioneers had constructed a substantial 
bridge, on which we crossed the Shayenne. 
We cross it several miles farther down than 
the detachment under Col. Averill did on 
the 8th of July. M'arm day. Came four 
miles and eamped on a little rush pond. 

Camp Eilgerton, Friday night, Aug. 21.— 
Fort Abercrombie 1 A welcome sight. The 
6th was in the rear. Didn’t leave eainp till 
after sunrise ; came along up the Wild Rice, 







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A JOURNAL OF 


, whose timber appeared to the left when we 
started, and which we kept drawing nearer , 
to until we were within a mile of it. March- j 
ed along parallel to it till we struck the trail 
of Col. Averill’s detachment at Camp Libtjy, j 
and then crossed. Our camp is located a I 
yery respectful distance from the water— i 
about half a mile. Distance 16 miles. 

Camp Hackett.—Total from Camp Atchi- , 
son, 113 miles; from Missouri river, 238! 
miles. Sunday morning.—Yesterday was j 
variously spent by the soldiers in washing, j 
plumming, and roaming about the Red riv- j 
er—some went to the Wild Rice after plums. ; 
Co. H of the 9th was detached from the 10th, 
and ordered to report to the commander of 
Fort Abercrombie. Co. L, of the Rangers, 
stops here, and Co.’s A, D and G to Fort 
Ripley. Commenced growing chilly last 
night; commenced raining about midnight, 
and continues steadily yet. A miserable, 
disagreeable night. 

Tuesday night.—Homeward bound again, 
and in Minnesota ! Crossed the river in 
the ferry at the Fort. The river is so low 
that the boat reaches nearly across, and 
planks are laid in on both ends, so that a 
bridge is thus made, and the teams drive 
right over. Came eleven miles up the Red 
river. Camped within IJ miles ot Breckin¬ 
ridge. Country level as ever, but timber in 
sight in all direction-s. 

Camp Phelps, Aug. 26—2 p. m.— Cold, 
eohl nights. Reveille awoke us at 3^ this 
morning, and a severe march was reported 
—26 miles, and 20 without water. Have 
eome eighteen miles and been near the Otter 
Tail, thus having plenty of good water all 
the while. Are camped just above the low 
er crossing. Passed a shanty a mile or two 
back, and several remains of destroyed 
buildings. Level country ; timber scarce. 
The 6th in advance, we marched in two ranks 
in the road ; had rather march over the 
prairie. As usual, the camp is located about 
as far as possible from water—this time, a 

Camp White, 27th, Thursday.—The 6th 
was in the rear. Started late ; cool weather, 
and a good day to march. Marched in two 
ranks again. Came fifteen miles. Are 
camped among some lakes and near wood, 
for a wonder. The country is covered with 
lakes, however, and the camp couldn't have 
been placed a grt at ways from water. A 
shower was just upon us as we reached 
camp. The tents were hastily unloaded, and 


every man sieved a corner of a tent or a 
pin, and the teuts were pitched in about two 
minutes, so that we got dry ground for beds. 
Are near Pomme de Terre. 

Camp Heath—I)i,stance 15 miles—Aug. 
28th.—V’ery cold in the morning. Marched 
fast; 6th in the middle of the train. Little 
lakes, timber and good land all along. A 
fine country. Crossed a stream just before 
camping, said to be Pomme de Terre river. 
Many of the boys are plumming. Distance 
18 miles. 

Camp Sullivan, Saturday, 29th.—A white 
frost covered camp this morning, and a 
shout of gladness went ‘up, spontaneously, 
when the Assembly was blown, as we were 
all cold. The 6th was in the advance, but 
behind the head of the train, and we march¬ 
ed rapidly, with only one halt, until we 
reached camp. Traveled over a splendid 
country; charming lakes, and beautiful 
groves of good timber, and choicest land 
profusedly interspersed: now coming to 
some bluff and going down abruptly to a 
little nook with a fine lake and grove—now 
swelling out into an extensive prairie— 
“ broad acres ”—which at some not far dis¬ 
tant day will be peopled and improved. Got 
to camp by ten o’clock. Warm now! The 
boys arc gaming, plumming and fishing.— 
The restrictions against hunting are partial¬ 
ly removed. Distance 15 miles. 

Camp O’Connor, Monday night, 31st.— 
We laid over yesterday, as usual on Sabbath. 
Chaplain Bull of 6th, arrived witli dispatch¬ 
es from Gen. Pope, bringing them in place 
of Lieut. Col. Marshall. Have made eighteen 
miles to-day, winding around a good deal. 
Still among lakes and timber. We muster¬ 
ed for pay, to-night. Two months ago we 
were at Camp McLaren. We do not know 
where two mouths more will find us ; ])er- 
haps in a Southern field ; but surely we have 
cause for gratitude that after two months 
over the dreary wastes of Dakota, with such 
poor water and so severe duty, we are now 
as well as we are. Mail came into Camp 
O’Connor this morning. 

Camp Jones, Tuesday night.—On Jones’ 
Lake, on the plat laid out for Westport, 12 
miles from Sauk Center. As delightful a 
spot as the sun ever shone upon, or man 
ever trod. Surpassingly beautiful prairie, 
not level enough to be monotonous—a 
smooth, green sward as far as the eye can 
reach. A beautiful lake, with gravelly bot- 
I tom and beach, and fine grove. Imagina- 








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19 


tion could not paint anything more beautiful 
in nature. The touch of art will make it 
nearly perfect. For once, the camp was 
placed conveniently. Messenger reached 
(ren. Sibley, with report of Indian atrocities 
on the Missouri. Miners killed. Distance 
17 J miles. 

Camp Beever, Wednesday, 2d Sept.—On 
through the same charming'scenery, till civ¬ 
ilization once more greeted us; and we 
passed ricks of hay, fields, farms, houses 
and yards, domestic animals, and white nien 
and women. Are camped at Sauk Center, 
and suppose we lay over at least a day. Had 
a white meal of biscuit, batter, cheese and 
milk. Distance 12 miles. 

Camp Rubles, Friday morning. Sept. 4th. 
—Yesterday, a beautiful day, was spent in 
various ramblings about Sauk Center, enjoy¬ 
ing ourselves as those only could who have 
been thus long away from civilization. This 
morning we separate; the 10th going to 
Fort Ridgely, Capt. Ruble’s company Of 
Rangers, and a section of Battery under Lt 
Dwele, remaining to accompany Gov. Ram¬ 
sey when he comes to Red Lake—on the 
Treaty Expedition, and the rest going to 
Fort Snelling. 

Friday night.—Made 18 J miles, and didn’t 
reach camp till nearly sundown, the 6th be¬ 
ing in the rear. Are camped on Maj.Cullen’s 
land, on an eminence commanding a fine 
view of Sauk Valley. Chilly. 

Camp Wilson, Saturday.—Richmond is 
taken by Gen. Sibley ! The Stars and Stripes 
float over it! Sixth was in advance, and 
reached the place about noon, crossing the 
Sauk river here. Gov. Ramsey, with part of 
his escort, reached here this afternoon, on 
his way to Red Lake. Col. Thomas is also 
here. Distance 16 miles. 

Camp Austin, Sunday.—Laid over. Ser¬ 
vices by Chaplain Bull and Bishop Whipple. 
Fine day. Mail came to us again. 


Monday evening.—A severe march of 19^ 
miles. Are now within 2J miles of Saint 
Cloud. The town is in sight, and the camp 
is filled with visitors. 

Camp Taylor, Tuesday, Sept. 8.—About 
six miles from St. Cloud, on the left bank of 
the Father of Waters. The 6th paraded 
St. Cloud pretty well, going to the lower fer¬ 
ry to cross, and then having to come back 
and cross at the upper ferry, where the 7th 
had crossed before. Reached camp about 
two p. m. General Sibley and Col. Crooks 
have gone on ahead, and Col. Averill now 
commanding. Distance 9 miles. 

Camp Daniels, Wednesday nighb—A long 
march of 21 miles ; camping on Big Lake. 
Cool morning, but warm afternoon. Are 
camped in the brush, right on the bank of 
the lake. ' 

Camp Anderson, Thursday, 10th.—Aris¬ 
ing early, we were marching by daylight.— 
Passed Orono and Itasca, and about ten 
o’clock, camped on high ground near Anoka. 
The morning was cool and showery, but the 
afternoon is as fine as possible. Distance 
19 miles. 

Camp Davys, Friday, 11th.—Within four 
miles of St. Anthony. Started about sun¬ 
rise ; warm day ; very dusty. Distance 16 
miles. ^ 

Camp Rice, Saturday, 2 p. m.—At Fort 
Snelling. Amid familiar sights and the 

warm embraces of loving friends, at the 

place where nearly all commenced soldier¬ 
ing, we make our last halt on this expedi¬ 
tion, take off our accoutrements, break int^ 
column and rest ! We forget our toil in the 
glad thought that we shdl all soon be at 
home. Distance 11 miles. ^ 

Camp Steele.—Total from Fort Abercrom¬ 
bie, 255 miles; total from Missouri river^ 
493 miles ; from Camp Pope, main Expedi¬ 
tion, 939 miles; from St. Paul via Camp 
Pope, 1,059 miles. ^ 






LIST OF CASUALITIES 


IX THE 

INDIAN CAMPAIGN UNDER GENERAL SIBLEY, 

DaEiNG THE Summer of 1863. 


Dr. Josiah S. Weiser, 1st Minn. Mounted 
Rangers, murdered by Indians, Friday after-' 
noon, July 24th, 186.3, at Camp Sibley, D.T. 

Lieut. Ambrose Freeman, Co. I), Ist Minn, 
ilounfed Rangers, murdered by Indians, Fri¬ 
day, July 24tli, 186:{, near Camp Whitney. 

George A. Stark, Co. B, Rangers, killed 
July 24th. 

Andrew Moore, Co. B, Rangers, fatally 
wounded, died Aug. 18th, at Camp Chase. 

Corporal Wm. Haslip, Co. B, Rangers, 
wounded in .shoulder, recovering. 

John Murphy, Co. B, Rangers, killed by 
a stroke of lightning, while charging on In¬ 
dians, July 24th. 

Joliti Platt, Co. L, Rangers, wounded, Ju¬ 
ly 26th, in a charge; died Tuesday, J uly 
28th, at Camp Stees. 

Sergeant James Grady, Co. L, Rangers, 
wounded. 

Private Henry Stutz, Co. B, Rangers, 
wounded. 


George S. Brent, Co. D, Rangers, shot 
himself at Camp Forbes, July 21. 

Frederick .1. H. Beever, murdered by In¬ 
dians, Aug. 29th. 

Nicholas Miller, Co. K, 6th Reg't, muri 
dered by Indians, Aug. 29th, at Missour- 
River. 

Henry Wannemaker, Co. E, 10th, died of 
Fever, at Camp Atchison. 

Christian Peterson, Co. D, Cavalry, died 
of Fever, Aug. 13. 

James Pontsford, Cp. D, Cavalry, died of 
Fever, Aug. 15. 

Matthew L. Dearmin, Co. E, 10th, Fifer, 
died of Fever, at Fort Abercrombie, Aug. 
22d. 

Edwin McMannis, Co. F. Cavalry, died of 
Fever, at Fort Abercrombie. 

George Wood, Co. F, tiavalry, died of 
Fever, at Fort Abercrombie. 

Richard I). Brower, Co. I), Cavalry, died 
of Fever, at Fort Abercrombie, Sept. 6, ’63. 






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Tyftjttifljes-of bhkOcrtri^mes aS tliey Weri^'d^ntig tie summer of 
those who were not on tha Expedition being,. marhed^'>a3 also th6^e't#httdId1nb^'^^ 
through. O^tring to vi^idusS circumstances,’thfe ‘HdfeoM'Vlll be somewhatMilfeii^b^ 

In most cases it will be perfect. All soldiers and others who discover errors of any kind 
are requested to inform me of them. 

A. M. DANIELS. 

Little Valley, Minn., October 15, 1863. 

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EXPLANATION OF SIGNS. 

.iiaT.-niT.cnv.i zuoi^^ 

* Was not on the Expedition. ■ . ■ ■ .1 .H 

t Staid at Camp Atchison. 

t Was sent to Fort Abercrombie, from Camp McLaren or Camp Hayes. 

II , Went to Missouri Ri^ver, while Company staid at.Cwbp'AtdkisdSi.eilJ '■ ' ' i r 

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BRIGADIER GENERAL AND STAFF. 


Nii^e,5;T'C3 CI)l3Cv 53I itftwlc. i ' CHI CD- Date of CommiesioD. 


H. H. SIBLEY, 

R. C. OLIN, 

D. POPE, 

C. B. ATCHISON, 

P. H. PRATT, 

P. J. H. BEEVER, 

S. C. FLANDREAU, 

A. HAWTHORNE, 

W. H. FORBES, 
EDWARD CORNING, 
WM. KIMBALL, 


Brigadier General, 

Asst. Adjt. General, 

Captain and A. D. C., 
Captain and A. D. 0., 

Lieut, and A. D. C., 

Lieut, and Vol. A. D. C., 
Lieut, and Vol. A. D. C., 
Lieut, and Vol. A. D. C., 
Commissary of Subsistence, 
Quartermaster, 
Quartermaster, 


29tli Sept, 1862. 

11th March, 1863. 

30th June, 1862. 

11th July, 1862. 

26th May, 1863. 
Appointed June 15,1863. 
Appointed June 15,1863. 
Appointed June 15,1863. 
9th Nov. 1862. 

24th March, 1862. 

27th March, 1863. 


CHIEF GUIDES AND SCOUTS. 


GUIDES. 

PIERRE BOTTINEAU. 
JOSEPH R. BROWN. 


SCOUTS. 

GEORGE A. McCLOUD. 
J. J. DULEY. 


"10 MOITAWA ' ; 
SIOUX INTERPRETER. 
S. R. RIGGS. 


The force of the Tenth Regiment at Camp Pope, 676; at Camp Slaughter, 764— 
(including Co. H, Ninth Regiment, attaehed.) 

Expeditionary force at Camp Slaughter, 3,674. 






RECciltD. 




c'i' ■ 


I 

NINTH RE^GIMENT. 


Co. “A.” 

Hoatl; from St. Anthonj—Actod u Pionoen. 

Captain Jonah Chase, Nov. 20, 1862. 

Ist Lieut. Harrison Jones, Not. 20, 1862. 
*2d Lieut Benj. P. Shuder, Nov. 20. 

Ist Sergeant Leon M. Lane, Nov. 20. 

2d Serg’t H. A. C. Thompson, Aug. 14. 
fSd do David B. Ellis, Aug. 14. 

4th do Beverly C. Bonham, Aug. 14. 
5th do Abner Spencer, Nov. 20. 

1st Corporal Alfred S. Snow, Aug. 14, ’62. 
2d Corp’l Charles Estes, “ “ 

3d “ Charles Shoorod “ “ 

4th “ Lewis C. Timpson, “ “ 

6th “ Daniel Hutchins, “ “ 

6th “ James A. Woodcock,“ “ 

*7th “ James A. Lermon, “ “ 

8th “ Vacancy. 

HnSICIANS. 

Edward Warren. Wm. O’Brien. 


PBITATEB. 

John Allen 
Charles Bunell 
Hiram Barnard 
*George Baldwin 
Robert A Benson 
Richmond Burrows 
Alonzo Bragdon 
*Joseph Bailey 
f John B Chase 
Benj F Cooley 
Burton T Cooley 
fTameron Campbell 
Charles A Delvin 
Amos Day 
Jerry Desmond 
*Jerome Dumas 
George Dorman 
fCharles Farrow 
James Fulerton 
fFrank Goodin 
Louis Gamash 
Benj F Gray 
George Goodwin 
Joseph Gould 
JTillson Heath 
Charles Haven 
David Hewitt 
George Kenney 


PRIVATE#. 
Jas Leighton 
Sam Merrill 
Sam Macomber 
John McCrimmon 
John McDougal 
James McCosh 
Thomas May ■ 
*Carlosten Martin 
*Jos Prescott 
John Pomeroy 
Geo Pomeroy 
John Peil 
Stephen Rogerson 
Chas Ricker 
t Joseph Richards 
Henry Seeley 
Chas Spencer 
*Jas Styles 
Warren Stetson 
Hugh Smith 
fMortimer Swingl* 
Wm Stockton 
Paul Shappee 
Geo Shappee 
James Sinclair 
Wm Todd 
Geo Wetheren 






SIXTH KEGIMENT, M. V. 


Colonel William Crooks, Commissioned Aug. 23, 1862. 

Lieut. Col. John T. Avkrill, Aug. 22. 

Major Robert N. McLaren, Aug. 22— 2d Lt. Co., Aug. Ist; Capt. Aug. 18th. 
Adjutant Fi.orevton E. Snow, Aug. 21. I 

Quartermaster Henry L. Carver, Aug. 21, 1862. 

Surgeon Alfred Wharton, Aug. 21. 

1st Ass’t Jared W'. ^^j(i8>s,iA<^,r23. 

2d Ass’t AuGustire O. Potter, 'Ang.^zS. 

•Chaplain Frederic W. Bull. 

Sergeant Major Frederic W. Norwood. 

Com. Sergeant Wm. S. McCauley. 


Q. M. Sergeant Henry D. T^.nney. 
xloVfijtal Steward H. H. IIi^lIs. 
'Prlatilpal SIusicians S^MpEL |). F^s 


SAMpEL Freeman, Simeon Farrington. 


Orgimioed Auk. IB; 1862—Prom St. Paul. 

CaptRin Hiram P. Grant, Comniissionefl 
.iug. 12,'1862. ' ' ' ' ' * 

1^|. LjpUt. pARpjY J'- GiLLpAJt,, Aug. , 
•2d LieuL ^ 4 qoR‘B.iBALDwiN, Au^. 19« 

1st Sergeant Wm; Pratt, Appointed Sept. 
4 , 1863. 

2d Serg’t AlpPfEO p. Connelly, SepJ. 4,’6i.3. 

