, 1863-07-31
CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JULY 81, 1868.

charge upon come rebel batteries near JacI
son, Miss, on the 18th inst. This brigade l
comprised Of the dist, SD, and 28th Illinoi
and the Sd Iowa regiments, and Is commando,
" the Colonel Of the 415t, Isaac G. Pugll, o
Decatur. The 41st went Into the fight viii
Two hundred men, and came ont with fifty
some Of the Others have come In SINCE Til
other regiments suffered In nearly the SAM
proportion.
| nave the names Of thirty.two of the 41s
Who we're Killed in the action, and seyent,
Nho were wounded: Lieut.. Col. John II
Male, Of Decatur, who was commanding the
4lst. Tns prostrcted by bullet, which prob
ably would Killed him, if it had not arst
passed through his canteen and sword belt
lie. however, took command Of the regiment
again In short time. The Major Of the 41st,
Francis n. Long, Of Taylorrtlle, was wounded
aud taken to Jackson by the rebels, and his
l:E amputated By them. He afterwards died.
CAPT. D, Z. Hull, Of Taylorville was wounded
II the thigh, taken by the rebels, but after
Tards refaken by our men, Capt; Wm: F.
| right arm. Lieut.. Christopher Corne1y, Of
sht1byvil1e, was killed; Lieut.. Riualdo Bell
Of Decatur, was wounded in the thigh !:
| Lieqts. y. Fredericks, Of uliopelis, and E.
.: saekett, Of Springfield. we're slightly
of Drcatnr 20 I;,,.',. naIo:,. a: aGga1!cAst Gt
Seward G. Nelson, Of Clinton. sIi9htiT wonn.
aed IN the foot; Sergts D. II. McFadden,
aao nm. oa a. Lar aalfy, o. Mattoon' we're wound.
Of Maco, Conntr % were e rI11ed I'll nos a a5an1d
McEenry, Of Clinton. younded. q s. Wm
B. Russell, Of Rosemond, killed. Sergt Bepi,
Z w;5I ;m5ncke1t, OF shelhyTiue, wounded. sergts.
1saG, nsIIan 1oen1an, santon Kepp, anu frank
Q. S. Thomas Kelly, Wounded Sergt' oTer. I:
tor Ely, Of Clinton. Killed.
xear.s sersaa ]uSt completing IT'S SECOND
Macon. Dewitt. Mon,tr;e and ~ sheihv n cnvn. nv.
ties. It was at Fort Donelsou. Shiloh. siege
Of CorInth, siege Of Vicksburg, besides sever.
d other smaller fights aud sEirmishes. We
started out with $50 men. Our aggregate now
is about 500. Of whom one-la.f Re effcctiye
men. Our record will compare favorablY with
that Of any other regiment. A. B.
from pur snScia, co,rasnondor+
& '' W., v1crsr+,na o4asn.' Jn1s ., rse.
harc inst arrived from ca,rn yu bost ~ ,1ea. ,stt
,h;s ,,,oa: ar 81. a. 49, ~, ~ -. 1', o, nAsius le4t
sions expressed in my last letter from here. IN
1eeard to the condition moral ,na 1o,,t,oa,
T. a,,,, s:.., A3A "au t'...i.sa,
~ "nien 'ae s1c'osaous army OF the Union
found the Vicksbnrgers, is, I find, confirmed
Eighteen days' occunatjon of the c,tv hos "a.
ree1cd noth,ner hnt ~, ~ .ue siss nas r.
wv ~! otaei13 1eeAns on,tne
Iart ol lie Inhabitants. Nor, let me say here,
has tAis been owing to my undue lenfencv
on tie part OF Gen. Loran. the commo,dont
hire Tie raho1. 49, T. h;.. ~. 'auau1 ..
