Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-17
THE pIoUs roURTEENTH.

stationed mere, 10 the fourteentn LIMOS IN
fantry, commanded by Col. CYRUS HALL, of
She.byville, Ill.
This was one among the first regiments
called into the field, being organized under
the Ten Regiment Bill passed by the Legis-
lative Assembly in special session, and is
composed almost exclusively of men residing
in the Springfield or Sixth Congressional Dis
trict. 1t was organized at Jacksonville, Ill,
on the 18th day of May, 1861, under COM
mand of Hon. JOHN NJ. PALMER, of Carlin-
vile, Ill, and on the 25th of the same month
was sworn into the U. S. army. 1t is the
great privilege and constant pride of this reg
iment to call Father ABRAHAM and Governor
YATES its best friends and to be regarded by
these noble officials with peculiar interest be-
ing the first and only regiment from the Dis.
triet to which they both belong, and embrac-
ing on its muster rolls many of their neigh
bors and main friends.
On the 9Th of July following the erganiza-
ton of this regiment, it was ordered to Can
ton, Mo, and since then has been almost con-
stantly employed in pursuit of traitors, and
has travelled more than 1900 miles through
the States of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Mississippi, of which more than 1900
miles were accomplished on foot, through the
snow and cold chilly winds of Northwestern
Missouri, and the hot burning rays of Old Sol
rs far South as Holly Springs, Miss; and not
withstanding this exposure to the elements,
never shrinking from any required duty, it
afFc Nhap
other regiment in the fourth Division, and at
this time has only four patients in the regi-
mental hospital.
The regiment started out with about 1000
men, but by battle, disease and death, the ranks
have been sadly decimated. Col. HALL led
out little more than FIVE hundred men to the
blood-stsined field of Shiloh of them 40 were
killed and nearly 200 wounded, being a loss of
moro than forty per cent. The ranks are now
again being filed up steadily by convalescents
returning from furlough and hospitals, and is
now ready to give the rebels another, and as
many more battles as they wish-being por-
ton of Gen. HURLBURT's regulars as he is
pleased to consider them. What gave them
the sOabriqaet "pieus regiment Jour informant
is unable to state positively, but assuming
that they have as much piety as any other
body Of men, and assuming the term to have
been justly applied, tells us that the following
is their creed In common with all mankind,
they believe in the existence of supreme Be-
ing, and many of the regiment are members
OF various churches. They believe in the
President and the present administration, but
believe in having more vigorous prosecution
of the war than has heretofore characterized
it, and will sustain its honor before the world.
They believe in st. Peter and in saltpeter
and in devils and Satan, material and imma-
terial-in imps and printers devils. They
believe in the Union Appeal, and that bayo-
nets should be used TO enforce its patriotic
suggestions of sound Union doctrine upon IN
repentsnt secessionists. They believe in En-
field rifles and Springfield maskets, and in
Parrot guns and other artillery of long range
They believe in full rations of I" hard tack y
and fat pork, and their full condiments of
beans, potatoes and coffee, and in sleeping on
tho ground with or without blankets, wet O,
dry, when it can't be helped.
Most especially do they believe in making the
rebels "psy the fiddler" while they make
them dance Dirie with the variations, in
double quick aud in getting supplies from
rebel corn cribs and fields; in letting their ne.
groes dig our trenches, and throw up our for.
tifcations, etc, and thus making use of al
contrabands that come within our lines.
They believe in cotton, but have a much
more abiding faith in unstretched hemp; and
in making short work of this rebellion by lay.
ing on "stripes until stars are plainly Wis
IDLE to the beclouded visions of the traitors
They prefer the good old Union to the bastard
Butternut Confederaey, and still believe in
their own fresides in Illinois, and wish to re-
turn to them in peace, safety and honor. In
all TINS end much more they steadfastly be-
lieve.
Several changes and promotions have taken
place In the l4th since its organization: Col
PALMER is nova Brigadier General and Lieu
tenant Colonel JOHNSON is now Colonel of tbs
2sth Illinois; and their places are flied By
Col. HALL, formerly Captain of Company r,
and Lieut.. Col. WIN. CAar. who commanded
Company ak" capt. NJ. s. LrTTLEFIELD
of Company Of" is Assistant Provost Mar
shall of this city, and Lieut.. j. MOORE of the
same company is Hid de Camp to Brig. Gen
VEATcH. Quarter master john F. NoLTE il
now commanding Company "A, (" and Lieut.
McKNIGHT Of Company I'D" is Adjutan
and Sergeant Major MUEHLMAH is Quarter
master.
As we design to make the UIssovs Appeal I
good daily newspaper aud also soldiers me
dunn of communication with the public, ",
will take pleasure in publishing, from time t.
time, brief and well written narratives of dif
ferent regiments.