Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-24

riving at Indianapolis on the 18th inst,
With fonr officers aud 125 men.
-RECEPTIox OF THE TwEETY-FIFTH- -
The 18th regiment was publicly received
in the State House yard yesterday after
noon, with the customary honors. The
exercises we're opened with prayer by
the Rev. DR.. New. Governor Morton
being i'll, the responsibility Of making
the reception speech devolved upon Col.
Baker, the Lieutenant Governor, who
made short speech, eomplimenting the
soldiers on the part they had borne in
the glorious work of subduing the rebel
lion, and expressing the gratitude with
which every loyal heart throbs toward
the brave men who havs done and suf.
fered so much in defense of National
unity. In the course of his remarks the
Colonel feelingly alluded to the members
of the 25th who had fallen by the way
side, or in the hospital, and could not be
present to rejoice in the glorious con-
suin nation of all their hopes.
The following Is the outline history of
the 25th: 8 .t....... ..... <s.f
Ison TWENTY FIFTH REGIMENT
Was or ganized at Evansville, and mus
tered into the service in July, 1861.
August 26th, moved to st. Louis, where
! it remained until the 18th of September,
moving from thence to Jefferson City;
thence to Georgetown, Missouri, and
remained in camp near that place until
| October l4tb; moved to Otterville,
thence to Springfield, back to Otterville,
| thenceato Syracuse and Lamoine River
Bridge Dec. 14th, marched with Pope
division, forming part of the auxiliary
force that captured ! 800 rebels on Black
Water, aud acted as guard to these
I prisoners to St Louis, where the regi-
ment remained until February 2, 1862,
when it was ordered to proceed down
the river was engaged in the capture
of Fort Donelson, forming part of the
! attacking force on the 18th of February,
4 losing sixtec1 killed and eight wound
4 ed; on the 18th formed part of the
storming party, losing four wounded; ;
! marched to Fort Henry; thence to
d9Pittsburg Landing and participated in
the battle of Shiloh, losing 81 killed and
dll22 wounded was next engaged in the
4 siege of CoFinth; marched to and occu-
I pied Grand junction, Tennessee, aud
4 remained there until July 18th, when it
| marched toward Memphis, arriving
q, there on the 2lst; left Memphis for
Bolivar, from which place it started on
the 4th Of October to intercept the re-
A treat of Prices and Van Dorn's forces
, after their repulse at Corinth; met the
rebels at Hatchie River, October 5th,
and in that short but severe engage
ment lost three killed and seventY-six
wounded returned to Bolivar, and
thence TO Lagrange and Holly Springs.
When the army started on the cam
paign through Mississippi, the regiment
was left to guard the railroad from
Grand junction to Holly Spriogs. Col
4 Morgan,s with six companies, was at
; tackled at Daus's Mills, December 2lst,
by Van Dorm, with large force OF
d mounted infantry, but the rebels were
driven of, leaving twenty-three oftheir
dead on the field, with many wounded
ii and prisoners, the regiment hav-
ing but three men slightly wound
u ed. Remained at Davis's Mills until
j January IA, 1861 and from thence
moved to Memphis, where it was doing
b provost duty until November 16; went to
}, Grand junction, and guarded the rail-
road from that place to Moscow; moved
back to Memphis, January 2S, 1864; and
left that place February /, composing q
part of the expedition under Gen. Sher'
man on raid to Meridian, Miss had O
skirmish at Marion, Miss; re-enliated al
Canton, Miss, aHd returned to India
napolis March q, 1864; May lst, pro-
ceeded to Cairo, Ill, and from Cairo tc
Decatur, Alabama, where it remained
until August 4, participating in severa
.skirmishes with Roddy's guerrillas. Au
gust 4h, Joined the eth division, 10th
army corps, before Atlanta, Georgia, and
was engaged in the siege of that place
: from the Sth to the Goth of August, with
: loss Of three killed, six wounded and
four prisoners; was engaged at Jones
: boro, having two wounded; after which
marched in pursuit Of the rebel army
, meyipg northward; being in the advanc,
attacked the rebels at Snake Creek Gap
: October IA, 1864, driving them, and
!, losing nine killed and fourteen wound
Q ed. Was in the campaign against Sa
: Vannah, participated in the siege Of tha
!, city, with loss of nine wouHded, ant
( was afterwards engaged in destroying Chi
i krailroad from the Altamaha river TO the
/. Ogeechee river; January4 4, 1865; moves
g with the l7th corps on transports I.
T Beaufort, South Carolins; ..from theme,
. towards Goldsboro, North Carolina II
b the meantime was engaged with tn
9 enemy at Riverss Bridges February
and 8, losing ten wounded and one cap
. tured in skirmish at Benaka's Bridg {
Q February 3; skirmish at Fayetteville
! March II; and in the battle as Benton
i vile, With loss of two killed. twelv
o wounded aud one missing Arrived q
II Goldsboro, March .24Ih, at Raleigt
AZ April l4th, and at Washington, Ma
r I7th. From Washington moved to Louis
j, Vile, arriving June 10th. The regimen
Q has been engaged in the following bal
/, ties, skIrmishes and seiges: Fort Dor
}, slson, Shiloh, Corinth, sEirmisA at Nor
q comah Greek, Tenn, Hatchie river, Da
j. vis's Mills, skirmishes at Lafayette
= Tenn, Marion Station, Miss., and Cour
y land and Pond Springs, Ala, seige {
), Atlanta, Jonesboro, Snake Creek GaI
9 Savannah, Rivers Bridges, skirmisbs
!, At Benaksr Bridge and Fayetteville an
n Bentonville = sustaining the foElowsn
!; losses: Killed, seventy SKI wounded
:, two hundred and 6fty-fve; missing, foui
p captured, seventeen. The regiment hs
q marched 5000 miles, travelled by "a
,e 1850 miles, on transports 2, ,430 mile
10 making the total distance travelled 6
: $50 miles. The original organizatic
q numbered one thousand and forty-si
d men: has received six. hundred ar
y eighty-six recruits. There. have died
J, disease. wounds, &C., three hundred ar
ID ninssy-one;. discharged from disabiht
10 wounds, DC, six hundred and ninet
ID Ave; transferred, thirty seven, and 7