The evening Argus., 1865-07-21

H did not return with the company, having
Il been detained in Chicago on business. lie
1 will soon be here.
This company was originally organized
bSept. %, 1861, with 81 men, and elected the
following officers:
John B. Hawley, captain.
VIM. B. Seymour, 1st lieut..
Thomas C. Morris, I'd +"
Capt. Hawley resigned, and Lieut.. Seymour
was promoted to captain May 4. 1867 "a
It. Morris was promoted to LIST Lieut., and
| 1st Sergt D. o. Reid to I'd Lieut..
Capt. Seymour was mustered out in May
last, and 1t. Reid commissioned as captain
June 8, 1865. 1st Sergt. Thomas M. Wal
lace was commissioned as lieutenant june
Il &c, 1865.
The company resnlisted On the 9th of
l Jan'y, 1864.
Il COMPANY /.
Z This company was partly from Mercer and
partly from this county, and was originally
8 commanded by Capt Bridgeford.
The following is list of those who now
return:
II a. +. UlDSUu, Sdps.s hiAioEsoutS
A. w. McLane, lst LIT Coal Valley.
no I'd lieut..
Sergt. G. W. Hare, Millersburg.
Alex Green, g
Corp. Eli Dunn,
Joseph N. Shaw, g
John D. Marquis, 4"
PRIvATEs.
VIM. n. Green, Millersburg.
Wilson f. Dunn, 80
Joseph L. Terry,
Randolph d. Smith, ''
Robert p. Lamore, Hampton.
James c. Bowerman, Bishop Hill.
Lieut.. McLane is a son of Joseph MoLane,
Esq, of Coal Valley, and has been in over 20
battles and fights since he enlisted
The following is history of the regiment
which is, practically, history of these two
companies
The 45th regiment Illinois volunteers
(Washburn Lead Mine regiment), arrived in
Chicago Saturday morning July 18th, on
their return from a service arduous and
honorable as that of any regiment in the Un-
ion army, and, after being provided with
breakfast at the Soldiers Rest, went out to
Camp Douglas. The 45th was organized in
the fall of 1861. mainly at Galena, six hun
dred of its original members coming from the
lead mines in that vicinity, and were mus
tered into the service of the United States on
December Oath 1861. On January 18th 1862
they took their departure, for Cairo. and on
arriving at that point they were imm ediasely
dispatched to aid Grant in his capture of
Forts Henry and Donaldson, at which en-
gagements, although entirely new to the SER
vice, they highly distinguished themselves
by their galiantry. From here they were or
dered to Pittsburg Landing, and were soon
afterwards employed in the memorable battle
of Shiloh, and Investment and siege of Cor.
inth. After the fall of Corinth they were
sent on Grants famous Mississippi cam
paign. In this they had several skirmishes
and fights. On the 25th of April 1868, they
were ordered back from Milliken's Bend, La.
where they had been for some time encamp.
ed, to join in the siege of Yicksburg. On the
first OF May, they were in the engagement at
Thompson's g Hill, in which as at Bayou Pier
re on the Sd, Raymond on thea 18th, jackson
on the 14th and Champion hill on the 18th.
they proudly sustained the honor of the Union
arms. On the 10Th of May they went into the
works at VIcksburg and bore their full share
of the tolls of that arduous siege until the fall
of that rebel stronghold. Indeed to this reg
iment may be attributed in great part the
honor of the successful result of that
siege, for it was they who mined and blew up
Fort Hill, made the desperate assault and
took it on the 25th of June, and not only
took, but held it, against every effort of the |
enemy, who saw inevitable ruin in it's loss
and the battle fag of the 45th was the FIRST to
float over the court house of Vicksburg
They remained here doing provost duty un
til October 14th, when they were ordered out |
on the Canton raid, which was uneventful |
beyond sharp skirmish at Boguechitto |
Greek, on the I7th. They returned from it |
to Vicksburg, went to Black Riyer. Mississ-
ippi, on November 7th. and from there were |
sent to join Sherman on the celebrated Meri-
dian raid. Beyond skirmishine and destroy.
ing rebel property. railroads, bridges, ETC.,
the only event of this raid was q fight at
Chunky Station. on the 18th, where the 45th
whipped and drove off Eve times their num-
ber of rebels. Before going on this raid the
regiment had .'veteranized" at Black Rivar
january 9th, 1864, and after its completion
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