Colonel Newby's Regiment

Col. Newby's Regiment

From the Alton Telegraph

reprinted in the Illinois Globe on Nov. 20, 1847

Transcribed by ©Kim Torp

We are indebted to the Mistona (? hard to read) Republican of yesterday, for the subjoined list of the deaths which have taken place in the 1?? or 5th Illinois regiment, under the command of Col. Newby, since he departed from this place about the middle of June last. This list, it will be observed, embrace one captain (the lamented Franklin Niles, of Edwardsvill) and thirty-six privates, all of whom have doubtless left relatives and friends to deplore their loss. We learn from the correspondence of the same paper, that the regiment has arrived at Santa Fe; and was "improving very fast in company drill," promising to sustain the high reputation gained by the Illinois volunteers last year." This regiment was to be disposed of as follows: Five companies, under the command of Lieut. Col. Bayakin, to garrison Santa Fe; two companies, commanded by Major Reynolds, to be stationed at Taos; and one company, probably Capt. Smithson's to remain at Vages. The destination of the others is not mentioned, but as Col. Newby, the officer in command at Santa Fe, was organizing an expedition to the South, it is probably they will accompany him. Capt. Hook had been ordered home in order to recruit for the regiment.

List of Deaths

Company A: (Capt. Bond) - died on the river, J. Posey; Fort Leavenworth, Oliver Morton, George Petra, Elias Allen; en route to Santa Fe, Lewis Hibiner, at Santa Fe, Felix Ammons, Isam Pierson - 7

Company B: (Capt. Cunningham) H.C. Norris - 1

Company C: (Captain Turner) - Died at Leavenworth, Jas. Baker and Joseph Watkins; en rout to Santa Fe, John W. Collins and Robert Easly; at Santa Fe, William N. Jones - 5

Company D: (Captain Moses) - Died at Leavenworth, Jno. M'Dickens; at Santa Fe, Thomas Angel - 2

Company E (Captain Hook) - Died en route to Santa Fe., A.J. Campbell and Wm. Turner; at Santa Fe, B.F. Brown - 3

Company F (Captain Kinney) - Died en route to Santa Fe, F. McDaniels; at Santa Fe, Spencer Pratt, John W. Wheat, Edgar Poole and Wm. F. Black - 5

Company G (Captain Reed) - Died en route to Santa Fe, Harvey Tresner; at Santa Fe, David S. Blackman and Jas. Carr - 3

Company H - (Captain Ham?ton) - Died at Leavenworth, Daniel McArty, Thomas Morrow, Jacob Penrod, and Wm. Jones; at Santa Fe, Wm. A. Carr - 5

Company I - (Captain Adams) - died en route to Santa Fe, Capt. F. Niles and John Jewett; at Santa Fe, James Vincent - 3

Company K - (Captain Kinman) Died en route to Santa Fe, Wm. M. Hobbs and G. M. Seely; at Santa Fe, Wm. H. Prents - 3

In the whole, thirty-seven have died since the regiment left Alton.