, 1864-01-16
THE FlFTY-sEcOND ILLINOIS.
Returning Home to Reeruit---Illstory Of the
Eeglment--~The Present Condition
---Ees1mentsl Roster.
OTHER REGIMENTS COMING.

Colonel Wilcox, OF tho 5:d regiment Of Illinois
Volunteers, arrived In Chicago yesterday, bringing
the intelligence that his noble regiment Of vcte-
has 1e~enlisted for the war, and will reach Chicago
to-day on its way home to Geneva, Kane county.
The regiment wac o1ganized at Geneva In the
fall Of 1861; its members are almost entirely Kano
county boys. They were mustered In in Novcm-
Der, and on the 18Th Of that month went to st.
Louis, g46 strong. Thence 1t went TO st. Joseph,
Missouri and lett that place for Fot Holt at Cairo.
It's next move was to Kentucky, and 1t was present
at tho glorious victory Of Fort Doncson, in Fcbru-
ary, 1862, and was sent to Springfield and Chicago
in charge Of s. % prisoners. Then the regiment
went 10 Pittsbnrg Landing, and to Co1fnth follow
ing Beauregard as far as Bonneville, In Missis-
sIppi. then back to Corinth, and scented through
the country till September. The battles Of 1uka
and Corinth followed, In each Of which 1t took
part, aud pursued Price as far a. Ruckergillc amer
the last Of these essays Stationed then at Cornth,
1t took part In several scouting expeditions In NIL
Of which II WAS distinguished for guceess and the
clean manner In which every order was filled to
the letter. Two little fights at Bear Greek and
Town Creek folowed and the boys were next
heard Of at Lexington, and tho battle OF Parker's
Groes Reads. Germantown, in TENNESSEE, was
next visited, and In November last they moved
with 6he1man's command towards Chattanooga.
They stopped at pu1askf In Giles county, Tennes-
zee, about twenty-five miles north Of Huntsville,
and remained there all the winter In the left wing
ofthe 10th army corps, under the command Of Gen.
Todge. Here the men were mustered out, nbout a
to Louisville, where they were payed OF, and now
come home on bzief fuslough for reorganization
1he regiment has done nobly, and has record
| second to none In the service. At Shiloh 1t be-
hayed most calamity, taking about Go into the
heht, and leaving 167 men % the tleld il Killed
.AaH. fNn~4u f-kx
In other actions their Losses have
not been heavy. The general heslth oI the regl-
st. Louis, the measles made its appearance, and
many died; since then there has been but little
eiekEess; and not single death occurred from from
The ranks Of this gallant regiment need rehll1ng.
They hare been reduced BY battle casualties, dis
sePe aay I'D e: q soas9 Tb
sads ths II q VI 7hey had ii III dsIli At co
in IT, hs from ssh
be the best IN decipline dill and eoldierIy beas
Ing. The following is 1hefegimentai roster:
FHLp AND STAFF OFFICERS.
Gssssthos Gstsst,us & es,saagE %a:fof A. Bowen.
Major ". Boyd. -.
4s;ats"tSE' 4sts"t sE!?SesMS; :: Siisc!' ~ Rohr.
fnarts,na*t<r-F. Clifford =
C7aE4ain-Rev. B. Thomas.
Nox-coaA1ss1oGED STAFF.
SSgxa.t Szsyf1,a:;x1 Mts5 9at2sn@Hs g Adipi: Edwards
EIWrtesarJ SfTytCnf-C. II. I1tll. :.
Hospital sf<lcarH-Q. ]. Hitchcock.
tastpal Ausici4ns-T- E. Lawrence and W. E.
COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS.
Ilsa;tnang 9. Th,e: second % leuteaanf: T. ". Y.
-, Gsapeny 9. B5csptain, p D. D. Bailey; First Lieu
Company ECaptain, j Compton: First Lien-
Csmpgag gA-csptain, D. c. Newton; First Lieu
etap9ay ESspta,n, D. C. Hurd; First Lieu
'e Gsarany sF Ecapf. s. S. Dnnn First Lieutenant
/. s, Kinney; Second Lieutenant, a. P. Vaughan.
en 6s9sos m Tisss Eissieia a;5.
ca1pany Captain, n. J. Meazath; First
Lieutenant, L;E! A. Snyder; Second Lieutenant, q.
compeny Ecaptain; J. T. Brown; First Lien
tenantT. Il. Thompson; Second Lieutenant, A. ].
Company K-captatn, a. Barto; Ftrat Lion.en-
II They si HS g. in our midst toa,y lot them meet
Soldiers Home il to provide dinner Tor The regl-
mcnt aud the fendso the soldiers in the city are
requested to send catables to the Home for this
praieeworthy object. Let there bc enough and to
The Great Western Band has been engaged to
pot to the soldiera' Home, and from thence to the
tialena depot, after dinner.
TIE eth Illinois cavalry Is expected to arrive
daily, End next week other Illinois regiments will
be here. The b2d left Pulaski, Tenn, a week ago
to-day They report that the fth, Goth, 57th, 6ith
and Goth regiments are about to start, haEtnR re-
the 5ed regiment, belonging to the 1st bril-
gade, I'd division, len w5ng, 18th asmy @ corps
be remembered, is Chicago Regiment, formerly
commanded by Col. Baldwin, and warm and tlt-
ting welcome must be prepared for 1t upon its re-
fufI1.