3d “ Geo. W* 'Brannap, “ 

4th Rasmus'Glson, “ 

5lii Geojjge'^, Gardner, “ “ 

Color Bearer. 

1st Corphral W. T. ,Barnes, ^ept. ,4, '63. 
*2d CoKp'l Georgs iW- Eaglpa, 


3d 


*6th 

6th 


Melville B. Fields^ 
Shth i^elding, 
Joseph Staples, 
Theodore Miller, 
James Ange, 
Joseph Maddison, 


MUSICIANS. 

Maurice Nealy, *Joseph Young, 

wounded at Birch Coolie. 


PRlTAOfES. 

Benj' Arbuckle 
■Joseph Alord 
Mosed Bryant 
•Edtyiu S Beejf 
Chas Bryant ' 

Wm W Bolton 
Wm T Bai-nes 
Enoeh Brptvh 
wounded at j^irch C 
■•Louis Brlnnelle 
Paul Brinnelle 
Patrick H Byrnes 
fJosfiph F.Chapi'OU 
Wm H Caine 
John'Chal mers 
Joseph Chadwick 
•Asa M Daniels. 
Basilp Delipsie 
fErick A Erickson 
Peter Feli.x 
Dauia Felix 
Patrick J'’reany 
Henry CGreaiilee 
•John Hayes 
John Howard 
Win Harens 
fAud G llilberge 
tJoseph Havens 
Sam Hart 
Alvin Hayford 
llauke Johnson 
Mailer Johnson 
Francis Jarvis 
Naron Jay 
John li King 


PBIVAX^. 

Jps S Leyde 
Swan Linstron 
Ohas Lawson 
■Thpodore Miller 
,•Michael Meneken 
Dan H McCauley 
•Ghas Mayall 
WKHinded at Birch C 
Fhtnfus iN^urpby 
Horatio G Marsden 
Alex R McCloud 
Louis Malo 
Alford Miller 
Jeremiah McCarty 
Geo Nimmo 
Willard A Newcomb* 
wounded at Birch G 
•John Quinn 
Wm H Russ man 
Wfh Schuder 
Qhas. W Smith 
Dennis Sweeny 
James H Slover 
AVm H Shafer 
Francis Trepan 
Peter F 'I'hiclan 
Marvin H Tolan 
Dan F Tenvilleger 
Wm Vavhinger 
Berharn Webber 
Chas Weed 
Lewis Walker 
fJolin West 
Richard White 
Samuel J Weiting 







RECORD. 


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Compact “ B.” 


♦Captftin Orlakpo C. Mkrriman, Commis¬ 
sioned Aug. If). 1862. 

1st Lieut. William Grant, Aug. 8, 1862. 
*2d Lieut. Henry A. Partridge, Aug. 19. 
Isl Serg’t Francis H. Wheeler, Appointed 
Aug. 19, 1862. 

2d Serg’t William Moore, Aug. 19, 1862. 
fSd “ Frank N. Fleming, “ '' 

4th “ Levinne P. Plummer,“ 
fSth “ Perez Benjamin, “ 

1st Corp’l Wm. P. C. Hank, “ 

2d “ Edward R. Norris, “ 
fSd “ Bela F. Burrill, “ 

4th ■“ Leopard J. Young, ‘‘ 

6th ‘‘ John Jacobs, “ 

6th “ Francis Han nay, “ 

7th “ James Lafan, “ 

8th “ Marcus Brownell, “ 

MUSICIAJNS. 

Alfred B. Robinson, f James H. Jones. 

BUGLER. 

Levi Longfellow. 


PRIVATES. 

Miles Allen 
Simeon Auer 
David Allgas 
Wm Armstrong 
Eben J Brugdon 
Henry Brewer 
Luther M Barflow 
Wm H Bartlow 
Wm W Birch 
Merrill A Bailey 
Orland H. Bushnell 
James C Brandon 
Wm Batdorf 
1 eiij F Colburn 
I'eter Church 


PRIVATES. 
Andrew Huff 
Chas H Hopper 
Levi T Hanson 
fLewis C Johnson 

a rus H Jenks 
as E Jenkins 
fChas H Libby 
Ansel S Lane 
Westley Lambert 
Ennis N M’Gnry 
Parlane McFarlane 
Robert McLeod 
Elisha M Murch 
Jas McManus 
Miller 


John R. Cunningham Thos O Nevens 


1 rancis A Clay. 
Robert Dike 
(eoHDay . 

J Arcus A Denney 
Ceo Forsyth 
John L Fleming 
John Gal breath 
Jonathan L Grave 
C has If Grave 
8am C Horne 
J oel F Horne 


Sam N Pavitt 
John A Rank 
David Ramsey 
Dan S Styner 
Enos P Stubbs 
Win R Sheppard 
John 1) Stufibrd 
Silas Somers 
And Thompson 
Sam D Thompson 
John C Vost 


Company “ C.*’ 


(Sen, 

*Capt«in Hiram S. Bailey. 

1st Lieut. Dana L. White. 

*2d Lieut. Commodore P. McAlexiakiiek, 
resigned. 

^Captain Bromley, Commissioned Aiig. 
20 ; resigned. 

Jlst Sergeant Robert R. Hutchinson. 

2d “ Edwin W. Dimmick. 

*3d “ Alex. N. Portman. 

*4th “ Zebulon L. SargeanU 

5th “ John Hutchinson. 

*lst Corporal Thomas Watts. 

2d “ John W. Gould. | 

3d “ Amasa Closson. 

4th “ John F. McClintoek, : 

5th “ Chas. M. Hetheringto% 

6th “ Ernest Lempf. 

7th “ Samuel McClay. 

8th “ Frank F. Hutchinson 

MUSICIANS. 

Thomas Shipton. Alex. M. Thompson. 

WAGONER. BUGLEJl. 

Aaron L. Corney. Wm. E. Poe. 

PRIVATES. PRIVATES. 

Stephen Allen Jerry B Jones 

John Barren And Kahler ’ 

Myron Bates John Keller 

Chester S Boss John Logan 

John Brown John Mourrer * 

Wm Burrows John Merkel 

Thos Barnes John Malcolm 

Schuyler Closson *Samuel ManO ; 

Lloyd D'Copeland Chas Prince 

Louis Beermaii John D Plummer ' 

August Beermau Jas Rice 

Ceo Beermau Win Ramsey 

And Chapin Geo W Robinson 

Sam Clarke John Richey 

.♦John Dauer And R Roberts 

Benj F Davison Cornelius Sullivan 

Leonidas H Dunin John Stewart 

♦Wellington Emery Newell J Sumner 

JJas Emerson ♦ChauBcey Swartoot 

Ceo Fogg Horace C Stranahan 

Sylvester Glidden August Sholleubergcr 

Chas Crann ♦Win Shepard 

♦Wm Grundy Theodore Sanderson 

♦Thos Hughes Dan B Turner 

♦Joel Hart • Thos Talbot 

♦John Johnson Alex Thorp 

♦Enos Jones *Sam S Webster 









RECORD. 


Company “D.” 

Organiaod at Fort fineiling, Anj?. 15,1862—-From Min- 
iieapoli««. 


Captain Joseph C. Whitnev, Commis- 
Moned Aug. 16, 1862. 

1st Lieut. S. H. King, Aug. 12, 1862. 

*2d Lieut. Daniel \V. Albauoh, Aug. 16; 
Ordnance Officer, Fort Snelling. 

{1st Sergeant VVm.F. Atkinson, Appointed 
Aug. 16, 1862. 

*2d Serg’t George R. Adams, Aug. 16, '62. 

3d “ George E. C'tise, “ 

4th “ Elijah Farrington, “ “ 

6th “ H. M. Huntington, “ “ 

Ist Corp'l Henry Snyder, “ “ 

*2d “ I.saac b. Carr, ‘‘ 

3d “ Reuben Robinson, “ ‘‘ 

4th “ Washington Pierce, “ “ 

oth “ Henry E'. Selden, “ “ 

6th “ Elias G. Brown, “ “ 

7th “ John Wait, “ “ 

8th “ John S. Day, “ “ 


MUSICIANS. 

George A. Cressey, 
Hannibal Hodsden. 

PRIVATES. 

Jas Allen 
Geo Ames 
Win C Brown 
Jas W Baird 
Chas J Beedy 
Asa D Brown 
♦John 0 Beden 
Frank S Coffin 
Francis M Carman 
♦Edgar B. Comstock 
Rob't B Coffin 
Sam W Costellon 
Geo E Collins 
fHenry Curtis 
Mariner W Cates 
♦Thos D Dudley 
Nelson Dubuque 
Edwin E Edgerly 
Enos W Ellaman 
Crocker P Fletcher 
Julius Farrington 
Jas S Foster 
Austin L Fenlason 
Wra B Franklin 
Allen L Goodrich 
Chas E Galpin 
♦Joseph Goyett 


WAGONER. 

John F. Bell. 

PRIVATES. 
Wm F Kiekenapp 
Silas Livingston 
Chas B Lansing 
{Levi L Leathers 
Alfred Loftus 
Andrew Layman 
♦Jas McConnell 
Win W Mills 
John McKimball 
Chas H Moore 
Bailey Madison 
Wesley Neill 
James Pratt 
♦Ezra Paine 
Eddie Powers 
Dean R Richardson 
Isaiah Richardson 
fTheodoric Ray 
John M Richardson 
♦Russell W Rock 
August Rohe 
♦Wm H Sutherland 
Aretas Smith 
Albion Stinson 
♦Geo^toors 
Wm R Stinson 
Oscar H Shepley 


PRIVATES. 

Albert F Grove 
Wm A Haukins 
Frank J Heiss 
James Huntington 
♦John Huftellen 
Geo A Hill 
Jas A Harmin 
{Edwin Jackson 
fChas W Johnson 
Jos A James 
♦Henry Jackson 
{Isaiah H Judd 


PRIVATES. 

♦ChristopherSwaggert 
wounded at Birch C 
John S Stoops 
♦D 1) Sutherland 
Lewis Sanford 
Sylvanus W Stinson 
♦Oliver S Sanford 
Isaiah Thompson 
Willard S Whitmore 
♦Fred Zimmermann 
{ChasH Zimmermann 


Company “ E.” 

Organizeil August. 1862—From St. Paul. 

Captain Rudolph Schoenemann, Commi.s- 
sioned Aug. 18, 1862. 

♦1st Lieut. Christian Exel, Aug. 11. 

2d Lieut. Mathia.s Hole, Aug. 23. 

1st SergT Justus B. Bell, Aug. 18, 1862. 
2d “ George Huhn, “ ‘‘ 

3d “ Ellas Siebert, “ “ 

4th “ Paul P. Huth, “ “ 

5th “ Mathias Miller, “ “ 

1st Corporal William Rodhe. 

2d “ Peter F. Leitner. 

3d “ Reinhard Stiefel. 

George Sauer. 

•loseph Smith. 

Frederic Martin. 

Michael Nierburg. 

Joseph Eheim. 

WAGONER. 
Henry Henricks. 


MUSICIANS. 

Wm. D. Sproesser, 

{Charles Seidel. 

PRIVATES. 

Wm Bast Jacob Mam 

Peter H Beckendorf Chas Metz 


PRIVATES. 


Ferd Besecker 
John Blesius 
Michael Bons 
Christian Bristle 
Henry Detert 
Chas Ebert 
Joseph Ferlein 
Sam Gaheen 
♦Jacob Gantner 
Joseph Goldner 
Henry Grapel 
Carl F Hahn 
Jacob Hanck 
Herman Heelmau 


John J Miller 
M Muckenhausen 
John Munson 
Thos A C Parks 
Geo Paulson 
♦Paul Paulson 
0 C Peterson 
Chas Plepner 
Antoine A Praxel 
Rudolph Radke 
August Rehse 
John Reimer 
{Henry Reuter 
Henry Schaefer 







RROORD. 


21 


PRIVATES. 

Fred Heiiricks , 
‘Alfred J Hill.iu Ea- 
giiieer corps, Washing¬ 
ton D G 

Nicholas Hoslieid 
fConrad Jacobi 
Jacob John 
Louis Jurgens 
August Kelleruian 
Jacob Kernen ,,, 
Philip Killian 
^.Louis Kliukhamtner 
‘Ludwig Koenig 
tFred Kraemer 
Henry Krueger 
Wm Mahle 


PRIVETES. 
‘August Schaener 
August Scheibel 
Win Schene 
Geo Schermanu 
‘Fred Sehier 
Fred Schoenheiter 
John Simon 
Wm A Smith 
G Steugelin 
Chas Temme 
Louis Thiele 
Louis Wetteran 
August Williams 
‘Anton Wolf 
Jean Rossian ' 


Company “ F.” 

Organized Aug. 18,1862—From Goodhue County. 


‘Captain Horace B. Wilsgx, Commission¬ 
ed Aug. 22, 1862. 

Ist Lieut. George W. Parker, Aug. 22- 
2d Lieut. Joseph C. Pingrey, “ “ 

1st Sergeant John J. Clagee, Appointed 
Aug. 22, 1862. 

2d Serg’t John Reimund, Aug. 22, 1862. 
3d “ Ole Nelson, “ “ 

*4th “ Wm. H. Featherston,“ “ 

*5th “ Joseph Lockey, “ “ 

Clerk at Brigade Headquarters, 
fist Corp’l Charles W. Brink, “ “ 

2d “ Jos. A. Woodberry, “ “ 

3d “ Andrew J. Johnson, “ 

4th “ Oliver W. Sprake, “ “ 

5th “ Wm. H. Wellington, “ “ 

6th “ H. N. Eggleston, “ “ 

7th “ Wm. L. Kinney, “ “ 

‘8th Charles W. Newell, “ “ 

Died Sept. 13, 1863. 

MUSICIANS. 

fRinaldo Godfrey, Allen Swain. 

WAGONER. BUGI-ER. 

fFranklin H. Bullock. Daniel C. Smith. 


PRIVATES. 

Robt N Akers 
‘Jas Ardin 
Sam Arnold 
‘Reynold Bartron 
Geo Boothroyd 
Eugene A Braman 
August BuehaltB 
Henry W Cady 


Niles P Malmborg 
Joseph H Miner 
f Henry Morse 
G Nasland 
John NelMR 
Henry Nessen 
Henry O’Kane 
Ole O Oskey 


PRIVATES. 

Reil Catlin 
‘Benj F Chase 
Alonzo W Cobh 
Geo W Cook 
Richard W Devore 
Alfred Piastman 
Thos Fagan 
‘David B Geil 
‘Peter M Gustafson 
John Hennings . 
John Heuze 
‘Lott C Hilton 
Edward A Hodge 
Arnold Hollman 
‘Fred Hollman 
‘John S Huntley 
‘Peter Jensen 
Gustave Johnson 
‘Lewis Johnson 
Elias F Kimball 
John A Leeson 
fEli N Lewis 
fWm Luchan 


PRIVATES. 

Wm Perley 
Aug Peterson 
‘Chris Peterson 
fHans Peterson ' 

John N Pettibdne 
Joseph Pickering 
Benj R Prince 
*Wm E Rice 
fPeter Schwetzscher ' 
Ferd Shoemaker 
Geo Simmons 
‘Nap B Swartout 
‘Benj J Taylor ■ 

‘Ludwig Tnugart 
Dwight Tillotson ' 

Peter Tubbesing ' 

Joshua A Tupper 
David E Todd 
H Van Anken 
‘.losiah Wakefield 
tAlonzo 0 Wakefield 
Chas H Watson 
John K Wood 


Company “ G,” 

Organized Angust, 1862—From St. Paul 
(Jitmained at Camp Atchiton.) 

Captain Charles J. Stees, Commissionedi 
2d Lieut., Ai^. 12, 1862. 

‘Ist Lieut. George WiPuEiii'coTT, Aug, ij^ 
on detached service in St. Paul. 

2d Lieut. Henry H. Gilbert. 

Captain Valentine, Ang. 19; resigned, 
1st Serg’t Orlo Rogers, Appointed Au*. 
19, 1862. * 

2d Serg’t Horace N. Randall, Jan, 16,’fi3, 
3d “ .lames S. Conuellee, Oct. 12, ’62. 
4th “ A. C. Helmkamp, “ “ 

5th “ IsAac D. Morgan, .Ian. 16, 1863, 
1st Corp’l Frederic Htis, Aug. 19, 1862, ‘ 
2d “ Edwin L. Fryer, “ « 

3d “ Edwin J.VanSlyke,“ “ 

4th William Wallace, Jan. 16, 1863. 
.5th Ed. O. Zimmermann," “ ^ 

6th “ G. P. Reynolds, “ 

7th David Guerin, “ “ ' . 

8th “ L. W. Middlebrooks, “ ** 

MUSICIAN. BUGLER. 

Franklin G. Brawley. Henry F. Gross. 
WAGONER. 

Thomas J. Stokes. 







RECORD. 


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PRIVATES. 

Wm H Abbott 
Zeph ArcUambeau 
Peter Barbeaii 
Geo M Brack 
*Wm R Brown 
John B Carle 
*Benj P Carr 
Dennis Cherrier 
Alonzo Oolman 
Melvin L Colman 
'*'Joliu Dreis 
Woa Eilers 
L Eisentnenffer 
* Nicholas Fogen 
Geo Gennin 
Ole Goodman 
Jos Hore jr 
G S Haseltine 
*And G Johnson 
W L Johnson 
^Hdwin E Jones 
Ed H Judson 
H F J Knieff 
Ceril Labelle 
Theophile Lofevre 


PRIVATES. 
*Jas F Low 
tXavia Maunhart 
II I) Matthews 
Hans 1) McCloud 
Geo Mead 
Peter Molitor 
John H Myrick 
Ed C Palmer 
M H Patterson 
G Prudhomme 
John I) Rackliffe 
*E D K Randall 
Anton Rohl 
J M Siobenthalen 
John Staus 
Franz Stoltz 
John Sutheimer 
Thos J Stokes 
Arch Thomp.son • 
*And Thompson 
John Way 
Harvey N Wilmot 
Pomeroy Wilson 
Chas A Zimmcrmann 


Company “ 11.” 

