, 1864-03-02
F0R1Y-feUR1H ILLINOIS REGIMENT
It's Arrival in Chicago-Rosters and
History Of the Corps.


Chicago yesterday morning. They number about
four hundred r1cn, Of whom two hundred and thirty
have rc-enlfsted. These veterans arc favorable
specimens Of the returned soldier, when hardened,
bEouzcd and acclimated from near three ycars ser
vice. They breakfasted at tho Rest, were fnr-
loughed, and separated to spend q month at their
respective homes. >
This regiment organized at Chicago under the
name Of the Northwestern Rides, was mustered
into the eervice with an aggregate Of nine hun
dred and sxty men on the 18th Of September, 1861.
The following il the original roster:
Cozcntl- Chaa. Knobels5o.H
L!eN: @ c1to1slTW: 3 = " J. Stephenson.
fErgffe112}; rgef 1t,1:}ao; g Rsdmose. s,1aaes r..4.
1gjuidat- -C. T. DaEe.. - ~'
QuurktYmdsttr- q. Gale.
6srgsant AgtereeHeaaty HIM.
Esspitas sx.earaMebas. ar gea:bmi csi;tns. i; '
csa Eeng Eegg 4naeTn9a9mPsn c9gtaIn
Second Lieutenant, Chas.: j. Hu1biE.
sstt; fiEst M Meqisnant. :. G. Hine; Second Lieu
9i::s 5!ssssPsa 5a s. sso1ss se9R Sssoad a:
-,Ss's2ea Ss3aay 1l9sis 4 %tiS+es L. u.ys.;
Firtt Lieutenant. D. o. Mrermose: Second Lieu.
tenant, ]. c. Hohtmi.e.
s1 '1Rqsy ppyxrt GqTs fi2ss nsussasa Sap T c. a
metall; Second Meutonant, Ernest Moldenhauer.
Gampasy fJssfson T;Jf fso1 Co., @ @nls-Gaptain a
%Raay S,a r2. Tss7s Hs-saR5ein RdR.1 luthsr s
Company q -pl'ehtga Captain, J.H. Barrett;
Fa5st liSafensnt 'i1a IT, s. Ransom; Second Lieu-
cenparv TCWash!ngtorI Co., nls}-capta,n,
Jasper PIrtridcc; First Lieutenant Russell
Brown; Second Lieutenant, Jesse 6: Bits.
sn gfssR ftst Teatensn a pRess4 nst
Second Lieutenant, VIM. G,bhardt.
On the 18th Of September the regiment left Cnmp
Ellsworth, under orders fron, Gen. Fremont. Re-
ceIving arms at the st. Lonis arsenal it proceeded
to Jeferson City md thence to Sedaia, Ao., where
It reported 10 Gen. Sigel, under whose command
1t remained during the southwestern campaign.
Leaving eedal'a the regiment marched to Spring.
Geld with that portion Of tho army which compell-
cd Price to withdraw his forcea from Central Mis-
souL, and In November moved to Ro1la, where 1t
remained until Feb. 1st, 1869. It then Joined the
forces which drove Price'e army beyond the limits
Of Missouri, md took part In the series of ski1-
Rssas ae taF SF3G aS ,n5 a an ss 1
the memorable battle Of Pea Ridge. ~.
Immediately after this campaign portion Of the
of our forces in Mississippi Tbs 4itl sas one Of
thoee regiments engaeed In the forced march from
BntcsEl1lc, ARK. and also one Of those which par
he Sfe Wss eoah s i
marched .s l,e b Tsy ~ q Faanstoa 1ad peenve n
Rienzf, where spent the snSmer % esapsisn ia u
labor on dstches and fo1ttacations. Later II tho
.eason. when Bragg Threatened Some Of the towns
aud cities on the Ohio, the briZnde 10 which tho
attack.
old troops which arrived at Cincinnati. About tho
middle Of September the brigaac moved to LoEis-
vile, Ky, whither Buell. was hn11edly retiring with
sened to Gen. shc1dnn iiTision,% % set Snt seu Under
!hat galIant commander with the army which drove
B.asg through Tng KentuSk, fought It the battle Of
Orchard, and then marched to Nashville, Tenn.
When tte army Of tie cu1nherland vas organized
nH aner aR
leadership they bore themselves gallantIy at tho
tcttIc Of ston River, through the nrduous cam
es e t. ssen 5
ridge and other Ices important engagements in
Eastern Tennessee.
the cali for veterans, But the c1gencles OF the MILL
tary situation did not n1mit OF fur1ough until
now. The following ia the present Roster OF this
G$!s3i5Wg. VI y Rsasts; it,, ,,,..,n
Ae|or-Luther N. sabin. u
1st 1ssistant gurgecn-W. D. Carter.
Company .A-Cnl tain Gustav Freyslcbcn, Firet
Lieutenant Peter Werlich, second Lieutenant A.
Bchren. :.
Company B--captain B. F. Knappcr, First Lieu
tensnt Martin DEtIfn. -
Company G-Captain John B: stoner, FIrst Lieu
tenant E. &. Manley, second Lieutenant l. g. aiis.
Company DCaptain JAS s. Ransom, Fftst LIEU
tenant Lewis Iheobald, Second Lieutenant Jas. N.
Clark.
Company E-First Iientenant, Jacob Kuhl, Sec
ond Lieutenant Edward Blind.
,Ccmpony F-Captatn o. 4. DIckcrman, First
Company GLcaptain A. n. CLARK. First Iieutcn.
ant Gilns Merchant, Second Lieutenant E. =. Davis.
Ctmpanv Hcaptain chae. r. Drake, First Lieu
tenant Geo. B. Cooley.
CtmcaayEC Captaln Jasper Partridge, First Lieu
tenant Russell Brown, Second Lieutenant Jesse G.
Ktsa +....-.
Company K-captain ". q. Gale, Fist 1teutea-
ant Henry 1uhn.