, 1865-07-17
RETURNING REGIMENTS.
The Forty .6fih Illinois Volunteers at Camp
Douglas.
First Wisconsin Passing Through,
Etc.. Etc., Rfc.

The 18th regiment Illinois volunteers Wash
burn Lead Mine Reeiment), arrived in this city
Saturday morning, on their return from service
AZ ardnous and Honorable a. that OF any other
regiment in the Union army, and, after being pro.
vtded with breAkiast At the Soldiers Rest, went
ont to Camp Douglas, where they ire now in qu,1-
ters. The 18th was organized in the fail OF 1861.
PARTIALLY In this city, but mainly At Galena, SIX
hundred Of Its original members coming from the
lead mines in that vicinity, md were mustered
into the fetrtee Of the United Btates on December
2+h, 1851. On January 12th, 1862, they took thelr
departure from this ciy. for Cairo, and on arriving
at that point they were tmmedt 'ae.y dfsp. "a
AID Grant II hls capture Of Forts Henry and Don
sson at Mhies S-sinE a1ho1gh entirely
they were ordered % Pittabareh L.ndtuz, sad
@ Tess sooq % a at,esTa,d employed IN the memorable
Cotinth. Aner tho fail Of Corinlh they wete sent
On G,anss famous Mississippi campaign. IN this
oi ApIt i theT Wsre eaa h,eR 70 3a1s tae
Miilsken's Bend. Ioutsisns, where re- TSn1 iasy
bad been for soms time encauped, to
stet Of May, thsy hs were ID ia ens.eeneus a III Il
ths 50, Raymond On the IAN, Jackfoa on the iith
tsued the honor Of ,he Union ar@s. p oa il's iS,h
and bore their f1 thare Of the tuis Of that srda.
lndoed 70 this reg4m cnt may be attributed Ii ereat
rart the horor Of the successful result Of that
shee, ioi It was taey who mined and blew M
Fort hil. mndt the desperate assault hnd took il
I en- the 2tth Of jnhe. and not only took h1t held
II, aRatnst eEery fort o! he enemy, who a1W In
eyttto!e in1n In tts los.; and the battle ae OF The
45t9 ~ US ffs, 10 doat over the Court House OF
| .iekstnfF. They remained here doing Provost
| duly until 0ttoaeE 18th, when they we're ordered
out On the Can1su rid, which w.s uneveuttul be-
| yond snEIp sktsuish at Boguechltto Greek. on
| the 18th: They aetutred from II 10 yiekyburn.
| went 70 Black Rtvtr, Mles., On November ri, I'D
IRON there were tr7t to join Sherman on the cele-
StAtea Meridian MD. Beyond ekirm,shtne sud
des1oylng feoel property, railroads. bridges, etc,
ne only event O. THU rad wls dght at Chunky
| stat1on. On the 1ath, where .he l5th whipped aud
| f1fFc on nve times tn8r number Of rnbe!s Befpre
Et!ng on ibis rAld the rsalment had " ve.cianlxed
nt Blsck hvess jan oh. and after it, Compile.
| ton they were sent hong on veteran furIpugh
| On Nay let, 1861, they r.tu.ued to Giro their
Through hAytnR eIp1red> and cu the 13th arrived
l At C1lttop. Tenn, whente they performed msrch
Of $40 miles to Big Sbtnt, Georgia, Where they
| Joined She1msn on June 9Th. lts share In he
! grtst march "d0Wn to tie eeaf' Txs abont toe
tame u that Of all the othss Iertm enta psftfct
pat4p@ In that grand pedestrian feat with thc ex
I ccption that they were tent byvAtf from Sxynn.
! nah to Beaufort, and hsd teseIe hut yictorious
| euRspement ~ilh The enemy at Pocot.linn IN
Jan. lib, 1865 TheJ then seJolu.d ths army OF
| Sherman .nd went With 1t to Washington thence
to Louisville Thete they were mustered out sud