Organized Aug. IS, 1862—From Olmeted County. 


Capt. W.\i. K. Tattersali., Commissioned 
ASig. 20, 1862. 

Ii}t Lieut. Samuel Geisixger, Aug. 20. 

M Lieut. William Brown “ ‘‘ 

Ist Serg’t Wm.M. Evans, Appointed Aug. 
20, I8G2. 

2d Serg't Silas Avery, August 20, 1862. 

3d “ .Tohn Robinson, “ “ 

4ih “ Benjamin McDowell, Jan. I. ’63. 

3tb “ Libbens White, March 10, ’63. 

1st Corp’l Franklin Sylvester, Aug. 20,’62. 
2d “ Wm. P. Burgau, . “ “ 

fSd “ Aaron Hill, “ “ 

4th “ Reuben Black. 

5th “ Menzo Wood, January I, 1863. 
6th “ John if. King, “ “ 

Tth “ James C. Patton, March 10, ’63. 
8th “ Amos Hyatt, “ “ 

(Sergeant 0. P. Light, promoted to Chap¬ 
lain 7th Regiment.) 

AVAGONKR. 

Mortimer H. Ireland. 

(Samuel D. Freeman promoted to Princi¬ 
pal Musician.) 


PRIVATES. 

Morgan L Bulen 
Wm Bursan 
'“'Timothy H Bliss 
David C Bentlev 
David W Bradley 
Robt C Bitner 
Americus Boright 
Harry Brown 
Chas W Brooks 
Wm R Brooks 
*Jas L Battles 
Jas A Blair 
fGeo Chilson 
John T Collins 
Wm H Collins 
Albert 8 Chase 
*Benj F Curtis 
W H Chamberlain 
Silas Cole 
Dan H Crego 
John Caffers 
Arthur M Daniels 
Callender Ditter 
*Matt J Duncan 
JHerbert N Everts 
Alfred L Fross 
Marcus B Felt 
*Zachariah George 
*Lyman L Goodwin 
Otto Grodewohl 
Robt Garrard 
fRichard A Hoag 
Jerome Harrington 


PRIVATES, 

Jas J Hume 
Theron S Iligbe 
*Chas D Hunter 
tChas J Johnson 
Wm .Tones 
Ed M Kitchen 
JWm D Lovelace 
Sidney Newell 
Thos B Olds 
Harmon A Page 
John S Page 
John D Parish 
Charles N Payne 
Jerome P Patten 
Chas W Russell 
Lafayette Roab 
Frank A Remmick 
George RJsley 
liobert Simonton 
tDan I) Smith 
tW J Speed 
E B Speed 
Lucien Stewart 
And Simmons 
Randolph Seaman 
fEd A Seaman 
tD H Tyler 
■fDavid Talmon 
jGeo H Woodbury 
Joseph N Woods 
Stephen 0 Weston 
John Yates' 


Company “I.” 

Organized Augilat, 1862. 


Captain Thom.vs I. Slaughter, Commis¬ 
sioned Febi 10, 1863; Ist Lieut. A'ug. 20, 
1862. 

1st Lieut. Rohert Hasty, Feb. 10, 1863; 
2d Lieut. Aug. 20, ’62. 

2d Lieut. Edwark A.O’Brien, Feb. 10,’63; 
1st Serg’t Aug. 20, ’62. 

1st Serg’t Win. G. Gresham, Appointed 
March 1, 1863. 

2d Serg’t Theodore E. Parker, March 1,'63.: 
3d “ Frank M. Thornton, “ “ 

4lh “ Samuel O’Brien, “ “ 

5th “ John W. Petersou, “ “ 

1st Corp’l Peter A. Lungren, “ “ 

2d “ Melvin H. Bromley, “ “ 

3i “ W. Van Valkenberg,“ “ 

4th “ James Y. Avery, “ “ 








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20 


5th Corp’l John W. Black, Ma,rch 1. '63. 
6th “ Francis E. Daggett, ‘‘ 

7th “ (lilmaii K.McKusiek,“ “ 

8th “ Ezra A. Cooper, “ “ 

PRIVATES. 
Notto Jenson 
Orlando M Kerr 
Wm H Lord 
Thos Marshall 
*Geo A McDonald 
Nicholas Moren 
tAnd Munson 
.iohn Nelson 
.T A Nelson 
*Mi«k O’Brien 
JWra H Olliver 
Hans P Olsen 
Olavius Olsen 
John Peterson 
Wm L Pike 
*Menzo Platt 
Wm H Pryor 
John L Reed 
Syver C Rukki 
Asa Scott 
John Shalen 
Wesley Shullenburgei 
Martin B Smith 
Ole S Soren 
Jonathan Summers 
David 0 Thing 
Japie Trulson 
Sam S Waggoner 
*J H Waggoner 
Douglas Whitney 
John Williams 


PRIVATES. 
Florenee J Alden 
Chas Anderson 
tlliver F Beale 
Frank Benjamin 
*J S J Bian 
•lohu Bennett 
fJohn R Barker 
tSam Bennett 
H M L J Brown 
*Jos Burchfield 
•Adolph Carlson 
JJohn Carlson 
*.Iohn Charlson 
J A Carpenter 
Sam Clapshaw 
Wm Clark 
Jas H Cornell 
Geo R Crippen 
Anthony J Crisp 
John A Darling 
John DufiFy 
Fielding F E nfield 
John Farmer 
Simeon Furber 
•Chas Ferris 
Wm Frankland 
Michael Heszler 
Chester D Hill 
•Henry A Hill 
Thos Hoelson 
fJos January 
tLewis January 


Company “K.” 


Captain Wili.iam W. Bradek, Commis¬ 
sioned Jan. 5, 1863 ; 1st Lieut. Aug 19, ’62. 
•1st Lieut. Henry S. Bassett, Jan. 9 , ’63; 
2d Lieut. Aug. 22, ’62. 


2d Lieut. Charle.-; L. Gayle, Jan. 5, ’63 ; 
enlisted as Wagoner. 

•1st Serg’t Thomas Lee, Appointed Nov. 
16, 1862. 

2d Serg’t David C. Miller, Feb’y 7, 1863. 
3d “ Charles E. Ma.ssey, “ “ 

4th “ Charles Chapman, “ “ 

fSth “ John Gunn, “ “ 

1st Corp'l John C. Shelby, Aug. 22, ’62. 
2d “ Carlos P. Gould, Feb. 13, ’63. 

3d “ Henry Penoick, Aug. 22, ’62. 

4th “ Horatio Selfridge, Feb. 13, ’63 
5th “ Alfred Drury, Aug. 22, ’62. 
fGth “ John H. Brown, Feb. 13, ’63. 

7th “ Alfred Haskins, Aug. 22, ’62. 

8th James Franklin, “ “ 

MUSICIANS. 

Edwin Morey. Leland P. Smith. 


PRIVATES. 

JWm Andrews 
Jacob Apple 
Peter Berger 
Ole O Bursom 
Luther Burrows 
fJas Carlin 
Robt Crowell, 
fL D Churchill 
Joseph Curry 
M W Dennison 
•Michael Dignen 
JAlex I Douchey 
Robt Douglas 
Patrick Dugan 
.John Fair 
Nicholas Fish 
Oramel Gould 
Geo Guivits 
Jacob Heshler 
Halver Halverson 
•Fabian Hostenson 
Ed A Keeler 
I Philip Ketzinger ■ 
! Abraham Lang 
j Lionel G Long 
: J C Loutzenheizer 
Michael Manders 
John Matthias 


PRIVAT S. 

Jas McDonald, wag 

M McDonald 
•David McKisson, 
deserted,caught and 
died 

Joseph McPherson 
Theodore D Miller 
tMartin Miller 
P Miller 
James Neal 
Albert Newberry 
Jas Newberry 
John S Offey 
fJas Ostrander 
Ross Phillips 
•Wm Phillips 
Matthias Rooster 
H H Selfridge 
R R Scisson 
Oliver P Sprague 
Geo W Srouf 
Wm J Stewart 
Geo Thomas 
John Wellington 
•Wm F Weir 
fJohn Whitlow 
Ezra 0 Wisel 
Alvah Wright 






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RECORD. 


SEVENTH REGI:^[ENT, M. Y. 


FIELD AND STAFF. 


•^Colonel Stephen Mii.i.er, An^. 24, 1862; Lieut. Col. 1st Jiegiineiit. 

Lieut. Colonel Wii.i.iam R. Marsiiam., Aug. 28; private Aug. 13, 1862. 

Major (lEORGE Bradi.f.y, Sept. 5; 2d Lieut. Aug. 13, 1862. 

Adjutant Edward A. Trader, May 30, ’63; Scrg’t Major Sept. 5, 1862. 
Quartermaster .Vmmi Cl'tter, Aug. 22; private Aug. 13, 1862. 

^Surgeon Jeremiah K. Finch, re-sigued June 6, 1863. 

Surgeon Lucius 15. Smith, May 29, ’63 ; 1st Ass't Get. 30, 1862. 

1st Assistant—^'acant. 

2d do Albert A. Ames, Aug. 28; private Aug. 14, 1362. 

Sergeant Major Andrew J. Patch, Appointed June 18, ’63 ; private Co. F. 

Com. Sergeant Christopher C. Gridebian, Oct. 1st, ’62 ; private, transferred 
from 10th Regiment. 

Q. M. Sergeant Edward H. Wood, Dec. 23, '62; private Co. C. 

Hosbital Steward Richard E. Traver, Sept. 1, ’62 ; private Co. F. 

Principal Musicians *Hrnry IL Rogers, May 1,; Erastus Guard, May 1, ’63. 
Wagon Master Charles Bingham, from Co. A. 


Company “ A.” 

Organizeii Aug. 1862—From Rice County. 


*Capt. CiiANCELF.oR CuTLER, resigned. 
Captain John K. Arnold, Commissioned 
May 29, 1863. 

Ist Lieut. Loren B. Hoag, Aug. 16, ’62. 
2d Lieut. Wm. W. Willis, June 19, ’63. 
t2d “ C. Barrack, resigned. 

Ist Sergeant Daniel Goodhue, Appointed 
July 1, ’63. 

2d Serg’t L. E. Ilanneman. Aog. 19, ’62. 
3d “ Charles F. Anderson, “ “ 

fdth “ Richard C. Ross, Oct. 12, '62. 

5th “ Samoel S. Averill, July 1, ’63. 
LstCorp’l Geo. L. Kendall, Aug. 19, 1862. 
2d “ Edwin Gillett, “ “ 

3d “ Daniel O. Searles, “ “ 

4th “ Lyman B. Snow, “ “ 

6th “ Doran F. Kelly. “ “ 

fGth “ Henry .Marsli, “ “ 

7th “ John A. Bond, July 1,’6.3. 

8th “ George Deck, •* “ 

musicians. 

fMichael Anderson, f.Uex. A. Bates- 

wagoner. bugler. 

Henry Finley. Oscar J. Webster. 


PRIVATES. 

Myron M Austin 
Henry Barrett 
John Beardslee 
*Hugh Bordraan 
Amos Bice 
Lemuel Cone 
A A Caulkins 
*Michael Caffrey 
Elijah Carpenter 
*Fred Deffensbacher 
Peter DeLancey 
Philo F Engleshy 
Jos Fredenburg 
Albert Fredenburg 
Michael F'itzgerrold 
Dan Goodsell 
fWin T Gasaner 
Frank Goon 
*l>an I Hickey 
Chas Holt 
♦Albert Hamre 
f.lohn R Horner 
Isaac Johnson 
♦Silas Judd 
Frank Kendall 
♦Elliot Knowlion 
M Lockwood 
John Mullen 
Peter Morgan 
Homer P More 


privatm. 

.John More 
Ed McKenzie 
Joseph Miner 
♦James Mountain 
Wm H McDonald 
♦Ransom J Madison 
JVVm Marshall 
Dan A Parke 
M C Peasley 
fPetcr Ramsdell 
fWin D Rounce 
Philip Rich 
And Robinson 
Erick Rinde 
Wm K Ross 
Wm W Sitlwell 
fAmaziah Slocum 
♦Martin Slocum 
tAdam Smith 
Wm L Stevens 
♦David P. Strong 
Peter Simon 
John W Thompso*! 
♦Geo R Terry 
Alvin B Thorp 
t-^lbert Tripp 
Chas Vieant 
♦John Van Buski' 
Roland Veeki 
tGeo Wells 






RECORD. 


Company “ B.” 

OrgAniz«(l Aug. 11,1S62—From Winona Cou.’itj. 


*Capt. JoHX Cu'RTia, resigiiod June 4, ’63. 

Captain Albkrt H. Stevexs, Com. June 
4 , 1863. 

*lst Lieut. ARrKiKAi.D A. Rice, June 4 . 

2il Lieut. Eumox D. Kastmax, ‘‘ “ 


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PRIVATES. 

Thos Hanley 
Brazilla R Howe 
*Geo Holbert 
Joseph Hazen 
Ja.s 11 Howell 
Johu R Harris 


PRIVATES. 
Jeptha Turner 
t-Manson Turner 
tSarn (i Wright 
t-Aurelius Wilgua 
I.evi Ward 
*Amos B Watson 


Company “ C.” 


1st Serg’t John W. Wil.son, Ap. June 16, 
1863. 

2d Serg’t James McDonald, Aug. 17, ’62. 
3d “ Robert F. Norton, March 1, ’63. 

4th “ George E. Morrill, May 23, “ 

5th “ Myron Toms, June 16, “ 

1st Corp’l Henry G. Bilbie, Aug. 17, ’62. 
2J “ Stephen Mills, “ ‘‘ 

3d “ Sam’l H. Harrison, “ “ 

4th “ James T. Rainer, “ •' 

5th “ Edwin C. Hinkley, Oct. 11. 

6th Joseph Lamay, Jan. 14, ’63. 

Alva IT IAfav 9*1 


8th “ Alfred 

MUSICIAN. 

John Pritchard. 

PRIVATES. 

Ethan Allen 
*Obed Averill 
Geo Blackwell 
*Geo E Brown 
Chas Billings,wound¬ 
ed at Wood Lake, 23 
Sept. ’62. 

fHenry Baleom, Brig 
ade P M 
Wm Burns 
*Jacob C Beach 
Geo W Buswell 
Geo L Colburn 
*C C Chapman, 
wounded at Wood 
Lake Sept 23.’62 
Nap Chamberlain 
Collins Covey 
tJohn Clears 
fHarry Clark 
fllobert Cully 
Edward Dowling 
Daniel Dana 
*.Toscph Dalle 
David Dribblebliss 
Beiij F Every 
Maurice J Fletcher 
♦Geo G Fletcher 
John Hughes 


ett, June 16, ’63. 

BUGLER. 

Frank. C. Richardson. 

PRIVATES. 

Albert J Hough 
♦David A Kennedy, 
app’td Scout Feb’y 
25, ’63 

Watson T Lampson 
♦Richard D Lefler 
♦James Lynn 
J-mes Monk 
Jeremiah Murphy 
John W Moore 
Winburn F Marsh 
tNoah D Mar.sh 
Isaac M May 
Edwin S Metcalf 
♦Jas H McFarland 
Geo P Nicholas 
♦Zedekiah G Neal 
John B Prcswick 
♦Martin V Post 
fDouglas J Pierson 
♦Hiram Philipps 
Philetus A Philipps 
♦David Pinkliam 
V.'m P Rodgers 
♦Wm Stevens 
Ernst Shuman 
Leaiider Slade 
Morris W Taylor 
Urich Toman 


' Organized Aug. 16,1R62—From Wnsbington and Cbieago 
I Connti&i. 


I Captain William IL Blrt, Com. Auginst 
; 21, 1862. 

1st Lieut. Frank H. Pratt, May 26, ’63. 
i ♦ •* “ C. A. Winslow, resigned, 

j 2tt “ Wm. H. Thomas, May 26, ’63. 

1 Ist Serg’t H. F. Folsom, Ap. July 1, ’63. 
! ♦2d “ William Colby, Aug. 24, ’62. 

1 3d “ Ephraim H. Pray, “ “ 

i 4th “ Howard F. Oliver, “ “ 

I 6th “ Jerry T. .lillison, “ “ 

! l.st Corp'i Andrew Agren, July 1, ’63. 

2d “ Peter Anderson, Aug. 24, ’62. 
fSd “ John S Johnson, “ *• 

4th “ Oran Richardson, “ “ 

6th “ Win. Carnithan, “ 25 

6th “ Vacant. 

7th “ Jo.seph Clendeniiig, “ “ 

||8th “ Andrew C. Colby. 

PRIV.ATKS. PRIVATES. 


And P Anderson 
Swell Andersou 
Carl Andersou 
John Ayers 
Jared W Bellaney 
John Bloom 
John P Baik 
John C Carlson 
Nulan M Chase 
j t James Coop 
j ||John Carpenter 
I tSam S Colby 
! John Carlson 
I Frank Carlson 
1 Thos Cris.swell 
I Peter Charlson 
I Peter J Carlson 
! And Dahlstroln 
i tWm S Dedon 
j fHenry F Day 
j fJohn Eiraquist 
I Dan Fredin 
; II Wyman X Folsom 
1 Carl Glader 


Hiram Lawton 
John Louquist 
Geo B Lea 
♦Enos Munger 
Magnus Monson 
Chas Martin 
Israel Magnu.son 
Thos F Morton 
Nils Nil.son 
John Nilson 
Dan Nelson 
Swell Nelson 
♦Peter Nostrum 
Win H Norway 
John Olson 
Hendrick Ostrand 
Henry F Otis 
fSitnon E Persons 
Albert Pehrson 
Gust Petterson 
Magnus Peterson 
John Palm 
fXels lioseiigreen 
Geo W Simons 






UKCORl*. 


a2 


PRIVATKS. 

|Ja3 M Gitchell 
Alex (Jivens 
\Vm H Gray 
Uennis Huntley 
Kdw Herrick 
Ole H Holmber 
Joel A Hickeraon 
Perry 1) Hickeraon 
Carl Johnson 
Peter Johnson 
John Kelsey 
*01of M Linnall 
Company staid a 
went to Devil’s Lake 


PRTFATES. 

fLneius W Snell 
Carl Sakison 
II Herbert H Stone 
fOlof A Strom 
II Peter A Strand 
Aiid Smith 
John S Swenson 
Af Sherquist 
Hiram M Thomas 
Francis Thomas 
F'red Tang 
Stephen E Tollman 
t Camp Atchison, and 


I 


Company “ D.” 

t 

Orgunijied Aug. 20,1862—From Winona Connty. 


