Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-24
TFron the State sontipel, 10Th.
The Reception TesteFday--ABOtheF
OYatfOn-.-LaPge Crowd Present.

The Reception neutrality-suspicious.
OVatiOR..-LaRge. Crowd Present.
The THirty-eighth, FoTty.eighth, Fifty
ninth, Sixty-ninth, and One Hundred
and Forty-second Regiments, together
With tie Sixth and Twenty-ffth Bat.
teries, were received yesterday afternoon
at the State House yard, by Governor
Morton. In some way, o rumor had
been circulated that General Sherman
would be present, and this, of course,
was sufficient inducement to draw
large crowd, that we're kept waiting in
blissful ignorance for two or three hours,
momentarily expecting the appeafance
of the General, and, With cheers ready
to greet him, they waited most patient
ly, and finally left disappointed. How
ever, there was some little recompense
for the disappointment, as on the stand
were Brevet Major General Chapman,
who gallantly won bis position by as ar,
dnous service, probably, as the great
hero, Sherman; Major General Hovey,
Colonel Normaa D. Eddy, and Brigadier
General Bennett; also, the President Of
the State University, DIR. Mutt. From
some cause, the men sere kept stand
ing in front of the stand from o'clock
until three, before the ceremonies CON.
menced. fd4 ts faa
1t was universally remarked that the
regiments presented as 6ne an appear
ance as any that have previously been
received, and the department of the
men and their gallant aud soldierly bear
ing was the theme of pr aise by all. They
numbered in the aggregate about one
thousand Ave hundred men and officers,
| and together with the civilians, the
crowd present was estimated at 5000,
constituting by far the largest one that
had yet attended a reception. Theregi.
ments were escorted to the stand by the
City Band, which blew from hollow and
sonorous metal a concord of sweet
sounds, which added much to the en-
livenment of the occasion.
An impressive and eloquent prayer
was offered up by DR.. Mutt, after which
the irrepressible Lozier sang his "Glory
Halleluiah," 10 the great diversion of
the returned and the evident satisfac-
ton of the multitude, who, in return for
the music, cheered the Chaplain with
considerable zest. "Honors are easy
Governor Morton said, in addressing
the men, that they had assembled today
for the purpose of receiving the graft
tude due them from the authorities and
people Of Indiana Never had men
more Just reason to be thankful TO q Di-
vine Providence for the preservation
that has brought them through the war
in safety. He contrasted the return oi
of the armies of the Union and the re-
turn of the rebel soldiers, and said that
they returned as victors and in triumph.
Although we stood here to welcome you,
we are indeed mourners. he counseled
the men that, now they were about TO re.
turn to civil pursuits, they should make
every effort to be as good citizens as they
had proven themselves valiant soldiers
The Governor referred to the charac-
ter of the soldier throughout the world
and said that the profession of arms wal
held as most honorable by all nations
but the soldiers in this war had more
,, cause to be proud Of q profession il
> which they had achieved such grand re
suits than did ever the soldiers OF an
: other nation. The war had not beer
= one of conquest, but for the preservation
Of the national unity. They had made
the best soldiers in the world, so he pre-
!. dicted they would become the best citi
zeus ia the world. The Governor sail
there was party last summer that at
tempted TO get control Of the Govern
mont, who had inscribed on it's banner
''the war is failure" and if the part
had tFiumphed, the Governnents woul
. have been lost. The. rebellion woul
have succeeded. It was the ally Of th
Confederacy, and by its defeat at hom
the hopes OF the Southern leaders wer
: destroyed. If that party had succeeded
you would not come to-day in peace an
triumph, but in dishonor and disgraci
). He referred 10 the good work accou
plished through the exertions Of th
D Sanitary Commission, and ssid the
}. we're unparalleled in the history Of wa
be The first of these Sanitary Com mission
=, came from the State of Indiana.
The Governor continued his remark
u at some length in the manner before T,
a. a. ported, and closed by reading 8 bril-
e. synopsis of the regimental history
= each regiment present. and by agai
thanking the men for the services the
j had rendered the country, and the glol
, they had won for the State.
THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.
Was organized in the Second Coz
% gressional District and mustered in
the service on the 18th day OF Septer
Der, 1861. On the 2lst of the san
= month started for Ehzshethtown, Kl
aud passed the winter following at Bacc
II Greek, Camp Nevin, Camp Wood
Green river, and the campaign I
Bowling Green and Nashville, reachil
ty the latter place March 9th, 1862; Mar
n 25th, moved to Franklin, thence
OF Columbia, and thence to Shelbyvill
Il, where it remained until May lit
lie During the stay Of the regimentat at tt
TN place frequent and rapid marches we
, made to intercept Morgan and his ban
= on the 18th Of Nay had skirmish wi
the enemy near Rogervillss May 29I
moved towards Chattanooga, and arri
ed opposite that place on the 7th
u June; on the 2Sd of June, left Shslb
vile for Stevenson; August 18th, |
brigade 70 which the regiment WAS
S tached Was moved TO Dscherd Static
% where 1t remained until the ID of 6,
temher, when it took .ap its line
the march for Nashville; was engaged