, 1863-11-22

Illinois, shnrc In that Struggle.

/ f-at 01SeE AVss CkAtf8 NtfE Represented o,
baY!e itld Of Gettysburg Auone III
!. fn:ter Vas Illinois, which hat thspa .tcfi
Its srgaecd In the mighty stzuggle-th.
r.: I'D 18th cav.irrt and HIeker'a {sad,
,f:ran !nfao::y. Tbs ;at.er regiment touxh'
:f'2erasel5, and sre<5.1 terribly. II ias.
f.ll5 oar talf Of Lie men tsken Into ii,
s{s., lat behaved to the last Al .bsayc1y a.
:. he.r regiment on taas b!oodr aalc, II
.{aaassd Part Of tee 1l:h aruy corps
fonch! through tic wtole three .lays ei
T. bstt:c. Ex Aasrn.an S.loncn Of TIL
4 Is IT. Neu:cnArs Co!onel. TIE regimen,
oslr1y composed of citizens Of Chicaco,
u the fiat dayA hgtt the ssh aud 18th IN
Is cavalry bore l coc.r1euoSs part. and
fae repeated and iusioss charges on Tie reb-
lnians1y, dl.orte.isg their 'rsnka, 56c,,yinz
FIR haSauce AID esp,uting many prisoners,
have rever seez any account o1tAe p.st
t.ss In the tattie Of Gettysburg b; those
finenfs; The following e1traet from the
letter "rtstec By A.joz Mealll,, supplies
r teaeiercT, aaa uaJ be lntsresssnx-st
st 70 The liccds Of the :eglnert..~It is
fed Westminster, Nd, Ju1g 4. Evening "
PLACE NY faet letter to yo1 which ~. WIT
1ae d3y aHe1 oar big Cavalry fsht near
ItEYilE June I'D. On. brigade icvu1 .nsed
.hs s:h snd le:.A Illinois, ia Iud:ana. an
x0:h. a-c batte1y Of Gytnr arsf,T.rv
fde. coumaat Of Eol- Gamblsl. h:s
m continually on .he march. Our D:yision
Ger Hc2. BGfo:a marched from A,die 10
>ssoufs shsnc. to 1tG!1son, Ma; ilspcc
hoosttoro, Nj; ta.nte 10 FAs1icld IA.
em We hsa thsrp fight ~tth the sebsl In.
mo nsovs Them Go:n the FIllaTe:
1es 70 knmN:sbarg; thence to H.ttTs.
II charged o. tEo stbel re:,,nen:a nf in,
II! te'onEing TO nli.'s c5mu1ni Thirn
ssMlpeo with ease aud drove hack on he
satis quick. The ne.t day We lor In ct,nn
Pa N:ksG oot, wat.hiss Ii. enemv a.
m9fninE Ct tic Fad Of Iu1y liz rebe1x a.
lacea II torr: and Fare battle, Oar
tsau-ste 1T and l1th ar5,v co1ns
c.5 6, General REYNOLDS, 1umbefiac refhaps
{vV aasn. we're u our zea- betresn Gettrs.
= Sn- 80 .nn.,a.s a,ssao1sg, AID did not arrive
uas support uatil . A. m. Ths attack
Fats head sgaIns: he rca:l arnv Win fro ~
f:al t'tgads Of cavalry and two aeld s,st,
nes, rum9erinx less than3 20 men III told.
f-atf zen. Hnlort- We held our Y,os,t;nn'
k.eFzr, and had cA;.rred 4 rrhes ~ sn3
Eao : number OF pr!sonets beftre fhe r..
fasF1 cams up. THIS MAS done bT snrnrs,
~. elarR6 cn tacfr fnoat aid dAnf-
t,.s ,s, onE a,lag s-tIller5 nlaTo3
f1,.ut.a tM aom ese:T point, Wa kctualiy com.
~ ..sa saem % hhlt and ch13ge tLefs llue Of
{tissees' {s1s se'esl nnes. Iae prisoners we took
2:re vas on tLe!s front and ilsuks. II ths.ss
asKts 20 ioat good 1aauy men and ho-ses
= anL6sesf. ssu times Is uuch dIrnace nj
enemy ~ We received. >N'>A'AAes VA
=, ,nsa 1ae lniAnsrT caIne up Gam. our
S'uaeat 18th lllInulsl and t.ir,1t. w~ne ~
Essa . to The lea Of The liue' 10 nrsrt,t,s
~ movement On the part OF tic ant.nr
tuE ~, saN lime ucN the tatt!e ecteds w.
49, I h2 g'cA. annoyAncs, and materially ~
th.s ~ a!aaee by making frequent bold
M. ~. ~ Moa. oouSfng him to hi: aud
hnk sna . - W P1essnt rs from saberins bis
;gaae q our infsnt1 md = % f,s.t.r Tro.e frsrs
III r. Wnseo md cut 10 pIoces. Tbs rsi,sI. %
" LneM nsafi{ tusrunrded aud hamns1t -
F-fcf:f1ng which, Ne mzaa Ae 1sasa "
e lett gained their AsnE. snS e.yur asn, y
-. on NC rear Q: QUO ot tha ia-,,S sreGu reH.
~, IA ~ mos@G 10 erush our iatsntT Tas rTns
\, IL Nc rsn.ar nteu sadds1l{. Eeea ab9at farm.
Hrnt sese aese at, 3ea nsea yolley thaf mat. mat
:, sla .,I!, out e7shsnes ard calioosd -. .ae
- oa5.ns ths tlnae they wefs ea IKE 10y; Ssaay;
'a1 r., :. 7:ts5 brigade tssaacd. 9e delayed
oaF + Was xhipplnr IL. -,
+'nzslteea >sre up to H{a,s Ia sois Gs.a a 1nns
r. ~, >. anu pos >ttal trAsn Of 'ar;;;sn 'n,9o
- M 49,; ~ pat On - the tiebel ,'-tnaf T., AaS
49,. st -1ae linea .hetnk afce hsnaS ~ au
e. !nap ap1s Thee ner sines orc,1, 1T aastsa
fantsr .na oaa L.. = miln Our mcn ho,h az
NJ "a :Ee:.ar.aS4 Eft s, ,te{sh. +, ,loa5..
T. 6 ,r noseeof ente.zuta can. "a. ~ masn ~. ~
= 80 "a eonld eskily b guessed .ee laso q
= o1aau - !ong lines, thoy seemed /, asy @ aa.
ltelsd lu ~ ase =, g1eas logs. tEat could no. =
,vss,ra ana UT more4 slowly. i nc1e,..w ~. -.
ies.S ASe 1t. Our bri:ade's h..,cr. Nv
No. -,4o t3tto Enpo aud can}hsar At sho.+
-, toE 2srs IN tho ADVANCING 1ns -
"a xISsnafxe, xaIstfxe, and .ur infsntV sn1 c.x.1sx
nj. 49, =. = !. came ate.utT o., ciosinr IA " ~
~ ~ - Iass Is made On II ruled j. .,n ~
=, ltel atack, about. 80 xar,i. snss
. ~ t,E n.atkets e!eamine 10 lie ssn. M, nn,,.
:, ~ =. fo:s+E after solley Of 1rn asa .snas
. : our Inca Our regiment rss nnS.S9
- ~ a5 saftme llama I'D rar,Is1iv m ~
IA - = tAose h1ge sdrxncin.:: Nuct Of - n@n @
MiAstiy making = Grand t!arra tccvs4
- ."'- a n1AIaly 4. vou rsr