, 1863-11-30
"BRAVE BOYS ARE THEY"
The 18th Illinois Cavalry at
Rome.----Their Arri-
val in Chicago.
I HEIR RECEPTION 1T BRIAN HALL.
sp ,eches Of Welcome by Hon John
=. Wentworth, Adjutant Gen
era1 Fuller and Others.

FAtAA4AA0 VI
Ing in all the ~ Of twenty cars for the con
yeyancc ofmen md freight. Tho Adjutanthas had
upon his books he names Of eleven to twelve hun,
drel men sinen til organization Of the regiment
nearly half Of vha have been lost b casualties ol
disease RecruitI1 g agents have been at work du
ring tic whole ter N Of service In gathering re
cfuita and sending t hem to tho regiment.
Thereception g1ya to the Twelfth On SaturdaJ
evening, ,was, from fl at to last, one grand burst o
patriotic admiration I'D enthusiasm. The oppor
tuuity Of welcoming, talking to, taking by tht
whose gallant deeds has Q made every honest pnlst
in the State beat with lvelier throb,-of ask1n,
them, "Hoy7 was IL ab cut that cutting through
at 1Iarpcrrs Fe1ryf" ~h 'ow near did you get II
Richmond !" Of looking pom tho old flags, ton
and tattered, that had been carried by tho bEav'
hands that now held them, through the smoke ant
peril Of score Of bard fou 1t hattlea-aQ the sur
roundinss of the occasion, In tact were calculated
to arouse the liyeest emotion Is In people not &C
enstomed to let their feelings take them by storm
And the emotion Was aroused The mingled sopndi
Of music and shouts Of welcome which ANNOUNCED
to distant parts Of the city the a, rival OF the re
ment at thcP Ft.W. & G. depot, at lip m. ca1lct
thousands into the streets to g1ea the heroes O
the ovation. On their march to ths place Of enter
tainaent huzzas Of applauding 'elcome hai1et
them from every door and window from almost
every foot Of curb stone.
Arrived at Bryan Hall, the most an pie provision
had bean made for their accommodation !. Kind and
bright ayes spoke sweeter welcome to the tired
and hungry boys than could be- e1ta cted from
whole dictionaries Of words, and when they were
fairly seated at tables which groaned bea eath the
weight Of rich and ample repast, ,huud1eh Of MIN
bic little feet and hands were busy In at-
tending to their wants, and lips: melttna with
afr F,4T1f
the viands which tempted them. And the bou !, not
permitting themselves to. be seduced by any ont
side distractions fton what WIS to them the n eat
feature Of the occasion-the supper-ata-as 1t y as
intended they shou1d-evident1y with keen n I'd
hearty sense os enjoyment not attainab1e by thos:e
Nhoee appetftes lack the stimulous or the marCa1
and tho bfy0nack.
hut we cannot dwell On tho details Of tho occa-
sion. Everything pertaining to tho entertainment
passed off without the least flaw to the general
Joy that pervaded al hearts and shone from oil
eyes. Little reunions that were constantly Occur.
ring; now between two old triends, anon between
come brother and his expectant sister, or again
between those whose relations had evidently been
moro thnn fEaterna1, were calcUlsted to trouble
little fountains Of sympathy in many who, perhaps,
had supposed that tender emotions were long
sincc dead within them.-
After the supper eame speeches; first OF John
wentworth "no WRs compeueo 10 open his voice
by an irrepreBsib1e call. for 9Long John,r that
would not take q denial.
a Me made e few ebaEseterisis remarks and then
ofthe soldiers to the ladies' who had entertained
them In come eloquent words, and thrilled the
crowd with the announcement. that the twelfth had
with q few exceptions enlisted as regiment for
another three years, and only asked that they
1a;5 - ss;a 81 ~. " ,ssa,., Ito isa'' 'of tne
Ae.a ...ae. y. &c. ~ n, ~ soqa nn poee1o's ,
A9jntant General Fuller who. followed Colonel
Dav8 said that he h1d been gent to Chicago to e1-
press The thanks Of The state to the Twelrh for
10 s1an!y sua o'at5. icy wele aa 1onor 70
honor the@: s IS FL iate1ylew viii col. . d.
as vel a. he now @ . snew. that he Twelfth would
terms t to t9 some passages n the history Of The
~ anG NJ spoee ., ~ once aaEing been n
inc en 81 me WtS e a az aas m sSs nee1 rs
eapta1s }s s Dsv!s a1d his Ehele cabinet 4 eo1
s S1sfon ns sad aose tb 9Say cS ks
thc eo1one the iadies ana fnnV W. 9TH ~ Gs11io1c
teaE thc, "n tnices iGtnad M VIII Eli ID eeu'o
The {oIinwine ia rostcr n tfe pa,iant .turfth,,
aa It arrivci n i!hscnSm lat ernn{ga n1 'He'i'a
TIE ROSTER.
Lieut.. Col.-Uasbronck Dayis..
1T Ma}or-Thos. Y. Grossenor..
snrnaonM Nc1sa2th,. H.. Nasen'
baaTstert Sn,onorMGE = wa,+..o-4h
AdintantNJaH4,as - noir. - m = t,,n Hht..
rnmmIssary4-W' Shie1d ~ t'''1 eAAI1o-
Chanain-1. J. War1er.
~. a1o-. .....,saa A., o.,a 49,. a.,ar oax
4uc 1oo'e A4h7 @n1 Aaio aau. ee'4t oaiee1s VI
INC G regament +,. 7,.. IT,. r.. 1,.
Blaistel.
company H-sa Lte1t. l. Anss9crg.
Company c-Capt, y. j; steele. commanding,
lst Lieut.. Charles r. conn., 20 Lieut. Alexander
Mile.
Company Dist Lieut.. Alexander GrosVrnor
cummandtnG.
Company E-1st Lieut., Vasseur, I'd Lieut.. Alex
Stuart
Lieut.. ]. brennan, I'd Lieut.. JAS. Matlock.
Company G-Capt. j. H.. Ciybourne, 1st Lieut..
Chas- E. Oyerockef, ID Lieut.. Samuel Mourning.
Company H.-1st Lieut.. Earl H.. Chapman, Act.
ing Qua1termaster, I'd Lieut.. Isaac Conroe, com
1uAndlng.
Company I'D Lieut.. A. G. -Aldrich, command
ing.
ou1aryA1 ROSTER.
Ihe following Was the original LIST OF oftcers,
with tao changes Wh1ch hSHe frequently ensnea:
ColoneE-Atno soes, resigned August IL, l663-
Lieutenant Co!onel-AaseIo Davis.
First NaJor-EIank Major. T. Sherman, promoted to
colonsy cf @ sSth Illinois IIdI = regiment: H nt:o,c.,o
acngy q 1lsth regiment
surgeon-John Higgins, r. 2
Aseistant saIgeons-John McGAtthy.
Chaplain-Rev. Ado4iEam !. WARNER
kUd1teTuE1sLeE-L. y. u Nissc4.