Captain Rolla Banks, Com. Aug. 22, ’62. 
1st Lieut. Norman Buck, “ “ 

2d “ Zebediah W. Marsh," " 

1st Serg’t Mart Robinson,Ap. Aug. 18,’C2. 
t2d “ Malcolm Clark, “ “ 

3d “ Franklin Videto, “ “ 

4th “ James M. Canfield, “ “ 

.5th “ Chas. D. Kenyon, “ 24 

Ist Corp’l Matt. H. Monahon, “ " 

2d “ Helkiah Lilly, “ “ 

3d “ Frank M. Webb, “ “ 

4th “ Louis P. Grant, “ “ . 

5th “ Geo. A. Carsley “ “ 

6th “ Thos. Davidson, " “ 

7th “ Levi B. Whitlock, “ “ 

8th " Fletcher C. Harvey, April, ’63. 

MUSICIANS. 


fW m. Shay. fOliver P. Gates. 

WAGONER. BUGLER. 

John Morrison. JeflFerson Bathrick. 


PRIVATES. 


PRIVATK.S. 


Isaac C Bertrand 
Chas Brewer 
Chas L Blair 
Albert C Buck 
fJohn Bolin 
*Geo Bissett 
J ohn Bissett 
John B Berry 
Jas P Berry 
Alson Barton 
Edwin Brown 
Chas L Berghart 
Dudley C Cass 
Dan Cooper 


John Hanley 
John K Howe 
Melzer Hutton 
*Thos Hartley 
fEdw D Jackson 
tHorace E Jefirey 
Jos P Kendricks 
tLevi 1) Libby 
Benson Lee 
Gardner W Lee 
*John Leighton 
fDan G Leighton 
Wra Montgomery 
Malcolm C Mott 


PRlV.tTES. ■ 

Gilliert Corey 
Dan H (3heney 
Jolin Cripjis 
.\lbcrt J Clark 
A B Clark 
Robt W Davidson 
Jas Davis 
John Dickson 
Geo H Elsbury 
Eugene Fay 
Jud W Fuller 
A H Fuller 
Geo M French 
Arnold W Grout 
Oren Grout 
fEdw D Gilbert 
H C Hitchcock 
H W Hughes 


PRIVATE.«l. 
.■^am JIcCann 
Arnold Newcomb 
Stejjhen L Northru 
•’niler Nelson 
Wm O'Hara 
Edgar A Perkins 
Geo W Richardson 
■^Rufus Reed 
fDan Steadman 
Benj F Schafner * 
Wra Small 
M J Thomas 
Mark Thompson 
Calvin J Vance 
.lacob Van Slyke 
Edw 1) Wilmot 
fChas F Wegener 
And Wingent 


Irvine M Hill 

Company went to Fort Abercrombie, Sept. 
23d, 1862 ; remained till .Inly 6th, 1863, and 
then joined Regiment at Camp Hayes aud 
went with Expedition. 


Company “ E.” 

Organized Aug. 15,1862—From Fillmore Count/. 


Captain Thoma.s G. Hall, Com. Sept. 25, 
1862. 

1st Lieut. Lewis Hardv, June 11,’63; 
promoted from 2d Lieut. 

*lst Lieut. Alex. White, resigned. 

1st Serg’t J. C. McCormick,Ap.Nov. 1,’62. 
t'2d “ John M. Neely, “ “ 

3d “ Ferd. A. Elder, “ “ 

4th “ John M’Gowu, “ “ 

5th “ Maxson L Potter, “ “ 

1st Corp’l George W. Graham," " 
t2d " Calvin Hoag, " 

3d " Ransom Walter, " 

t4th " T. I). Broughton, " “ 

t5th " Edwin Stork, " 

6th " Ara Plomteaux, " “ 

7th " Arne Arneson, " “ 

8th " Martin Henderson, " " 


PRIVATES. 

Ole 0 Bagley 
*Howard V Boice 
M J Butler 
Beriah Bliss 
Milton Burous 
Gerry S Burdick 
John Blackburn 
Michael Bennett 


PRIVATES. 
W S Ingals 
John W Jones 
Lars Johnson 
*J H Johnson 
^■Abraham Jaycox 
John Jacobson 
Albert Lloyd 
J C Larson 









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PRIVATES. PRIVATES. 

Chris Christopherson .Tas M’irown 
(Jeo W Craig 
Oraar H Case 
.fos Daniels 
Barnabas Dawson 
.1 T Drummond 
W E Drummond 
W E Durand 
tA H H Dayton 
N'otley D Elless 
L D Emmons 
James H Fitch 
'Geo S Farquer 
Lucien B Finch 
Jacob B Gaage 
fPeter Gibney 
Chas Gorton 
Freeman E Guptil 
I an Hall 
Mike T Hagland 
*Mons Hanson 
Rasmus Hausker 
fAngel Hausker 
tAlfred Hull 
tJeremiah Huyck 


Company “ F.” 

Organized Ang. 19,1862—From Dakota County. 


Captain John Kennedy, Cora. Aug. 25, 
1862. 

1st Lieut. Lorenzo W. Collins, Jan. 2d, 
1863 ; promoted from 2d Lieut. 

*lst Lieut. Thos. R. Huddleson, resigned 
Jan. 7, 1863. 

2d Lieut. Stephen C. Miller, Jan. 2, ’63; 
transferred from 6th Reg’t. 

Ist Serg’t Stephen H. Dickens, Ap. Aug. 
26, 1862. 

2d Serg’t Alonzo H. Wood, Aug. 26, 1862. 
3d “ John G. Martz, “ “ 

4th “ John A. Moulton, “ “ 

5th “ John More, “ ‘‘ 

1st Corp’l John L. Hoover, “ “ 

2d “ Geo. A. Wheeler, “ . “ 

^Jd “ Alonzo G. Burgess, “ “ 

*4th “ Martin Ennis, . “ “ 

5th “ Chas H. Atkinson, “ “ 

6th “ Albert W. Newell, Nov. 20. 
fTth “ Joel M. Darling, Dec. 30. 

8th “ W. H. Jarvis, jr., March 25,’63. 
MUSICIAN. BUGLER. 

Arthur Fish. Henry Nivarel. 


»W C McDowell 
*Robt H Miller 
Ira Morey 
Olaiis Oleson 
fl’eter Peterson 
fChas H Perry 
fDavid A Pierce 
* Jacob A Rose 
Ed H Rensberger 
Wesley Stevens 
Chas Shultz 
fPhilander Sayles 
*Jas Smallen 
*John Sewer 
Emory D Seelye 
*Geo B Kalder 
*Jas M Woodward 
Frank M Stebbins 
Theodore Tousley 
Thos Thompson 
Thos P Thompson 
Chas S Warr 
Geo L Walker 
Spencer J Wilbur 


WAGONER. 
Elia.s Ballard. 


PRIVATES. 

Eli Ballard 
Hiram Burgess 
Hugh Bradley 
JR Brawand 
Jos W Bottomly 
.Jacob Buck man 
*Godfried Biesel 
Jed Bennett 
Orson Corson 
Oct P, Chamberlain 
Mart H Countryman 
Edw Dungay 
tAlonzo E Day 
Fred J Dean 
Hugh Duffy 
Jacob Uunlinger 
Sam Ells 
Nicholas Eischen 
Chas Fisher 
fAmasa A Farmer 
tAnson G, Foster 
*Moses Friedheim 
Anthony Faeclfer 
Francis W Geiger 
Peter Gergen 
Robt Gregg 
And J Heaguy 
And M Hunt 
*Jos H Heil 
Michael Haas 
Zimri Harrison 


privetes. 
Jas H Holmes 
Wm Henderson 
Caleb Hosford 
hilias W Holden 
*Jonathan Imerson 
John Irthum 
fJas A Jeffers 
N C Johnson 
Chas Johnson 
Wm Johnson 
Nicholas Kassel 
Owen Kenuard 
John A Morton 
Edw L Moizo 
Archer Masters 
f.John Merwin 
*Ammoif McMullen 
Jas McDowell 
Israel C Morey 
•John Mahoney 
*Bruno Paul 
fDan Purcell 
flra Putman 
Jos A Smith 
H 1) Smith 
Fred A Stier 
Stephen Schmall 
Obediah V V'eley 
fH 0 Vaninwagen 
Thos Wilson 


Company “ G.” 

Organized Aug. 17,1862—From Goodhue County. 


Captain Wm. C. Williston, Com. Aug. 

26, 1862. 

1st Lieut. Herman Betcher, Aug. 20,’62. 
2d Lieut. Daniel Densmore, “ “ 

1st Serg’t James A. Owens, Aug. 28, ’62. 
f 2d “ Manville Comstock, “ “ 

3d “ Wm. M. Philles, “ “ 

4th “ Abe L. Jackson, “ “ 

fSth “ Jacob Christ, “ “ 

1st Corp’l John W. Jefferson, “ “ 

t2d “ Fred Remshardt, “ “ 

8d “ Ole T. Berg, “ “ 

4th “ Hiram Cadwell, Noy. 21, ’62’. 

5th “ Jacob L. Hamlin, April 4, ’63. 
6th “ Patrick Fury, May 1, ’63. 
fVth “ Ole E. Strand, Aug.28, 62. 

8th “ Henry P. McIntyre,^" “ 









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RECORD. 


MUSTCTAX. 

Wni. R. Wray. 

PPIVATKS. 

Michael Aekanian 
Arne Aaaerson 
And Anderson 
♦Arthur Brown 
Harry Britell 
Ben Benson 
Sain Budd 
Nelson Bergh 
♦.las Barnes 
Truman E Beers 
fEreeman T Beers 
Henry K Carson 
Jaeob Cook ir 
Stephen G Cady 
Timothy Cavanaugh 
Hans H Danielson 
John Danielson 
Peter hmgberg 
fEerd Ehlert 
Mart Edwards 
Timothy Foley 
Peter E Fladland 
Fort Hempling 
Herman Hempling 
Aug G Hillig 
Isaac P. Hilton 
Clark V Hubbard 
Englebt^rt Hollie' 
Hans Havelson 


BUOI.KR. I 

Ole A. Strand.; 

PRIVATES. ! 
John F Hutchison i 

John A Johnson^. A ^ j 
Peter Johnson ' 

Toller Johnson 1 

WmKing: ,1 I 

Kaspar Koch ' 

♦John Larson | 

Orrin C Leonard ! 
John Manson i 

Francis McMahan 
fX J Mageras | 

joV.., M—ion I 

fJohn Olson jr 
John A Olsoii 
Ole Olson 
fEric Olson 
fJohn F Peterson 
Robt Pereival 
♦Thos Pallas 
Sidney W Park 
Jonas Swan • 

Chas J Sundell 
tRussell E Snell 
♦John ^ehcrrer 
Jacob Schneider 
E'red Thiergen 
Peter Wagner jr 


Company “ U.” 


Mr.-IC»ANS. 

fLester B. Win.slow, Jeremiah J. Cantwell. 


John 

PinVATES. 

Micluud Bellair 
John Bloom 
Sam Borth 
John Brennan 
Conrad Bue.sing 
tEdw Camarind 
John Cheney 
Ira Cole 

fFred H Fessenden 
John Gerken 
Seffrin Gondreau 
John Griggs 
Franz Grassinger 
Chas T Groot 
Anthony Gress 
til .1 Ilagadorn 
Jacob Harisburger 
Stephen Jarvis 
Fred Jarvis 
fFred J tinge 
Ed Klappi'iibach 
Albert Koblinger 
tBernard Krieger 
Louis Lef’erier 
Gordon Legg 
Nap L'Heureux 
Henry Luss 
♦Addis E Messenge 
Jas C Mulliu 


Gibe. 

PRIVATES. 
Orson C Murray 
Joseph Nigg 
Anton Peltz 
Henrv Pohl ’ 
tJohn Pol/.in 
Harmon Reimer 
John L Ruth 
Henry Schaeffer 
H L Schaeffer 
♦Johan Schmicker 
Edw Schuetz 
Aug Stciehm 
Wm Stringer 
fChris Surber 
Bernard H Theders 
Chris N Troxel 
Geo 'J'roxel 
W H Troxel 
John G Veeh 
And P Walker 
Robt B Wade 
Fred Wagge 
Conrad Warnecke 
fliudwig Weekwerth 
John Winter 
Chas Wochler 
tJ Wollendorf 
fJoseph Krushc 


Organized Sept. 1,1862- 


-Prom Sibley and Ramsey Coun¬ 
ties, 


Company “I.” 


Captain James Gilfili.ax, Com. Sept. 1, ! 
18fi2. 1 

1st Lieut. S. Lee Davis, Feb. 13, ’03 ; 2d i 
Lieut. Sept. 1, ’02. I 

2d Lieut. Ciiauvcey B. Wii.kinsox, April 1 
2.3, ’03; .5th Serg’t Sept. 1, ’02. 
fist Serg’t Simoon P. Folsom, Appointed | 
Jan. 10, ’03. 

2d .Serg’t Davis Newell, Sept. 15, ’62. 

3d “ Charles Bonarth, Dec. 1. 

4th “ Thomas Scanfleburg, Feb. 3,‘C3. 
5th “ Wm. Mtiurer, March 1, ’63..- 
Lst Corp’l Andrew Witte, Sept. 15, 1862. 
2d “ Henry L. Mills, “ “ 

3d “ Chas. Waekerhagen," “ 

4th “ Edward F. Wright, “ ‘‘ 

foth “ Ilans Hansen, “ “ 

6th “ George Asal March 1, 1863. 
t7th “ Wm. Whitehill, “ “ 

8th “ E. S. Lightbourne, April 26. 


(Iiematncd at Camp Atchison.) 
rganizud Aug. S3, 1862—From Slcarns, Morrison and 
Bentou Counties. 

Captain Asa Linnv, Jr., Com. Sept. 2,’62. 
1st Lieut. Jame.s M. McKkevv, ‘‘ “ 

2d “ George V. M.uiimv, Aug. 12. 
1st Serg’t P. W. Lauglilin, Ap. Aug. 25. 
2d “ Josiah E. West, Sept. 6, 1862. 
3d “ James K. Miller, •* “ 

4th “ Samuel C. Johnson," “ 

5th “ D. McDougall, March 2, ’63. 

1st Corp’l Allen E. Hussey, Sept. 6, ’62. 
2d “ Hiram Sanders, “ “ 

3d “ Wm. Darnell, “ ‘‘ 

4th “ Ephraim Curtis, “ “ 

5th “ Chas. R. Sylvester, “ “ 

6th “ Harry Sawyer, “ “ 

JVth “ Jonas D. Thomas, March 2,’63. 
8th “ Van R. Getchell, “ “ 







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MCSiniANS. •^Anr'MTJ. 


JLawrence Garlingt 
^Ambrose H. Gibson. 

PRIVATES. 

Joseph Adams 
Uriah F Allen 
Nathan Rates 
Abe 1) Brower 
Robt BiggerstaflF 
John Bowen 
JSam A Blood 
I'imon D Barnes 
Michael P Beckley 
Chas F Bowhall 
/iiid M Chapman ' 
Geo S Christler 
Geo Chamberlain 
Geo Crow 
Isaac Carter 
John Dressier 
John B Dearing 
Dan B Fisk 
Jos H Fadden 
Chas A Fadden 
Abe French 
Levi S Geer 
Nathaniel Grant 
tieo Glover 
Clifton B Gregory 
A B Hogdon 
Chris Hart 
Edw Hart 


1, Timothy Hurley. 

PRIVATES. 
David Harvey 
J D Hoffman 
Geo Jones 
*Geo S Kinney 
Byron Lent 
JFlaven Lemay 
^Harvey (} Mosher 
*Thos Mann 
Henrv Myers 
11 WA Mergel 
Dan Martin 
Amos McGee 
Dan McArtliur 
Jonathan L Nash 
John Owens 
John C Pinckney 
Wm Rocicot 
Bcnj R Raekliff 
Alvah K Ridley 
Alonzo Smith 
Joseph Stewart 
Jas Sullivan 
Jas Summers 
Nathaniel R Spurr 
John Vezey 
Chas T Wood 
Chris Wilkins 
Gouvin W Wilson 


Company “ K.” 

Organized Aug. 19,186’.;—From LeSneur County. 


*Captain Francis Burke, resigned Feb’y 

23, 1863. 

Captain Theodore G. Carter, Com. Feb. 

24, '63 ; promoted from 1st Lieut. 

1st Lieut. Felix A. Bouer, Feb. 24, ’63 ; 
promoted from 2d Lieut. 

2d Lieut. Nelson H. Manning, Feb. 24 ; 
promoted from 1st Sergeant. 

1st Serg’t James B. Turrittin, Appointed 
March 9, 1863. 

2d Serg’t Dan. E. Williams, Aug. 19, ’62. 
t3d “ Wm. J. Worden, “ “ 

4th “ Wm. Lancaster, “ “ 

foth “ Nathan L. Carter, March 9, ’63. 


IstCorp’l George C. Clapp, Aug. 19, ’62. 
2d “ Frank A Wildes, “ “ 

3d “ John S. Turrittin, “ “ 

4th “ Benj. R. Damrin, “ “ 

5th “ Thos. Montgomery, “ ‘ 

*6th “ Rudolph Jaeger, “ “ 

7th “ .\rchibald Savidge, Nov. 21. 

8th “ Edward L. Johnson, i'jirch 9, 
1863. 

