, 1865-08-04
RETURNING ILLINOIS SOLDIERS.
Arrival Of the 1allb and 7eih Reslmtlts-
Their Reception In the Court Honse
ssuae-Histories Of the serrl.
oes If casll Regiment, With
their Preset Rosters
Of Officers.

crr, tic former direct from montgomery, Ala.
and ibt lsttef from Galveston, Texas. They
bre'lfasted a. the Soldiers Reat, and at little
at'tr twelve O'Clock MARCHED up to the Court
aeofe oqnsfe, where, under dtzsc cton CT Col.
bo~tn, OF the Governors staT, reccptio7 VIE
rendered tIeu. A very large coucou SC Of people
assembled to ertet the returning r.ttans
sben tht ; marched ny before tbs coutt House,
ne 7Glh ~ the Ftstt. ard hy division c!otcd fn
3tes. They weic .r.ei-d with ssacess..on Of
rxn1estlrE The proud a,.d sratefsl fes,,nes wrh
When the cheers hsd cess.d snd the bsnd had
r.otc are Rhtch, aoce commenced. they always
pefsevcIe IN nnithiuc u-dc1 u! etrcu
hearted words Of W:'eome, spanking OF the
Lohle ~ cr'fcfs they had m.dr aud the ca1,iEe
srd disc'p Inc hy which toey bad wog iEeir
.aslg. shc life tftbe nstlon. IL was succeeded
BY Hon. !. n. Arnold, who made ~ eloqu;nt
Ct ,he ea'l:n'Fy Of tho regiments; bei,rs MN, tas
a,dnops se1vtee and tie terrible battles which
tssy hsd endured. Md Of re e'atitnde toward
C.l. A. #. Maek, TIE former comnAnd aut Q: the
.0'h 1seimen', naoe 1s1et hat painted q AZ .pr'
tI4Lte. IN behalf of the 18th regiment. He
spoke nEtt Ct tie erstitrde they fet for the warn
cspt'cn they had Just received. ind then with
c-minsns, revert to the tolls, dangers ana had.
chips hey RAD undt 1eone wifhout Ipurnur AID
ws'h the ttfhest bocor tu themselves apd the
country. They witt forth 1t the uarkest hour OF
our rlest s'ruEsie. icnviEe behind ihcu ali mon
he1c dear on Garth. rcxt TO couc1rT and honoF.
with a iul ctEscon.ntss of the sercr't5 Of 1sc
ct1f'ct In which they we're 4apnt IL eEgsge, bet
eu'tance b, a pohlc and patriotic ssnsH Of duty.
In Ill thes. frrvice. daring which they hare
narcht nrt sefen lhCue.ud miles htd been en-
rsPed IN tnents two p tescd battlss aat skts,
nshcs, thty hsvc Ieytr ocLn oritcth to fall hack
h. f"fe ihe Amy, W. rever f.llc4 t, ttiee HIN
whettvtr tronl hit INTO rcti1r, R.d have bo1cc
;LcE lat'le g. d >flhpnt n s1i.S1e s.1tn except
thosr sh'ct h,d isll 90 II ttom tho Blood OF tts
or4sc de-. u. II. Albonsa 1t hhd htcn the for
l:lrl. n t" he. t.od that tt; lad acvcr necn
20 unfortunate, hut that v.ct5fy hid slw y. az
'euc+e her esms. In conclusion, he ar.in rs
tol.d thsLks - ibe people ht Cntcsr o. and eape'
csA ~ The lsdtts ptt1 Of this c,ty Of th rest
o: l.rne.. tor ther un1. m..,lng a't+pt en- to tue
| ~t'eont they extsns.a 10 them On II. II rr1ura
home. Col S. 4. Dcsey. r.parksd Col aoWe
lltr ur .,clhi1g Ii II iur him 10 say except to re-
turn e tntke IN trhait esL,s command for tho
Wam 7ec, p:,ctl nIt ksce Il. nin cut .tes Lad re-
Oh The ccuc!us:cn u Co. Ua.r. brief rtraasl.,
X c hsrd Performed the 'tStaS SpaI 1:c1 BAun:r,"
.ie reg ms lis 1nsrched by tne a.tk put o. the
rpI. Int unusual tasr htn:: .'rhe' ci Ensp :ack
it.t' Or .'c:oss shoulder ,htit>' aod thas ulAao.
