, 1862-10-22


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oMy;trsn61, 1Ye1l ffes tS:n}At; IL al. IL
home IN Illinois; iChecrs:1 1hs4.be6a cir
and half monshs confined; Ia Rop{hern dun:
gcohs, ea l believe By. tho edotts Of dema-
.gogues North and South. [Applalhe, /. Per
Ssss!2 Sas tG;iSisht the record
y Il va re presented. us have his iessiihed since
my pIriyel here. aud y wes: ropettea pre-:
1S hS safS y EFF IF fo Ss e as 'as Hbsts9s bst9s i % 5 5
battle Is set to be- written. On. tha mnzntng
sion; which had The honor, 10 cont s.nd, was
in line Of battle fully oli6 quarter of!a mile In
ADVANCE Of my csmp;> betors the h{Ff Of stxr.
o'elock-perhesps at half pat lve:1h, i ;,
oSt c ue a'ssn ss@p '2R III f8 8eft e ap tae
tuphtely: Tor: us, some: other! r8Ris s3ant not
from nlinois, not from Iowa, not ttom Mts:
eouri-leff thai field sud perntt!q1 The Qnod6y
to flank Us on our right. We Wefa tHe4 Cont
PEELED. 10 retire short distance, pefl{ps thfeb
olgye hundred 4a5ds, to: he9itaF1iftskng 1hf +
IL 1 centre Of our % s army on III ds5E ahd Il
precisely ha1f past niue o clock, hAE6g3 beep
under fire from half pat five ocloo3QM That
tlas e sSa Se hssSsaP& sSa a&a. x!{qsssfG gs$
tet1n,' III defending dur; koyffnhlent; lOhee.s}
we took our positlon aud we held !it; thauk
&esyeP qatl anSs.tsr attsF s'x y Ae '$en
nj ui1sta! 1 apR.,asa ta1 ksa,t 1h,;a ia In
public before, but what elaIim she right OF
saying, calling upon my; Maker. 10 swltness'
that I, tell the truth, that it Id my {opln.,
Ion that none but the gallant Rbnpd..
ed who lay around US, aud the !!spftson.
e1e, who arc represented hero to night we're
remained until haltpaat Ave before Ne moved
from the line. At that honr; or Just before,
that brave and nohle soldier, Con: Wallace,
fell.:z had been comforting with him only q
few minutes before he went down tn the; fight.
ws BAD determined m to 'nola @ our bosltiopP; We we
determined there to ea!s the armys'o Gen.
va did it.e Iesfs lot Tiat otkers msy ,tbink.
[Loul app1ause.].' ~ !: ! = H.: s'',s
l., And nov ! nil giYe you brief history Of
81 ss ess15 s eGs svs pB!s3ss$sn aBs &s
Union men hero I want: 70 seo them Tonight
|. [Great and prolonged applAnse.l You may be
,e1cuI able for some things, but ln the name Of
! heaven, can you refuse to believe your conn-
trymtn returning from tho Southern pds9h.s,
,tiopl !kay for nieelt tonight. I am but the
| wreck Of . once healthy, robust man, m&do 80
BY eir months close sontinthent Ii Southern
| p1fsone-dupgeons. tfe :: ~
- We were! takep . nom the battle Aeld and
f9ss eS9y tS %s9 eaiSa. we aae aee %s5e
1ore; f5 6leedlsk,: @ wsfs ndsfchsd txsnts:t %
miles through and over the worst and rough
est road that ever, men we're compelled to
march; rot having eaten angthing slpcs the
break. .ofday on that ever to-he:remenbe
Sabbath, the sixth Of. April When We hid
'ksd twenty-five miles, ,He wore compelled To
! take cattle carB 1t Ooiinth And hurried away
through raging ttorm hhddled together like
i .Aqck .of sheep Had It. not been that the
o e bSss poeR sa So4
CARS to admit ali, they wottd hays suhfotased.