49," s 1us epe.e nno II mn now, as they
have ever found since they have known him
as q soldier Of the Union, a meter out of stern
iust,ce to traitors ,xba,.rar tho1 1
to.~, "DeNee' ~o'y "oy 90
'ouno"
mcn+ of tba c,tr ora 80 W
~ ~ ~ .4t3' uie nost aamlfaole. The
itofost hlafsha General, Col, Kent, seems
to be man peculiarly fitted for the position
hs 1s occupies. He Las the afalrs of small
Col Wilson Of Gen McPharsonss eu .tsF ~ LEU
cfa1lv aeta;iad % pr,ast a1e.eSs e.au' spe
and :Cart Gillette rbo tos nhar<a enS nc e..5, ~,
Ieyee and The insnec+,on onj ~ ,o1ina e. ~ iae
If the sfeamhnoIs ond thast hau ponee ieSuiatl9a
efficient otlicer. ~''~A' >@ s''o t'uly
hra1,n df ronr conno,SnaS Ne suma u tns mosi
~ a,nnr ~ - 5oot EopRsfAtaos ta c2uio spend
~ Cn1ona1 Eon+ ~ rio,,4 AE on1Gs VIZ e1tncr
any tlay of me weet ho,.e 80 -, ! "nsDn' ' on
leard more said If he dnta,m;aat;al @ Ia4 uca ana
,%'a ~ PetvR.s ttas never 10 submit to Union
Wh1 SiH, sIe 'e1 pg snuug1 tethporatny conquered.
r.a3 nv sosI, sials te!t ne; Dull they
ores neea ~ nase seGn enough with my own
;,s nsth ~ - a';, ne, tnat appncataons 10 take
the he,. ostn o. allegla9ce are made faster than
taey can oe dispoSed o. Blanks are now be.
ans ptnaTa ~ iot ls purpose, as the papers
c,an, ~ oe "Iillen out 6y any moderate
<.Tt,'s ea1 lotee. A. nfsi, owing to the terms
~ eanasI ~ p1d1a nonee was given to the
toala t.aIa nol bs administered to them aud the
1t5r,a .tze4S 1ntaa6g LII tns appied also to than
se.,, ~ tonans ees u * people were noe to be
tr ttT1 Tfno solne nc oil o. " oa residents Of the
VA ena @ gp4h 9ha9 ~ aonl. belieye from all SEE
,6ou a. loyai State as KentuekV or
naI,e,r. .e1 ~ = T. nG dispute upon one point
1r Nssbv,c e Meta IT. u nofe and toy tnan Memphis
~ tnat n,,;;, "Sis anl some go so tar as to
10. sI4t .1a.. ste l.se4 sn0W5 more Of The
snec;a,Iv nnt;eed ],o9 at1aa ~ s!cksnurs
haSc their deesses nor tnro one n taaes th 90 not
nnr@. nlon 4th so.G1ers 1lthe Us much as In some
,.o.s ,ue thia ntIn aoutneln clties. have re-
;t;n1 ." ILLS oe1ose' out II Is worthy Of repe-
WI N, i,,,o., 10 a,,o, IL
II he not hroths,a ~ ao"ea 70 DC sold here, and
~ tnt orolAeis are closed and Kept closed,
~ ~ .nS uneisal tesllmony Is that the nights
y !; unuiatu1ue1 ~ ro"oylsm or rutltanIsnl. |
b1oFe tnat 1hls was not 50 under the reign
J. l.. remoef1on, We haTe only to quote from
.ns ne seeesn papers punished here then, or re-
eNe cEIoeHce from Inc Ups OF citizens Muir
,riIs1nras <1ss11,5 IoI11ael5s ouu otner
',5rIe - ofmtep m t " Gas oIo laws we're freely
T1E+ Trriy C,1,.I ~ LIE y. 2 T.. | .
,.e.f,~t 111 Itetto u e1e 4'@'lA, dssl5IInL.} ,
, aoaos- ~! SUI, MS peen given Temporary |
;eorge 4 Dunham AID James G. Mind. botb |
7eli known In Northern Illinois, ara r,erform- !
nE his duties with fidelity Tho hnvs fro1, |
ht Northern ffer nf counfias IN 7I1fnct, 80 |
t;cl ~ +ha. h11t ~ Soa4Llea IL l1tuotss are | +
III that S,,1aS- ~. LIZ, Ano u nay ue
su ~ ~. snckefs are ruling tins people. Well,
~ w A1te 3o9Ent aard Tor tho place; and
uEy 1AEul u 4u1u IL | 1