err.,nrea etecs. q III se-smsid A u ssan5s an I u
| ciit=ert. ! 1bcr locking hoy of Eol1iers aaa
fc:,cc ~ : 'esn .esn It eur strte': W. us = 81
with IL Il, Ct sna e,sy c4r,tace accuracy Of sep
! .nd liz. Wild st :c1isd thea at cn"e as lbor
cus.ly :i=ctrtrtd tete,a1s and drew foltn II !:
| - btat tIcuualu1Ds fr,m tluse Who Witnessed
tecf IN rex irr. AT tse So dte1s' R:st they pat
tuik Ct n ,xte'lfLs ciLner, ,rfti.hed Or the
| Lad CT Of the Rect, aided b. The C.tz :us' Commit
| e.. untcI The Z snsreueIt Of Gel. BeHsa. aa1
1htn iLsrctea catta CsEp DauR.ss.
Hss'ac thus d.trosea u she rec p1ie1 eivln TO
th'te two :'aflsnt scs: Is. 1t u briefly tEe'c4
1.i1u REGIMENT 1111xe1s roIrS7zsEs,
TtsreciDept &aa organized ut csmp Batter
ihc Gn;te ,s.s s,ryies o. @ , ,e:S ess q So.
ttr Ler, 1862 fs.r the p: riod Of thseo se1t:. Il
We. ihto ,se as'd ,,nn..c,s els> mi e,a:,'sutsd
sspe Cos = osebes i9ss st I'll Mslea iso pa.s a
,his pe,cs IN II ,as
nt,,,s. St rq,t ,,. e''s. R'ySmend Jackson;
iS,h: ,e.inept for 'a ti,e - oceupisd ssr
cxt1t nc n. hi Of our line. and was desperately
ensse.d with t.ret t1nes their uuubc1 Of Geor
\ killing aua wcu;di-e e1I OF the eLeus, std ctp
c turtr9 ea y. lsu.ers hle battery OF fur Gu-s,
Il with .ese1e lc*s to .hs.selves +. ;, ,.,, ~.
I,citn cxptd ito1 uuacf Zen. Sherman. IN Febtu.
tly. lsc4 H. Jaanar5, ls6l: It won tae proud as.
d e,si:ieo. III s1py III % eolps nd sas t1ssn'es I
i, ~,th 20 .ntia l'astlc,a:s " Msj Gea. asPh-s
l. ro-, Inscribed
: .'Tlirc Dtvts,oc. II Army Corps"
he Tes5ss " also =, ne
Ds9N1trii}c, Niss- .scd con -tltuted ps11 of III
frest esmpsten tE.,nst Mobi!e tnd NoasCo
the frs' to storm .un enter spsui.h Fort, on rae
. ehiutx9 = PIT Of ne brigade which "a: nrst y
resulted IN ,lc Capture el sha, sttorchO 4. I'll.
regiment icok 4 pron,nenl plrk at.o in twtee
.snlt npon thas fortress ca i lie sGih dsy cf Juns
E 1863, OF ans Ef1 men out Of one husdfsd and
hI1y emf aged.
art fetIty ttI Bctf a. men, has Ic-rutted two
bundled ntd f'tt :. ven mes, and now return:
en P1ed i, ss,ae aes ot dss..e
i Or ,ssnt:ertee. This :tSlmcnt nas alwsys dlstln
GOD M to,dset, sna Va ks5sn s. 'i IL 'hs srSy a
: | lie .Bnlls hunered and rso DoxeH:" i "a
say Paas e'ssss
g Sspcsmou, je..y Ant Wsyua. II hss n srchet b,
land snt sen netry tevtn tEou.sud riIcs. A2a ha
4, two :iefe*, b:,1z urter The nre Of tsc en.m!
T. eish,s, s,two ds,t and s'1.v nights:
Color el-J. Il. Howe.
q Msjpr-Adlu &a1r.
le AtiptnlI-Wm E. Smith.
I. Suige1n-Jae. Il. k,y.
!. Ch5plslb- Il. l.. Howard.
Ouat1t1r astrf-A \, Recre.
g Srrres1t Ns3or-J.r. W. Wharton.
Gesnn: st.iy se9:esnt-Ar:ir.ss as;thsws.
O. Hospital sie~alc--!:: B. Al are.
?; Mu-lrap'..Be,j F. Bart!st.: Jo. AsrtI!-
:, tcn,nt, De a. Dige1oa: ed L tu,cnsn,, ". I
~ ~ | Utdrc.
