, 1865-06-29
BRIDGES BATTERY.
Felmsl Reception II neme--Ccupllreot,ry
Dltner.

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valor, assembled to ex'cnd the heartfelt conrr.
u'stiont at thetr safe return from the ylctoriot
battle Geld.
| rN y1oRAL HA1x.
In the AFTERNOON abGrt one o'clock 1 email a
tachmena Of the old 18Th Illinois Regiment. hei i,
ed bJ ho great Union Band, escorted The Bitter,
formerly Company g, 18th Ill, 10 The Horticn
tural Department Of the Sanitary Fair Butidin,
to Be formally welcomed to the city. Al Jacob
Well each Of tie boys were presented With b.
Qpet Q! noFers md glass Of Lemonade, sf,e
portion Of The hall, ''~ ~"
Colonel Bowen bdrny weloued the Battle,
Ronae Tea ags.a; I'D !; Introduced Y. Y; Boy.ngtor
M BoJ1rE1on wss not prepared to deliver IN
address. A. P1estrent Of The HfidFes Bstte,
Assoe'.a9n. a.ts . he cordially welcomed Them hon
M Bentley felt thst 1t wa hts plessnre IN,
1en vho stood before hrn. dhe Citizens f1 Of eli E
eae4 na9 aor the b last few days been happy in wei
int I WIS with increased pleasure that they
ed the splendid batterfes who made elo1ton. IL,
se:seat ffom the aeld Of wsr to The peaceful walk
HeNelcored them from the heights Of Mission
aly Ridge, the ftownine cllft Of keues.w Noun
1A'n sod Loekont, toe many points Of psd. in Ten
be Welcomed them to The earnest and no, les.
ete1n pureutts ofpcate. They had no doubts ii
masefyiDet a to .he future conduct Of The soldier
South, 90 he would be found eoull|y true In h,t
lump against TIC twin Eietef uf treason in thf
North-copperheaeiEm. Let them BE- earnest snd
se - powerful At home as they had been n battle
Some Of their number were now mtsstue in the
ranke; they had gone out to dght for tie Fight
liyet- The memories oftueh Eonld not easily Be
forgotten. Those Nho returned could uow innf
forward to pe.ceiul life II the happy homes the1
hicn0A. A.s
Gen. Turehin t,w smane his hearers man, II.
s11 &C II l.ft his regiment. -Four ysazs ago. III
bsttsry s. company g Of the 18th Illinois tnfsut
~. LETT Chicago to proceed - Missouri. They
syeaF in I'll IT. sefsicea. Then, amer be ieft.
TIT became pioneer company, room to be reor.
Ran'zed e bAttery Of aru ltt5. He fought with
t1 men n Ghiskamanxa and a. m Old eonradc, bsde
General Bennett. had seen the rcd stripes which
deeked the uniforms Of his heafcss bstore upou
fore The enemy. Flrst be .1w them u ats.ioasry ~
KioEe, and marked their course down to the fear
1ul charee at K"EetaW, when, Under the command
he Cd made The ts..
they core noh1y and well. Snuc Of their com
fatee hsd been left upon lher h:ld hltke OF death
and glory, bnt tho.e Who remsined returned to
er had been with then, 1t the front and as an old
to]dier. extended to them the hand Of friendship.
LII them zttutn 10 thclr homes, be sood cltizene,
1nst1 into the hearts OF their children right and
patltot,c feelings Of love toward the old f.g,
pretel.e we'll the bsllot-bu1 from reason and cof
Yuption Ind al world be veil.
Captain L. a. White In command Of the bat.
terS, on behalf OF The boys, responded as follows:
GeDtlemeL-Frends-Wh any words I eln
ut.er ART VINO y inadequate to prep~r e1prrs.
sion oftthe gratitude we owe. and trust eincesely
feel :o1 1bc hnuor yon confer upon ua. still onf
:, Fxzt1 fnFA
allow This opportunity to 1mss without our telling
you We heartily thsnE yon for fte gtst assurarc &C
you give Of to-day Ct your Kind interest and re-
E,kd.
Thou9h re are prond In bring thus houored
VIC cannot escape the tetlug, Ikio to humiliation,
af We conticcr We are hut strangers - 4 large
But there Genes 10 our relief the thought that
though This IL not IN expression Of tho interest
which comes from kindred or ioog..ned friend
ship, still fhtre Il 4 power which draws Ms To-
eether Of .vtn broader, nobler worth. We arc
unltediy l1nked In q Cause, than xh.ch none that
tver eIcagtd the mind and yal0r Of apy race on
the face OF the Garth has been nore glorious
We have sworn, md e.iii DO swear. to stand By
our eorntI, and defend her bsnnet.
What il more Deet than thst We should asten-
o,s ,hus fsn,naIy sGseher I'd tafn: each
riee whieh hare crowned our labors. Such .
convincing oi toul IN tho highest tntereets
which can engage he heerls OF snS patriots. -
fute 10 elevate onr standard Of humanity and
lake us better, noh.cr Nen-
We then cordially accept The right hand Of fel.
lowthip jon 20 kindly extend 10 Of, and trust VIC
msg pfose ourselves worthy fnch confidence and
The boyr then marched through the deserted
balls md 1ben entered the Ara Gallery It Bryan
Hsll, amer winch hey repaired 10 c1iooel Woods
Mutenm md spent the afternoon At the 11atinee
to which they had beeEinv.ted.
TIE D1SEIH.