MUSICIANS. 


Morgan Kingsley, 

WAGONER. 

Lawson Hill. 

PRIVATES. 

John Arend 
*Fred Arter 
fPhilander Brown 
Herman Borer 
Seth Birdsall 
fTimothy M Connor 
.loliii W Chambers 
tJas H Cooley 
tChas O Chapman 
Sam H Connor 
fD A Canfield 
Michael Dorn 
Timothy B. Davis 
Joseph Davis 
John Diller 
AV W Douglass 
John Dahimann 
Thos Fitch 
Henry Fruchte 
Manley Grover 
Thos Haley 
t'l'hos B Hobson 
Robt Holcomb 
Marion Harrier 
John N Hess 
Chas E Hess 
I'hos Hannigan 
f.las N Hoyt 
Homer F Hallock 


*Frank L. Perry. 

BUGLER. 

Joseph Schepperle. 

PRIVATES. 

Patrick Hoey 
♦Simeon J Hodges 
Jos Hermann 
Anton Huck 
David Johnson 
C C Kendall 
Michael Keogh 
♦Sam T Keithley 
Wm Lauer 
tCyrus P Little 
Jas McNeil 
Paddock Morris 
tPeter McCabe 
Thos E Nason 
♦Moses B Odell 
Herman Ostwald 
Chas C Pettis 
♦Oren Redfield 
Emanuel Reyff 
Eusebius Reyff 
Henry S Sigley 
Geo Simpson 
Ed R R Talbot 
Oliver C Tibbets 
fEdw Tolan 
^Mart Weisseuriether 
fAnd Wilfret 
.Tas F Westlake 
♦H W Whipple 


I Sent back to Mankato from Camp 
Hayes. 








RECOUD. 


TENTH EEGIMENT. 

FIELD AND STAFF. 


Colonel Jamks H. Baker, Commissioned Nov. 17, 1862. 

Lieut. Colonel Samuel P. Jennison, September 10, 1862. 

Major Michael Cook, Sept. 15, 1862 ; Adjutant 2d Minn. .Vols. 
Quartermaster Georoe W. Green, Oct. 8, 1862. 

Surgeon Samuel B. Siieardoivn, Oct. 16, 1862. 

1st Assistant Wm. W. Clark, Sept. 10, 1862. 

2d do Ai.frei) M. Burnham, Oct. 11, 1862. 

Chaplain Ezra K. Lathhor. 

Sergeant Major A. C. Flander, Dec. 2, 1862. 

Q. M. Sergeant Richard Siewer, Dee. 15; from Co. B. 

Com. Sergeant Lokin S. Meeker, Dec. 2d; from Co. K. 
Hospital Steward Louls Pkobesting, Oct. 23; from Co. E. 
Principal Musician George A. Todd. “ “ 


CoMPAJSTY “ A.” 

Organized Aug. 17,1862. 


Captain Rufus C. Ambler, Commissioned 
Aug. 18, 1862. 

1st Lieut. Lewis F. Babcock, Aug. 18. 

2d “ M. L. Strong, “ “ 

1st Sergeant Smith A. Stowers, Appointed 
Sept. 8, ’62. 

2d Serg’t Andrew J. Rideout, Aug. 8, '62. 
3d “ Hubbard N. Thurston," “ 

4th “ Willard E. Martin, “ “ 

5th “ Arza B. Thompson, “ “ 

1st Corp’l Eben M. Guile, “ “ 

2d “ John L. Barney, “ “ 

3d “ John H. Bartley, ‘‘ “ 

4th “ Frank. A. Thompson, “ “ 

6th “ Eugene P. King, “ “ 

t6th “ Joseph R. Webster, “ “ 

fTth “ Benj. C. Sanborn, “ •. “ 

8th “ Hugh Burns. 


privates. 


PRIVATES. 


James H Adams 
Levi Annis 
Warren P Bissell 
Hugh Burns 
Wm Barnhard 


Chas Jeffry 
John McCrora 
Henry B Jones 
f A W Jones 
Geo Kendig 


PRIVATES. 

Jas Barnhard 
Jacob S Bixby 
Jacob Berg 
fJud J Barnes 
Ferd Borchert 
Calvin G Bliss 
Thos J Curtis 
Sam J Curtis 
Chas C Curtis 
tGeo W Curtis 
i>exter Carlton 
Joseph Carpenter 
Frank Chambers 
Henry Deopfing 
Thos E Davis 
JRichard M Drake 
A R Eastman , 
Geo W Euny 
fLevi Flake 
Lorain Fowler 
fSara M Freeman 
tJohn Farrell 
tWm Green 
Asa S Havnes 
tWm Harty 
Jacob W Hess 
fChas Hammon 
jjohn A Heath 
Sanford E Hayes 


PRIVATES. 
Stillman Kinney 
John Lane 
*T C S Minthorn 
Albert McKinney 
fFrank Melvin 
Orland S Moore 
fJas Naylor 
John B Norman 
Geo C Pettie 
tCyrenius B Pettie 
fElias G Pike 
Chas Pomeroy 
And W Reed 
Jlsaac Reese 
Wm H Russell 
Jonathan Show 
Emmons P Taylor 
Dem L Winchell 
tMelvin H Welch 
John M Warfield 
Walter M Wheeler 
John Morris 
W W Williams 
fHenry Pasce 
Wm Pasce 
fWm Scott 
Isaac Vail 
fZeno S Yearley 








RECORD. 


Company “B.” 

Organized Aug. 14,1862—From Dodge Count;. 


Captain Alonzo J. Edgerton, Com. Aup. 
21, 1861. 

1st Lieut. Wm. McMicken, Auff. 19, 1862. 
2d “ Samuel Bgrwell, ■* 15, “ 

1st Serg’t Thos. tf. Hunt, Ap. Aug. 22. ’62. 
2d “ i,- Charles 1). Tuthill, “ 

3d “ Alonzo G. Edgerton," “ 

4th “ Clark Gleason, “ ’ “ 

5th “ Robert Moffit, “ “ 

1st Corp’l Geo. H. Newman, “ “ 

2d “ Charles J. Brace, “ “ 

3d “ P. W. Fellows, “ “ 

4th “ John G. Merical, " “ 

6th “ Jesse Nunn, " “ 

6th “ Chris. H. Fleaner, “ 

t7th " Amasa T. Miner. 

8th “ James W. Beymer. 

MUSICIANS. 

tWillis D. L. Palmer, fMaurice H. Stevens. 


BUGLER. 

Peter Young, jr. 

PRIVATES. 

Freeman Andrews 
Peter Anderson 
^Silas Barker 
Wm Baumann 
tLeander F Baxter 
Wm M Bosley 
Chas H Brown 
S J Bosworth 
fEdgar Bentley 
Alex Campbell 
Geo Carlough 
Peter Clark 
Sam R Cowen 
Jas Cutsinger 
John A Cansdell 
Chas N Dailey 
Freeman Durrell 
Albert Farnsworth 
Geo W Fay 
Benj Fuller 
Henry Fleenar 
Fred L Gari-ison 
Sam A Gere 
John Grems 
*Jas P Greenslitt 
fChri.stopher Gulson 
Phlegmon Harter 
tJas Hainan 
^jDamon F Hiel 


WAGONER. 

James N. Kinney. 

PRIVATES. 
fHans Larson 
fJacob Larson 
Ole Larson 
Albert Lawrence 
Homer B Leavitt 
Geo W Mason 
John Mastenbrook 
Wm Mercer 
Erastus F Mallenger 
Jacob Michael 
Augustus C Miller 
H M Montgomery 
Cornelius Moran 
Felix Myers 
Albert McIntyre 
Wm J McIntyre 
Alfred Nichols 
Wm H Osborne 
Thos D Prentice 
Richard W Pierce 
Homer E Prindle 
John Ratledge 
Jos E Rawlins 
Wm Rice 
E B Richardson 
Dan W Sherman jr 
A IV Sherwood 
Jas Stewart 
Fred 0 Stevens 


PRIVATES. 

^Edw Jarett 
*Josiah Jelts 
fJas R Keith 
Henry Keller. 

Isaac Keller ' 

John y Kendall 
Durand Kimball 
fGilgen Klopenstein 


PRIVATES. 

Lafayette F Thompson 
Thos H Thompson ' 
tChas Van Allen 
Nathan W Waldo 
Friend W Wedman 
tStephen L Wilson 
Sanvjii E Woodward 
Chas D Younglove 


Company “ C.” 

Organized Aug. 16, 1862—From Wabssliuw Cuunty. 


Captain Charles W. Hackett, Com. Aug.. 
23, 1862. 

1st Lieut. Albert S. Hobson, Aug. 23. 

2d “ John Lathrop, “ “ 

1st Serg’t Wallace W. Case, Ap. Sept. 2, 
1862. 

2d Serg’t Oliver K. Holcombe, Sept. 2,'62. 
3d “ John B. Robinson, " “ 

4th “ John W. Burnham, Oct. 8, ’62. 
*5th “ Mart.W. Benschoter, Sept. 2,’62. 
*l.st Corp’l Alonzo D. Putnam, “ “ 

2d " Francis W. Knapp, " “ 

3d “ Arthur F. McKay, Oct. 30, ’62. 

4th “ Charles G. Dawley, Sept. 2, ’62. 
5th “ Henry Hippie, “ “ 

6th “ Austin 1). Carrell, “ 

7th " Francis H. Wilds, Jan. 4, ’63. 

8th “ James W. Hayes, June 1, ’63. 

MUSICIANS. 

Octavius A. Leland, Thomas J. Cross. 


WAGONER. 

David Ackley. 

• PRIVATES. 


PRIVATES. 

John M Benthall 
.lohn Burton 
Silas K Burpee 
tClarence L Buck 
*John Byrnes 
Frank M Buck 
Wm Canfield 
Jas M Collier 
Thos Clipperton 
Elanson H Case 
David E. Cross 
Geo W Drew . 
Almon H Doeg 
Peter Erickson 
fZelotes Foster. 
■’‘'David Foley 
fJas G Foster 


Geo A Nicholson 
fDennis Nicholson 
JJohn Nelson 
Chrest Nelson 
*Lemuel S Orton 
fR W Olmsted ' 
Collins Pratt 
Jas R Pope 
AVm M Per vis 
• Geo C Putnam 
Josiah A Peck 
Robt S Rolph 
Wm 0 Sleeper 
Henry South wick 
Christian Shilsou 
■ Henry Stuart 
.John L Safford 











RECORD. 


I’IMVATKP. 

fChas I) Foster 
Gilbert F Hiincoek 
Hans Jtielson 
Geo W Knowllon 
Albert Linstrnm 
+.ras W Loekey 
*Geo Matthewson 
Robt Moodv 
*\Vm A Miles 
Eusebius Mullens 
Edw H Matterson 
John W Murphy 


PRIVATKS. 
Ebeiiezer L Starr 
«Goo W Tenney 
Jas h Tuft 
*John Tliompson 
fJohn I) MTnter 
Offden 1) Warner 
tHoraiee B Whilinfr 
Dan Winter 
Solomon Young 
Dan Young 
tN'athaniel Youman 


PIUVATES. 

Isaac G Hasbrouck 
l.emuel Herbert 
Ole 0 Hus 
('has C Horton 
(ieo Johnson 
Guilder Ivellac 
*John King 
Bottaj Larson 
(>le Larson 
A'ares Larson 


PIUVATI'.s. 
Halver Sondresom 
Martin Stanhy 
Torkel Svendson 
Ingral Tlioreson 
^B Vosbnrgh 
David Wallower 
Peter Wallower 
Leapder II Watson 
('has M Yates 


CoMP.VNY “ E.” 


Company “ D.” 

Ffent to Devil’s Lake. 


(,'aptaiu M'm. M'. Phelps, Com. Sept. 8, 
1862. 

1st Lieut. Charles L. Davis, Ang. 27,'62. 
2d ‘‘ Wm. B. Williams, Sept. 8, ’62. 
1st Serg’t Henry A. McConnell, -Ap. Sept. 
9, 1862. 

2d Serg’t Theron B. McCord, Sejit. 9, ’62. 
3d “ Wm. A. Thompson, ‘‘ “ 

4th “ Sam. Kneitson, 

5th “ John Winter, 

IstCorp’l Daniel Wightman, 

2d " ” ■ " 

3d 
4th 
*5th 
6th 
7th 


Organized Aug. IS, U62—From Freeborn County. 

Captain John W. Heath, Com. Xov. 11. 


1st Lieut. Charles Kittlso.n, N’ov. 11,’62. 


2d 


Eli Ash, 


Francis 1). Hill, 

Peter J. Johnson, 

Henry H. Brown, 

Wm. E. Barnes, 

Thorston Opdahl, Nov. 25, ’65. 
Joseph Tapper, Dec. 26, ’62. 
Lewis Lewiston, July 19, ’63. 


PRIVATES. 
Morgan Abel 
Edward Amman 
Bour Anfindson 
Henry Aspen 
John Banks 
Walter S Barnes 
Ulrick K Berg 


WAGONER. 

Ira E. Eggleston. 

PRIV.ATES. 
John K Lvseng 
*Chas P Miller 
.John H Miller 
Leonard B Mooers 
Chas Nelson 
Ole Nelson 
John Nickels 


Serer Christopherson Chas B Noble 
*S W Carpenter Edwin Olson 
*Anfind Dolaker Mons Olson 
♦Henry K Eggleston Olans Olson 


Henry Erickson 
Ole fivenson 
Chas Falls 
Oscar H Freeman 
Owen Gallagher 
Jas R Hart 


John Petei 
Geo Reeves 
C K Ryalan 
Nathan Satterley 
♦Simeon P Satterley 
Cyrus K Smith 


fist Serg’t Eli K. Pickett, Ap. “ “ 

2d “ Geo. H. Partridge, “ “ 

3d “ Wm. H. Low, “ “ 

4th “ James L. Cook, “ “ 

5th “ George Osborne, “ “ 

fist Corp'l John G. Dunning, “ “ 

2d “ H. 1). Burlingame, “ “ 

3d “ J. W. Devereaux, “ “ 

4th “ Rufus Kelley, “ “ 

5th “ Alvah Stearns, “ “ 

6th “ Christian Alspaugh, “ “ 

7th “ Lars Wicks, “ “ 

8th “ Daniel Anderson, “ “ 

MUSICIAN. '’Bugler. 

John L. Reynolds. Leander J. Thomas. 

WAGONER. 

1 Asa Hard, 

j PRIV.ATES. PRIVATES. 

I Andrew Anderson Uriah Judd 
j Stengrin Benson John C Kaiser 
I Cyrus E Bullock Jas Lair 
i fljerauel E Bullock Patrick Morin 
' Henry C Bartlett fFred Maixner 
j Jas Boen ♦Chris Nickelson 

! Andrew Black Elijah M Owen 

I ♦Gilbert Barden Peter Olson 
I Rodney M Campbell Israel H Pace 
'♦Edwin Brownsill Joel Past 
j W G C.nrpenter Perry 

Daniel E Cousin Benj Park 
I ♦.Sam Clark Cyrus Prescott 

Fred 0 Chamberlain Chas Peterson 
Francis Christianson John,Peterson 
Francis M Davis Robert Reynolds 
♦Geo H Chandler Hiram J Rice 
I f.Iohn Edson Joel Rush 






RECORD. 


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PliIVATE.S. 
Ingbert Ei-rickson 
fOeo Gates 
Augu.stus Grobey 
fiixlfrey Huber * 
JL D G.)liJsbery 
■‘‘■John M Holmes 
John Hoover 
Ole Iverson 
tTho.s Iverson 
Il^nry .lohnson 
fEric C Johnson 


eiilVATES 

Henry Smith 
James Smith 
Peter Sljogger 
fJas C Seeley 
fAshlcy Torgusson 
Torgus Torgusson 
John Thornton 
tJoseph Trigg 
^Reuben Wilsey 
Asa Ward 
*Henry Williamson 


Company “ F.” 

i Aag. 15, 1862—From Wasecs 


Captain George T. White, Com. Sept- 
1.5, 1862. 

rflst Lieut. Ebenezer H. Kesnedy, Sept. 
15, 1862. 

t2d Lieut. Isaac Ha.mlin, .Sept, lo, 1862. 
♦1st Serg’t Jesse T. Stewart, “ “ 

(ltd “ John A. Birdsell, “ . “ 

3d ‘‘ Lorenzo Curry, “ “ 

£?4th “ Hiram A Mo-^'her, “ “ 

5th “ Francis S. Brown, “ “ 

♦1st CorpU Carlton W. Roberts," “ 

2d “ Chas. A. Forrester, “ “ 

(/3d “ Geo. Dreever, “ “ 

(/4th “ David Sxider, “ “ 

5th “ Marshal A. Francis," “ 

c/6th “ Andrew J. Shaw, “ “ 

7th " John A. Wheeler, “ “ : 

8th " Amos E. Glamiel, “ " 


MUSICIANS. WAGONER. 

tSimeon S. Goodrich, James R. Whitman. 
♦Joseph Carlver. 


PRIVATES. 

(/Robert Beith 
Wm Beevins 
W B Blivins 
Edw Brossord 
Neils Burgerson 
(/Henry Ballon 
(/Boswell Bunch 
And Buchan 
tJob A Canfield 
JChas Chaddwiek 
dSilas I) Carrier 
Joseph I) Cox 
(/Henry Cooper 
Theodore Esch 
Thos Eldridge 
(/Jesse J Furgerson 


PRIVATES. 
(/August Kreiger 
(/Louis A Layfaett 
Levi 0 Leonard 
(/Geo Larson 
(/Geo W Lee 
Dan McDaniels 
(/Milton M Morgan 
(/Chas K Miner 
(/Geo W Norcutt 
(/Geo C Northrup 
(/John B Northrup 
(/And J Naricong 
Andrew Now 
(/Hans Oleson 
(/John Z Pickett ’ 
Sam Preston 


PRIV.ATES. , PRIVATES. 

