, 1864-02-22


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dutance and your daring dash in battle haye
rarely, Il ever, been excelled. The Polish
53ncets were not more fleet, nor the Fronehi
huesaEs more daring, nor the Englieh veto
rans more unyielding than you. And while
yon have been making the circuit ~ TIC
Western battle fields, Ill this, thegcnataI az,
acen under whom you have served, testify. Of
We hear Of you On the I'D of.eeptember
1851, embarking On transports ut: st: Louis
for Jefferson City. At Jefferson City On tdat
day We hear Of you at Otteryille :on tbs 1st
Of Octoberi at Syracuse on tho 18th; at Wnr-
saW on the 9th; crossing the Usage On thu
sS'h Y forced matfhss at q Springfield On he
18th November; at Lamoine Bridge prapar.
ing winter quarters December s7th;, At .I,a.
moine Bridge again On tho 18th; brcakln,
camp again and marching in mud and rain
aud snoW, with eeanty camp aud. gaTrison
cqutppsge Ind half ratlons for Lebanon
leaving Lebanon on the 10Th of February for.
Springfield as. d psrt Of Gen. Curtis army to
fight the rebels under Price at TINT place
Yo1 arrive On the 18th and find the euomy
.1ed;, pursuing: and fighting the rear guard
yon BRING him to battle and fight and .whln
HIM HIM at at Pr sP',ngs; sE crossing % @ The Arkansas
T. 1IAE vi kuE 1pt1t III AlOSa NAtlJtHb uu
22d, and at Pea Ridge on the 7th and 6th OF
March. shoulder. to shoulder, with the .25th,
| 3Hh, Davidson's Battery and other Illinois
troops, you fight and win one Of the most
stubborn md well contested BATTLES of
tho: War. Without rest after this terrible
Generals behirdena fleeing across the Ozark
Mountains, yon' leave Pen Ridge on the, 10th
and ne hear Of you at Cross Timbcrs. Aprii
9th; at Bull Greek April a6thi at Sulphur
Rock May 10th, and at Cupe Gfrardeau, almost
IN sight Of youri homes, May Goth, en- route
burg 1nnaing;. stopping at Paducah q short
time on the 9Th, you hear from. Gov. Yates,
Who t1ero addressed yon cheering words
nEon what had transpired willie Jon were In
the wilderness" yon proceed to Hamburg
Landing md participate in the engagements
Of The army on Its approach to corinth,
month. :.On the Sd of, June, we again hear
from yon at tBooneyille, Mississippi in pur-
suit Of the enemy at Ripley, Mississippi, on
the soth; :: at Jacinto, Mississippi, on the 4th
Of July at Iuka, A1abama,i On the 18th Of
August; at Florence on the; 9th; at Muir
tember 4tl; at Bowling Green on the I'M;
at Lewisyille on the Goth, and entering the
fight ct sPerrysyille, on the 7th Of October,
With 361 men, and coming out Of It with less
than tWo7thirda that number. II.
The distance actually marched from the
time YOU left: Bonneville, Missouri. until you
biyouacked at Franklin, Tennessee, was o547
miles With such n recor5 Of marches and
! counter-.uarches. OF skirmieh nnd batf]e you
baye indeed mcrited the compliment paid yon
|. bv nne NJ rnnr Grnrrn}s M thc ttf2ravl;onnH
or heet-footcd fighting regiment Of Illinois.n
bic and brilliant mart yo11 boru In thn sub
eceuent battles Of Stone River. Chickarlauea
ana Chattanooga. Nine hundred and ffIy
men have entered your regiment, at and since
Its organization. -Four hundred and fifty
seven are now borne upon its rolls, and two
hundred and e1ghty-sevon have re,enutt2d as
more noIe %eioquent oL your praise tnan any sofds.
"1!en G9qaa nt!er.
II tou VII PC aufiouSneo1 1or 1Mr1y aaye, ana
Al the expiration OF that time rendezvous
1e1e Tor fcorganza1to1., Thc good people OF
Golss, Cumbe1lahd, Easar, GFcenc, huox,s
VINO haxo an especial interest in your iaine
anu welfare, Wn We!come you with loving
words anu open arms.
Return then, to families and friends, and
IceefEc 3 soldlef'e welcome ana your conn-
S y Ea.ltaae bni n n your tnanAiness 10
return to receive your, childrcn's love-; your
trother,e fr1endshlI anu your parents hles-
5lnga, forget not TO console the beraaye
GlGealng ncarfs awalt you TO learn the last
tialhgs c1 lRose who have wasted away by
dseaEe q Ueen stricken doMa " your eldes
| your fallen comrades maintained the fair fame
ofn Union soldier while living, md died while
| man1nlly battling for their country and their
eo@gntry,s a cause. ,o.., ...-,.: ..
Gen. White, 10 whom ! recognize true
and Under whom Jon served on many long
maTches and at the memorable battle Of fea
| nldgc, 1eel sure cannot resist: the tempta'
i1on 70 aaefess MS OLD couraucs, no" impa-
| tlcnt 10 near nm .
Gen. White then said; ''
| FELIow-so1.p1ERs OF TIE F1Frr-xrrn-
| iug Of friends, does not express the emotions
! cxpcricuccd by me on this occaeior. In You
! l recognize not only patriots, who have de-
! voted themselves to the rescue Of our conn
try from the hands Of traitors, but men with
whom 1t was ny fortune to shsre the tolls,
| Iriyations and dangers OF the soldiers life In
camp, on the march and on tho battlefield.
] The bond of affection thus created Is well
! known, to officers ana soldiers, TO have no
| parallel in ordinary sociel intercourse, and
| thank God that this day am permitted. to
meet SO many Of my old comrades Of 1891, to
claim, as confidently do, 4 reciprocal feel
! lnE Oh YOUR part, {Cheets,l Il"
The History: Of the part enacted By the State
| OF Illinois in crushing this rebellion,
constitutes is proud q record. nA that Of any
people who have ever battled against oppres-
sion. IT,.
50 a*a4 tas onS ~ - ~ tSu.S ~ Ee,4 mS4
appears amone lie ~ most. Glorious. That re-
cord, of which you may feel justly proud,
Jon, and yonr children, and your chhdren's
POSTED among the archives of athe state
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