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Company K. of the Thirteenth Kegiment, and Company B, of the Ninth Battalion, were also placed i under the command of Colonel Freeman, and being relieved from fnrther duty, aleo returned home last evening. Another order was issued, placing Colonel . Freeman in charge of his own regiment, the “Governor’s Guard,” and such troops as reside in the neighborhood of Xenia. By order, the body of Private Goetz was placed under the escort of the Governor’s Guard. 1The First Ohio Bsttery, Captain Louis Smith night, by order reported to tbe C.t C., C. I. Railroad and took the can for Cleveland, being by order relieved i from duty.Colonel Pocock, of the Fourteenth Regiment, relieved Colonel Freeman In taking charge of the 1 forces around the county jail, at which place Colonel i John C. Entreken with his command took position at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Colonel Williamson and a detail of twenty men of tbe Third Begi-1 ment were on guard duty at the gas-works during the day and night Lieutenant Gassaway, of the „ Toledo Cadets, was transferred to Colonel Cutter, chief of artillery, for service.1 By order of the Adjutant General yesterday morning, Colonel Williamson, of the Third RegimenLwaa made poet commander of the forces at Music Hall, and Charles Jacob, Jr., was appointed a “special i officer ” to look after the commissary department at . the same place. There are now stationed there the . Third Regiment, Colonel Williamson; Second Begi-' ment, Colonel Hetrick; Fifth Regiment, Major Thlt;*p;Sixteenth Regiment, Colonel Martin, and the Ninth . Battalion (colored), Major Harper.The 8ixth Regiment. Colonel Entxekln, hi quar-' tered in Hibernia Hall, corner Ninth and Plum i streets, and the First Battery in the Council Chamber . at the City Hall. - The other regiments aud batteries are at the jail. Among the latter are the members of 1 the Fourth Regiment who did not desert and go i back to Dayton. There are 116 of them in command , of Major F. K. Bowles, of Mlamisburg, Colonel Mott ■being sick and unable to command, f } The number of troops on Monday, according to the official register, on duty in this city was 2,499. The departures yesterday were 559, according to the ..official record at headquarters; that will leave nearly one thousand still at tbeir .posts. It is supposed r that arrangements will be made to-day for the departure of an equally large number, although it is understood that a feeling prevails among a large class of citizens that a too hasty withdrawal of all• the citizen soldiers is not advisable. The soldiers are T well taken care of, and Quartermaster General Ryan is securing ail the assistance necessary to accommodate this unusual influx of the city’s guests, as the i militia must be considered at present. The “raw - material” is now furnished and the cooking for the soldiers Is done in true military style. Mr. Luther Parker has been very energetic in ren-1 dering assistance. The feeding of the t force* concentrated in the neighborhood of Music f Hall is under the direction of Mr. Jake Tro*t. s Among those who have been actively engaged intbe provision department, 'and whose services are t highly commended by the soldiers, are Messrs. Gus Lowenstein, Julius Reis, J. M.4Uce, Jules Blackburn. Bob Watson, Wm. Ronshein, Colonel Cotter, aud George Ziegler. The latter gentleman sent a large supply of coffee from the Work-houae yesterday, which was highly appreciated. The fare yesterday was improved by a large supply of wholesome soup, in addition to the hearty provisions which have been daily distributed. Blankets have also been liberally distributed, and everything has been done to insure the oemfort of the men.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Wed, Apr 02, 1884
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