The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-30

ARRIVAL AID RECEPTION or TIE I15TH o.
Y.L.-This regiment arrived hare st the
appointed time,-half past FIVE, o'clockyes-
terdsy morning. Two hours later, when
the city had hardly got through eating
breskfsstGnd digesting the (oft-timss very
iAdigsstible) morning papers, it marched
up to the Park, headed by jack LslaRd's.
band, where the boys were formally res
csived and honored by the following well
come speech by Hon. re. Parsons:
SOLDIERS FL wish it was in my power to
frame into fitting speech the warm words
of welcome with which our hearts are
filed.
Bronzsd with the summers heat, and the
winters cold-grim with the smoke and
dust Of q hundred battle-fefds-you and
your brave comrades in arms are daily
coming from the midst Of wsr, TO enjoy the
fruits Of peace and prosperity, the blessings
of home and friends, and the cordial sym
pathy and sffection Of your fellow men,.
In your absence, we have watched over
you with tender solicitude-have followed
you IN all your tolls and priYstions, and sOr-
roxs and joys; and you have had our
Wsrmest prayers and deepest sympathies
for your safety and success. And now you
have come back, crowned with honor and
victory, and we welcome you--the city Of
Cleveland welcomes you-0hio welcomes
you, and the nation, saved and united, and
consecrAted forever 10 freedom by your ex-
ertions and sacrifices, welcomes you IS the
dearest of her children.
Alas, that so few ofyou should come back
to greet usI Alas, that so many heroes,
who went forth in the flush of youth and
hope and pride of country, should have
fallen in the contestI Soft blow the winds
over their resting place, and green grow
the grass over their honored heAdsi Hal
lowed be the grave where every soldier
sleepsl But we Will treasure their memo
ries with pious care, and their names shall
be hOnored and loved and revered, and
grow brighter and brighter, we trust, ever
unto the perfect day.
What a magnificent spectacle are We now
witnessing Hundreds of thousands of
war-worn veterans, fresh from victory, 81
lently putting off their s~oldiarnPParel, and
melting almost as imperceptibly into tho
ranks Of the people as the dew is drunk up
by the morning sunlight But q few days
ago, and how eloquent was tne sight, of two
hundred thousand armed men on their
homeward march from victory through our
National Capital, and how doubly eloquent
was thatvacant mansion, draped in mourn
ing, by which they passed. BE who had
fairly won the right to welcome them
who had borne the burden and the
heat of the day-was in his quiet grave.
But you will never forget 10 love and TO
revere him.
A few days ago 1 stood in the old hall OF
Independence at Philadelphia, and sswt the
old bell that nearly a century ago, rang out
its clear tones of joy to q startled people.
Then as now it bore stamped on its brazen
sides those stirring words, proclaim lib
erty throughout the land, and TO all the in
habitants thereof" It was for this
noble end our fathers fought the battles of
the Revolution, and you, worthy descend
ants of illuslFious sires, you have just con-
cluded the second strife for Liberty and
Freedom Faithfully have you fought
gloriOusly have you triumphed, and we
come this morning to welcome you home
again with the voice of praise and thanks
giving, and 10 bid you a hearty and gener-
GUS thrice welcome and God bless you'll
On the conclusion of the speech, the men
filed into the tents and partOoS ofthe hearty
breakfast prepared for them by Messrs.
Richards, Wheeler and Russell. Sufici-
emit time after breakfast was allowed them,
for their food to settle, before they were
ordered to fall into line and march over to
camp.
Tho field and staff officers of this regi-
ment are as follows:
Colonel-Thomas C. Boone.
lieutenant Colonel-H. R. Hill.
MsjOr-William Hague.
sureeon-William Jones.
AssisLant SurReOn-- Reed.
Quartermaster-J. Double.
Chaplain-Vacancy.
Adjutsnt-H. G. Ellison.
The II5th was recruited chiefly in Col
umbiana, Portage, Stark and Summit coun-
tiss. 1t was organized at Camp MassillOn
in the'latter part Of August, 1851, and on
the 9th of October following, marched into
Kentucky. It went ont 9z2 strong, and has
figured in the Department of the Cumber-
hand. It comes back with sos men and 80
at Murfreesboro, Tenn, on the 22d inst,
and left three days later for Camp Glove
land.
Two companies, Cand G, of this regiment
were 90 unfortunate as TO be on board the
steamer Sultana at the time Of her awful
explosion, and were nearly annihilated.
Major Hague was also on board, but escsP-
ed unframed. Lieutenants schsefFer and
Eddy, of companies F and B respectively,
were killed in the explosion.
We understand that the paymaster is
here. As the papers are nearly all made
out, the boys will doubtless be paid off and
disbanded in two or three days.