, 1865-06-27
THE BOARD or TRADE BATTERY.
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ffom the Bo1rd Of Trade was in waiting from ,he
hour Of eleven. 1t which time It was announced
the boys would arrive, and hundreds Of apx1oa.
friends clpfsered a1ound the dcpo: waiting to
welcome them. But the bour parsed By, and
night. md etl11 the boys did not CONG, Thc
party still waited. bnt Il etll the time wose 0n
ano theg came not. one By one sbe walters went
| nome. Al inc honr when our reporter leiL large
1rnber were etill there, the a..usanee that t6e
boys certainly were coming. We know not TIE
s5aet 9s o 1lsi5 arrival oqt fee, justed Il
the re,der The boys viii BE- 1t ,he soid,ers kess T.
These are the bnys Ehou Gen. Sherman ap0ke
% him b.. pttdotie mcrchanie belonging TO ihs
Chicago Board cf Trade, on the eve OF q great
battle-and hc wondered what the Dosrd OF Trndo
w:s 10 tm.cortslfxe themselves BY The heroic
deeds OF lhc men who bore their Nance These
are the Eai'snt fe1lowe who, he had declared, had
,he trus c.u N them, easily detected at the lrst
glance be gave them men Of bravery an1 muscle.
| soldtef.y right and bearing. and or 4 cour1pe
n,eh asieh ss saisuk & nffoEs no d;nser md d4-ins
bohfd OF Trad. Tor 81 notng him such phslsn1 OF
a ouase end etawaEt loen, who we're welcomed
z 1e est1 sob1 md ,na The anG They had
| rory Amous the foremost Of the brave.
| Il wasa touching, yet joyful speciscle, to eee
aeoled from the station into ,he Crowded ttsee,s.
There were vehicles Of NIL eorte in attendance, mad
1.nmbtfltes iottmcn and hortcmen. all anxious 10
Eet tight of their defenders and to receive them
!. seemed bat yesterday that they left q. fuil or
llfe. ard hope. and courage; and YET nearly three
uur1ng whit b ZONE of the mos. 1mputtauI events
m h NE whole = h1ete1y of mankind Ea9 uansp:red;
| inc had tuufht tz4vel.-and sume umes oesper-
| ate!y.lr man, pitched batt'e, aud IN scores Of
cn Sh.a 9's o1e IL ,a
battle; ahd now that grim wurk was over, the
Gsrgcf past. the eue1deun Wo1, and he3ce'orth
thty wou'd cit down IN pe.ce. each under his own
VINE eId hia CIVIL NJ tTce, none dartpg to make
them sftHId.
Chlcsso h,s a1~sys been proud of sha hatscry,
pate,nal inter. Il ann adae,iou ii va. Que Of ihe
most patriotic cc1t1itUh0ns which the St4tes had
ntde to the WEI. There WIS something Spartan
2ni1 and antique. No melcenary motives tnhU.
enced IL rn=nncrs, or Induced then to join 1ts
laLEt. Thsy we're animated By common feeling
perhaps for the nr:r time in it, full intensity and
paetior-t6e glorious pride Of nativity, aud the
Gateblets toDor Of beitg IN Americln citzeni
There who are acqussntst with Roman h,story,
srt the great blouc-ru8l Ct patriotism WITCH vas
etntiatec In tire kuhline audac5ty Of the Ro-
msn challenge to the werId y conveyed in tue
Viii best 1nde1etaad the corresponding :eeiiac Of
| the memnttr OF this Chieac" GatterE whcr they
mace tnch noble hss'c 70 tntrc1ios their names
tn the muHt.f lbl. For Hhe first TINS, wt SAID,
they cit the renlus aCd inspiration OF their conn
| try rouse within them The energies o. b1tte AID
o. o. cohe9esL rot me nlst =. Hme tnsy khew that
e5ea o{ powe1n., NJ. ana , nnsetnpuions enemy.
Wboee iacas ahe pfiLe'p!es. Eopcs aud asp.rA-
Iess+ wafe enp0:en, ~ aeaol! aaimos'tg, 70 t2ose
he bsc' af ubertv ust ernsh The eo1o " esd o9
siaseIy, o. e E., e,n.hea ltse,r msret!es.ly nner
me eoils q tnst efeep:ns srrpeEi o. effl. nnsn
mighty giant from hts hand +, and scof1iug alike
The oinre1 and The terrible im,sin.n:s Of ds,:h,
cateu IN ftfpt Ereut and uQ{sed in luxury who
snl:eted IN ,he common ranks Of The b.,tess, and
tncured Ill the hstdsh.p', tudernes snd pr.va-
tiope Of eolcters life IL actiye service, nor only
| without nusmur, hut with thahlfalness and
They eorld do go much. 1t least for the dear
land tbst hid done 20 mu.h for tben--whosc chill
o o. ehs9
Of tue Board Of Trade, or thcif tsta-ts,
h1othtr-. relatives friends, were ncmeese. So
p1ny-seine - s1sse e1ssnoie 70 p .dsir e. yet 1 M
willing a.d tes,tat1nE fellow at!xess. IEe the
gallant ~ Of new York they weFs he flower,
and have stnee proved taeu1eelves the chiyazy, Of
| their city. Il was henceinrth coward1y end infa-
| moua In any 10 lold hack from the service, with
| tuch an example before their eyes. 70 the cues:
every one Of the ellgible yonng men belonging to
The Board or 7sade had replied, II willy And
| 60 eager were they OF the honor Of fighting IN
tbs Commission for their County. thsf msry Of
! them ofsttpd to those WHO had slfetdy enliettd
isrre enme Of mont if they would resign IN the,1
isvor. ~ - ~ = ' " N'' '-'''''' ~'' ~~'~'@
! Ii IL precisely On this accorut-on account OF
! the principle which animated tnem-,h.t va so
tt TO ,ns 9se1 sS ;nsa hss p,ss s and
10 the hehf.
