, 1865-06-26
THE RETURNING SOLDIERS.
Reception Of The Ye,usteers-Nords Of
Neleomt-Nlsterica Sketches.

1
The cIoee Of tbe WIZ has ensb1ed the govesDue IN
to dispense with their services IN the held aud II
padly ~ possible they retntn among us 10 retak
1hcir plaees In the sociai circle, loot
| v1catedl but 4l1lys kapt open tor them
Ever1 3sy the railroad cars bring IL
ono CT more regiments. and each one re
| celEts 4 welcume which lis bow ktad we are o
the presence, and how proud Of their action,
during their long ahseuce. The boys alt look re
their team'pe co1ntenances and elasiie Step.
Msny OF them return to ue with the mnsctes Of I'D
! Aeh1llesi AL bear the heart Ct 4 pltrio..
TEE ICED 111No1s nEG1xEsr.
About ten o'clock On Saturday morning the lfr3d
regiment Illinois Volunteer la!aptrY arrived In
our city, End was Immediately marched 10 Union
HaI. % be formally welcomed to The empire CITY
iato ,he ceh,f4 bull ine, fhey we're 1ees;2sd W b.
loud cheer, and waving Ct handkerch,efs fro1,
the ls1tes snd Gentlemen present. Tha, they ds-
could extend 10 them their SHATTERED rank. md
worn fatea :. ful1y settifed. No hr1lls,nt
pressn s1d thhsy soDsuts g,ttesi1g IN sod,
bsd5 Or ,hetoet, toma 1srE<d@su tta tna
ws5a WIZ. T., @ and '1ssel stained-yet psoud
tant constituents Of the glorious company who
have sescus tie old nag from it's threatened hu.
initiation; aad replaced it IN IT. fr1uuphant resn
On entering The hall, tho soldiers we're gathered
asouEd the csfle.y over III main .nifaner. where
non. ]. 3. Bryan he.rtlly welcomed them home
worte introduced TO thsm J. F. Clsrkson, E-q :,
- the o1e nho had beeD chofcn to nepresta. t6s
people Of chisaro, n rsee,yire The regiment be-
fire hlr. Al the conelustnn Of the remArke, the
regiment would be c. :cor,ed through the building
to view is vat1ed eon'ents.
J-P. cLARKsoN ESQ.
Ar. J. 2. ,clsrkson IVES very hsppy to hare
been selected, to welcome on hcheli Or The citi-
Eds OF CHICAGO thc WarwoFu yete1ans ofthe 1854,
The people felt proud Of them. 1heir pathway
q setn ore e DANGER, pr1vation, ssekntea and
Now tbc days Of DAGGER were oyer, and the e9l-
d1sr comes n1ck from victorious ba tle-delds,
Tearing upon the bkn1er The white winged mes.
fet kes o. pesee-ine nostElos1ous trophy OF ther
wntn tbt , looted back to the record of.aerer-
meat. II wss hardly to be told where they had
III tn. r1ther nsP ut It he asked where hkd they
not t'ctn. They had swept in Shermnn's gallant
army nks 40 hnge! Of Wsath, earrying with them
petcc and joy to thousands Of cnslsvcd hum,n
which Rad long 1nontne It's absence. They had
participate ,n the glorious battles before All init,
.hsn n koE'h CAROLINA. South csrolins.
10 pa1t:ttp1te To the closing struggles OF ths re-
oeilon and "stch ITS dying. gaeps. They hld
epenea The doors og ths pfiion, releasing IT,
lratheome cne geoo, walnng far delivery aud res
ene hen sga'n ther could hthol tae leh breathe
ne. IT, a. aud s,t r. 3 + t6s esss
oone at duty We netd nos ray. Their shattered
t Ianks. "a 1nnner'ng leg taan half the original
r. Trf, MI VI as;sst ,hsir 'aErsy and devotion.
1nld Of ynor, and might upon mnny
battle de1d snd in many ! wear1snme m.rch,
ord. The speaker. In ecnclusion, cordially We
1e the assemb see The gallant le.der Of the 1861.
Lieutenant Culpnel g. #. Wright
LErT. COZ. WRIGHT.
~ ~lrNt Ill drf
portuh1ty to tttu1n thanks behalf o; the teCi-
ment 10 The citizens Of Chtc1co tor the hearty
we;coEe thev haa tI.en: ed 10 them. Ms ClnE.
tun hbd sEi o. reverted to thu htetory OF tits
regiment. Peitatt II wsa not as well known TO
The cst'xers that Of some oihsrs, but II had not
enio. ets tie adraut'gts Of f1suF.
eetted the pat1onase Of the promineut or wesithy
se*o:d,uons, BOZ had II even sp.anc from large
| city. cora'rg from the rurat districts the nen
tcrists Of ,hs state s1d therefore hsrLly expected
Of the great Northwest: still The regiment pos
| teen emhfszoned In The public prrss, yet when
| tie Impartial rtccsd OF The war vas written up,
they would Tot te ashsmed oft Going oul with
number, fear1pg many oftheir comrades hIesehi.k
tss1ty .hsse battles the lo,d had never once
sneaker sEaiu thsrked the citizens for their re-
cep,ton, ard concluded anld loud applause.
| 1he feE1meGE @Ae lhen escorted IbEon ii the
| Fair building Into Flotut HAl wtere tuey kt1rk~
g arns. anu tpept feu3uoments IN 1nsp:ctt,g e
the Eeautcs cf the Patsctsc. Tue toys were
'sein If, formed in ltqe nd m.rsted ap Mieats.n
/ viii be ttatoren during It's e'ay III Chicago.
| The lc3d regiment Of ILLINOIS volunteers was
1atttt md orgsn'xed IN Fulton couut,. ID the tal
ot 1s6s. II vas mustered Tito the service or the
| United Statea. at Peoria. on the I'd Of October,
and immediately lett 1ot Jict1on. Tennessee
xhe1e The 1er:n ent wss assigned 10 the coum.nd
| hnfq% Ahrf ffnTF fa lnY
4 few house ar jackson, the boys LET, for Water.
lord. Mire., via lagrange, aud In November Of
On a.
