Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-08-07
Company C..

Company c., Capt. Barrett, reached Camp
{ Chase, at Columbus. on Saturday morning
July 9th, and remained there until Friday
mustered out of service on account of some
misunderstanding between the State and o. S
authorities as to Which should pay the soldiers
and also as to the amounts be charged fol
clothing.
A committee has been APPOINTED by the State
to regulate the matter and assess the actual
value. As soon as this is done the company as
well as the Youngstown Company, which
came home with Company c., will be mustered
out of service at this place, and paid of.
The soldiers left Camp Chase on Friday
morninga6d arrived in Cleyelasd at IL o;cloek,
A. NJ, where they we've met by the Committee,
which went from this place. for that purpose.
The men were, of course, rjoieed to zee the
Committee, for they had eaten nothing since
the afternoon before, at Camp Chase. and as
they had been dumped off the cars at the Ma
hOaipg crossing, and as there was not money
enough among all the soldiers to buy their
dinner. they thought here was a night smart"
ehansh for another t~veuty-iUur hours fast
The Committee took them to the American
Rouse, where, at 2O'clOck, P. NJ. they sat down
to a capital dinner. The generous host, Mr.
Ensign, made a very lew bill, and the boys say
that they asonished the walters with their
soldier like appetite. They took The 4 o'clock
express train, aEsISing here at 6:S7.
THEIR RrcErrox AT HOME.
An immense crowd of people were at the de-
pot 10 receive the returned soldiers The Mi.
Itay 0empaaies of the town formed in q hol-
dow square, at one side Of which the soldiers
of Company C, as they alighted from the cars.
were received by the Reception Commute. A
procession was then soEned under the direction
of ]. Ii. Stull. Marshal OF the day, in the FOL
lowing order; Fs-st the Martial Band, next the
Warren Brass Band, next The Clergy, Escort
and Reception COMMITTEES. the Cadets. then
Company c. while on each side marched the
Fire Companies. the Zouaves bringing up the
rear. T~he~Procession moved up Main and
Market, Liberty and High Streets 10 the Court
House, in front of which it halted, while
ehas. W. Smith, Esq, welcomed the soldiers
IN q short but stirriag speech. Capt. Barrett
responded eloquentfySmaking a very happy
sllusion to Lieut.. Stratton and the seven pri-
yates sent home. maintaining their entire in
neceDce Of the charges against them The
large hall Of the COIrt House had been CONVEX
ted into an immense dining room at the cd
trance Of which was 4 magnificent triumphal
Arnh of awaprraapa fnfarsnor,al I'll a.
Under the arch was a motto. Welcome, brave
men of the 18Th" The hall was beautifully
decorated with evergreens in graceful festoons,
and on the table appeared a multitude of min
satore4ngs, giving a lively effect to the scene.
The Company, with Bands and Committee,
who had accompanied them from Cleveland,
were seated at the table, and then commenced
the work in earnest. EEe gallant boys did
well, and rank after rank went down but thew
were not dealing with seceshers, and no sooner
was a breach effected, than it was closed with
hesh recruits, and they who bad unfalteringlv @
stood before the lannon's mouth, and received
without = tremOr the enemy's fire, were forced
70 acknowledge themselves conquered BY the
ladies at home, and the Louayes and Firemen
had to be eaE in to complete the work they
had been unable to finish. OF the supper, it
- only necessary for us to say. that our ladies',
never surpassed on such occasions, fairly sur
passed themselves.
During the rephst Judge Tyler entertained
the waiting crowd outside, ia a vell-timed, in
teresting sheech.
Wien the "boys" were compelled to ask for
armistiee, and retreated from the scene of
their defeat, another scene took place. There
were wives, mothers. sisters, fathers, and
brothers, all eager to ertend their welcome to
the loved ones. 1t was q touching sight, and
enc that few witnessed without a feeling of
gratitude to the Great Dispenser of events,
that not only our own company, but the whole
18th Regiment, had been preserved from dis
ease from accident, from treacherous enemies
night aud from the hail-storm of balls and =,
bullets which whistled around them on the
held of battle, and that they should Gil be per
mitted to return in safety to the alOved ones at
Altogether it was q day long to be remem
bered.
(P. S. We may be permitted to state that
hose soldiers who had no sisters to welcome
them home. were welcomed by somebody else's
sister