, 1864-03-20
MAJOR GENERAL BURNSIDE.
Visit to Chleage-Reeeptiop BY The Boan Of
Ttad.--Le1ee At The Tremont---Pnblle
Reception in Bryan Hal.

side arrived in Chicago on Saturday. on his way |
from Michigan to the scene Of active duty. He |
came unaccompan.ed BY sny member Of bis etaH, !!
cvcsy one of them being absent On recruiting or
other service connected With tho command the |
General is about to aseume. Tho reception vas of
the most enthusiastic character, and bore testimony
10 the high estecm In which he Is held BY the loyal
public Ill were proud to see him-aI}. bat the |
proprietoss Of the Coppcrhead sheet, who sent up
wall OF anguish auch ~ could be vented only by
one who fears that his power IL departing.
Major General 4. E. Burnside. Ia . son Of the
Great West, and frat entered his appearance at
Liberty, Union county, 1ndfaua, on the sd Of May,
16s4. His grand parents emfgrated from Scotland
towards the close Of the Last century, and eced In
South Caroliua, whore his father WIS born. The
son graduated at West Point in 1917. and imruedi-
ately thereafter was commissioned a Second Lieu
tenant In the Sd ARTILLERY. He Immediately re-
joined his regiment then IN Mexico, but the war
was then nearly ended, and he returned with bis
regiment to Fort Adanas, Newport, Rhode leland.
In 1919 he WAS ordered to join Bragg Battery, but
shortly after procured transfer to the command Of
a squadron Of cavalry, wherein he greatly distln-
guiehed himself in an engagement with the
Apzches- In December, 1851, he was promoted to
First Ldeute1ancy. In 1858 be feA1gned his
commieeion and entered INTO the manufacture
Of the hreech-loading rifle which bears his name.
This buAincss proving Improbable. he removed to
Chicago, and accepted tho position OF Cashier In
the Land oahce Of TIC Illinois tensfa! Hantoao
Company, Gen. Acclel!an tnen being atso III tue
employ OF the COMPANY. -Burnstae SOON oetane
T1easrrcr OF the corporation. and removed 10 NeW
York.
n1s61, st the breaking ont OF the rebellion, he
was appointed Colonel Of the LIST Rhode Island Vol
unteere md four days after the csl OF tue Pfesl-
dent for troops, INC INST de11snmen. " nas ~
mcnt, consisting OF ioo nea 4nu "sut '"''e', -
elx guns, asa11eo 1os nos4ns"1'
AT fhe battle o. naa Aun, guy 's' "a 49, s.,
nsanaea otaeaae ~ nuAs. 60 11snr%-.,i y.
Tue niehes1 cosstetoA ~ ...s e.11.sr,n~ ~
hie hfasefy anu cootaess. n T,as.1 e, aa ~
"as maoe n,age. tba s.1,v r. tha
assisted meeleaan ~ Aoe N'A111 - ''S
Potomac. ..o-.., =.
In 3anras!' ase' WAN Aun me1, ns ss1a.su ~. ~,
me capture I" heaohI isaa' - ~ .s1sa
North Carolina. oh INC sSh. tne N@no vas IaAea
bs a combined land and nasal attack. 4ud upwards
or 9 400 prieouers taken. In March he Wa ap-
no,nted Major General Of Volunteers, and was
msas '4e a n neap'en, ea.s 81 eea1'" '"''' n'' '
hnooe 1slana Ies,s p a'ate. :.
ne an sts es mt
The ESstsn he
Mcclellan retrcated from the cmckohomiuy to
james River, Gen. Burnside occupied Frederieks-
Eurr until compelled by the defeat Of General Pope
to tsll lack toward Washington. When the rebels
tnsatcd Maryland. nc aesisteo Gen. MceleAaa 10
defeat them In the battle Of South Mountain, and
In the subsequent battle Of An.ietam did most ex'
ceen, W 49, xsoss. ' - ~ H. ar,ns y
aen. A'ccienanl !" ene e"'1n'enu u 'a' 1A'"' "
nS Tbs reeae subssouent sory Of Gen. Burnside belong.