Afplen1id dinner w4s Afterwards given to the
heroes Of the Battery t9 Aetropo!it;a aa!l. Din
K,nsley who provided il. Two hundred Of TIL
sssV5 boy, had essa e long s.sd to .gss
Jn1k, tet down to this bounteoas rcpass, and did
ample justice 10 the proytston:. It did one good
see .hs hem a,s; s'oT aEss ,h,o one Si, sis
were we're rat before them Rosss Bee
! and Eosst lamb, boil d ham and tp1ine chicken
hullocks' tons1e and tender roast veal nothing
| came aEfse to them but everything eAt8b1t VIZ
dispatched With 9 tclerity (which outvled thi
EE1ftts st Yankee eater that ever set hts teeth t
he shsmo,e. There Ess no bevelage v1sinl.
jaaeirg by he Mediterranean seas Of eede,
which @ ths th'rsty heys epptied down II. :. Her
frnIt Of al tosts that the seseon yield
pIodigions vases spilled with Kinsley iee-c.eam
resee.. vii rei some ,e. OF oi he Iii q IRE re
orr great hesrtsd ely in 80 Hbsra{i9 provision
Ilkc the Dosrd o. Trade B.tiery. this o
| Bt1tees' has always been \ farortte, md eyes1
body hat felt thsttt would be impossible to d
well, and without B.int to their blows uz1ne ths
whole Of TIE war; aad Is vas right md ftt1nG
tns1 there should be no stint in their reception:
Mayor Rice rote directly after dinner, and pro
posed three eheere fur proytaent1tl return o
| the folders, 8~d that citizens and soldterl
toPelhes bad met once more !, enjoy .hemselve.
will, and the Mayor psoceeded to ssy th.t be, 1t
the name o1 city and Of tho Vest welcomed then
bstk, md be wtthet them to ren:mber th1,
! tics OF the Cntor, tie folEa At home hfd not for
Ketten them, but had certainly thought OF then
and ssng about them-s.ng about them every
where, by the tiEeesite and in the Il tory, In ths
market pare and at public meetings, Ia the TO.
eftt a. CD the psai1ies. These were songs which
t would s1ways lve in the memory Of Tho Amer
| were distinctly ,aent1ted-uch u ''rraup
Tramp" aud the Flag Of our Union71" and shest
| were ent~ined in poetry and melody around ths
feel that they were indeed md In trnth, welcome
| back 10 Chicago. and he hoped and believed ihil
they Npu1t hencei0f7h prove 10 be a good cla
ztps ns thtS had proved themselves to be gooi
he concluded II proposing the he.lth OF tht
| Preside nt oi the United States.
time when the Prefident WIS not much though
| ot-when Kings md Emperors were the only
fulert deemed worthy Of the homage Of the peo
The indifIerf nj Presidents eliminated tu thu
mesueer ol all the mean things that ever c:swlea
| about In the thape Of q m7n-james BuchanCn
Auoertcan htsio1y-tbe best and ereste.t part Of Il
| had been ncted out since then, and arang to say
| ii began With the imaetsai John Broxn-,he
in The de Of t'rne. HI. soul bsd been marching
| On to good purpose since they 1'rangled him II
Virginia. II hsa been The inspiration Of the VII
III 6o, R'o Far tes saa
| AID Bridges Battery had cohe It. sha'e in 1ht
| corquest The rebellion was cIoshed out-1nt
nov he wsntsd efe ne sna
coin, our bert 1nd greatest ton!. WIS dsaa-slait
| b. dastafd whase n1n1e IT VIE crime og stns1
The reint q power. H. ". e:ad ,hst Joansos
| wAs GO rttGlutc man. and that he woo.d do 1ns
tee apd mete out punishment to the usit9ss.
The cez1 tcast wAs - 0nr Comrades Of the -
Col, Ra1Ien responded by thanking them for tht
homer done % hte regiment He commenced u
E'th.r Il when hs hsd no weapons s. md n no meme,
thorcucbly cagshe md efficient
s'Br,drts Battery Aerociat on--out Past and
! Future Union" was the rex! toast
General Bennett responded; He hailed the
return OF The battery 70 Chicago: They had had
msn5 hard ta'tles 10 heht abrozd, nna The peopls
At ha mt had watched 'hcir csEeef with eo!acitnde
THY we're The hcroct Of twenty veil fought bat
res. Their fsieudh at h6me treubled aiter every
one Of thtse lest ihe5 {the eoldersl should be cn
to p Gee. hc,ng engaged 20 often IN such terrible
| warfare. But he thanked God they had come b1ck
1 in ecod)y prmbers: and although many o. them
| htd died in barn, e dong 1he1r dusy. they had
| cot die1 u1Wcpt or unhoLCfed.e.
Those who lad rctuFted we're Is good citizen.
| as they ever were. end perhaps better: The5
| Int Low what H. wza to nave u country Tor they
hso fought for It. They had to he ihansfrl to the
| Christian Cemuiss,or. and TO tic people Of Ch.
| caro-, ltr the patetue care which lbcy had be-
s1owed rpon them when in the feld, and he koevs
thbt they were al grateful 70 them gor It. He vel
| coined them once more to the bn.J hspHt1 Of men,
| TO reciefy and 10 civilization.
1Ouf islIen comrades who bad fallen in defense
| Of their country" wsB The next toa.t. Brig. Gen
| bennett replied: For two weeks he had been tt
| the q y snd haa witnessed the aEish hsud Of The
people In wtlc lining the troops Of the 0ntop, and
Sc con NOT help feeling Gr.tsful to 'he1n, and
thanking ihem IN TIE lame Of the whole array
lsyi.h r. ne.oafty; end he knew the sold!er1 o
Brycgea' battery would feel ~ grateful a. be Dc
,Gr sbe reception which they hsd met With. In 1s6
The Grand po battery Weht ont to light she rebel!