, 1865-05-11

Illinois Soldiers In III = Grant General
- Jd0sptsal, reHV York.

- - ::,..,. New Yonx, Ksys,
Editors Chicago Tribune:
Ihe American Tract Society. national in
character apd the extent of It's operations, a.
"eA os IN Dan4e, has, during The war, felt
cailea upon TO do allit could within its prop
ef sphere for the soldiers of the Union. It
aas sent its. publications to- almost, If not
quite every regiment In the service, and has
employed army mis.Ionarl in every large,
department of the army bus one, OF the
11n{rdcon .Mtstngcr, In English and German,
eo,op copies have gone forth monthly to the
soldiers, the greater part gratultously; Of th-
solalers, hy mn book nearly s00, 200 copies in
all' and Of, other publications very large
amounts. >~'
From the headquarters in this city cores
R9nqencc has been had with at least eighty
o. these monthly packages of publications
nave been sent direct for some time. Larea
numbfr8 o. Western men have passed through
thls city during the past few months, and
taeIe Tere at one time ], $50 recruits for the
14thiiand 18th Illinois regiments in our Bat
supplied By the society's agent to those thus
waiting IN our harbor. Our hospitals. which
ere DOW fall, are chiefly occupied uy Western
men1lom Slerman's army aud the Southern
pr1sons. as soon as able, they will be trans
ierred to their own States or discharged from
the service.
In; a recent visit to Grant United States
General Hospital, l have seen many Illinois
soldiers, Who were getting on well under the
excellent management Of DR.. Thurston and
bis able corps OF assistants. The hospital is
finely located at the entrance Of the sound,
patients are favored with good air and food,
and pleasant scenery: Among those there
belonging to Illinois regiments arc the fol- |
lowing, many Of whom arrived on the 18th
and 28th Of April:
ILLINOIS SOLDIERS.
4. ". Early, D. 9Th H. Addison, B, 7th seret.
R:W. Drew, y, 7th J. L. Jasnan, b. 7th; j. +. !
Joh9fep, |o ?thi M@: Eehettt, ., ID Bei;. |
1f;T hSTd & ~ fha E. Ri p 5eus 7h; Enaet
RtsSfss : q + 4, II; VI: TT !; hs@Sres, iii:
ona 2mnp. ?, i5sS; sSi,; J, Magic: ssla; =. d.ssn:
Tcos fseef ess N. fRs'sssy Rssssys,u, X, sS: sS:
]. J: Keel, I; s1gt; Aaron .Adaa:, i, @i:
2. Fox, siih II. Beanie, Nsn; !. Dorsoph. - 31ih: ill.,
!; y: cuItig B 9Th; r; u; caritt :, 59th; II.
casuin ss1s' B. 4h Al ~ F P.r,ss, Ssf:S S, 46 r.
4.r,i a. ~; + l: ElieF, 6, 5sth; 8: Glsyeagsr,
i 4bA " H. AG$tuAu% ~ 3otQs L1Aa. r. Mann.
F, asth; J.. Green. B, 501h; 6. Lston, D, 5]th;
S. Lockarod, 4. SD; ]. 4. Holman, A, SD; j. 81,
Campbell a. Sd; !. Colco.urc, A. SD j. T. Lat.
18th ]. Burlington; D. 58,h L: Pratt, E, 5uh:
" Muller A. 5sd; T. Halnes, B., sd; /
2: Mn.doon, E. I'D; J. 4. Comstock, E,
g. Henderson, g, 9Th T. Wallace, Z, esth; S.
forum, F, G6th;. J. EldEiaRe,. q. 18th; P. s. [.
Murnan, F: 77th; J; B; Carrtn, g: nth; ]. T.
A, 9lst: Stephen Andrews, l. 9lst; j. d. Wads.
worth, Br&sd; T: Fletchsf. 2, 92d; J. ,. Clelr-
asaee' T. 9erjy ye r. f5sseF y:d Ge1ioE.h 99 e.
lone, II, 9Th r. T Branch, 10Ist Alfred Coe.
g. >0l:t; J. Maxwell, +, s0sd Ky.; J. McQuads, I,
1G2d !. r. Rumney. Il. l06th; Il. T.. Walker. FL
111,h r. Hoist d, 112th Il. n. Stafford, 4, lf6th:
J. +. Audrewr, B, l16th Jno. Stoves, c, lleth
J. g. Drake, D, 125th.
Respectfully yours, B. T. EA.rAAN,
Army Agent Am. Tract Soc1efv