Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-14
GeneraI parls 70 bis rroops.

HEADQUARTERS 18th AkA1 CORPS,
Washington, D. c., June, Is,
General Orders, No. IL. e
SOLDIERS OF THE FOURTEENTH Army
CORPS: Since he assumed mmand of
the corps, your General has seen many
occasions when be was proud of your
endurance, your courage, and your
achievements. aifg q ssa3
If be did not praise you then, it was
because your labors and triumphs we're
incomplete Whilst the enemies of
your country stiIl de6ed you; whilst
hardships and dangers we're yet TO be
encountered and overcome, it seemed to
him premature to indzlge in unnecessary
praise of deeds being enacted, or to rest
upon laurels alreAdy won But now,
when the battle and the march are
ended and the victory yours; when
many of you are about to return to your
homes where the sounds of the hostile
cannon-now silenced, let Us trust, for
ever in our land-will soon be forgotten
amidst the welcoming plaudits Of friends;
when the heavy armor of the soldier is
being exchanged for the civic wreaths
of peace, be deems il q happy occasion
to congrasnlate you upon the part which
| you have borne in common with your
comrades of the armies of the Union in
the mighty struggle for the maintenance
ofathe unity and integrity of your conn
try. You will join heartily in the gem
eral rejoicing over the grand result, and
| the termination of q nations peril
While the country isawelcoming 10 her de-
| tenders home, and their noble deeds are
being commemorated, you will ever
remember with proud satisfaction that at
Chieksmauga yours were the invincible
battalions with which the unyielding
Tho.nas hurled back the overwhelming Z
foe and saved the day; that al Mission
Ridge you helped your brothers of the
Armies Of the Cumberland and Of Ten
nessee, to plant the banners of your
country once more on the cloud.clad
heights of Chattanooga; that at Jones
boro your resistless charge decreed the
fnal fate of proud Atlanta; that at
Bentonville you for hours dehed the
frenzied and determined efforts of the
rebel hosts to crush seriGtins the col
umns of the victorious Sherman. Years
hence, in the happy enjoyment Of the
peace and prosperity OF your country
HuUSs pEC1ENf0ttOA yOok F1%OA w AA@A
hard fought fields secured, 1t will be
, among your proudest boasts that you
fought with Thomas and marched with
Sherman from the mountains to the sea
that you toiled aud skirmished in mid
/ winter through the svamps, of Georgis
and the Carolina; that after years o
} bloody contest you witnessed the surren
J der Of enc Of the enemy's proqdest arm
les, no longer able to Withstand you
irresistible pursuit. .-. ssuss s.s
) Now the danger. is past, and the VIC
: tory won, many Of you turn homeward
5 let the same generous spirit, the sam
pure patriotism, that prompted your en-
0 try into your country ssEvice be cher
: ished By you, never forgetting that th
4 true soldier is always q good citizen an
!. Christian. 4-teN -z
It Some remain yet for time a. sol
ell diers. The same country that hrst cal
J, you, needs your further services and re
l. taius you Let your future record be
|; contnuation Of the glorious past, an
I such that SO long as q soldier remains
l. the 14th corps, it shall continue brigl
l. and uutarnished. =
5, Maoy of the noblest, brsvest, and be
q wao came out with rs Will not returl
u We left them on the hills aud by Il
IF streams Of the South, where no voice
ut mother, sister, or wife viii ever val
l. them; where no kind hand viii sire
re flowers upon their graves. Bat, soldier
B. by rs they viii never be fogottep. The
of heroic deeds and last resting places VI
N often be, brought TO mind in kind remeu
be branees Though dead, they will live
IN the affections Of their countrymen 81
to their country's history Whilst passiI
be events are constantly changing our pa
or associations and requiring Us to for
be new ones, let us seek 10 extend . war
le- greeting and hearty hand of congrai
re istion TO all Who rejoice in our countr,
de preservation and the return of peace.
he By eommaad of BreEet Major Genei
~. JEFF, C. Davis. 4. C. McCLuKG,
he Brevet Col, A. A. G., i Chief of STAFF.