, 1865-05-26
SPRINGFIELD CORRESPONDENCE
The First Flag Ratsed In Rlehmond
.-I,rfRrr from Goy, Ogleeby to Gov.
Andrew, OF MAJ B&csauA e1ts-Eiis LiA-
coin Monument Fund.- DC z.

fspeclu Correspondents Chicago Tflbnne.l
SPRINGFIELD, May II, 1885.
TIE FIRST FLAG nA1sEp IN RICHMOND.
In my last letterI enclosed copies Of letters
received from Cor. Andrew, in relation 70 the
first Union flag raised over Richmond, which
proved to belong to the 18th regiment Illinois
infantry, and which WIS captured from them
in gallant charge On the works of the eue-
mr. at ChIckAsaw Bayou, Mississippi, where.
after much fearless and gallant fighting, they
were driven back With the loss Of many men
and their co]ors. NOW glye you the response
Of GOV. oglesey in reply to Cor. Andrew:
STATE or ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
SPRx0T11Lp, May 2srd, 13G5.
GOV. oaLEsBT TO GOV. ANDREW.
TO us E3cs1lenc5, John a. Andrew, Governor q.
DFAn GoTERson:- Your letter Of The 10th Inst
was received willis was absent with my family
tb.nk iou %. tie h:nd suEeestioa to return
and private Locke for displaying them 20 oppot
tunely oyer Rlcbmond On tho morning Of its eva.
cuation BY The Tsbels 1t was the proudest act Of
under the 1ae Of the Union without looking 10
the 6fste or regiment from which 1t came,
1our own noble CD commonwealth, so often
present at ,he Fight hour to dessnd personal and
the OCCASION. Whatever the honof may be, llll.
rots chcer{1lly sharcA 1t with MAs*schu:etts, aud
Will ever be proud 10 Join hands with her Ii up
holding our COMMON country ga,nst every wrong
or ibjuSute-
viii be OBLIGED to you, Governor, Il you will
oFsf e T. H. az sS b. af ss9t IT, = sn1pfaed
iant General Of the STATE, that ne mar a9sfu 70
turn II to The regiment, which lost it III gaIl,nt
charge On 4 the works Of the enemy; q am H.
With very much refpect, yoas obd't serv't.
Governor Of Illinois.
FLAGS AND TROPHIES FOR TIE SANITARY FAIa.
All the flags in The office Of the .Ad1utaut
General will be sent to Chicago to night, TO-
gcther with the wooden mortar sent to Gov.
OgleEby by the Illinois soldiers unler~The
command Of Gen. 4. E. Carr. This mortar
WAS ukcd In the reduction OF Fort Spanish,
Ala, and did suTne splendid work and WAS
fnyorite Of the boys. It will doubtless be
sands who will visit the Sanitary Fair.
r. /. liiaebtnnd h3s hscn detailed By Col.
E. r. Niles, Assistant Adjutant General, to
Aare charge Of til facs curing tie time they
alc in Chicago.
NATIONAL llSco1S MONUMENT FUND.
The contributions to the National Lincoln
Monument Fund are Increasing daily, aud the
correspondence keeps the Secretary, Clinton
j. ConklinS, and two assistants, busy all the
time.
TIE STATE REGISTER
as now edited, Is an improvement on what it
was before the election, but occasionally the
cloven foot, like jeff boots. betrAys lis sex
and genus. Mr.. Ltnco1u's latter days, accord
Ing to the Rsyistr, were spaut in carrying out
Democratic doctrines; that in !act oar sainted
Lincoln had thrown of all Repubilcanism
and when struck down By the hand Of the as
! sa:sin was tflc true type Of Democracy,
Thank God, Abraham Lincoln lid die true
Republican and true Democrat, but never,
no never, Was there one d.op Of blood In his
body but what would t!nsle with shame ut
The suspicion ':1at it wa7 even tainted by
such foul nnd dctased blood as modem D.,
mocracy nee Corprhtadisu,.
The Register Is also hdrlsed that there are
many good Democrats who are hcsftatinE to
GIVE their money to the National Lincoln
Monument Fund, for the reason that there
are more OF A1r. Lincoln's political friends
acting as officers Of the Association than
there arc Democrats OF whattver name thcy
| may be called.
Via would respectfully suggest to the
Register that 1t Is not generally understood
that when men die, that those wlo have been
| the enemies Of that man should build mon.
| umcnt to his memory, and It came With
| very poor grace from B political party to
! gTumblc and complain because AIr. Lfncoln'a
personal and political friends did not choose
| to elect majority OF bis political enemies as
| corpnrators and officers Df IN Association OF.
1anized to build monument t. his memory.
| have not the least doubt that all OF thi.
complaining aud fault.fnd'ng Is for the pur
| pose Of making political capital, AMI thinE
time will prove it. Qgop.