, 1864-05-17

MY report and cotfcsponde9ce on ths iall or Fly
NOUN ana leoel 4on-eiaus VII lu3y ~ 9lna.cn9 y my
~@-- Yer rs< nectfnily. o'-A1'
jouN S. TEc6, M,}. Gen.
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rxKsE yYAT1 NM VIRGINIA.
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The 39th 1llfno1S-1ts materlal-ltk
l1oVenlchts since leaving Chlcngo-At
.sa.9 StA Gln1cesteT H.: EotmAt
Cantnrc or rl,a 3se1nrsinrr -:
&c.
rsnecinl Corresnonaonce Of the Ch1caco ,rr;bune.1
ArTus FRONT. NEAR prrgnsBuRo.
VA, May 7th, 1-G4.
The Yeteran Regiment. thc a9tb Illinois. known
~ ..S-a.a., o. ,,,at cs,a.s ~ H. ~, ~
ae Inc ates, fna'ana lei1 eMcsgo On tne ON a ..
March, recruited to the ethcient strength OF eoD
men as hne material US ever nxzed the service-
and having roster of officers az b,ayc and dfst1n.
cn,,htd M ,accs the rrls of anv raoinent in this
IT, sus o1s ~, - ,n
eel and young men for war" ne. have the war ele-
ent strong in this regiment for 1t has an pauspal-
" lsrre PROPORTION Of youur men. md those that
are hale hearty md vigorous, the very ottne
Prairie State. The history Of the veterans in this
regiment Is written upon many a battle. field. and
1s lsmlaf 10 iu'uoSans suu ~. se'
blot npon me pages Of us record. l.s cary move
meuts through virginia, and the conspicuous p1rt
:. 80 1s.1.<, ~ - rorr -oadors snd how tw,s tba
wen kfo"n - yuu1 teaueis' aso wv" A. wss ~ ~
nrst to enter foft wagner. ! 20 NOT Ptopose J."
,scora ~ hi. rement bnt onlv to rive Won some
.xn,,h.a ~ ito movrmenta .;pce leaving Chteaoo
sA1ss rs tas h,srs aT,nast tha nj, I, mi the
IN ha.Sn. ~ os.ns a'Woss 1' o., ~ ens
only Illinois regiment in this department. your
readers can but feel interested in hea1ln,
An account Of It's conduct among the
Eastern 'roopa ana asa9ss M Ias'eln lepels. wno
arc not exactly the style OF western rebels and as
1t Is now becoming decidedly Interesting here-
~ on hs,.,f,-r anne det,;1a and Hama NJ Jn+.reas
uet "a, ee..s 80. ~.
that you Wli uot aeGs've tlqn any h 9tass soasee.
well in phys!9ns With the veterans, and they work
into TIE d1lTwith Great aptitude; me sanitary
81 hhs @ m s m .Se 7et'
The regiment len Chicago on the evening Of the
18th qi March last, on tue Chic3so, Fort Wayne
and P.ttsburg h9ilsoad. and reached Washington
on The 20th, via Harrisburg and Baltimore. lsWas
greeted along he route With cheers and the waiv-
ahsT q me- %1st PtoR t. see the
ttou It lie yaroas Stations along tae rsute accold.
irg to their varying politics. At PittsbuEg We
repast at the City Hal, prepared by the ladies' OF
that Iron city: God bless Them. The 39th boys
VIII eyer hota ths% aaa II gTafeiu! a1d
nP9n " an1 w. ds ntteut9ans eaa na
BY loyal friends Such treatment checra the sol
.s stst an9 ~ MascS ta se,an. a. want ,n,o
h s I'D a5a e.: es es
Iem Mssa.ngt9n: ueEe H. eune1eo from sae mos,
me- aHG cH IoF sevet et
10 The health Of the men. Our gallant Co!onel o..
nssn Nas one o. INC sune5efa f., sem II: f9r some
he ~ ssfy Ss !eH ana hs s vas
On Major Linton, who d5scharsed the duties oi hla
posidsn wlih energy and ability, until the return
d Lieut.: Col: Maun who hsa s been absent In Chi-
ment in t5e way eF aliiss is rsnks. iBy way ai
parenthesis, the firing in front seems to recede
81 rtroir.. The s9lh remained at Camp Grant.
drilling and Clothing Itself iu the panoply Of
var" until The 18th OF April, when It was ordered
posite Yorktown, a.. at the mouth Of the York
ttsde. BY The way, the York river oysters are no.
This point, you will recollect. was formerly ior
titled and held by the rebels. Here the veterans
Of The 10Th Army Corps we're Joined BY their old
assure you there were warm greetings
between them. We have Al kinds Of soldiers
mingled here, veterans, volunteers, recruits and
formerly known. At once VIC wsre prepared io1
| the feld. AL tMnedinaenfa was shipped away, 30
a. 10 nj n6 Ior ftpfd ana easy marches. Col. Os-
horn having resained his heath 1ejolned hia com
| Mand at GlOpcester Point --..-
Ats O'clock H. N. OF the 4th inst. we Wete called
ont to embark on transports with four day r1IlOns.
| All the day wa consumed In getting The corps and
Its .no1t,fd aboard. We went to sleep, the steam
| erk heading up the York River, while every one
| believed we were going on our way to Richmond,
hut woke up in tie morning to nnd oarse1yes at
Fortress Monroe near the mouth ofthe James: All
! Of MS had been kept In the dark, as we should be-
as TO ou1 destination, and % s1a confident that a.
the rebels we're deceived: This Is the strategy oi
War, $40 mere ls Mofo OF u nov had oi oerel
ktru than has always pEevailed IN the Etsterr
army. ioM wan, before this reaches you, havo lnl
Tier and uer accounts @ strategy anu l1s success
es hefeapouie. EeGofleo ~ mnnitots anu san2oat!
| we pfoceeoed up tne Janeo hlsGr unmoicateu, tt
place Or Iahdlns kao~n 9y tne nneapho4eon:
name q Aunofeds, i've n1Mes anose GLy rom
ADO Goout uHeen Iom Hacnmoo4. oul eosp'
1anded on the f1sat e4nK ol tne james ana
| course. vii operate On hlchuond from the 6ont1
htst destto@lng tne fetetsbo1S ttaro4a one 9. ~
uost Sita aitefles thtous9 "hlcA tlc llle o. Nlcn
noEd and the rebel army in anu aeo1t lt 1s aus
tatned. Il Is cxer this road t1at she receives hel
ORDNANCE suppl1es and maintains her communlea
ton with the cotton States.
! the 3tn- was aep!oyed oGf ahead as skrmienefs
ts- ~. .-a ,ract ~ c n:ss. -
ersnc No enemy exccpt d barniug sun IN sweiter
/ Ing atmosphere, and q few rcsrcatins pickets. Fo
niles along the r01Q We literally treadod on an al