The New York herald., 1863-12-23
'm HEdruoS-cltasr lra,ora orsrall.-,r

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basncsa at tho time The tob,'fon broke OF IN Arni,
1901 and when a call mad. 0y the rrcsifent for
troops hs at offered his services 10 ihe county
through the Governor Of the state n WI e be ,aee ~.
adoi-n1or Governor yalcs, being y tie upinlou
that he could the OF the ceuddaie hotter
advantage near bis own person, appointed hm o.d
his stat asa Muster ng ofor Of Illinois voar''cr, No
retained los position until June rs 1901 uhon 10 wss
appointed Colonel " the Twenty nrst regiment oi iuos
Volunteer, orgaDz zed at Msttoon, M on that day
The regiment was Tor time stationed ~ ca sy' 10
ready for ecuye service ord,, ,ed INTO
Missouri lbuut the middle OF July iroi. - wsr eta
toned along the Hannibal aud Hudson phiroAd. IN tho
northern part OF that state and formed Ihrt ~ @o.Hi
Burlbuts forces. 1t was afervard, stat.n,d "a Tho
negbbofhood of ne1cp, Missouri where II was r1orro-
rated with General PoIes troop and during %" cary
part Of August garrisonod Plot knob Dornr ne ""Nt
week Il marched 10 lronton, Nssouri, End rboi, t"r
garIisoned Marble Crock. Mo. Thsso movements &c "a
pied the until August 20. 1901, when 'o''o'
Grant was detached from the command Of his regimen.
aud aVpoin Ted br saiisr general of United NiAs~ '"
ou,esr- with rank n, 4 May ~, l.'i
General Grant sfcr his spp. in'msnt placed
~ eomrnand OF the post of Caro-, aud BIS forces ~ro
Increased by tho aodtn Of tho uoot" orp'
issa undcr General Motlofnapd. me pot u caro- n
eludea WITH ne iur,dcon the kissoari shoa 81 ih"
Nississippi from Cape ciradesu 10 Sow h""fd
At this tine Kenticky supposed 10 tc osu'rai bet
the rebel oo,e stationed oose on 'ts b''dsis
that they po,er hesatcd into that state u by 10
manogyfrg ,bey could SAN Sny advsn,ss" over NO
Union trcois General Grant found tbs - I, ADD
beng determined TO be even wth tho reocs, 'co"I'a
Taducah by at the mouth Of tho Tennessee river, "a
september o isoi Sisoeen days after be io-i r'~e"
ron tmliblsud tho mouth % tbc Cdmbo,std aver,
and by those mo, cmopis only bocknded te Tivers
aga nat the running Il supplies into the sta.- ~ rob'
Lon bat also fecured two huo bases Of oieAi"o 'or
fuiure movements. He garttsoned each Of tsts posts
With strong bodies 4 troops bot si'i retained hs n'ad
punTtoR at Cairo.
Inc personal app,afaD VI Genera, 1fat o. ibs lm'
anything bot complimentary 70 tho groa, mao. Abd
when compared ~ith the br ,gbt bnttons aud gt'Ges
shoulder straps Il his frat aud second eniepsr'r Wan
,ety remarkable. Ile wo1d move aboat ~ith hiip"
cat Nboat hs Iefson as thrown on hod ~ !"
isl ~ II m.ht please TAX 10 c,re or uoute hb"'s
hs Appearance and ,n the place Of The usual nay h"t
aud sod cord old ballssed s,o,epD' 90
that hs srbofd paics would perhaps mol pcs - a TO
street 10 = month he always carried b'ach o"stg
tegar aud he seemed to ba serpetlsiy smoking
some treaAins rather farca.issly about hs ''o'e
plpo ard pa,n ssss., taken W ~ 'oe
OF Grants fr.ends Who raid that such nlo,epfo ~
Grant should be allowed % smoke
Under orders from toippiander oi tho wet, TO
whch ssro aud ia surrounding row formed oio ds
trict, belonged, GSperei Giant made cp~Ari 1o,s-
don he MisaitsPp t"~ads
the coast souiheast Missouri The object Of ne move
90 dcsio, INC fsbs Al BELMONT. opposite
coluhs bon of ~hch places hsd been ,as,n t'esc'rs"
! o. ~ tLe robsls. apt iho after FER "a
! On ~. ,tL II So,cmber, the ,orces .sa ceae-
raj ,Jsa,. oorssuns u to- tsaoes, Af.sd and
by he i,l.s who driven before tbe'r IN
ditoder. ~ the rebe gauisgus n Il man aud Co
lumbs, crossed he river TO ad ibe Jsfesioi
forces nc Missouri ,bofr Ccnesa Grants u.sgs
oftLambefed and hn hal 70 .i bae. 10 tho uoa,"
AID BY heu 10 the vas u caro- and ou no 'ho n,sr.
fat an. .T.4r itr
thoroughly siiist makes thee f'eil. stny. e.1
J. Itai tLs movement uI.on tie epomy efd'"d ~
'cn erni Fremont 'r specine purpose, ~ ncos,hy 10
H. ina iLs ,onomsndsf % oslfo hsd da4 ss.ko n
me prem -. .tcsy 80 10 ibc unie aud nsanred th
IN Tnai u4o att,,E ~As ssl pi.nr~i ard brilliantly
sAsclisd, irOoI asPay degree .; oras,fy thli
~ ma rtno victory -chis.sd the Arsora 10
tbsrn Temporarily cave tsct
he p.ftase - fcstfol lnE ~ r.elya camp.
" mat wr'n tuus 10 dtprfe. hsy vtfs atfarei ~
tLe enemy thsu 'rousy REINFORCED. hu, .hnanty ssc.
eeedsd n cst ~ trr way itiSgh ~ lor oo~is. b'ts
% on thsr iroites ioa ihs ~ -. iroaTh 70 dsni'y
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