Pf1ce; White en- this service the regiment wss
| fought and brilliant Bk,rminhet.
| The 1n3d remained arass:ng tha enemy, eSeE
following him, only allowing h'm to etop any
| where long enough 10 get whipped hud start run-
Fog q 1Se Mosns
1nest effective service until the eurrsuder OF The
rtbL etzos fhola, July 4th, 1868. Then The boys
foloH Cd them closely along Black Rsser, ashnng
all The way, thence 10 Jack.on, Mus, wheTr the
tys q ne 1taa aleo sefs their raEk in tery let
rsgxo IN by thelFultpr county veterans unit! t9c
= he fearful b.ule q Ais,ionary Ridge. Amer
My. 1t6l Attic struggle at Missionary R,dg :,
be llSd q hM 5est g. her ut somp,.slened oni:sf.
| 1a1tly leading hle men, upun The enemy't works.
Early in My she rtgimentl,ft sro,t t.borouch
and marched from there to DA'on, e.. whs:e
| they ops pcu the fuMnef campastn. On the 1f'h,
15'h, 10th anu 17th Of the month the 1tc1 p1rici-
| ps'ed In the memorable battle OF ResAca, from
xho,e nelds thsy m,rshea M TO n.!'as vhsse The,
cou'Dsntea by Genetl John A. Logan. aod 10
which they were attaehed-a hasd,y contested
battle extxnd:ng throughout The IN and eSth q
Of The regiment, W. a. S!ctcrman, vss killed,
he lell pierced BY an enemy q bullet while engs9.
Cd u, the head of hts Zen IN rcpelling reoel
on thc 1st Of June. annther hsttle was fought q
few nlee dt.Mnf, at New Hope Church, which
n1osea to be ,oilorn bop; lor tne rebels: u thsy
ISL, whea, 81 Eooods5 Geek. sno:heF bat 1e oc.
ne n II sdso 'noss5 e
works Of Tie enemy at kene.aw Mountain. In
lhi= bat1'e Lieut.. Col. Wright, Commanding oil
@ ceeFs snd y.Tey
killed. Tie reeiment Was then enea led in p1rap
leg the enemy through GeoFPt1 uptu the I'd O!
July. when ii mssehsd 70 H. le,t Of Atlanta, and
asss' aeea IL 'e'e's 'e1'4s VAN e's 'e0e1' on'ef
They remained at Atlanta Til the ssh whsn the
assin ioueht tie eneuy. o. ill., sit auothef bst
horoneh. vhlch resulted il tae dtecona,use Io 81
ssat1, then e H. taeR az I'll ss'aS s,ef q
Ea:tpoint, from vkich p:see they etarted for Iat
Tie Rirer. snd foiowed he rebels en Hoods
Following their lender Sherman, on his celebrate
march through 1eorg1s. the 1t3d arrived In So
yAnnsh on the last day Of the cid year.
the rezlut nj left for Cotnmbfs earty In February
lsC5. Ere they cor'd euter 1hc city the hogs Ind
TO give the rfbes tat le, ard before they rssched
ia@Sts th@ reriment psssed 70 Goissooro, n G.,
q. then to Roltin. which Va. reached IN March.
Tte 10M b r ms:ca Tor Re era.urg. Va, ar
IN Nay the boys lett yirRisia and proceeded 10
Wa.h hnen \. ahtre they participated IN the grand
review. After thst 'hs reg1mtnt reported At
noDttt p.y, sod vcre mn.tered cat OF he eer.
vlte. IN Wednesday last they lsft Louisville, a..
rtyine IN chic3eo ria Indianapolis and losaos
Wien The Il ID iefs Fulton comfy three year.
aso, It, numbered ever goo men. in eha:sesea I
half The ofteesf. jnt3ndtrE the nbble Cu1onel, Ire
w eIIstos! ~ e the regiment we're present:
tattertu beyond n co; nitlon. ONE u them has re
cstytd bullet through the ttaf, and beat1 Other
equa'iy certain proots Of having been where hul
At N.tbtnRtoo the other day, the regiment re.
ceised 1ne pew banner, upon whose n,tional
T.llah,tchic R,ver-sisg ge Of V,eksbnrehGB aei
Rivcr-J :ekaon-lIleeiss ppt Rtvcr-Kuoxville-
Dn.ton R. ssca-D4!las Hops Church
JuEe sso--Ez1a's cbapel-Loyejoy statloa-Gld
den, Atahama- a-GsitWoldsyills- Slvauuah-con
rartc C1tek, s. c.-colunbie- Dentpnvtle
Tie following ls tho present reg'men.aa roster
Iieasp.nt co!ensi-a. ", Wright.
Mn1or-C. II. Wills.
| nieeoa-nicasrd Norris.
As,istaut Surgeon S. S. Buck.
| u1f Eu+ I VArh