I Michael Faugle John S Rice 
j Jas Gallagher (/Myron A Robhins 

^ Sam Gleason (/Dan Higgle 

I Cha.s S Grover Henry Ruff 

I fSiias M (iraver (/Alvin Smith 

i/.Ias Glendening Geo F Shumway 

I (/.Vlfred I) Gregory ♦Donald A Sherwood 
I Kiuit Hanson , (/M V B Storrer 
Christian Hatcsaul (/Benj Swan 

I (/Franklin L Healy W W Taylor 

I (/Louis Herring ' P J D Wood 
I (/Dan Herring (/Almiran R Wilsey' 

John Howe (/Geo H Woodbury 

I (/Theodore Hacker (/Joseph Winkleman 
I Chas W Johnston (/Win Wooden 

I fJas Johnson Simeon Wait 

j fHiram .A Jones (/Henry Yerigan 

‘ Those marked ‘‘(/” were on detailed duty 
I and thus not on the Expedition. 

Company' “ G.” 

On detached service. 

NLNTII REGIMENT. 


Company' “ II.” 

Organized Aug. 21, IS62—From Carver County. 

This Company was attached to the 7th 
Regiment until the Expedition reached 
Camp Hayes, and Co. D of the 7th joined 
the Regiment, and then attached to the 10th 
Regiment until the Expedition reached Fort 
Abercrombie on its return. 


Captain Wm. R. Baxter, Com. Sept. 1, 
1862. 

1st Lieut. Joseph IVeisemann, Aug 14, 
1862. 

2d Lieut. Ole Pai i.son, Sept. 1, '62. 

I 1st Serg’t Allen W. Tiffany, Ap. Aug. 22. 

2d “ .George Groetsch, “ “ 

! 3d " Andrew Mattson, “ “ 

I 4tb “ John M. Foreman, Dec. 7, ’62. 

i 5th “ A. G. Anderson, Jan. 1, ’63. 

' 1st Corp’l Erastus A. Eddy, Aug. 22, ’62. 

2d “ Henry Belz, " “ 

! 3d " M. Berfield, Dec. 7, ’62. 

' 4th “ Nelz Olson, August 22, 1862. 

, 5th “ George Raitz, “ “ 

i 6th “ John Carlson, Dec. 7, 1862. 

' 7th " Charles Souter, “ " 

8th " John Sunden, Aug. 1, 1863. 









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RECORD. 


MUSICIANS. 


Wm. Stanley Ruse, 

WAGONKR. 

John Stack. 

PRIVATES. 

August Arndt 
John Arndt 
Gottleib Arndt 
Thos Armitage 
John E Allen 
Burn Aslackson 
John Brader 
Orson E Barber 
♦Endrew Bengtson 
Magnus Bengtson 
Lewis Bangson 
Andrew Braf 
John Blake 
Orlando F Bryant 
Joseph Berry 
Gustaf Carlson 
Peter Carlson 
John Denin 
Carl Denin 
Henry Etzell 
And P Flrickson 
Xaver Freischle 
Thos E Grove 
Benj Guttridge 
Geo C Gay 
John R Goodeno 
*John Gunderson 
John Goetz 
Peter Halt 
John Hanson 
G Hammarberg 
G K Ives 
And Johnson 
Jonas Johnson 
Nils Johnson 
John L Johnson 


Peter Dingman. 

BUGLER. 

John Hebeisen. 

PRIVATES. 
Alfred Johnson 
Taylor Johnson 
John A Johnson 
Jacob Kirsch 
Ludwig Klos 
Henry Kahle 
*Erick Larson 
John Lars*n 
And Larson 
Jasper Livingston 
Fred Lindquist 
Henry Lindert 
Theodore Mayres 
Allen H Miller 
Ole Olson 
David Parks 
Padcr Paderson 
August Peterson 
Silas W Pettijohn 
Jacob Pericle 
Jesse M Pericle 
John Paluson 
Gottleib Plocher 
Chas Royle 
John Roth 
Martin Schaler 
And Swanson 
Elias Swanson 
Fred Souter 
Johann Stor ' 

Berger Thurstonson 
Ole Wilson 
Jas Wilson 
Milehoir Wahle 
Andrew Wallace 
*Wtn Weckerly 
Geo Winter 


Company “ II.” 

Organized Sept. 13,1862—From Rice, Ramsey and Dako- 


Ist Serg’t 
2d " 
t3d 
4th 
5th 
1st Corp’l 
t2d 
3d 
4th 
toth 
6th 
7th 


Michael Jeffers, Ap. Sept. 13, 
Patrick Reeting, 

James O’Brien, 

Patrick Byrne, 

Andrew Devereaux, 

James O’Neil, 

Geo. W. Lightcap, 

John Wall, 

Jeremiah D. Sullivai 
Robert Hunt, 

James Considine, 

James Conway, 

Thomas Kennedy, 

WAGONER. 


fClover G. Irvine, 
fJames Rating. 

PRIVATES. 

John Buckley 
Chris Byrne 
Patrick Cudmore 
Jas Carroll 
John Collins 
Patrick Cronin 
Patrick Conlin 
Thos P Conaughty 
Patrick Condon 
John Callaghan 
Edw A Cramsie 
fBart. Costello 
Sylvester Dreger 
Christopher Dardis 
Xavier Duna 
fMichael Finerty 
Edward Fox 
Michael W Henry 
Miles Heniy 
Albert A Harper 
Patrick Harris 
Michael Hanley 
Nicholas Idoux 
John Kelley 
Hamilton Logue 
Elezear Laclare 
John Leo 
Antoine Laduche 
fThos McManus 
Jas McLaughlin 


Martin Kilroy. 

PRIVATES. 
Jas McBride 
Patrick Me Andrew 
Hugh McNeil 
Patrick McKenna 
Walter McNallan 
John Mulgrew 
Thos Murphy 
Martin Noon 
fDan O’Brien 
fJohn O’Brien 
Patrick O’Brien 
Thos O’Maley 
Aman Olson 
Jas Perkins 
fPrudeunt Querent 
M R Pendegrast 
Michael Roach 
John Robbeauge 
Thos Ryan 
fPeter Robbeault 
Patrick J Smith 
Edw Sullivan 
David Tierney 
Jacob Tope 
fJohn Whalan 

Absent withoutleave. 
Enos Pete 
Hugh Crawford 


Captain Michael H. Sullivan, Commis¬ 
sioned Sept. 13, 1862. 

Ist Lieut. Dennis Cavenaugh, Sept. 13. 
2d “ Dennis F. McCarty, *• “ 


Company “L” 

On detached service—not on Expedition. 









RECORD. 


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Company “K.” 

Organized Aug. 13,1862—From Hrimepin and Kamsey 
Cjunties. 


Captain Michael J. O’Cokkor, Com. Sep¬ 
tember 27, 1862. 

1st Lieut. Wm. Burns, Sept. 6,- 1862. 

2d “ Michael Hoy, “ 7, “ 

1st Serg’t James Flannigan, Oct. 1, 1862. 
2d “ Wm. Dunn, *' “ 

.Sd “ Owen Keegan, “ “ 

4th “ Cornelius O’Neil, “ “ 

Sth “ Hugh A. Cox, Jan. 26, 1863. 

1st Corp’l Thos. McCarron, Oct. 1, 1862. 
2d “ Thomas O’Here, “ “ 

3d “ Daniel Bracken, “ “ 

4th “ George Stewart, “ “ 

5th “ David Shaw, “ “ 

6th “ Andrew Welsh, “ “ * 

7th “ Wm. Broderick “ 

8th “ John Sheridan, Jan. 26, ’63. 


Drummer—Daniel Molan. 


PRIVATES. 
Alfred Brazett 
Patrick Burke 
/ nd Condron 
Patrick Carney 
Thos Clifford 
Joseph F Cobb 
James Connelly 
James Coyle 
M J Connelly 
John Costello 


EJw Moran 
Robt McCue 
John McGraun 
Edw Martin 
Jas Manning 
Patrick Maloney 
Jas Manahan 
Jas McKeon 
Hugh McKann 
Wm McCool 


PRIVATES. 

Jas Conlin 
Wm Dealy 
David Duchalet 
Timothy Daly 
Michael Dixon 
Patrick Plustis 
Richard Feyver 
Patrick Gleason 
Thos Gafney 
Wm Grace 
Joseph Gunia 
John Gallagher 
Thos Harran 
Cornelius Hayes 
Jas Hayes 
Thos Hawkins 
Wm Hoy 
Peter W Haman 
Benj Herron 
Carr Hennessey 
Patrick Kennedy 
Peter Kernan 
Thos McDonough 
Dan Molan 
Dan Murphy 
Michael Mahon 


Jas Nash 
Edw Nary 
Jas O’Gorman 
Wm O’Gorman 
Michael O’Gorman 
Wm O’Bryan 
Patrick O’Connor 
Dan Page 
Patrick Quinn 
James Riley 
Luke Roche 
John Ready 
Patrick Ronan 
Patrick Sheehan 
Wm Sheehan 
Michael Sommers 
Edw Sebert 
Zion Swift 
John Sheridan 
Patrick Sullivan . 
Alex Sance 
Edw Siebert 
Timothy Wood 
Peter Ward 
Patrick White 


By some accident, the list from the Order¬ 
ly of Co. K has been lost, which the author 
much regrets, and the above is copied from 
the Muster-in Roll, and, of course, is not 
correct in- many particulars. Neither is H 
possible to distinguish those who were on 
the Expedition, &c. 







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REOORU. 


FIRST REGIMENT MINNESOTA MOUNTED RANGERS. 


FIELD AND STAFF. 


Colonel Coramissionerl Dee. 30, 18(12; Lt. Col. Nov. 24. 

1st Major John H. P.\rker, Nor. 25, 1862; Capt. 4th M. V. 

2(1 Sai.mon a. Buem,. Dee. 17, “ 

.3(1 “ OrenT. Haves, March 10, 1863. 

Surg(;on Josiah S. Weiser, Oct. 21, 1862. 

2d Assistant James C. Rhodes, Nov. 22. 1862 ; private Co. C, 7th 51. V. 
Adjutant Wm. 51. Pierce, Jan. 3, 1863. 

Quartermaster Duncan R. Kennedy, Sept. 11, 1862; went back from Camp 
Baker. 

Commissary Edward I). Cobb, Dec. 19, 1862. 

Chaplain Thomas E. Inman, April 30, ’63 ; Capt. Co. D, 4th M. V. 

Sergeant Major Josei’h F. Blodgett, Apt’d May 14, ’63; Q. M. Serg’t Co. C. 
Veterinary Surgeon Frank D. Chauman, “ 20, “ private Co. M. 

Chief Trumpeter Frederic Meii.e, “ “ “ bugler Co. K. 

Q. M. Sergeant James J. Green, March 5, '63 ; private Co. E. 

Com. “ Newton Williams, Jan. 1, “ “ “ F. 

1st Hospital Steward C. I. Farley, acting, June 28, 1863; Sergeant Co. G. 

2d “ “ George W. Murdock, Feb. 25, '63; private Co. I. 

Saddler Sergeant George Parkes, Feb. 23, ’63; private Co. A. 


Company “ A.” 

From Hennepin and Houston Counties. 

The record of this Company is from the 
Regimental Books ; the Company as it was 
on the Expedition, could not be obtained. 

Captain Eugene M. Wilson, Commission¬ 
ed Oct. 8, 1862. 

1st Lieut. Ebenezer A. Goodell, Oct. 8, 
1862 ; 2d Lt. Sept. 12, ’62. 

2d Lieut. James M. Payne, Sept. 23, ’62. 

1st Sergeant Benjamin C. Prentiss. 

Q. M. “ Marshal Robinson. 

Cora. “ John M. Haycraft. 


1st Serg't John E. Moore. 

2d “ John Wigle. 

3d “ Elisha Cowan. 

4th “ James K. Wilson. 

5th “ Robert M. Sanborn. 

1st Corp’l Stephen Pratt. 

2d “ Charles H. Cleator. 

.3d “ Paul H. Rosendahl. 

4th “ Michael J. Bennett. 

5th “ Archibald McGill. 

6th “ John McDermott. 

7th “ Not noted on Regimental Book. 
8th “ “ “ “ “ “ 

TEAMSTERS. 

David G. White, James Sweeney. 

WAGONER. SADDLER. 

Benjamin Parker. Frederic E. Vance. 






UECORD. 


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PRIVATES. 

John M Adams 
Alpheus () Angi^l 
John R Boseman 
John M Blakeley 
Theodore Bolden 
Bobt Blakeley 
John J Brown 
John F Burt 
Richard Clayton 
David Cator 
Kdw Campbell 
\Vm Campbell 
Chas Duprey 
Jesse Dores 
L L Estes 
Uriah E Foster 
Richard Fitzsimmons 
Arthur Flynn 
G^les Farmin 
Wilson Gray 
Wm Grover 
Gilbert Gilbertson 
Sam V Haycraft 
Martin Howard 
Edw Hu^es 
John H Hicks 
Patrick Hagerty, 
bugler. 

Robt H Jefferson 
Ever M Johnson 
Jasper N Johnson 
Wm M Jolly 
Hugh Jones 
Thos Kelly 
Gustav Knabel 
Geo Kile 
Jeremiah Leary 
Emanuel Larelly 


PRIVATES. 

Ole Larson 
Geo W Lyttle 
Nicholas Murphy 
Nicholas Muller 
Patrick Many 
John Marks 
Geo H McGowan 
Ole Ol.son 
Patrick O’Connor 
Thos Otterman 
Geo Perath 
Chas Pime 
ChasS Plummer 
Geo R Page 
Jas Parker 
Isaac N Russell 
Isaac N Russell jr 
Fred M Raymond 
Wm E Roth 
Harrison Rhoades 
Royal W Smith 
Jas Scott 
Henry Stuteville 
Matthew Sullivan 
John Sewald 
Albert Simon 
Peter Stearns 
Geo D Ticknor 
And L Tennison 
Benj Wallace 
Isaiah W Watkins 
Jas E White 
Michael Whitt 
Jabez M Whitney 
Chas Wheatan 
Geo D Windship 
Geo H Winants 
Michael Wolf 


Company “ B.” 

From Nicollett County. 


Captain Horace Afstik, Com. September 
23, 1862. 

1st Lieut. Theodore E. Potter, Oct 11. 
2d “ Thomas F. W'est, “ 14. 
1st Sergeant L. J. Patch, Ap. Oct. 29, ’62. 
Q. M. “ Wm. S. Marston ‘‘ “ 

tCom. “ Henry J. Neal, “ “ 

IstSerg’t Wm. H. Hazzard, “ “ 

*2d “ Marion Crandall, “ “ 

3d “ Myron W. Smith, “ ‘‘ 

4th Jud Jones, “ “ 

t5th “ Mark L Wilds, “ “ 


fist Corp’l David I). McDowell, March,’! 
Ezra Bacon, July, 1863. 

Henry H. Dudly, Oct. 29, 1862. 
Henry Plowmar 
5th “ Henry Goff, 

Stone Olson, 


Daniel D. Woolsey, 

BLACK.S.MITn. 

Henry Borgimire. 

SADDLER. 

tJames H. Ellison. 

PRIVATES. 

*Peter Banty 
Wm H Bayer 
Ezra Bacon 
Even Bringelson 
JSmith N Burgess 
Wm Clapshaw 
Hugh Callender 
Barney A Cooper 
Niles Cottingham 
Harrison Crandall 
John Cunningham 
Even M Davis 
*Sam Detamore 
Wm A Dodd 
John Farrell 
Lawren Foster 
Wm M Fay 
Wm B Haslip, killed. 
Keton E Hatcher 
Geo Herber 
Geo H Howland 
Agel Hungerford 
Hendrick Johnson 
fJohn A Johnson 
Albert Johnson 
tWm H Jones 
Geo M Keenan 
Gulick Knutson 
Lewij W Krassine 
Simeon Kyser 
Edw Larkin 
Jos LaLond jr 
John W Latorelle 
tAlex Latorelle 
Thos H Lucas 


Thomas Hughes ’ 

FARRIER. 

Moirson A. Northru p 
WAOO.XER. 
Henry S. Back. 
PRIVATES. 
Geo Mather 
fJohn McDowell 
John McGerry 
And Moore, killed. 
tHorace W Moore 
John Murphy, killed. 
*Jas H Nash 
Ole Nelson 
David R Nickerson 
John O’Sheay 
fEagel Olson 
Ole Olson 2d 
Simeon Payer 
*Sam R Pair 
fDau Pedoiue 
Geo W Rogers 
Josiah Rogers 
Jacob A Rose 
Wm Ray 

fWayne B Silliman 
*Henry W Smith 
Jordon Smith 
tJacob Snell 
Francis L Spencer 
Gustaf A Stark,killed. 
H Stutze, wounded. 
Jas Tolan 

Phil E Van Blaricom 
Oscar F. Wagoner 
Lewis Washburne 
fAllen S Woolsey 
JEliJah Woolsey 
fAlbert Blanchard 
John F Conant 
Francis F Kennedy 








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RECORD, 


Company “ D.” 

From Stearns Cimnty. 

Taken from Regimental Books. List from 
Company could not be obtained. 


Captain Oscar Taylor, Com. Oct. 22,’62. 
1st Lieut. Ambrose Freemax, killed July 
24th, near Big Mound. 

3d Lieut. John- H. Raymond, Oct. 22. 

1st Sergeant Richard Potter, Oct. 27. ’62- 
Q. M. “ John R. Clark, “ “ 

Com. “ Gilberts. Mattoon,“ “ 

1st Serg’t James C. Wilson “ “ 

2d “ ‘Matthias Wickley, “ 

3d “ Samuel H. Morgan,-' “ 

4th “ M. Lauermann, “ “ 

5th “ Wm. Carrigan, June 3d, 1863. 
l.st Corp’l Wm. Parker, October 27, 1862. 
2d “ James R. Tracy, “ “ 

3d “ Franklin C.Darling," “ 

4th “ Gerhard Leiser, “ “ 

5th “ Wilson Hustell, “ “ 

6th “ Wm. Sterner, Dec. 3, ’62. 

