The 83rd Illinoisan from Clarksville, Tennessee • 3

Fmith-OW THa Regiment had heavy guard, duty to perform and as tho whole country, esptcially Stevecson Sterrrtt 8 Nr rather A he banks of the Tennessee and Cumberland May Vt im. FRIDAY, Tarn boll A. prom corp Fell lTth '65 -j- prom corp ana then to sergt Tras were infested with guerrillas we bad daily skirmishes with Some cf. II IXCABTT.KS 5th Sr-DMTTLicT or MlDPLl Teun-ilag l3tht GE.EUAX.OaiEEH) No.fl. -All Military orders in this Bub-District prohibiting the Sale and IHrcnlation of the Cincinnati En'fuirer, tn hereby By Command of Col.

A. A. SMITH. 13121) Wm. YV.

SHRADER, WihnWe: -REGIMENT ANfV VICINITY. died of wounds rec'd near Mag- Wood hem Wre quite at WaTerly, nolia. Tenn.March 31st "65 and, at UarreUbarg; the' UmenteSl Sets. per coi-y, Weeks pnv deserted uci Weeks TC j.rom corp 2t '65 General Ransom, then Col. of the Eleventh prom corp and then, prom sergt arwick A 2nd Lt and ArA.

A Or Feb 25th TO" III." had command. 'r: JIILlTAItl! RECRUITS JOINED. On the third of February 18GG at Fort Don- Hocne killed in action Aug 20th '64 elson, nine, companies of the Eighty-third Thompson HraidJL IiADQC A RTT.aS 5T3 SCBD STEICT OF MIDDLE TESX. l-Cl'trktrriikt April ihs 1iC3. (i lenn It diea et jytn r' IISADytTAfiTEBS StH SCB-DlSTEICT OF MlDDLETESX- Curfcm He, TunnlLay Uth, JviJ.

EXEB AL No. 7. rjJT32l 'ZLZ i IT" Ilereafter passe will hot be required of Citizens M-ithiJo. Second" cessfully resisted the attack of-Forrest and iibson Moore 11 Martin killfd Ana 20th '64 Moore Wiley 8 IV heeler with. men.

1 be battle lasted No. l. -7 traveling on the. Clarksville Branch. of the Ij6uiPTille I.

In acconlance with the provisions of General anvl Naslmlle Bailroad in this Sub-District, Moore M-discharged April tn Michaels Morrison Harper A McKay Ktack A r. Loody Nichol killed Aug 20th '64 MrarvJ ---McCorTM from to 8:30 o'clock p. when the enemy were compelled to retire a loss of i 800 killed iind wounded, The losa of the Reg-. II, Colored persona residing in the State of Tfrn- Orders No. 12 piir.

Tl C. from- Headquarters De-part meat of the Cumlierland, the undersigned hereby assumes command of the "5th 8ubDtrict of Middle nex.4e will not be required to have passed while trav Nichol 6 M- Thomson Bl- eling on said Railroad in this Sub-District iment was thirteen killed-aad fifty-one -wounded." 1- Tennessee- which.etnbracc garrisons of "Clarke ivMcLaskv WallerOM III. The Military Condnctore and traingunrd will Alexam4erC-D- -Dnugherty Oliver J- Peters A -d if be continued ontil farther orders. Harding was promoted to a Brigadier Tille and 1 Fort thelineTbf lheEdgfield IZand Clarkevillel Railroad and adjacent at ClarkBtille." Brown I) McCTar-rSr: General lor gallant conduct on this-oecasitfa rr Br Command orfofc A. SMITH.

vrtSignedJ "I Wm. W. SHILVDEB," rf ind Lt. and A. AT A.7 ti.

i RECAPITULATION. and Lieut. Col. Smith to Colonel. II.

Staff Officers will be hereafter announced. (Signed); Av A. Sxim Present Strength of Company, 84 .26 4 Discharged. Col.63dI.V;I.Comd,g: 'Rosfer-bf-Company-Rv- OmCTAXT Did of wounds, -Killed. Among.

the killed: CapCP. Com-: pariy-A Harmon D. JBisse! therRegi. v- ment, and First Sergt. -James Campbell, Company Among the wounded was Capt.

John McClannahan of Co.B.,. who while in 8 1 WS. W. SnBADIB, litSi IltTrfrBnd A. ArA.tt, Deserted, TohnHcOanahanXapt wounded iHi action af F6rt Transferred, 4 29 the act of chaheinsr positions to meet ari Total, Announcement of Officers.

130 attickwas wounded with a minnie ball from doneisoQ eo. sa na cueu irora euecu on wounai Feb 23d '03 1 James Moore 1st Lt prom to Capt Sept 13th '64 vice nTarnbalTkillett- 1" WiUiam Turnbull 2d Lt prora toCaptFeb 25th "63 "Tvice McX'lanshan, and killexl in action nearPine Bluff Aug 20th '64 Jamea 11 Herdraan 1st eergt prom to 2d Lt Feb 25th '63 vice Turnbull prom, and prom to 1st Lt Sept lbth '64 vice Moore prom 1 the elfects of which hedied, February 23, Field and Staff Offlccrs. On the morning omtne zoin or August, 1864. Capt. Wm.