/ ,,.;We were taken to iMomphis, arr}Vlog there
on Tuesday, and there NO Were met By: an i'm
mense crowd of people cheering Tor tub vic
tory oi tAs xtbel army. The men we're not
lnuet BIO brief. In that hall were taa poor
soldiers, WHO in vain had asked for fooa and
begged for water, Gro 1ded together, 200 ol
us i'll. one building, half starved. Remember
It Yaa Tuesday night: aud nothing to eat
sincc Sunday morning. : x.,s,s..i' Z:
i called upon The colonel commanding The
j post, told bin tho condition OF tho men, mud
dem 4ded food. 1t could not be had. FnAnk
h&ayen q. Union man WAS found who furnished
us soma sraeksEs. toheers L VET - fen ns,
immeuse y, hail.. NTH. all +. those wounded
soldiers i tpg ppon the looI-no blaoknts, PC
tuIgeors-nD medical assistance. ! notfced
/ At one epd of the hall the Goddess Of Liberty
I mounted Tie table, crying ont = Boys, Iiss
to- ye95 eo,ep 81 TT na SR soR
I E,o Eco9unbia the Gem ii ii the n, tce.n.'. Ths
citizens came running, thinking that wd hat
broken loose, or we're trying to. They con
clnded II was better 70 get Us oqt Of Me@
Suface It to SAY, IT. required some four days u
take ua 10 Mobflf-making menagarte OF q
-as ,Vk pass Cd along-.8iyinK nottcs u eaet
> station. 1900, Yankee prisoners coming
nunbeit from 800 TO 1000. ~:
~ - az SsS q Ss}Ss;s q s Ss spea ss:ssRs
we1o separated from the private soldiers. W
were sent to, the town Of IT !1ladega- Ter!
pleasant place, with good Watcr, aplendi'
teenefy, and hospitable people llyiog thefe,
I'm tel Ne aa p9t s1Reisnse sny # u snsl
n watering places ii tho South, and wonl
be granted my patrol, until lnct = towns
= man and pefhapp an old acquaintance .
kofne Of 'thsse mtn here, nsmed Hun!eJ
; no doubt known to some Of thean tendei
footed Union men Of Qhtcago. 20 Inquire s,s
answered "yee, the complement for Two CON M
pahies." .ne Mma1kda tI, 'to9, livedin Gh!
lcsgo once, but / Would lot etahd So4 qavi1ie
fasS ~ PstssstSa eSst t9t R ssG 81
: there, y0u Wef6 guilty bf some offence, an
lsleft ii felr pf aIfests .Pl6ake got ont OF ou
II COMPANY did d6h.t insult us BY yo4r prese1c
= sghi1! ia Ieftn,1. Laughter md sppl.dse,l
l1asas 9S5 Sh h Ess rs s1Sii5{sse f.i{os ot II
ot ef taf5k sst X; q. qH'96s1| 81 9s|
conf p6iTd our 8dnlA II; tha of1fceI
! complained of' being sfcf:a : lb6tam6 u NIGEL
.HltI hAd alNiSI be3n fond at coffee, and eeh
1t " fhessAnReEjt' h 1,lteutcn1ht l.: think Fh
y Si4 on tth6 Etgfd, to ,ohe e6f thR hotel
. ID thtsf sfhtfRit&bte pltta "a 6htaI9:tTQ gei!on
Rl9 e9tie5 tst h thet dle1tSaant
tsSis ai T peepS would & iste19S if 'aeY p.3, ii
told him 10: tel them II W. for eifk o.lieot
But, gtn!lameri hAy1 tShyGt Pa3 h6fel {
: t.thdn nceipt bfohkkt Is me W llm ~ haceiYe
;stsof 0dh3 ft1tl 81, Tn dollAt4 tot tho ga
Ions Of; Riol lls1'i IRbAfS;.: df laughter
= TINT &as ~ stat ihi|iaiioA into thes NInFtlln Il
fEplfsslt*e a fhe kontA :Nf'xt s =, = e. ~.
Il stat err is S Tkes$ " Msts Rss4a g,
s BIZ IN 10 feel tho seYsiity of our phuIshnen
S,f mol "a 10 gaze 9ds OF i Wina9 Of reelil
y ii It, tbabio td pla1 6if fe6t cd ihd wall Wtt
I'll 6pts,;A :htttahut' ebldleri .ptaetog a b.
ehet egithst.thtin And .&hr1ateni ig, 70 shot
. thu. Ono bf yonr officers, Ool: LVnch o! III