7th “ Anton Wartenberg, Apr. 27,’63. 
8th “ Geo. W. Danton, .June 3, 1863. 


TEAMSTERS. 


Henry L. Glazier, 
farrier. 

Hugh Biggerstaff. 

SADDLER. 

Adoniram Briggs. 

PRITATES. 

Jas Angel 
Albert G Barton 
Benj S Brown 
.Jacob V Brown 
artley Blain 
eter Behres ’ 
Adam Bunt 
Henry Berger 
Henry Cook 
John Coats 
E Iv Chamberlain 
Jas Carlisle 
John Cossairt 
Ole Dahl 
Jas F Dicken 
John Eich 
Adam Emig 


Aaron Fadden. 

BLACKSMITH. 

Akey C. Johnson. 

WAGONER. 

Samuel Holes. 

PRIVATES. 
Peter Jjawson 
Chas W Jjambert 
.John IT Morgan 
Augustus G Morgan 
John M Mc.\lpine 
Fred Marte 
John W' Moore 
Sam Alurray 
Robt Murray 
Michael Meagher 
Jas G Nugent 
Peter Peterson 
John Peterson 
Nels Peterson 
Jsaac Peterson 
Jerome Rogers 
John H Seymore 


PRIVATES. 

John Fuller 
Newton Foster 
And Fritz 
Nathaniel Getchell 
John Grandelmyer 
Jesse M Garlington 
Patrick Graham 
Geo J Ileinan 
Jas Hamilton 
Rudolph Huhn 
Peter Ileintz 
Matt Johnson 
Anthony Herstiena 
Celestien lionig 
Wra F Knowlton 
John H Lavague 
Geo N Lavague 


PRIVATES. 
Geo W Spauldin 
Thos 0 Spauldin 
Nichtfas Schmit 
Wm C Shafenburg 
Jacob Sicely 
Joshua Stcbbins 
John Schafer 
August Schultz 
Wm Schroeder 
Sylvester Thompson 
Martin Welsh 
Jonathan Woll 
Jos S Wilson 
Jas M Wilson 
Ira C Wade 
Henry C Weaver 
Wilfred J Whitefield 


Company “ E.” 

From Nicollet County. 
(Remained at Camp Atchiton.) 


IlCaptain E. St. Julian Cox, Com. Nov. 5, 
1862. 

Ist Lieut. Patrick S. Gardner, Nov. 5, 

1862. 

2d Lieut. Peter A. Lentz, Nov. 5, 1862. 
1st Sergeant Darius S. GrifiSn, Ap. Nov. 
24, 1862. 

Q. M. Serg’t Sylvester A. George, Jan’y 
24, 1863. 

||Com. Serg’t Uriah E. Northrop, Jan. 24. 
*lst Serg’t Hobart Brules, Nov. 24, 1862. 
2d “ Sam’l C. McCay, Jan. 24, ’63. 

3d “ James Corcoran, “ “ 

4th “ Louis F. Auer, April 12, ’63. 

5th “ Patrick C. Lyons, “ “ 

Ist Corp’l Anthony Leland, Nov. 24, ’62. 
2d “ Dennis L. Maher, Dec. 10, " 

3d “ John Murtaugh, Jan’y 24. 1^63. 
4th “ Martin L. Maher, “ “ 

5th “ Albert Frietag, “ “ 

6th “ Richard Pfefferle, “ 

7th “ Wm. Lehr, April 12, 186.3. 

8th “ Patrick Mullin," “ 


TEAMSTER, 

Wm. Langharst. 

SADDLKR. 

James O’Rielly. 

wagoner. 
||John Jjedden. 


BLACKSMITH. 

Adam Frandle. 

FARRIER. 

*Peter Ullman. 
BUGLER. 

Silas W. Cornell. 







RECORD. 


PMVATKS. PRIVATBS. 

Jacob Bauer Owen McGrath 

Wm Braats Timothy Murtough 

Wra BurghafiF Xavier Oberle 

Jas Cleary Asliom Olsen 

♦Thos Corr Richard Orr 

Dan Carsall Henry Otto 

Julius Copp Frank Prokosch 

I Orloff C Conway *Geo Pitchenrender 

JChasper Cotofr Peter Piereth 

Jas Caniife Jos Reinbold 

Even P'Davis Geo Sabbath 

Wm Davis John Schwickest 

Ande Delaney Matthias Schumacher 

Chas Doran John Schollenberger 

Michael Downs Jas Skelly 

Patrick Doyle *John Sullivan, died 

♦Henry Essler at Fort Snelling 

♦J Frohard, dischg’d ♦Whitford Smith 
Jas Gegun John Smith 

John Howerwas L W Smith 

Jas Hinds Lawrence Smith 

Fred Heinze Patrick Smith 

John Jennoir Wm Smith 

♦Adam Jefferson Edward Stampfield 

Wm Kahla W'enzel Tauer 

Gotleib Kaka *Mathias Traumpert 

Michael Klasges John 'I’homas 

♦Thos Lloyd Henry Trautfether 

Floyd Lawsen John Tiirbes 

Patrick L. Maher Chas Veigfe 

Jos'Martan Antoine Vogel 

Aaron McDonnell JJohn Voghtman 

♦Adam Menton Fred Weitig 

Chas Mische Stephen Walters 

Cornelius McCarty John Weiiner 

Jeremiah McCarty Alex Warsang 

John McGrath *Phinney Wells 

Serg't James Grady, Co. L, died July 26, 
1863, at Buffalo Lake ; wounded in leg. 

Company “F.” 


JCaptain Joseph Daxiei.s, Cow. Nov. 20, 

1862. 

1st Lieut. Asa Bartox, June 5, 1863. 

2d “ Charles E. Tuukbek, Nov. 20, 
1862. 

l.st Sergeant John T. Grimes', Ap. Nov. 
20.1862.'' 

tQ. M. Serg't Stephen Russell, “ 

20, 1862. 

Com. “ Mark Seely, June 5, 186.3. 
Ist Serg’t .Tslmes A. Foote, Nov. 20, 1862. 
2d “ Wm. H. Smith, “ i~ “ 


3d Serg’t Lyman E. Postle, Nov. 20, ’61. 
4th “ Frederic Hyde, “ 

5th “ Marshal H. Gore, “ 

1st Corp’l Neheiniah P. Pease, “ 

2d “ Mason W. Allen, “ 

3d “ Simon Moore, “ 

4th “ Charles H. Crosby, “ 

5th “ David Smith, “ 

*6th “ Charles V. Knox, “ 

7th " William Healy, “ 

8th “ George C. Fisher, “ 

8ADDLRR. BLACKSMITH. 

fJohn A. Harris. Thomas T. Van Wort. 

farrier. wagoner. 

Benjamin F. McVey. ♦Ellery Stone. 

PRIVATES. PRIVAT.'S. 

Galen Amsden James Lowth 

fWm A 3 -er fLovl Littlefield 

Horace M Avery David Luce 

tGeo W Beebe fdohn R Lilly 

Chas H Brightman John McCoIe 

♦Win H Batterson Geo McGowan 

Job Brown Archibald G McNee 

Henry H Bonney fEdwin McManus 

Andrins Carlson Wm L McCullom 

Jeff Cunningham fHiram Miller 

Henry Clemons Isaac Milner 

John Clemetson John Martin 

Eugene Cadwell Orin Neal 

fAlonzo A Damon Olavis Oleson 

tGeo W Dunn Ole E Oleson 

.Tames Doonan Knudt Oleson 

tJobII G Duff Hiram Owen 

|:Rinaldo G Daniels f A polios E Owen 


JWin Foster 
Birtel Gunderson 
♦Evan George 
Ezra W Green 
John M Hanson 
Ole Halverson 
Nelson Hoople 
t.\brain N Hoff 
Eliphulet B Hale 
Caleb Hartshorn 
Peter Hopper 
Ira B Hyde . 
yEli Haviland 
Geo P Harris 
fElliert H Halsted 
John R Jackson 
Freedom Jacobs 
Zodok Kohler 
t Harrison Keeney 
Henry Lai ban 


I Pelzer 
fWm Pulford 
jChas W Palmer 
John F Pearson 
Lorenzo D Porter 
fDenarbus B Rucker 
Aim os Rexford 
Julius H Ransom 
JAlbert Reed 
James G Robinson 
fGeo Rappy 
'tWm Shad well 
♦John A T Scood 
Wm Schultz 
Geo H Smith 
fJoseph Steckel 
fPreston Tyrrell 
Garrett Wall 
♦Hiram Wheeler 
John E Wood 
Jacob Yeager 








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RECORD. 


Company “ G.” 

Organized Nov. 13,1862—From Kamsi-y and Houston 
Counties. 


Ciiptiiin .losEPH Anderson, Com. Xov.26, 
1802 ; 2d Lieut. Oct. 20. 

1st Lieut. Charles E. Leonard, Nov. 20, 
1802. 

2d Lieut. • Aldert R. Field, Oct. 28, ’62. 
1st Sergeant Jas. Smith, Xov. 24, 1862. 

Q. M. “ Frank C. Griswold, ‘ “ 
Com. “ Jos. S. Thompson, “ “ 

1st Serg’t William Stout, July 19, 1863. 

2d “ Albert B. Lacy, “ “ 

f3d “ Timothy R.Bulli.s,“ “ 

4th “ Gideon Akers, “ “ 

olh “ M. F. Dunham. Nov. 24, 1862. 

1st Corp’l Charles Holmes, ‘‘ “ 


2d 

3d 

4th 

.5tb 

6th 

t7th 

8th 


Geo.W. Ti 
Wm. Behmer, Jan. 21, ’63. 
Edward Neafsey, Nov. 24, 1802. 
Henry W. King, “ “ 

Frederic Patoile, “ “ 

John S. Harrison, July 10, ’63. 
Chalon A. Earle, Nov. 24, ’62. 


TEAMSTER, 
*John Walker. 

FARRIER. 

fMichael Heite. 


BLACKSMITH. 

George Caddy. 
SADDLER. 

Hayes May hew, jr. 


PRIVATES. 
Woodford Aker.s 
♦Jacob W Baird 
Edw Bulger 
Wm Brown 
Jas R Burke 
*F Beale, discharg’d 
♦David W Collins 
•Geo Caddy jr 
John A Caswell 
Sam Collette 
JAbner Comstock 
llennis Daheny 
Thos G Davison 
Wm Durkin 
Jeremiah Dwan 
Geo W Emeigh 
Jas Ford 
L H Fessenden 
fStephen R Field 
flsaac G Freeman 
Edwin Griffin 
Jas L Grant 
♦John E Hackett 
♦Wm Hardy 


PRIVATES. 
Michael Lanan 
Geo Lampman 
Louiz L Marrion 
Newell McDonald 
♦Michael ilcDonough 
Alex Nichol 
Gilbert B Nafey 
fPetcr Patoile 
Berzeal D Paddock 
Wm C Piers 
Geo Palmer 
John L Russell 
Michael Redington 
Jas Ryan 

fCassius' M Sprague 
M R Swartout 
Eugene M Swartout 
C R Smith 
Treffley St Aubin 
♦Thos R Stewart 
Thos Smith 
Lorenzo Smith 
Chas M Stinson 
tWm 0 Sherman 


PRIVATES. 

Sam Hutchins 
Fred Hainan 
Jas Holleran 
.las Miner 
Thos Jimson 
John K Johnson 
fThos Kelly 
fEdw Kirky jr 
♦Wm Killpatrick 
fSam Layman 


PRIVATES. 
Henry Thomas 
Jos Thompson 
Edw Tliarriat 
Geo G V'nn Alstine 
Jacob C Whiting 
fJas Whitmore 
Robt M Weakley 
Wm Wooden 
Benj F Youngs 
Wm Young 


Company “ II.” 

Organized November, 1862—From E’reeborn County. 


Captain George S. Ruble, Com. Nov. 22, 
1862. 

1st Lieut. Charles W. Cro.mwell, Not. 
22, 1862. 

2d Lieut. Oren D. Brown, Nov. 22, ’62. 
1st Sergeant Enoch C. Cowan. 

Q. M. “ John E. Tuttle. 

Com. ‘‘ Thomas Rutledge. 

1st “ John O’Shea. 

2d “ E. Erving Lyle. 

3d “ Adolph Waller. 

4th “ Silas C. Olmsted. 

5th “ Not in Regimental Descrip¬ 
tion Book. 

1st Corporal Charles F. Dmarlett. 

2d “ Benjamin Strickland. 

3d “ Norman I. Andrews. 

4th “ Sidney J. Smith. 

5th “ Leonard Craig. 

6th “ Wilson Black. 

7th “ Antoine Fisher. 

8th “ Franklin G. Peace. 

FARRIER. BLACKSMITH. 

Thos. K. Andrews. John M. Ames. 


PRIVATES. 

Norman I Andrews 
Josiah Bailey 
Patrick Bannin 
Geo 11 By field 
Carson C C,.rr 
Vincent K Carter 
Leroy S Clemens 
' Jas L Christie 
Timothy Collins 
Ambrose Craig 
John M B’ield 
John W Frazee 
Frank 1) Hardy 


PRIVATES. 
Chas H Martin 
Chas W Marks 
Chas L Mason 
Fraser McGregor 
Jas M Mills 
Arthur McMillen 
Chas T Moses 
Jas G B Moses 
W m S Moses 
Chas H Mulliner 
John W Mustaugh 
Jos F Nadeau 
John Oleson 






I 


RECORD. 


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PRIVATES. 

0 S Hathaway 
Chas P Hanley 
F B Hetherington 
.las W Hetherington 
Harvey Hill 
Matthew Hogan 
Jas M Hollenbaek 
Harrison Hulse 
Ira Hultz 
John H Hussey 
John Q Hussey 
JosHj Hoover 
Osman B Jacobs 
Ellef Johnson 
Peter Johnson 
Wm F Johnson 
David E Jones 
Ralph W Kennedy 
Chas H Kenney 
Sam Loomis jr 
Adelbert D Loveland 
Dauphin Mack 
Chas A Mauney 
Wm P Mauney 


PRIVATES. 
Stener Oleson 
Miron Page 
Mortimer W Perry 
Levi P Preston 
Alnin R Randall 
Lewis Sabin 
Wm L Sargen 
Michael Sheehan 
Asa Smith 
Edw H Taylor 
hh-ancis M Terwilleger 
Elias S Terwilleger 
David Tubbs 
Wm D Tucker 
A L Van Osdell 
Amherst D Wait 
Jesse Wheeler 
Jonas Whitcomb 
Wm J Wilkins 
Albert J Williams 
Richard H Williams 
Leroy B Woodruff 
Edmund A Wright 
Sam B Waterbury 


Company “L.” 

Organized 1862—Prom Farrib.vnlt County. 


Captain Peter B. Davy, Com. March 2G, 
1863; 1st Lieut. Dec. 10, ’62. 

1st Lieut.- Kidder. 

2d “ Orrin G. Davis, Dec. 1, 1862 ; 
private Nov. 1, ’62. 

*lst Sergeant Thomas F. Quinn, Dec. 10. 
Q. M « Ezra M. Ellis, “ “ 

Com. “ Asa S. Warn, July 9, ’63. 

1st Serg’t Geo Andrews, Dec. 10, ’62. 

2d “ James Grady, wound’d; March 
28, ’03. 

3d “ Sam’l K. Lynd, July 9, ’63. 
fJth “ Edward Eberlin, Dec. 10, ’62. 
5th " Abel Sailor, “ “ , 

1st Corp’l Edmund Duggan. 

2d “ Charles Roberts, “ “ 

3d “ Rufus Berger. “ 

4th “ John Platt, killed; July 9,’63. 
5th “ Benjamin Franklin, Dee.10,’62. 
6th “ Simeon Pomeroy, “ “ 

7th “ Richard Hobaek, July 9, ’63. 

8th “ Henry Sancomb, “ 

SADDLER. WAaONER. 

Even Anderson. Lucius Griffin. 


BLACKSMITHS. 


Henry Kamrar, 
PRIVATES. 

.Teff Anderson 
fJohn Brown 
Gerard Bakcrman 
tMitchell Brassan 
Rock Berthiaume 
fAlpheus Banning 
Hiram Bennett 
Jas Banks 
Wm Cusick 
Jerry Connors 
fSam Carver 
Silas Connelly 
Geo Cook 
*Antoine Chousey 
■^Hartwell Dain 
Benj Dolbec 
Geo Dajsner 
tGeo R Davis 
Hubert Dalpie 
John Flmerson 
Henry Ellis 
Henry C Ewald 
Joseph Ellor 
*Chas Fletcher . 
tGeo T Frandle 
fJohn T Frandle 
Joe Frandle 
Geo Foster 
flsaac Fosset 
John J Fosset 
Morri.s Fitzgerold 
Edw Grady 
*Wm Heigh sy 
*Dennis Hanrahan 
fDan Hazelton 
.fas F Hyland 
.John Haly 
Dennis Haly 
*Asahel C Ingalls 
fOle J Johnson 


Abraham S. Fry. 

PRIVATES. 
Henry Johnson 
Mihiel Krinka 
Jas K Knajip 
Sam Landis 
Edward Laramie 
Fred Lacroix 
Geo Labat 
John Magiier 
James K Mason 
Julius U Manthie 
And More 
.las Magner 
John Mondloh 
Alex McElroy 
Wilford T Matthews 
^Christian Nelson 
*01e Nelson 
Jos Osier 
Harvey L Olson 
Reginald Peterson 
Thos W Pettit 
fJos Robiuett, shot by 
a Lieut. 

Maglair Robideaux 
■ Geo Rude 
And Roberts 
* Jacob Sailor 
^Martin Sailor 
fChristian Sauer 
*Josiah Smith 
Lewis A Stowe 
*Gyrus Smith 
■^Edw Wakefie'd 
*Ja3 Wilcox 
Wm Walter 
H C J IVeaver 
John Weger 
Jodn Wisscawer 
John Wesley 


Company “M.” 