From fhe very COMMENCEMENT, a. we eald, this
ws the e; Of ae 5osss and d.
with real Affection. They reeolscd thst each Inenl-
ber Of the battery should be treated a* member
Of the Bosrd-that whenever ore Of lhen iell,
| IN NJ He5f fcu VI m mic h.
hie body should be II tenter3y cA:ed for as Massa-
ehnst II cas;d for her T. nn5ae.ed sons IN the
eoldics should bc hrcnsht 10 chic.so @ It g. e.
,urI honoFs; How many Of them sel IN sens,
ii ii preeeht thsy nnnber, iii t,,d, ieo ofh:
GERS and 1Det- The deac1s from death and
other esnse.. haNe nssn fos - re i most part
stl pr tcntr formidable array Of tnxn. Although
they viii In future be dispers.d as military As
eoetition, ,y sa.y &, VII INC ID. some c,s,l 99t, @
ebould be sud wsntiEE IN public tp.11t and "a
rnore feeling ~e dia not, IN the nam. Of 81! tn !:
se
borne tae bIuni Of danRer md b.ttlc ~ the m hons
ne hoEage sno love Of sae pee2le y toe sssf 10
sl.p or M b1s g. nstchtss a. ee111es oA'e- 14'
lpd -. ee,ea1 ~ I,,- ,ocs 49,. +v.
Ihe oatsefy WE sasea sts, IL guy Y; 1s =. ns
TYP o. n5Ss mns1s nns, 20 o. @ re Deand ~ 81 aae Eaw
~. ~ y ,r 1hnTrst ~ r..ri ~I ~ 90
vens ne "5ole cAl 70 iosm 2 oat1eey c1mpAnJ,
ea ~ %ss H. Hra 81 Trde Hoon. a. m w
No. dr. M J1ty FIVE 81 xhsh, on @ottan to Of Of csss
| Y. hAktf, j., " WE kesolSeo mai Tue n,afo OF
ss 3Ss 81 sss
! eano oo'latt !or la1s poiPoee. II "ss tnEtaet r
remit N sesinen to s9s E, sqsesnn:1s % %Se5n,y,
aId .hat essh pemosI q, me % Dos5a Lleogs MN.
Efl to lecslse nats mo o:s service any smpiosee
patted sn1d 1hs Tllaest n en,nnsa1sm ana On nc nc
Walker. Bse1son & C. giving 300; sue'eF,P.
/ no1s Isploy Pcote9 u eno nai : aeS
senSsd az apF1eette q Safai The rol1 Wss
snen op< sed. hna s1Sne4 ~ =, r. 9 s.eseIs
Stssfa sS 4 h,nd.q n,d" aFn ns9,:1 n.r.
ntees. iaa1 aa f. hs n,hI - A.. ~ 1na NM :
1cr Iol wa inelesses 70 sl1y-to!nes auo tae sno
ecf1pucn Net fwelleo 70 <1i4ooo ". A. LUCY h ne5e r.
md he company was iuil: ISiEtyti1 hours h.a
enGiced to I'll the Tolls, Ahd 10 MI tnem VIII 'ne
6leof .ae e @o q ofe en se si n
busjneft for themselves, End not few were
| wealthy. So Ercat Wiz the rush for places that
IT, was osrea IN eesIsI ease. @ 10 men VINO
On the lkf, for the privilege OF changing pla :es
! With thtm.
| The compauy went into carp ueAr csrp Doog,
lss On the t1si day of August, ana tat elect:c
| wrs held OF the .one Gay, the following IL the
liet Of officers chts.n:
Captain-3smer II. Stokes.
seDitr First tseut.-Gt grge u. Noelason+
Junior F1rst L'e1t-A; r. ba3teT
Senior Sect na Lieut.. 1tu@eall y. Gf'fan.
Junior s. conc LtentThtnIy Bennett
orderly ssIg. ant-s. -Ss.n.M a. s1esssa S:n,,,,
4asreImse,eF ssrsca1si3 s;@1siy31 n5,sna Hn'a"
Second sergeant3,F. 9: D92ne:
Third Sergtant-Lnts u 4snd;
Fourth sett eant.MIliam Kandolph'
Fifth 6erRc1D-A L. Adams
S'x,h Sergtant-George Bowlrt-
Seventh SerEe1nt-M. aEShlisbnty.
Corpofa'-let ". Il. Olcott: ID j. IL. Hi!dreto