,as.s..ss ",s :. t..e,, n 49, r.eo,,s.,,o, -
~ ra.a..s nnd 5oos ~ naed N h. reneated.
p-nh.h,x tte ,.os. ,,,n,ntnrnt .ct ncyfornnnl h,
~ ~, of t,,e nj
.ao Es.'a - a,,s,s;aa r.. a,rcn,.+,or ~ ~,
1u"4ns 4us1. -, F1eAt1s .Hs - rn.t..s.
NsH 1olH ne.'a aua t *. ~. ~ .hs;
1uss, W.. ;" ~ 80 sn,.s ~, -
a1aas@. WIFI tSAea1A'eutv s4ss " - -
toe rco*.s nno "ota auGs vs. sess
4ne Pa'.'cuats Aau 1eeu. '. 1oe o1a'. W. w
IN Inc n4nos q toe pe"p'e !" a'e'1 0u' .oAu''e"
A< n...n..x, :f,-.o,
AEAooeAh111a 0na1 U1 TIE 1sSa
| GENERAL oRDKn 80. 81.
/ !, The tendency OF the articles and opinion
the He 1osE h0d, neas 70 e.. a. ssrts :.
upon ne 10 t1,a1 ahq e 70 estin ds11at II Il
Wsr noiier. irs crrulation in tne Of war is ca1cu
lated to exert perntcious and treaso1able 1nnu
eDce 7nd If, therefore, prom n11eo N to1e oep2''
ms .H,s+,n.stcr. n.xr. arents md an others Bf]
,oTe1n tlemsclycs by this order, as any person de
" be
restea and held for t11sl
On account 81 the fepeAtea e!PIcssM r' % ois
!Gya1 ana ncenaAly 9ateedra e T4.1s-T
here1v ~ rs sin5Trssed.
| 4. BrigadieI General JACOB Atnmen, eommAnain
The detrict of Illinois, L. charged VIII the eSec'
non Of ne tn1o pa!aas9r gr VI u* otae5'
Major Gen. A. E. BuRKs1DE,
At half past II O'Clock the Reception commstte
| ofthe Board Of Ttsde, composed Of Colonies job
L.-Hancock, r. II. Hongh and Joseph q. Tueke
Mesera, James H. Bowen, Charles G. Wicker IN
Charles Randolph, proceeded to the Pittsburg an
Fort Wsyna depot. whore they met the braTe Aajt
General BuzDslaa. who had just stepped on Il
carr. Amid great Enthusiasm he was escorted
these gentlemen to tho, Board Of Trade Room
which was crowded to suHocatlon with the men
| befs Of the Boald and the merchants of the ci.
: generally.
Colonea John L. Hancock fook the Chair, an
etatod thai 1t afforded him great r.easnfs ~ 11'r
J dnce 10 me meeting INC RaAane 3Mu. Ss. .s -. :.
y E. Burnside, VINO was fes@a'ca WILL Ae1" @A9 -
: lonseo arWaas. .,,,.,ana M.;or Gene,
: AAes ne $50, - aid.
bttusaes "o'A-4~s. - ~ h.,,e 1,,t,a c,n.,i
= Mt F1l1Ap,. as,sn.as Nv a ,;sra tbe one fefo
fof addressing 4alee e. -.n,.,,rs tb,s e1
~ -.,,. .r.r.- ,nn far voSar kiud}V !
Hne, VI" ~" o4us ~, sor the c,ty Of Chic.
"a and her 10. u aha .s..~. having .pe
"a Two cr three rears In It presious to the break
at out of the rebellion. I ca1ne here, alter haEl
failed In business in another city. and At the Il
ofmy leaving for the wat, lett all my worldly pr
"a eTty In your midst. In conclusion, Gcntle,0en
- asxiu thank Jou for your dattc1dng reception
Dc Colonel John l. Hancock then stepped forH4
% and proposed three cheers for the gallant Ma
J. General Burnside, which were given with auch /
'e 1hus,as1n that the very walls shook.
r pr, Daniel Brainara was then called on 1o
., ! ,,,on.t, b,,& ha aarfsuad rnatfnU mo and inf