From Chisago and Mower Counties. 


*C!tptain James STARKEV,Com. Dec. 30,’62. 

Ist Lieut. Dan'iel B. Joh.vsom, “ “ 

2d Lt. Oct. 8, ’62. 

2d Lieut. John C. Hanley, “ '* 

from private. 

1st Sergeant "Wm. B. Spencer, “ “ 

tQ. M. “ George S. Frost, “ “ 

jCora. ‘‘ Geo.V. B.Williams, “ “ 






*6 


RECORD. 


1st Serg’t Ira Hakes, December 20, 1862. I 
2d “ Calvin C. Warner, “ “ 

3d “ Wm. Starkey, “ “ 

4th ‘ Joseph F. Smith, “ 

fSth “ Leonard P. Wilkes, June 6, '63. 

*lst Corp’l Alonzo W. Cowles, Dec. 30 ’62. 
2d “ George Wood, “ “ 

3d “ Wm. Wright, “ 

4th “ Robert W. Cowan, “ “ 

6th “ Asa Pettis, “ “ 

6th “ Augustus >1. Rice, “ “ 

7th “ Sam’l H. Britts, June 5, 1863. 
8th “ Sam’l H. Starkweather, do. 
FARRIER. BLACKSMITH. 

Wm. Harlington. John Bonjour. 

SADDLER. WAGONER. 

Jay H. Hhelps. fRobert Lauderdale. 

TEAMSTER. 

Edwin G. Benton. 


PRIVATES. 

Jas Bodine 
' Fred Bagge 
Fred A Bardwell 
John A Burch 
David A S Butts 
fChas Bishop 
John Bontsier 


PRIVATES. 
Antoine LaMort 
Barnard LaBat 
fWarren Marks 
Jos McLeod 
John A Manley 
James M’Carney 
Geo R Nicholl 


PRIVATES. 

Louis Boutseitt 
Joseph Bellanger 
Henry C Cornell 
Lewis Conner 
Hiram Culver 
fGeo Dowling 
Henry Disher 
*Dwight Eldridge 
^Patrick Frost 
John Ferrin 
G under O Gunders( 
Mart 0 Gunderson 
Simeon Gifford 
♦Pierre Gervais 
Richard Huntley 
Henry K Hill 
Mortimer Hallett 
Solomon Hallett 
Dan Hoy 
John N Johnson 
fLewis Johns 
Jos Kellen 
Wm Kapham 
fCaleb Lewis 
Peter Leonard 
Clement Lovely 
Edw Lauderdale 


PRITATBS. 
Hall H Orcutt 
John H Orcutt 
Sheldin R Orcutt 
Jas Orcutt 
fXavier Paul 
Jonathan P Reeves 
fChas H Ruddy 
Varnos Robinet 
Edw C Starkey 
♦Jas R Starkey 
1 Nehemiah Thomas 
♦Dan Vaughn 
Lewis Williams 
♦Jas L Williams 
Wm Wehmyer 
Oliver Wilcox 
♦Edmund D Wilcox 
Doctor J Wilkes 
fJohn Widmer 
Lucius Woodworth 
♦Philip M Young 
Jerome 11 Young 
♦David N Young 
John I Warren 
Peter Langeler 
Battische Gervais 
Simon Elcott 







RECORD. 


THIRD MINNESOTA BATTERY. 


COMMISSIONED AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 


T Mostly organieed from other Regiments. The Co. and RegH of each man are added 
his name.] 

Captain John Jones, Commissioned Feb’y 25, 1863 ; was an Ordnance Serg’t, 
1st Lieut. John C. Whipple, “ 19, “ 

“ “ Horace H. Western, May 19, “ 

2d “ • Don A. Daniels, February 2, “ 

“ “ Gad Merrill Dwelle, “ 28, “ 


Rank. Name. 

Ist Sergeant Harlow McIntyre, 

Q. M. . ‘‘ George F. Brockett, 

1st “ Joseph T. Hammond, 

2d “ Melvin H. Bromley,. 

3d “ John Hammond, 

4th George W. DeGroat, 

6th “ Orrin Nason, 

6th “ William G. AUen, 

Ist Corporal Dion Swift, 


Company. Regiment. When App’ted. 

May 19,1863. 
June 16, “ 

May 19, “ 


7th 
*8th 
9th 
10th 
11th 
12 th 


Erasmus D. Easton, 
Albert C. Sherman, 
Thomas Kelly, 
George S. Cyphers, 
Reul^n W. Russ, 
Henry Willyard, 
Amos B. Ballard, 
August Harfeldt, 
John McDonnell, 
Francis Sutton, 
Charles Lamby, 


c, 

I, 

B, 

E, 

K, 


B. 

B, 

A, 

E, 

A, 


I, 


Ztii v^tDcirics uaiTiiuy^ A| 

1st Artilleryman, Frederic W. Shoultz, K, 
2d “ Lorenzo G. Hamilton, P, 
1st Musician John R. Goff, C, 

2d “ George 0. Jenkins, K, 

Wagoner Patrick McBride, A, 


9th 

6th 

7th 

7th 


June 15, 


10th May 19, 


10th June 15, 

9th May 19, 

8th June 15, 

10th •' " 

«th 
6th 
8th 


7th 

7th 


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RECORD. 


PRIVATE?. 

COMPANY. 

REO’T, 

PRIVATES. 

COMPANY. 

RKGT. 

Andrew Killpatrick, 

A, 

6th 

Daniel Bloxham, 

F, 

8th 

Hans Olson, 

A, 

6th 

Franz Schimp, 

I, 

8th 

John Wright, 

A, 

6th 

Gaorge W. Hall, 

A, 

9th 

Alexander Wood, 

B, 

6th 

John Zimm, 

A, 

9th 

Edwin Cooley, 

B, 

6th 

♦Isaac Rogers, 

B, 

9th 

George Forbes, 

B, 

6th 

*Wm. R. Atkinson, 

c, 

9th 

Erwin G. Fish, 

c, 

6th 

. Adial Wilcox, 

c, 

9th 

John Johnson, 

D, 

6th 

Thomas Dalen, 

D, - 

( 9th 

Peter J. Nordeen, 

c, 

6th 

♦Nirls Knutson, 

D, 

9th 

Wilbur B. Green 

D, 

6th 

W'illiam Sliorder, 

D, 

9th 

Thomas P. James, 

D, 

6th 

Ernest W'eikman, 

D, 

9th 

Wm. H. H. Williams, 

I>, 

6th 

Morrison M. Burgess, 

E, 

9th 

William A. Hill, 

E, 

Cth 

*Noah C. Conner, 

E, 

9th 

John H. Meyer, 

E, 

6th 

James W'. Hoozer, 

E, 

9th 

John S. Hobart, 

F, 

6 th 

Alfred Meservey 

E, 

9th 

Baker N. Bunch, 

E, 

6th 

Henry C. Reev, 

Ef 

9th 

William Dames, 

G, 

6tb 

Gillett Beecker, 

F, 

9th 

William A. Hobbs, 

G, 

6th 

Addison Hiill, 

F, 

9th 

Henry M. Mixter, 

H, 

6th 

James H. Marlett, 

F, 

9th 

Robert Pett, 

H, 

6 th 

♦Horaee R. Sayre, 

F, 

9th 

Michael H. Staats, 

H. 

Gth 

Peter Nemirs, 

K, 

9th 

Michael Casey, 

I, 

6th 

Joseph R. Rods, 

E, 

9th 

David W. Wiggin, 

K, 

Gth 

Jeremiah Elliot, 

A, 

10 th 

Calvin Daniels, 

A, 

7th 

Marcus Ware, 

A, 

10 th 

Joseph Ford, 

A, 

7th 

Isaac Johnson, 

B, 

10 th 

Wm. J. Wemple, 

A, 

7th 

Edward Morris, 

B, 

10th 

Hiram W. W. Bell, 

B, 

.7th 

Thomas Wiley, 

B, 

10 th 

Jacob Decoudres, 

B, 

7th 

Irad M. Fuller, 

• E, 

10th 

Oscar Googins, 

B, 

7th 

Henry Snyder, 

c. 

10 th 

George W. Raymond, 

B, 

7 th 

♦Charles \V. Beers, 

B, 

10th 

♦Charles Fay, 

0, 

7th 

♦Asa H. Dayton, 

B, 

10th 

Gilbert Hayford, 

c, 

7th , 

George Shakspeare, 

B, 

10 th 

Peter Banners, 

c, 

7th 

Jos.yph RufFord, 

E, 

10th 

Robert A. Morrison, 

c, 

7 th 

Patrick Fausty, 

E, 

10 th 

Eli C. Reynolds, 

c, 

7th 

Jacob Newkirk, 

F, 

10th 

Charles E. Barrett, 

E, 

7th 

Camel S. Miles, 

G. 

10 th 

Christian Pfraemmer, 

E, 

7th 

Henry A. Lumph, 

D, 

10th 

James Eaton, 

E, 

7th 

Ferdinand Storback, 

D, 

10 th 

Frank C. Mowry, 

F, 

7th 

Charles C. Browne, 

H, 

10th 

Arthur W. DeLaney, 

H, 

7th 

Hiram J. Dibble, 

H, 

10 th 

Julius Frost, 

I, 

7th 

Chandler C. Fleming, 

K, 

10 th 

John Hart, 

I, 

7 th 

Michael More, 

K, 

10 th 

Wm. H. Slosson, 

I, 

7 th 

George Graves, 

K. 

10th 

James F. Jones, 

A, • 

8th 

John Killala 



Orient Pond, 

B, 

8th 

Thomas H Dring 

Alvin B Taunt 

Orange L. Barber, 

c, 

8th 

Frederic Goodrich 

Samuel AV White 

Phillip Fromley, 

c, 

8th 

Wm. J Hutton 

George L Kenyon 

George Tourtelotte, 

E, 

8th 

Andrew S Morrow 

Lewis Lebert 

Wm. Morrell, 

E, 

8th 

H M Montgomery 

Henry LaFlesh 

John Tompkins, 

E, 

8th 

Matthew Steel 

Haeftan A Eckholdt 






RECORD. 


61 


TABLE OF THE EXPEDITIOHAEY FOKCE, 

SHOWING ALSO THE 

STRENGTH; PRESENT, ORIGINALLY, AND AT VARIOUS POINTS ON 
THE EXPEDITION, OF ALL THE REGIMENTS AND DETACHMENTS 
COMPOSING IT. 


SIXTH REGIMENT. 


Or 

iginally. 0 

n Expd’n. i 

tt Miss. 1 

Field and Staff, 

13 

12 

12 

Company A, 

90 

69 

62 

“ B, 

98 

64 

56 

“ C, 

97 

69 


“ D, 

100 

74 

65 

“ E, 

94 

69 

61 

ti 

98 

63 

53 

“ G, 

88 

51 


“ H, 

101 

79 

61 

“ \ 

87 

60 

52 

“ K, 

83 

67 

56 

Total, 

949 

677 

478 

TENTH REGIMENT. 


Originally. On Expd’n. i 

U Miss. 1 

Field and Staff, 

13 


9 

Company A, 

86 


63 

“ B, 

97 


73 

“ c. 

86 


54 

“ B, 

83 



“ E, 

86 


48 

“ F, 

96 


36 

“ H, 

83 


58 

“ K, 

95 


63 

“ •H, 9th, 95 

88 

64 

Total, 

810 

88 

468 


•Attached to the 7th Regiment until Ex¬ 
pedition reached Camp Hayes, when, upon 
the arrival of Co. D with their Regiment, 
they were attached to the 10th. 

Note.— Companies G and I were on de¬ 
tached service, and Co. D remained at Camp 
Atchison. 

Force at Camp Pope, 676, (without C-o. 
H, 9th). 

Expeditionary force at Camp Slaughter, 
3,674. 


SEVENTH REGIMENT. 

Originally. On Expd'n. i 

Field and Staff, 14 11 

Company A, 91 69 

“ B, 96 65 

“ C, 98 78 

“ D, 93 78 

“ E, 93 . 73 

•“ F, 91 71 

“ G, 84 

“ H, 88 73 

“ 1, 88 74 

“ K, 84 69 


Miss. a. 
10 

54 

66 

69 


56 


Total, 920 734 479 

Note.— Companies C and I staid at Camp 
Atchison, and Co. D joined Expedition at 
Camp Hayes. 

FIRST REG’T MINN. M. RANGERS. 


Originally. On Expd’n. 


Field and Staff, 18 

Company A, 93 

“ B, 102 

“ D, 102 

“ E, 101 

“ F, 102 

“ G. 100 

“ H, 100 

“ L, 95 

“ M, 96 


15 

89 

91 

90 
83 
99 

92 
86 
87 
74 


At Miss. a. 
16 
84 
84 
91 


82 

87 

79 

83 

84 
76 


Total, 909 806 765 


Whole Regiment, Jan. 20, 1863, 1,179. 


WHOLE FORCE OF EXPEDITION. 


Headquarters. Camp Pope, June 18. Missouri a 


6th Regiment, 677 

' 7 th “ 734 

10th “ 676 

IstM. M. R., 806 

Co. A, 9th, 64 


3d Minn. Battery, 128 


478 

479 
404 
765 

56 

127 


The force of those companies only which 
were on the Expedition are noted. 












IlECOKD. 


DISPOSITION OF THE MINN. REGIMENTS AFTER THE EXPEDITION- 


It ^ya3 geiiorally understood, when the Ex¬ 
pedition had reachedFt.Snelling. thatatleast 
three Reg'ts would go South, and perhaps 4. 
and it was rumored that the Brigade would 
not be separated, but after being paid and 
having furloughs, would again take up the 
line of march for Dixie. Dr. Wharton, the 
Medical Director, had recommended that 30 
days' furlough be granted the troops, in 
order to counteract the injurious effects of 
the poisonous alkali water, which had been 
our drink for three months. And it is cer¬ 
tain, that if the three regiments—6th, Tth and 
10th—could have been disbanded and eu- 
joyed thirty days at home, and then assem¬ 
bled and moved South together, no Brigade 
would ever have gone to the wars with bet¬ 
ter spirit.s. We had seen the hardest 
SK)ldier’s fare, in every respect but fighting, 
and now we wanted to go where wc could 
have that experience. But we were not to 
have that pleasure. We were to part, never 
to meet all together again. On the 18th of 
September, an order came and was announc¬ 
ed to the troops in Camp Steele, to the effect 
that the 7th, !)th and lOlh Regiments report 
in St. Louisj and the 6th remain in the State 
tor frontier defence. Accordingly, on the 
19th, while the 7th Regiment were receiving 
their pay and getting furloughs,,the (ith, 
much to its chagrin, but in obedience to 
causes which could not be controlled, reluct¬ 
antly “ struck tents,” and commenced its 
march towards Fort Ridgely. Co.’s B and 
K remained to garrison Fort Snelling, and 
D and 1 went via Minneapolis and Monti- 
ecllo, to the frontier. It is 120 miles I'rora 
Fort Snelling to Fort Ridgely, and some 80 
miles fartlier to the farthest frontier posts, 
which Imd to be garrisoned. Quite a long 
march, and would have been anticipated by 
ns. once, in anything but !i pleasant aspect, 
but could wc have gone to our homes, and 
had wo been pleased with the order, the 
march would have appeared as nothing. At 
Ottawa, on the Minnesota river, a few miles 
below St. Peter, we met the 10th Regiment 
€ii route for Dixie, which passed us with 


their field music playing that air. During 
our summer campaign, the 6th Regiment 
had been called ‘‘ Regulars,” the 7th ‘‘ Vol¬ 
unteers,” and the 10th “ Mlliiia.” Now the 
10th Boys shouted to us : “ How are you. 

Regulars?” '■ Good bye, Militia,” and mtwiy 
of us grasped the hands of warm friends, 
who parted from us there, perhaps, forever 
on earth. 

The six companies of the 6th Regiment 
reached Fort Ridgely on the 25th inst. A 
and F remained to garrison the Fort, and C, 
E, G and H moved to garrison the stockades. 
Various changes have since occurred. Co.’s 
D, E and H are escorting a train to Winne¬ 
bago Agency, Dakota Ter., (Dee. 14). A 
and B garrison Fort Ridgely; C, G, F, D 
and I are on the stockades, and Jv at Fort 
Snelling. One section of Battery, Lieut. 
Whipple and Capt. Jones, is at Snelling ; 
Lieut. Dwelle’s is at Fort Ripley; Lieut. 
Daniels’ at Pembina, and Lieut. Western’s 
at Fort Ridgely. The 1st Minn. Mounted 
Rangers are mustered out, and a new Cav¬ 
alry regiment being organized. 

The 7lh and 10th Regiments are mostly 
in St. Louis, JIo., and the 9th at Jefferson 
City, or thereabouts. The friends of these 
regiments, doubtless, would rather have 
them in the State, than in southern fields, 
blit there is a question with soldiers as to 
which is most dc.sirable. While there is no 
reason for supposing, as some do, that the 
dispositions of troops with the Indians in 
Sibley's Expedition was made so as to pro¬ 
long the Indian war, it requires no eagle eye 
to see that others besides military managers 
are willing that the Indian war shall last as 
long as the Rebellion di/es. Thus we need 
not shut our eyes to the fact that perhaps 
many such tedious marches over boundless, 
unwatered, untimbered, sterile plains, are 
before us. who remain in Minnesota, and 
perhaps this record of Sibley’s campaign 
may be but tame compared with what shall 
be written of Indian war in the Northwest. 


FINIS. 














October 14 th, 1939. 


Guy Elliott Mitchell, Esq., 
Geological Survey Library, 

U. S. Department of Interior, 
18th Street and F Street, 
Washington, D. C. 


Dear Mr. Mitchell:- 


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JOURNAL OF SIBLEY'S INDIAN EXPEDITION, DURING THE SUMMER 
OF 1863, AND RECORD OF THE TROOPS EMPLOYED. By a Soldier 
in Company "H”, 6 th Regiment. Printed at the Republican 
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