Turnbull of Co. with April 19th, 1SC5. ES ER AL0 RD EBSf eleven of his company left Fort Donelson in pursuit -of a -party of five guerrillas, who Abitek Colonel, Promoted VY 1 11 iam a birutners gru aopromwiw rargi viceiiera- i a i i JngJJedMay 22, 1863.. trr-Nor3r man praminu prom to sna ui tic neruraan prom I Robert Thompson 4th 36 discharjfed Feb 10th Artiic Smith. Colonel.

Promoted I aorcrr nmtn limMfh Via Jame.H Cowan 1st corpl discharged Jan 2tth fti3 Murdock McKintie, 2d do prom to 2nd sergt John Wright 3d do prom to 3d sergt Mitchell AThompson5th killed in action Aug 20th 6i Hamu 1 Hogne 6th do prom to B.C 8 Feb 11th '65 Hubert tioway iin uo James Moore 8th do dirtchargel Feb 10th. '65 John A Patterson drummer Jamea Pattison' fifer killed in action Aug 2Cth '64 William Chalmers wagoner Arnistrong private 1 following nampl officers are hereby announced iipoh the Staff -ct the Col. Coni-mandinsr. They will be respected and obeyed accordingly--- 2nd Lt, Win: W. Shradcr 83d HI.

I. A. A. r7 Capt. J.

T. Morgan, rrovost Marshal 1 -7 Capt. J. B. Donely.

Inspector, (Subject to the approval of the Maj. Gen. Comd'er the 0pt.) 1st Lt. L. Ht-Lker, 2nd III.

Lt. Art. Ordnance Officer. 2nd Lt. S.

L. Stephenson, S3 111. V. I. A.

D. C. II. Reports and returns will be promptly rendered according to existing Orders and Regulations. Signad) -i Col.

83d III. Inft.Co-nd'g, Okfictal: Wm. W. 2nd Lt. 83d and A.

A. Haldsom mschargea Jan ma Irom.corpl Sept 1st V4 dischanreti Oct 12th '64 discharged Dec 27th '62 discharged, April 11th '63 Bng. Gen. March 13, 1865. Elija C.

Brott, Lieutenaotk)Ionel -William G. Bond, Major. Jonx W. Green, Adjutant." -Wesley B. Casey, Adjutant.

John Br Colton, Quartermaster. Harmon D. Bxssell, 2 George Snyder, William H. Sextok, Esais S. Cooper, Surgeon.

J. P. McClannahan, 1st Afet. Surgeon. W.

L. Cutiibert, Richard Morris, 2nd Edwin H. CoorER, -Adam C. Higgins, Chaplain. N0N COMMISSIONED STAFF.

T. II. nurd, Sergt. Maj. -T.

J. Baugh, Sergt. Maj. Wm. P.

Speaktnan, Sergt. Maj. Geo. W. Snyder; Q.

M. Sergt. Wm. H. Sexton, M.

Sergt. Wm. M. Buffington, Q. M.

Sergt. Harlow B. Norton, Coin. Sergt. Wm.

Shores, Com; Saml C. Hogue, Com7 Sergt. M. M. Rowley, Hospital Steward.

Hiram .5. Roberts, Hospital Steward. The 83d. I1L Vol. Inft.

were making tneir way to tne lenessee River failing to overtake them he was overpowered while returning to his command, by party of guerrillas secreted in the timber, and he and sever! of his men were killed while one i had both hia legs broken, but- he wasU after- ward cowardly murdered by guerrillas who found him lying helpless in a barn where Borne human citizen bad taken him for safety. But three of the party escaped to tell the sad fate of their companions. While at Clarksville the Regiment was encaged in several expeditions under Major General L. II. Rousseau in pursuit of Forrest and Wheeler, who were attempting the destruction of General Sherman's communica- tions.

During the year '64 the Regiment had some 200 milea of communications to guard and -much heavy patrol duty. During the winter of "64 and 5 the 83d was on proyost duty at Nashville, Tennessee. Before the muster out of the Regiment the following order was received by Col. Smith Commander. Headquarters District Middle Nashville, Ttnn.yMay 31, 1863.

Colonel A Smith Commanding 5th Sub. District Middle, Term. Dear Colonel: By aa order just! received tbe troops of 1862 will be mastered out of er- YiceJToaiiKegiment will go out BnderZthat orderr I am nnwilling to part with yoa and your officers and men without expressing my highest commendation of the bearing and gentlemanly condact of all during the time they have been under my command. 1 At the time when I most needed brave men -and steady soldiers to drive Wheeler and Forrest oat of the district, I was but too happy 1 to avail myself of the service of as many of your Regiment as could be spared for 'that dutr. And relvinj? creatlv nrjon them I was Haklwm lirownlee H.