=, eo9p.r7 c-cspea:n, \. / P,Ela; i, L,sutsn =
) cunp.ns ECsplsIn, a. .NsHand; II {, Leg
., tcaant, Il. J. Bfoekwa, &c Ilsutanaot, T.
Company E-capt2in, R, l. Metriuan 1st Lie'
conpsnJ F-c.ptar, y. n. Pratt: 1st L,sutcl
AIT, E. ". Taylor; - Litutenanf, Z. b. b:ecs
Company o-cset.ia: Benton Pratt; 1ss Lle
tenaIL j. y; Ss.by; I'd L;euiaras', , E ". ., ~,
,ensnt, F. I: Campbell.
Con rp.ny 1-,Ctp,.in, 9. a: Grim b; i: Z Es' ga
Compe1y K-cspta1n, S. u. Sanders; 1st Lse1
nosnl. u n H.ll; - Lrent ma, j. D. M.bar1,
Ghe 5eth Hesimsss wss aTssinaliy rasee
In hsnEakee. lroquo.s, Champaign. Mo
ean, srd Grrnas eonn1les, aud Wts. on ne "a.
\, command Of col. A. Y. Mack. @1th au ageseRs'
~ ttrtrsth Of Oh men 1-nea.st:lT ate. N d.
sned q Vi q. 9 g. ss here
~ to rerorce orr trcors at Bolivar, Tenn. Def:
71- II reached there, bUwtver, the neteseltT undt
ions.1 10 ta,s. 1 % snd On Nov. sish Il WI SIT
al N'.tarjpri c. .ntFai Rallro,d. Wale cn thl. se
-. II. lbs ree!=tn'. and III. pFesen: coamsnHsn
~ Col Brsey, firm etls Lieut. Colonel. w.s asa1ene
ne 10 1he Ce onley. Ia Febrasly. 1ses 1hs 1e:.ae1
AZ AZ slcfe 1ley t1,.y.d o. My ste. The erc;
charge OF the cd, In y hith they bore pyonintI
H. 70 anrxt al pAt1.fr1 fhA
ha hah beer, INT aney enataIeu themselves with th
usare n1d fteadincse Of vet:Ist,s, aud receive
ii. .lice1r. After ,nit charge hey were pl. ed .
~ tho extreme lci Of :hs btt1'g'uk iEe, and ocel
:u' PIG ,h' position, ~1h the exception o. tue ia
An lie Hsil's Ferry fosd us!1l EirE-5urc nsd so
nt. rcpt red. Thisru.r nder, It will bs rememoe5e,
!. took lice On .hs In Of July. y, -
lor 1eeims1s Hss or6eed OF . The siege ,
,s4i 11ck-or, Mse. They oecup.ec tne Extreme E,ef
,as ol Re p:see afstr wh:eh ipey returned to V,eE
&C. !ure aId ttt.c0 een, to Na,chex, where they Ia
:1s. y c1E ? fos to.oe rre: They we5s :n.ss9usnt
sbcfu ans fanvps AIietan 1aie. bit to Gath,
A. q 1hcs: were sres:ed g. n .py eeye.e o1:tle1
INC cts up frxoc ana on ,hs 1.tt:r p.r!tc'p IT
rk, ~ nc rnttlss OF DeE'rn, vsushn's Station :.
a. ssss ie jny
~ they were In s1occnt JicEeon expedition. al
~ A.,r pru1siDt n. par ln the bones Of the 9Th az
4EG Ilh T. InY. V1 t0s lSAstS cay tucy were Cul {
1su fscu the bs'snce Of the command. put msrHgea
In tbf mort 10 cut hstf way oat ".
-, lrk. Of ninety eight me0. Vita tho czcspttt
sw Of oDr pretty tevere een1ict between Jsckst
a. ard Clifton, Loulsana, t:e'r tune Ess d1
X. Up wilt n uneventtut routine Of sk:rnat=h
a1d recot tutts 1aces IN Loui=1s1s, h,esiseipt
~ ! AIkap:4s and TtIne=see. until the rMe
TIC t,essrsl 6:.e!e's expedition from Pes
ne | cola 70 Bl.ke.y, A!ab.me, reaching The ID
I. tet p.aes on Apsl lkt. 1sGt, Ca the ttac
dc march they h d mt ore enysrcment Of any not
be test FL Polla1ds Stsiiop. On the 9ta Of Msy III
be | 6sksu:ted and cnYttsd the enemy'6 pobtpon