, 1865-08-23


ample o. Human lite ia too pFecons to be perlled
ly negligence, and the frutte Of tuch careieespese
too deploEahle to allow Of theen being PASSED
lightly over. Collisions on The 1ake-lattery terri
bly, freQntDt-aEc, in nineteen cases Out ortweuty,
trccab!e 10 neglect Of duty; IN cach md every enc
Of these an example, slould be made Of the
offender which Will sc,le is beacon light to WIFI
others from The eRne fate.
OUR RETURNING SOLDIERS.
Return OF Illinois Veterans
Et0N-I1ittOry and IkoS1er-
Going Home.
At m carly hour yesterday morning the 95th reei-
nent Of Illinois volunteer infantry arrtsed in this
ctty RON Springfield. wherc the boys were p,id of
hc preceding dsy. AfteE breakfast at the Soldiers
Rest, ,he regiment marched 10 the Galena depot and
lett for their houncs in McIlenry and Boone eoun-
Iice.
TIE regiment wee raised under The presidential
can Of July, 1865, sad WAS composed Of seren CON-
parlcr from Mc1leu1y county and three from Boone,
II went inao rendezvous at Rockford sep1embc. Sd,
1862, end on the succeeding day wus mustered into
tie ee1,ice, under the coloneley Of Lawrence S.
ChuICh. Gl tic It'll Of November Of 1he same year
the :aih LEI, Rockford and proceeded hGsand JUNG
tior, Mis-. Ea cairo, Columbus, KY, md jackson
Tenn, when Il was assis. cd 10 General MeArhur's
division OF 1he Army OF the Tennessee- The boys
took ncive pat in General Grants canpaign through
afseasars IN ,he a1c to - NetnpLiss Tan thenee s
down the nsef 1Eatusi TicSt burg. 1t participated
IL the numerous ai,es fought il the rear Or Vick-
bur- n ma saa ont On the noted march from Aiiiken's
During Tx entire ke.gc Of vlckfburg the a5.h
p1famed gaEaut duty. and In the two famnus
sGarSes meae 7 y G5ants army Of The 1.1h nsd I'd
one hundred md twenty -four wounded and len
missing.
POI Sh f5 hpos So'on ssa hnmptev T. hie s
commanding, r1hed aridge within one hundred
yards OF lie ercGy>s votkS; his loss wat much
heavier than that d any ether regiment in my com
On the day Of the Surrender Of the rebel strong.
hold On July 4th, EEL regiment Was one OF the
1rst to GteI thc e5t5; I'd remained there and at
a. J. smta's lied River expedition, md ves pres-
ent IN a1l tle iuportnnt ncsons Of The expedition
,nslpdng e eaRauss inre Of io y Russey md tbs
Yellow Dayot. Upon " 1ssura 10 Vicks0ng IN
With the ~ Stu:Es expedition, ana participated gal
icariuly, loripg. Colonel Thomas " Humphrey,
then IN command, anda lnrgr proportion oI on1ocfa
Ai1cr the lsatsle the tess were ecn. 10 Memphis,
Nhe4e & .les remained S y camp Until gust, hen
ihsy vent M;th ~, G@sf a3 Mower up White River,
10 Missouri in pursuit Of sh rr,ei invader, pTice.
Afser participating in all lie .ptf euCept m9y,es OF
a. - Sa 81, H. ssE5s tha1 eamP,isFn
tdez1onsed II Benton 1r HufSts 10 is''
~ ane .a..t Z - ov;s ~; t1, !.
n r,,i s.d a. I ~ sn saenS.a! o1atn
jniofee &c Generai TSomas. IL operatng MI aeaiast al M
1he rebel {;enefal Hood. yooS part ii ibe
VII rat'S o,.d aoao1 7s, aanas. o. ooe%. r..
aubeeoucut pu11uit Of nooas 5.,,sts9 an9 arsnT me
n e he Icnaestee nssI; a1.se4 there Jaau.zy sd.
10 Easircrt, Mies., rhen Cen. l. j. smiih. eospl
.e tn.o Sas':s aa.[a Ms!e .,s 1sa Roln 1 ap
M11t aceonparicd, and mas abs.ai e.llg tewsdaSs-
Eaf}5 IN February, 1875, the trposs were ordered 10
embark On steamers a, Easlpat and proceed to
Mobile. arriving In the Crse.t City February atst
On the 1:sh o:Ms-cf, tbt regiment embarked for
1sh % q the g meefs @ sadsa oa ' !Ss ~ sae aae
o. 1he hay. at lt<ar foins, N.tn Ioonc! Aoores
nI7eaGc. il'er abe ooss s2nameneGa the ntEt o.
The regiment TOOK stasc part IN fhe grind forward
movement Of tanp5 army from Fish River
Lnndins, Mira e lsEs. against Mobile, and sas
ono OF the hsS NstMents % ADVANCE 70 c!oeo posi-
lion IN ti5 hssftment 81 Spanish fort. During
thai tissrfnc MIA carried Us trenches TO within
thirty ss.os O tas enetays works, under most
terrible ffe o. afniae15 and mussetsT} and partic
pstcd ne slos21ns and capture o! the fort. April
hh+ NO. be1og t1e Grtt reR1meti 10 occupy what
"as uHa ~ ri M 1, nf ohe e 1he a. = IL, ,rais
~ 4SS4A., - ~e-1 I4A.s1AS A-AtAIA
W1t5 1ne a6th army corps from blAke!y1 to Mont
S1aefT+ Ala, Where u at11ved april .@5th, 1861
!s na.l!hs Ann'Epne3s, the leg1msht proceeded 10
tpenka AM., ao9nt seventy miles 10 the northeast,
"a 1ht 1nf od me Monteomcfg mo Vest Point
aIc sailoaa, MHn geneaM oroes s9 GItacE gnsnllae.
coAee confederate property, E1d clear the district
Of the many rna1auders. On The 1s'h OF
9hiy qlaned LOT MonfEonay On " wy nome
70 muster on Q! ahe es9aee- II arrived ri
SickAhurg, Aise:, August ID, yin selma, Meridian
md Jackson. and then Eccetscd orders 70 proceed
1t once 10 st. Louis. No.. for muster ont. Tn
reaching that place, August 10Th, the regiment vas
.ent directly to Camp Butler, Springfield, Ill,
where, on the 18th daE Of August, 1eS5 It rus NUS
cred out, paid of, and dtscha1ged from the United
stales ee!tlce
In addition to the foregoing, The regiment. dur
'sl officers and about one hundred enlisted men In
large Of Mnj. Charles B. Loop {then Captninl,
,npt. Jamet Nth. Of Company ], aud Capt. Alex
be hattlcs Of Kcnesnw Monutafu. Chatiahooehee
River. Alsnta. JONES 6e,o ena losejoy station and
which resulted sn tho capture Of the
a Gaie City- o. me spun.
1he 1oloMinR ~as lne 1ostes o. Inc regiment al
-. Goltnca-.a1anfnes 1of,!, 'h4nen. 1t.
AclIenant Solonc1-n u. Ascts.
4s}o.-chW!es u; = Locp.
Aalotant-M ale9 =: y o9o.
AH;s.sn, snIgeon- altsE F: s1iter-
1zsls.sns : sntsTEEoss9 1..-5es SRu,ns s,n,
4cIn cIm2slcl-e.4aIna ~ ,. so1ta"orkn.
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