Ureweii JidttertieldRV Hutterhcld A IJrown Campbell I Clark Cannon A Copeland CB Cowan Cowan ClineDO Earp Elder DC Elliott Elliott Ellis FinleyWW FoeterS A Garside -Galloway Glover niiin.ni transferred to V-R Sept 30th '64 KADQUABTEBS 5TH SUB-DlSTBICT OF MiDDLKTeNN. killed in action Aug 20th '64 killed in action Aug 20th '64 discharged April 25th, '64 discharged March 13th '63 Gowdly DC prom corp Feb 25th 'C3 and prom sergt April 1st oa priv prom corpl discharged Feb 2d '63 discharged Oct 18th '62 discharged March Slat '65 prom to cofp Feb 25th '63 Clarksville, April SSth, 1W5. GTJfEBAli Nft. 4. IvThe following Toamod Officers are hereby an-nonTireI ft Chiefs of their respectiTe departments for this SnbtDTBlrlctrand will be obeyed accordingly: 5 Maj.

E. S. Cooper, Surgeon 83d 111. V. Surgeon in Chief.

Capt. I. P. Williams, A. U.

S. Chief Cuar-tennater. Capt. E. N.

Morrill. C. U- S. Chief Commissary of Subsistence. Capt.

E. H. Cooper, 1st III. Lt. ArU, Chief of ArtU- lery.

II. The three first named Officers wiU contiiiue to perform their Poet duties as heretofore in conjunction with those of the Sab-District, until further or-" r. Bt Comma xd of Col. A. A.

SMITH. XSigned) Wac WrSHRADER, 2nd Lt. and A. A. 0.

The 83d. Inft. wask organized at Monmouth, III. in August, 1862, by C. A.

C. Harding and was mustered into the U. S7 mce An gust 21, 1862. tnbt disappointed in their deportment. discharged Feb 2d '63 v' died Nov "62 discbargfdJan 24th '63 prom to corp March 1st '65 discharged.April 4th '63 Hays li Ilogue A Hogue I Hogue FC Hogue HuUHD Johnson McCllon Mctary McClellanB McCully McKelvie McMillin Moore A Moore BO -Martin Maley II MalnixR Morrison NeelyJ -Nelson A- Olmstee A Paine Paine WN Parsons A Pense A Pollock TO Preoton A Preston PaolW' i we not been troublea wita complaints against -ifexm for disorderly conduct and marauding-, but deportment in the army and' community has "been i and soldrgrly, prpv-iurg that the brae man true soldier, Is ways honest and just.

I can. traJy sayLda. not know Regiment in the lervice irbose. brivery and soldiery bearing more fully enti died Nov 19th '62 ElADQC ABTEB9 5TH SCB-DlSTBICT OF MlDDUS Tl55. Clarktville, Tenn May 3d, 1365.

Obdkbs tles it to the respect and gratitude of thecoan- prom corpl Feb 2Sth 'C3 dischafgwl Jan 24th '63 discharged I'eb 12th '63 discharged Jan 8th '63 JDompanies A7B, and were recniited in Warren Caunty; Mercer; I and Ktt froi4usp Louia to Cairo, amtlcg ther the 2Sth, Jundl reporting toBrigadisr General Tnttle, com-mandiiig," post, Sept. 3d. moved to Fort Henry. 0a tbe 5th moyed to Fort pcjnel-scm leaving two corn panics at Fort Heiataao and threa at Fort Henry. The Regiment ire-niained at Fcrt daring tha year, W.Lowe, Fih Iowa com-raandiaa; brigade.

The coapaaiea at Fcrta Hecrjr and II sin-isaa labseqaently reiciocl Hi Rfimcnt at and calU September 2Cth, ISd, wb5x ta3 r'-rlt wing xaaTeJ ta Tei3. i mrx-ctfallr to Gen. Orders No. 5 Hda'rs Pylt A Rockwell EW died Feb 27th e3 of wounds reo'd at Ft Donelson Feb 3d '63 Rodirera A A priv diclvarg-d April 2Cth 'C5 lkjdrrn discharged IVb 10th '63 try thaa the Eighty-third Infantry, and: yoa and they will take with you individually and collectively, my sincere, thanks for your efficient services and my kindest wishes for joar future welfare in ail things. I am, Colonel, Verr Truly -r T- 'LoTEi, H.

Rousseau, -Maj. Gen. Commanding. Oa the 26th of June the Regiment was mastered out at Nashville, Tea. and moved for Chicago.

Brevet Brigadier General Arthur Smith coDxaandicg, where it received final pay and was discharged Joly. SthlSCa- diohargd March 7tb Vtf Dirt, of Kaahville, dated Nash ville, Tenn-i Dec. 6th, 13C3, violations of which, hereafter, will not pass unnoticed- II. All applications fof permission to viiit Nash. TlUe most be forwarded throogh thfse EeJ-iarters.

HI. No Officer wi3 be allo-red to vfr It Clar ksvi'Je, or go from one Post to another in tii Sah-Diatrict permWIon from tie Kdsartrs." Ft Ccaia vsd of Coi, A. A- SHITn. Sned) Wm. W.

SIIIUDEn, 2nd Lt. ead A. A. A. 0.

prom to 2J Lt eta ii Heavy liOM Sample I Banaom 1 bansoni Wo Sx.ct uLT'JoHr baiilhall dhargd Nov lth 62 djcLafgl Si-pt li. 3i I.